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Air Beluga

8,997 hardy57  2.3 years ago

The “Air Beluga” is a fully functional air ship.
It is capable of speeds up to 180 km/h and can reach heights up to 3000 M or more.
The air ship can also stop in mid air and turn when standing still.

To make full use of its capabilities, reading the Instructions is recommended.

Controls:

Switch “Main”: Switch on the airship.
Lever “VTOL”: Change height.
Lever “1/10”: Fine tune height.
Lever “Trim”: Trim.

Engine consol:
Switches Start 1 to 4: Switch on the engines.
Eingine1: Front left.
Eingine2: Back left.
Eingine3: Front right.
Engine4: Back right.
Switches Rev 1 to 4: Reverse propeller pitch.
Levers 1 to 4: Individual throttle for each engine.
Lever in the middle: Master Throttle.

How to operate:

The “Air Beluga” has three ways of controlling altitude:
Trim, VTOL and the yoke.
VTOL: Slow speed or standing still.
TRIM: 40 km/h and up.
Yoke: 80 km/h and up.

Steering:
Yoke for higher speeds.
Engines or engines + yoke for lower speeds.

To high speeds may result in engine destruction!

Have a nice journey...

Spotlights

  • This craft is curated

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 91.5ft (27.9m)
  • Length 356.8ft (108.7m)
  • Height 94.0ft (28.6m)
  • Empty Weight 13,703lbs (6,215kg)
  • Loaded Weight 31,428lbs (14,255kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.86
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.286
  • Wing Loading 4.3lbs/ft2 (20.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 7,327.5ft2 (680.8m2)
  • Drag Points 118498

Parts

  • Number of Parts 433
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,214
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    8,997 hardy57

    @AnHNWhiteCornet Glad you like it - thanks for the upvote!

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    Very cool!

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    8,997 hardy57

    @TheAviationBoy hey - thank you !

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    I made a blimp kinda like this, it was my first and it looks like a balloon next to yours, amazing!

    +1 2.3 years ago