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T.S. 1 (read the description)

13.7k airlinerbuilder  3.9 years ago
Auto Credit Based on NexusGaming's Tailsitter Challenge (my first challenge)

The tailsitter 1 is a short range tailsitter interceptor designed to operate everywhere (small airfields, aircraft carriers and even submarines). The aircraft consumes 4% of it's fuel for a flight from bandit to yeager while being armed with 4 air to ground missiles, 4 air to air missiles and 6 main guns while being able to fly at transonic speed (1000/1100 km/h). The take-off is simple just take the throttle at 40% and when you reach a decent altitude pitch down and you will pass in horizontal position, the landing is a bit more complex, you have to pitch up until you are in a vertical position, then press 1 to activate the gyroscope and then give a little bit of power until you touch the ground (be sure to land at speed under 100 km/h) then when you are finally on the ground deactivate 1 and brake to stop. during landing use VTOL lever for roll control and trim lever for pitch to help yourself. The aircraft can safely land without it's engine by using parachutes (AG2) or if you want by simply landing on water like a water plane. The last feature is it's rotating seat (AG3) to help visual control during take-off and landing

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Tailsitter Challenge (my first challenge)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 22.2ft (6.8m)
  • Length 21.5ft (6.6m)
  • Height 44.6ft (13.6m)
  • Empty Weight 14,921lbs (6,768kg)
  • Loaded Weight 27,611lbs (12,524kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.22
  • Wing Loading 86.2lbs/ft2 (421.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 320.2ft2 (29.8m2)
  • Drag Points 31127

Parts

  • Number of Parts 164
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 910
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    @NexusGaming Thanks :)

    3.9 years ago
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    18.8k NexusGaming

    Logicality: 40 / 50 points
    Good idea but the alternate roll and trim could have just been assigned to an AG (like this: AG5 for flight controls, AG6 for vertical controls, and yes you can assign AGs to control surfaces)
    Performance: 190 / 250 points, Easy to fly other than the odd vertical controls.
    Appearance: 60 / 75 points,
    According to all known laws
    of aviation,

    there is no way a bee
    should be able to fly.

    Its wings are too small to get
    its fat little body off the ground.

    The bee, of course, flies anyway

    because bees don't care
    what humans think is impossible.

    Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
    Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
    (i had to sry)
    Features: 110 / 125 points, missiles are cool, design is creative with the Boeing Nutcracker style seat that rotates
    Total: 400 / 450 points, nice job

    3.9 years ago