Auto Credit Based on FishMiner's Paraplane Contract/challenge! (closed)
Ace PX-104 Paraplane
This is a fictional built to test Paraplane wings, started it a while ago. But I forgot to actually finish and upload it to SP but here it is now.
Controls
There are no control groups.
Trim = Wing Incidence
VTOL = Nothing
Brakes = Wheel Brakes
No Retract
Normal Flight Controls
Notes
Watch the wing when you turn and descend, the best way to descend with no power, so you "fall" down to the ground. When Turning just be sure to have the wing pitched up.
Photo Shoot
Thank you to all the people who Upvote, Comment, or Follow.
ACEPILOT109 12/1/2020
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Paraplane Contract/challenge! (closed)
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 30.4ft (9.3m)
- Length 32.4ft (9.9m)
- Height 22.0ft (6.7m)
- Empty Weight 2,989lbs (1,356kg)
- Loaded Weight 3,279lbs (1,487kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.16
- Wing Loading 5.5lbs/ft2 (26.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 595.4ft2 (55.3m2)
- Drag Points 5357
Parts
- Number of Parts 159
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 850
@FishMiner >:(
The most stable of its kind
First part of description:
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welcome back!
@Noahater5245
oh yeah, thats a bad thing to do!
Just an FYI, don’t use the USS Beast’s catapult with this, the plane will explode if you tried.
Warplane on a budget.
@Star737
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Ultralight has left the chat.
Better
Ill try to make it fly ill repost it with you name on it.
Link to it?@ACEPILOT109
Lol
@BRRRT
@BobBobTheLandia That was my Brother lmao
@BRRRT
Really? are you doing that here too instead of just my upload? welp, I better embrace for impact.
Overall this is a good plane, but that's just it, a plane. In my opinion this machine somewhat misses the mark on what a paraplane is. The PX-104 flies pretty well as a plane, however lacks the grace and the control technique of the original paraplane. Also using Asteroids style of rolling via wing warping is not suitable or at all realistic.
This build also has a few other areas that I find lacking, such as how the top cells are entirely rigid, and that the other cells have a limited range of movement.
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14/20, it's a good effort and I like the 1920's aesthetic, however the machine has too many deficiencies related to how it flies to warrant the full reward.
Yes Daddy Please
I can make I video!
I’ll get to it when I get home @DieDieTheLoaf @PapaKernels
Cool! I still dont understand how to make a paraplane. But Its a good lookin plane.
Ace, can u make a video on how you made this?
Cool.
@ACEPILOT109 I have a paraplane 5 that I'll release soon enough, that has something resembling trims.
@ACEPILOT109 providing additional knowledge, a real paramotor has lots of little cables that go from body to wing, aside from the "main edge pullers," which are known as brakes. These smaller cables can be used to curve the wing front to back, trim out the wing for speed, or pull the wing into complex stalls and collapses, helping to do flipping and spinning maneuvers.
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For instance, on takeoff when the wing is lying behind on the ground and the pilot begins the take-off roll, the "a" cables are pulled. This brings down the leading edge, and because the wing is at a near 90* AoA, this acts as a sort of slat to help the wing come up above in a controlled, connected airflow fashion.
@UltraLight @AsteroidAsteroidTheBook
oh thats my bad!!!
@AsteroidAsteroidTheBook
oh how would I add those?