Bee Teleplane
An extremely simple target drone, it was one of the first mass produced UAVs in history and were made in the tens of thousands, only to be shredded up by the practicing AA gunners. They were launched off of the back of utility trucks using catapults and were controlled with rather complex ground stations via radio.
This is something I decided to come up with for the 10 part challenge. I haven't really made extremely small and slow planes before, though as with all first attempts, there were issues. Nevertheless, I've done what I could, so please provide suggestions for other improvements to things this size. I guess another factor is that this thing is extremely low part count so that probably had added some more issues as well. Anyways, I've done the tuning and it flies okay-ish, though it has a lingering nose heaviness to it. This is good enough, I think.
Tip: take a few seconds to start your engine and have it be at 100%, then detach it. Also, it can stall a little too easy, so don't do too many stunts. If you want to use this as an AI target, just save it with the detacher removed.
AG1 to detach. There is no roll control.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor [CLOSED] CHALLANGE use less than 10 parts on a planes
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 15.8ft (4.8m)
- Length 10.1ft (3.1m)
- Height 5.5ft (1.7m)
- Empty Weight 134lbs (61kg)
- Loaded Weight 217lbs (98kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.057
- Wing Loading 3.6lbs/ft2 (17.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 60.5ft2 (5.6m2)
- Drag Points 162
Parts
- Number of Parts 10
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 61