Water landing variant of the SuperGyro PHX-3 with expanded avionics and autopilot.
- 18 passengers +2 pilots
- 2x turboprop 1750HP
- max speed 480kph, max altitude 10400m (you can try beat it and give feedback in comment)
- Prerotator (Act 2)
- Autopilot (fully adjustable from cockpit, activation by Act3 and setting actual values by Activate 4)
- Floating assist. (Act 1) - nozzles on the sides increase maneuverability in water
- openable doors (Act8)
Specifications
Spotlights
- Zaineman 2.1 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 48.2ft (14.7m)
- Length 45.9ft (14.0m)
- Height 14.9ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight 17,466lbs (7,922kg)
- Loaded Weight 19,683lbs (8,928kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.185
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.177
- Wing Loading 273.4lbs/ft2 (1,335.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 72.0ft2 (6.7m2)
- Drag Points 6807
Parts
- Number of Parts 392
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 2,487
@Zaineman Because it was using 2 rotors blade design lol, more stable, realistic than using gyros.
Not too hard to make one that flies straight.
Amazing ! No gyroscope and it still stays straight. I've seen other designs with helicopter blades going in opposite directions that still want to spin. Joy to fly. The ONLY change I would make is get rid of the "auto center" on the pilot cam. With the auto center on, it's difficult to look around and interact with switches and buttons. With no Auto center, a button does appear to recenter the camera.
@hardy57 fair point. I supposed to do yaw pedals but i forgot it. Im preparing the next variant - military, with better control and drive.
This flies very well and everything works – especially the auto pilot!
We seem to build things in a somewhat comparable way.
The only thing “missing” for me are controls for yaw like peddles.