AI Helicopter
The very first self-flying helicopter in Simpleplanes
Full credit to @Monarchii for the Mi-2 Heli Airframe!
Player Usage
None! Spawn it in and watch it fly
AI Usage
Spawn it in anywhere and watch it fly!
- Capable of taking-off from ground
- Capable of being spawned in air
- Default or aggressive mode does not affect the behavior of the heli
- Try not to spawn the heli above 3000m/9600ft of altitude, it cannot fly that high.
How it works
A very reliable auto pilot system paired with randomly changing parameters.
- Every 30 seconds, there's around a 50% chance the heli turns to a new and random heading.
- Every 30 seconds, there's also around a 30% chance the heli picks a new and random altitude to hover at.
- The autopilot also has limited terrain following /avoidance. However, due to the heli's lackluster climb rate and the fact that Simpleplanes only gives radar altitude directly below the flight computer, the heli can only avoid small hills at best; but as long as it doesn't encounter big mountains and cliffs it should be mostly fine.
Notes
I've always wanted an AI helicopter that I could shoot at, but this hasn't been possible because Simpleplanes default auto-pilot program was not designed to handle flying a helicopter; sometimes it barely manages to fly a plane... With some experiences under my belt these days and @Monarchii's reputation for making some very well-handling helicopters, this is as good a time as ever to make this a reality. This should serve well for various conventional weapon testing, such as flak, machine guns, autocannon, and even missiles.
Credits
@Monarchii for the Mi-2 airframe
@FlyingPatriot for the map Variterra Archipelago used in the screenshot
Please report any bugs in the comment section or contact me on discord @kuatta4
Specifications
Spotlights
- Kerbango one month ago
- WHNineTripleOne one month ago
- Rob119WithA105mmHowitzer one month ago
- KPLBall one month ago
- Monarchii one month ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor [PEA] Mil Mi-2URN "Zmija"
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 39.4ft (12.0m)
- Length 50.2ft (15.3m)
- Height 12.7ft (3.9m)
- Empty Weight 3,030lbs (1,374kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,029lbs (2,281kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 7.149
- Wing Loading 623.0lbs/ft2 (3,041.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 8.1ft2 (0.8m2)
- Drag Points 3909
Parts
- Number of Parts 65
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 419
@llDeadboyll my discord is kuatta4
@llDeadboyll ok
@Ku What was your DC again?
@dabestsock well, i'm working on it, but For some reason it won't work properly. i'll uplod it as soon as i've fixed that.
@llDeadboyll when are you going to do it
@llDeadboyll hooray!
@llDeadboyll mayhapes. There will certainly be tweaks that needs to be made but i see no reason why it should not work if u implement it properly. If u want me to help u further message me on discord.
@verxzl if @Ku approves me of using this FT, i will bring AH-64 for sure. waited so long for this ooprtunity , this dude's amazingly good with FT, keep it up.
@Ku is this portable to any other well-handeling helicopter?
@Ashdenpaw1 we gotta put this as a AI alternative in the game files. The gator does not cook.
This thing should be top of the page, not enough people have seen it for being the first AI heli
we need. UH-60. Mil Mi-24(or 26, 28, 35.) jeez I could name so many helicopter rn
I have to say that this is awesome! This looks like even more evolutionary than my original made "AI Rotorcraft ASAP"
"that Simpleplanes only gives radar altitude directly below the flight computer,"
I did not know this, you would think they would have given it a cone shape.
Oh well, maybe in SP2 @AndrewGarrison. 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
oh damn, OH MAN THIS IS SUCH VIBE, AI HELIS AAAAAAAAA EEEEEEEEEE AI HELIIIS
YES! I NO LONGER HAVE TO WATCH ALL THE HELICOPTERS I SPAWN JUST FALL OUT OF THE SKYYY!
@Monarchii