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XV-07-Ch

226 Akashenik  6 months ago
Auto Credit Based on CrestelAeronautics's Central-mounted propeller challenge

It's a thing.

Toggle 4 for auto trim. (f(IAS) cause I didn't want to deal with PIDs, so it really only auto-trims correctly when the rotor is full forward and no yaw input is present.)
Toggle 7 for gyroscope + hover mode.

At 0 degrees rotor tilt, ~20-21% throttle provides adequate thrust for hover.

The only interior is for cockpit view. (just chunked a bunch of gauges and levers on there) Big glass pane leaves a lot exposed.
Not that aerodynamically realistic but eh, good enough. (Major issues would be control surface airflow obstruction at high AoA, and detaching air flow at the sharp angle at the rear.)

Edit 1:
Ahhh, I completely forgot about the rotor tip speed. So if you want more realism, set each prop part to 12 blades and limit RPM to around 572.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Central-mounted propeller challenge
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 41.0ft (12.5m)
  • Length 62.3ft (19.0m)
  • Height 12.3ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 12,241lbs (5,552kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.816
  • Wing Loading 19.6lbs/ft2 (95.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 623.1ft2 (57.9m2)
  • Drag Points 5479

Parts

  • Number of Parts 173
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 843