F1 style pushrod multilink suspension
3,912 AtomicCyclone
3.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on AtomicCyclone's 2021 F1 Fictional Concept Polossi RT
Reworked and it's now less flexible and more compact, with low center of mass, feel free to use!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor 2021 F1 Fictional Concept Polossi RT
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 15.3ft (4.7m)
- Length 6.4ft (1.9m)
- Height 4.0ft (1.2m)
- Empty Weight 2,229lbs (1,011kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,229lbs (1,011kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 439,839.3lbs/ft2 (2,147,483.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 1452
Parts
- Number of Parts 72
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 688
@JumpingJack nvm, still something I didn't know about small and normal rotators, to reduce or enhance suspension travel I usually prefer leverages.
@AtomicCyclone
Sorry for mentioning the rotators in the first place, I mentioned it because I thought you used regular rotators. I didn't look at it hard enough.
@AtomicCyclone
Also another flaw in the many gizmo parts of sp; the shock's travel distance stays the same no matter how big or small you make it in xml editing. So if you want less suspension travel (which is what you want if making f1 cars), then only use 1 shock. I have experimented with this already, it performs worse with more than one shock per wheel for track cars. Off-roaders benefit greatly from the increased suspension travel, but you don't want a lot for a high performance track car. I wish it worked differently, but hey, that's just the way so works. It's not always logical and realistic.
@AtomicCyclone no I meant that small rotators are lighter than the regular rotator. Hinge rotators and small rotators weigh the same
@JumpingJack didn't know that small rotators are lighter than hinges, so thank you very much for the tip!
And yeah, I used hollow fuselage just for Aesthetic.
Btw I even tried to add the "third element", a third damper that is supposed to reduce pitch movements under braking or acceleration, didn't work so far but I'm still experimenting
I wanna say, it's pretty great. I never knew how pushrod suspension worked, so I'll be using this for my future builds.
I do have some sp facts to tell you though.
Small rotators are better to use because they are inherently lighter. And hollow fuselage don't weigh any less than normal fuselage. So it's just for aesthetic pretty much.