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Dragonfly MK III

32.9k CrazyCatZe  15 hours ago

Hello!

This is the third revision of the Dragonfly, and I am very pleased with how it turned out.
It shares no parts with the earlier versions—I completely rebuilt everything from scratch.

I don’t have much to say, other than that I’m really glad to finally post this.
Even though the original Dragonfly is a few years old now, it's still one of my favorite creations.
I wanted to see how far I could take it, and I’m very happy with the result.
It was originally intended to be an exploration vehicle for SP2, but it ended up having far more parts than I anticipated.

how to fly:

This machine has two flight modes: hover mode and normal flight mode.
Activate AG1 to enter hover mode. From there, VTOL controls your altitude rate:

VTOL down to rise

VTOL up to sink

The trim controls both the auto-positioning system and the forward engine:

Trim up:

Adjusts the extent of the position-holding system (it aims to reduce your horizontal speed as long as you're below a certain threshold).

Trim down:

Activates the forward flight engines.

Throttle:

 Does absolutely nothing.

Activate1:

switch between flight modes 

Activate2:

opens the doors

Activate3:

Acitvates the guns

Activate4:

Activates the cannon 

Activate5:

Activate Lights

Activate6:

Adds extra pitch authority

Once you have enough forward velocity, you can deactivate AG1 to switch to normal flight mode.
From there, it flies just like a regular plane.

This is the evolution of the craft:

here are some pretty pictures by ###ShiroNeko

have fun flying!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 7.8ft (2.4m)
  • Length 23.7ft (7.2m)
  • Height 8.5ft (2.6m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 3,308lbs (1,500kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 122.248
  • Wing Loading 11.9lbs/ft2 (58.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 277.5ft2 (25.8m2)
  • Drag Points 232

Parts

  • Number of Parts 717
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 3,254
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    22.5k dots

    hell yeah

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    20.3k Axartar

    dope.

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    99.8k ReignSUPREME

    Cool design!

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    84.0k Monarchii

    @Graingy that's fair, Dieselpunk is my favourite punk, hella nice

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    @Graingy That's okay, my bad about the yelling though, it's because I love this genre so much :3

    7 hours ago
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    38.4k Graingy

    @SomeSPGuyWhoLikesLore Which I scarcely see.

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    38.4k Graingy

    @Monarchii Ah, I suppose I was mistaken. Don't see Dieselpunk as often, I suppose.

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    84.0k Monarchii

    also this is hella cool, great work!! :3

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    @Graingy It's DIESELPUNK

    7 hours ago
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    Holy moly

    7 hours ago
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    84.0k Monarchii

    @Graingy is it not dieselpunk? punk >:3

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    38.4k Graingy

    Wow, marvelous steampunk!
    I've never been the biggest fan of the aesthetic, but that by no means is to say I don't like it! On the contrary, it has a sort of charm you don't see in much. A mix of technology and fantasy, a great "what if" with the answer "it couldn't be" patiently sitting by the sidelines, willing to let the world of possibilities run wild for the time being.

    +2 9 hours ago
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    banger,i wanna spotlight this
    (also i feel yaw is a lot wobbly,prolly because i am on low physics)

    10 hours ago
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    Beautiful....

    10 hours ago
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    The literal "Flying" Scotsman

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    32.9k CrazyCatZe

    @DeeganishCountryball, you forgot WHOOOOOP

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    32.9k CrazyCatZe

    @RizalAdiel, it better does!

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    32.9k CrazyCatZe

    @EternalDarkness, thank you, your opinion always means a lot!

    +1 10 hours ago
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    Another amazing dieselpunk build.

    +1 11 hours ago
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    FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP at the same time!!!

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    3,171 RizalAdiel

    looks like a train

    15 hours ago
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    @Type2volkswagen
    @ShiroNeko

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    @LunarEclipseSP
    @DeeganishCountryball
    @MIGFOXHOUND31BSM26

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    @Axartar
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    @jamesPLANESii
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