Hello this is my first plane and i recomend not downloading it unless you can help me. Please comment ways to improve the plane to make it stable and fly i have never really made a plane so i need help on what to do.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 28.0ft (8.5m)
- Length 27.9ft (8.5m)
- Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 6,857lbs (3,110kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,603lbs (5,263kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.905
- Wing Loading 106.1lbs/ft2 (518.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 109.3ft2 (10.2m2)
- Drag Points 2377
Parts
- Number of Parts 22
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 260
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Jets are heavier, but more powerful than props. This comes in 2 problems for building planes.
1: the heavier engine, coupled with more fuel necessary for the engine, means the wings have to be larger to carry the engine and fuel, or the plane will have a higher stall speed (minimum speed nessasary for flight)
2: if the engines are rear mounted (as opposed to wing mounted) then the center of mass (com) will be further back on the aircraft. This can mean that your main wings have to crowd your horizontal stabilizers and lead to a plane that looks like a mishapen paper airplane.
I have found that if you balance your com-col without the horizontal stabilizers on your plane, you tend to get a pretty stable aircraft.
If you are trying to fly a build, but it wobbles, or rolls over, then you need larger wings.
If the craft tends to suddenly pitch up, or does so drastically, the your center of lift is too far forward.
Lastly: try to have your fuel tanks as close to your main wings as possible, or even with the wings. That way, your com wont shift as fuel gets burned.
@Bobjoezonehill when you fix it can you put the name or link down. Also i did the plane mission and built a small plane that works but i cant get one to have jet engines. Any suggestions?
Just about everything you need to know on how to fix this is covered in the tutorial. Please read the entire tutorial and do the “build your first plane” mission. For the astetics, you just need to do some experimenting. Ill post a “fixed” version of this craft.