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Vince Hummingbird - Minigyro

90 Qwerty343D  4.5 years ago

The Vince Hummingbird is a cost effective, safe, and stable ultralight gyroplane design that is easy for anyone to pick up and fly. The entire front end can be pushed forwards and downwards on a hinge, in order to allow the driver to get in and out of the vehicle. This is controlled by VTOL.

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The design itself is entirely fictional, designed specifically to look as small and ultralight as possible while still remaining definite in shape and distinct from comparatively bare bones real life autogyros. It's size (when properly scaled) lives up to the "minigyro" name. The design itself was partially inspired by some of my older, far inferior gyroplane designs, as well as the gyroplane from Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge. Which was also named the minigyro.

Taking off requires a long runway, and/or requires a player to stop and turn 180' to go back up the runway the way they came.

XML modded parts include:

Rear horizontal wings - Pitched 10' down to create permanent upwards trim
Windscreen - Pitched 10' back
Rotor/rotor axle - Pitched 5' back

Rotor - Pitch/roll blade angle set to 30', 5' past the stock 25' limit
All wings - Control surface angle reduced to 30' as oppose to stock 35'

Rotor engine - Power is set to 0 HP
Prop engine - Power is set to 2000 HP, but max throttle is only 0.1 (200 HP). Uses 1/10th fuel
Car engine - Power is set to 0 as it serves no purpose other than aesthetic
Joystick rotors - Scale set to 0.25

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 9.3ft (2.8m)
  • Length 24.8ft (7.5m)
  • Height 11.8ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 2,721lbs (1,234kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,854lbs (1,294kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.05
  • Wing Loading 62.4lbs/ft2 (304.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 45.7ft2 (4.3m2)
  • Drag Points 2135

Parts

  • Number of Parts 46
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 340
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    It would probably be pretty cool. Either way you should develop anything as long as you think you will like it. Just remember, the only opinion that really matters is yours when it comes to your craft my dude.@RYMA232Aeronautics

    4.5 years ago
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    @RYMA232Aeronautics Hey if I made a version of this where everything was scaled down to be properly sized, would you be interested in it? I want to know if there's at least some demand for it before I go through the process of that

    +1 4.5 years ago
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    Flys nice my dude

    4.5 years ago