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Rolls Royce Flying Bedstead

6,143 FredDeane  9.5 years ago
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This deathtrap was used to develope VTOL technology by Rolls Royce in the 1960s

Specifications

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 8.9ft (2.7m)
  • Length 23.9ft (7.3m)
  • Height 12.2ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 5,765lbs (2,615kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,592lbs (2,990kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.045
  • Wing Loading 74.7lbs/ft2 (364.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 88.3ft2 (8.2m2)
  • Drag Points 2426

Parts

  • Number of Parts 74
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 344

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    8,395 GJW14
    Love it, but serious pitch problems.
    9.5 years ago
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    Nice job
    9.5 years ago
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    17.4k karlosdarkness
    Deserves a Lol I've seen footage of this thing in ground tethered flight testing yours is almost too easy to fly.
    9.5 years ago
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    6,143 FredDeane
    @zing2000 Indeed we have
    9.5 years ago
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    7,262 Zing2000
    ive seen photos of this thing... we really have come a long way havnt we
    9.5 years ago

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