My idea is that this aircraft would take off vertically, change the orientation of the wings, and then throttle, and fly like a normal airplane.
So Far:
1. Trim Up (takeoff)
2. VTOL Up (wing orientation)
3. 100% Throttle
4. Trim Down
5. Standard Flight
I am having trouble with getting the aircraft to handle correctly (or fly properly at all for that matter) when in standard flight, after the VTOL takeoff. I have added a bunch of gyroscopes but that does not seem to do much. All it does is spin out of control.
FYI:
AG2: Gyro control
AG7: Self Destruct (just in case)
AG8: Gyro stability
The top left (from behind the aircraft) and bottom right wings are the pitch/roll wings, and the top right and bottom left wings are the yaw/vertical stability wings.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Shiny Thing
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +19 bonus
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 33.4ft (10.2m)
- Length 45.7ft (13.9m)
- Height 13.9ft (4.2m)
- Empty Weight 38,541lbs (17,482kg)
- Loaded Weight 38,541lbs (17,482kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.673
- Wing Loading 96.1lbs/ft2 (469.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 401.0ft2 (37.3m2)
- Drag Points 14559
Parts
- Number of Parts 224
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 1,137
