This ultralight, weighing in at only 572 pounds can float around the world of simple planes at a measly 25 MPH. Deploy the flaps and you can land this thing at only 2% throttle. This plane is tail heavy, meaning it likes to pitch upward, allowing it to take off very quickly. You can control the pitch up behaviour with the trim. VTOL controls the flaps and activation groups 1-6 turn on lights in the cockpit... nothing else. That brings me to the next thing. A fully functional cockpit, moving controls including: roll, pitch, yaw, throttle and a moving flap lever!
Normal version here:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/WrJ4i3/Ultralight
Specifications
Spotlights
- RailfanEthan 7.8 years ago
- ChiChiWerx 7.8 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 22.1ft (6.8m)
- Length 16.2ft (4.9m)
- Height 8.2ft (2.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 572lbs (259kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.747
- Wing Loading 0.8lbs/ft2 (3.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 732.3ft2 (68.0m2)
- Drag Points 3041
Parts
- Number of Parts 199
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 918
@AtomicFerret007
@saturn28
Thanks!
@ChiChiWerx Honestly I think the best way to learn how to build the wings is to take them apart. You'll find that they are really quite simple. The front are a few short fuselage blocks that make up the leading edge of the wing. Then it levels out with a block that is a perfect square/ rectangle, this gives a good transition to the next section. The trailing edge is just a few blocks that have a bit of "rise" so that the bottom stays flat and the top slopes down towards the trailing edge.
As for building the plane itself, I used the fine tuning mod. I built the plane about three times larger than I wanted it to be, then scaled it down. This allowed me to make the plane very light.
Nice, I like the relaxed, slow-moving airplanes! The wing is really something with the camber and all, any suggestions on how to build it?
Noice!
@BaconAircraft
Thanks!
Very nice!