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VTOL Challenge entry

4,899 Mikey101234  3.1 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Noname918181818181818181's VTOL Challenge

Well, this is my completed F-35 variant. Funnily enough, this is also a challenge entry because a challenge is opened up right now. The controls are in the craft instructions. Also, this is a bit late to share this but short answer is: school, family time, and forgot to finish it. Not expecting this to get high on the leaderboards(since around 30 people have upvoted said challenge and i am expecting the same number of people to submit creations).
The yaw is weak because the vertical stabilizers that you see don’t work, I had to make smaller ones because if I used the ones that you would see, when pitching up the aircraft would veer to one side which I hated and almost made me destroy my phone, hence when you go to the WIP variant, you can see that the vertical stabilizers are straight up.

Right now i am working on a simple Fletcher-class destroyer(might have created a bit too good of a hydrofoil when experimenting with the ship). Also, I am working on my 5k trophy which will be a tank.

P.s.: can someone tell me how to get blue text or red, highlighted text ;-;

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor VTOL Challenge
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 28.3ft (8.6m)
  • Length 39.8ft (12.1m)
  • Height 11.9ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 35,895lbs (16,281kg)
  • Loaded Weight 45,154lbs (20,481kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.852
  • Wing Loading 36.6lbs/ft2 (178.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,232.9ft2 (114.5m2)
  • Drag Points 5440

Parts

  • Number of Parts 153
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 1,085
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    @Mikey101234 alright, I'll be counting that as the entry

    +1 3.1 years ago
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    4,899 Mikey101234

    @Noname918181 here is a fixed version, small fix, cockpit was connected to a cover: http://www.simpleplanes.com/a/e4Ys5N/VTOL-Challenge-fix

    3.1 years ago
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    This is nice

    3.1 years ago
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    4,899 Mikey101234

    Well then, uhhh, I might have broken a rule because when it was WIP, I hated the creation due to the stated problem with the vertical stabilizers, but that was before the challenge wa screamed, me did not break rule to have fun. Also, time to go play with Fletcher-class destroyer that I put on the side to play with the hydrofoil version

    3.1 years ago