The Eager beaver
311 Eballaaa
9.4 years ago
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My first attempt at anything other than a plane, the "Eager Beaver" is an amphibious vehicle. When on land, throttle up & slide VTOL to control forward/reverse, use yaw to steer. Take it easy on the steering above 60mph, she can get a little tippy. When you drive into water, activate group one to optimize thrust & control the rudder in water; group two will lower the rudder when VTOL is in the forward position. When leaving the water, make sure you slide VTOL back to centre to raise the rudder, and before deactivating group one again. Its a little tricky to nail down getting back onto land, but its a good time once you do. Have fun!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 11.5ft (3.5m)
- Length 23.7ft (7.2m)
- Height 6.6ft (2.0m)
- Empty Weight 9,693lbs (4,397kg)
- Loaded Weight 14,498lbs (6,576kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.93
- Wing Loading 1,436.7lbs/ft2 (7,014.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 10.1ft2 (0.9m2)
- Drag Points 5260
Parts
- Number of Parts 147
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 646
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311 Eballaaa@srduval thanks for the feedback!9.4 years ago
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1,711 srduvalWorks really well. I added two additional vtol nozzles attached to roll. This lets you drive off the end of uss tiny and then flip over to motor back to sure. Very good design9.4 years ago
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311 Eballaaa@srduval let me know how it goes!9.4 years ago
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1,711 srduvalInteresting I will have to check this out later...9.4 years ago