Experience the challenge and sheer terror of piloting the LLRV. Using my thrust vectored jet engine and RCS, this vehicle simulates a low gravity VTOL spacecraft. Throttle to 80% power to achieve gradual hover. You will need to handle pitch yaw and roll to keep her steady and power down to 75% for a gentle descent and touchdown. The Bell Aerosystems Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) was an Apollo Project era program to build a simulator for the Moon landings. The LLRVs were used by the FRC, now known as the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to study and analyze piloting techniques needed to fly and land the Apollo Lunar Module in the Moon's low gravity environment. The research vehicles were vertical take-off vehicles that used a single jet engine mounted on a gimbal so that it always pointed vertically. It was adjusted to cancel 5/6 of the vehicle's weight, and the vehicle used hydrogen peroxide rockets which could fairly accurately simulate the behaviour of a lunar lander.
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft has been featured
- TheAceOwl 7.9 years ago
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- Cadin 7.9 years ago
- Insertname 7.9 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 18.8ft (5.7m)
- Length 21.7ft (6.6m)
- Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 4,639lbs (2,104kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,210lbs (2,363kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.588
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 7894
Parts
- Number of Parts 143
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 559
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Good work, I remember making something like this along time ago when I was on a Ipad instead of a PC. Wasnt a replica but an experiment to see if it was viable.
Nice Build!
Love the NASA build. great detail.
great,I like it(๑><๑）
Very cool, I've never seen one of the Lander simulators on the site before now. Neil Armstrong lost control of one of these things and had to eject, which only highlights the difficulty of flying these things.
Cool