The Domino Flapper (Infinite flyer X successor)
The Domino Flapper flies without a propeller or jet engine using Zyvx's flapping wing design.
To take off: Bring up to full throttle. At first the Domino with flap it's wings and hop a bit, looking like one of those early attempts at flight that ends with the plane falling to pieces, and a complete waste of your time. After a few second it will start to hop forward, looking like a injured bird trying to take off. But in a few seconds it will pick up speed, and the hopes will become longer and higher.. At around the 25 second mark you should be going faster than 50 mph (probably 60) and can just pull the nose up to take off!
You don't have to be worried about stalling out on take off either, as the Domino produces enough lift and thrust to accelerate while climbing.
Once in the air it handles much like any other aircraft. very sharp turns and dives can cause a wing to "stutter" but just ease up for a second and it will right itself. You can even fly it with the gyro turned off, it will be a bit more maneuverable. The Domino loves to climb, and you might need to adjust the trim a little on autopilot. It regains speed quickly after a climb too, better than many prop planes of the same size and weight.
Top Speed is around 205 mph at low altitude, and about 376 mph at 44560 feet, which appears to be it's ceiling. I'll fill in more details when I've pushed the envelope a bit more with it.
Landing is much like with a prop plane. You can reduce throttle, deploy the landing gear and bring it in. When using brakes, apply some pitch to keep from falling over. Gyro must be on to keep the Domino upright on the ground.
The Domino floats and can function as a seaplane. With the landing gear up, it will lift off from the water at around 60 mph.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Zyvx 6.1 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Infinite flyer X (no engine no fuel)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 36.9ft (11.3m)
- Length 24.9ft (7.6m)
- Height 22.2ft (6.8m)
- Empty Weight 2,133lbs (967kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,133lbs (967kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 7.7lbs/ft2 (37.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 277.2ft2 (25.8m2)
- Drag Points 941
Parts
- Number of Parts 42
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 313
Thanks, glade you like it. I got another design on two in the works.
BTW, if I sent you a wing could you set up a piston on it? Whenever I try to use free spinning floppy rotators they just go limp.
You did a excellent job, and easy to fly. Great plane for unlimited exploration.