FrameQuad VTOL - D7-3 CROW
While it is my sincere hope that the original builder does not take offense at my weaponizing this aircraft, to be absolutely honest it is just too much fun not to share. It has quickly become my go-to flyer of choice, no matter if I want to just cruise for awhile, play acrobat or just fly around and blow stuff up.
A milspec upgrade of the D7 Passenger Variant of Frame's Framewobbler featuring a highly aggressive weapons package.
A milspec upgraded version of the Framewobbler Passenger Variant D7 Quad VTOL, The FrameQuad D7-3 Crow variant has a new slick stealthy black paint job, increased engine power, afterburners, 10 added passenger seats, and a substantial weapons package, including 2 20 mm cannons, 4 10 mm cannons, 4 Gatling Guns, 1 Swivel-Mounted Gatling Gun, 4 Rapid-fire unguided rocket launchers, multiple air and ground attack missile types as well as additional hardpoints. A few other bells and whistles such as interior lighting and adjustments to the control surfaces and CG round out the upgrade.
AG1: to Activate/Deactivate Navigation/Running Lights
AG2: Deploy/Detach Emergency Parachutes
AG3: to Activate/Deactivate VTOL Engine Transition
AG4: to Activate/Deactivate Heavy VTOL Airbrakes
AG5: to Activate/Deactivate Rear Machine Guns
AG6: Fire All Missiles/Jettison Munitions
AG7: To Activate/Deactivate Side Doors/Cargo Hatch Panels and activate interior lights
AG8: Gyros
VTOL: AG3 On: Transitions Engines Horizontal/Vertical. AG3 Off: Normal Flaps
Trim: Usually up, to counteract its easy climb; may require full down trim at 100% Thrust
Brakes: Activate/Deactivate Flight Airbrakes
Top speed: Full Thrust: 500-700's depending on altitude. With Afterburner: 1150. Afterburner engages at 96%.
Takeoff: Thrust to 35- 45-ish%, (Optional: flaps down one, it will still take off with flaps and trim at 0, it will just take a bit longer.) Throttle up, pull back at 120ish. Gain altitude and airspeed, level out, Flaps and Trim to normal, if applicable.
VTOL Takeoff: Preferred method.
Sudden, Dramatic Increases in Thrust above 50-70ish% while vehicle is on the ground may cause severe instabilities and total loss of control. Do Not Raise thrust above 50% till the wheels leave the ground.*
AG3 on, VTOL Tab all the way down to transition engines to vertical, thrust to 37-40% to lift off and gain altitude. Nose down to move forward, transition engines smoothly to horizontal while compensating for nose drop - , AG3 Off.
*The plane operates stably and reliably with the engines at practically any angle, with only moderate compensating to control inputs required, usually nosedown as engines transition from vertical to horizontal. Fast transitions to not affect stability, but high velocities created by the afterburner do affect controlability and greater trim may be required.*
Hover: Engine to Vertical, AG4 Brakes on, thrust to 35-36%
Autopilot: Engage autopilot, THEN trim slowly till it levels out.
AutoHover: Engines to Vertical, then AG3 OFF (so they are locked in place, engaging Autopilot will auto-zero the vtol tab), AG4 On, Thrust to 35%, Engage Autopilot, trim as desired.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor framewobbler -
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 94.4ft (28.8m)
- Length 95.0ft (29.0m)
- Height 20.7ft (6.3m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 19,943lbs (9,046kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 10.662
- Wing Loading 16.4lbs/ft2 (80.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,213.9ft2 (112.8m2)
- Drag Points 5196
Parts
- Number of Parts 992
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 4,338
Required Mods
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Fire-and-forget Guardian
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Version 1.0 (11/29/2019 4:44:47 AM)
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