Rolet Industries Hydra Class Q2R Dualrotor Prototype
Prototype of a design I'm working on. It flies, but it's not easy to control. No VTOL nozzles or mods.
CONTROLS:
Put throttle to max and leave it there
Regular pitch controls
Roll turns left or right
Yaw strafes left or right (sorta works), also turns (??)
VTOL controls propellor pitch (up/down movement) (again, sorta works)
AG1 for jet engine (WIP, does not work at all, don't try...)
If any expert bulders have any ideas as to how I could perfect this aircraft I'd be glad to hear them. Again, this is a serious WIP and I understand how difficult it is to fly.
It also doesn't have landing gear... There's exactly one way to land =P
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 34.8ft (10.6m)
- Length 28.1ft (8.6m)
- Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
- Empty Weight 10,622lbs (4,818kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,775lbs (5,341kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.099
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.161
- Wing Loading 85.0lbs/ft2 (414.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 138.6ft2 (12.9m2)
- Drag Points 8870
Parts
- Number of Parts 145
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 526
@ChaMikey Thanks for the input!
- I would switch the roll and yaw, but since it isn't an airplane, I think I'll leave them the way they are. Honestly at this point, they do the same thing, rotate the plane on a Y axis. In theory, the yaw controls are supposed to strafe the craft left and right, but since yaw automatically controls the RCN's, it also seems to turn. If I remove the RCN's, the yaw (strafe) works properly, but the craft becomes MUCH harder to control. I will try and find a workaround.
- I already have them set very slow, setting them slower makes it impossible to regain control if you start to wobble. I find using mouse as joystick makes the plane easier to fly and negates this problem. Once I have a truly stable build, I may lower their speed again. Good point though.
- Noted, fixed. Thanks!
- Yeah I'm not sure what to do here either... RCN's? I mean, it does work, but not well, and it looks a little silly...
Love the concept, and the way you made it to work. found some flaws however ;
- The roll and Yaw are reversed, so change the roll to yaw, and yaw to roll
- Set the rotators to 50% speed to increase controlability
- one of the front canard is higher/lower than the other
- The Yaw rotator tilts the whole aircraft rather than just the propellers, I cant do anything about it unless i scrap down the whole thing.
I'll leave the rest to you :) impressive nonetheless!