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Mechanical Clock v1.0

328k SpiritusRaptor  9.4 years ago
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About 20% power and then VTOL up to engage the gears.
Adjust accordingly to find the 'sweet spot'.

By SR.

Note: Yes, there are some rotational / directional issues with the clock hands.

Note 2: This may not keep correct time as its not calibrated to Greenwich, its kinda close though.

Specifications

General Characteristics

  • Successors 5 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 34.4ft (10.5m)
  • Length 41.6ft (12.7m)
  • Height 37.6ft (11.5m)
  • Empty Weight 13,298lbs (6,032kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,411lbs (9,258kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.66
  • Wing Loading 80.7lbs/ft2 (394.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 252.9ft2 (23.5m2)
  • Drag Points 35592

Parts

  • Number of Parts 429
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 900

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    37.7k Decrepit
    @SpiritusRaptor lol
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @Aviation Thanks
    9.4 years ago
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    12.6k Aviation
    Insanely cool!
    9.4 years ago
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    4,342 Diaroz
    GREAT WORK
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @JMicah4 Yep, and it looses a second every 10 years... very accurate!
    9.4 years ago
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    46.7k JMicah4
    does this work on low?
    9.4 years ago
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    4,395 Gg1234
    @SpiritusRaptor ok cool 🕔🕙🕞🕣🕐🕕🕚🕟🕤🕑🕖🕛🕠🕥🕒🕗🕜🕡🕦🕓🕘🕝🕢🕧
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @PlanesOfOld Hahaha, now I am laughing...
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    If I was from new Zealand why would there be reason to do this ✌️😎🇬🇧 @SpiritusRaptor
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @PlanesOfOld Ahhh,,, I thought you meant New Zealand....
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    BRITAN ISLAND OF ISLANDS@SpiritusRaptor
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @PlanesOfOld Island hmm....
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    I counted this wings......one by one.....@SpiritusRaptor
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    🇬🇧the greatest of islands@SpiritusRaptor
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @PlanesOfOld Hahahaha... very cool... Hey, where are you located? country?
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    It has 500 wings.......
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    Lol im thinking of making this... http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/phillips/1907multiplane.jpg
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @Gg1234 :) I'm working on the hour hand.. soon... (ish)
    9.4 years ago
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    4,395 Gg1234
    Cool but when will v2 come out
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @PhilipTarpley Thank you :)
    9.4 years ago
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    3,141 Nightraider
    Very cool
    9.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld
    It's a long way off it currently has 30 moving pieces....... I am tring to recreate a real clock and see if it works....@SpiritusRaptor
    9.4 years ago
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    Dev PhilipTarpley
    Awesome! The mechanism to get the minute hand working is a SP engineering marvel! :)
    9.4 years ago
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    328k SpiritusRaptor
    @PlanesOfOld Seriously interested in your mechanism! when will you post?
    9.4 years ago
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    18.6k Teus
    Dayum that's cool.
    9.4 years ago
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