I've Been experimenting with different styles and layouts of planes for the past ~20 hours. After many hours questioning the quite odd dynamics of the game eg. nosecone drag (wtf is up with that) i have created what i can proudly call my favourite plane so far. Not only is the drag insanely low, but the top speed is over 740mph in level flight, the flight time is up to ~25 min depending on throttling, and it can glide at speeds down to 50 mph. the drag hasn't been modified in the files (partly because i dont know how to XD) the only odd part of the plane is the fussilage rotated 45 degrees, mostly aesthetic (and to remove drag from the square shaped base of the cockpit sticking out the side). please give it a go and upvote if you like it
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 3 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 27.4ft (8.4m)
- Length 14.8ft (4.5m)
- Height 8.7ft (2.6m)
- Empty Weight 1,256lbs (569kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,927lbs (874kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.518
- Wing Loading 21.4lbs/ft2 (104.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 90.1ft2 (8.4m2)
- Drag Points 31
Parts
- Number of Parts 11
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 92
Nice the lowest drag I ever got on a plane was 38 drag
@Titansteam thanks :)
Awesome technical challenge; good build man :)
@ValtsuAircraftIndustries i think ii made a non powered one with 16 points, it handles better but falls out the sky at 50
@Verdnan @kikasshes @Cresand
Guys, i just realised, because the cockpit begins with zero drag due to clipping, the only force acting on it is gravity. the cockpit is naturaly boyant.
drag increases when entering water so water wont affect the speed of the cockpit however the cockpit will float along the top.
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what im trying to say is crash your plane into the top of the water at top speed and the cockpit will travel at that speed indefinitly
im not sure its physicaly possible to get lower on a similar plane @kikasshes
Very low drag indeed!
@Cresand im glad you like it :)
Very cool
@Verdnan ty
Well done!