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Macropalpis

2,662 EarthwormJim  7.3 years ago

Created for Airstrip Drag @ 20th Aug 2017

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 15.2ft (4.6m)
  • Length 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Height 6.3ft (1.9m)
  • Empty Weight 2,315lbs (1,050kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,378lbs (1,078kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 9.7lbs/ft2 (47.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 245.5ft2 (22.8m2)
  • Drag Points 820

Parts

  • Number of Parts 15
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 150
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    2,662 EarthwormJim

    Yes, the design is somewhat a paper airplane with a car wheels

    7.3 years ago
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    10.1k Milo1628xa

    i road with this vehicle off the vulcano, flew from 7700 feet and landed at Bandit airport LMAO

    7.3 years ago
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    2,662 EarthwormJim

    @ABC123 Yes, but since last air tournament, I will say: "HA! Your move, glitchers"

    7.3 years ago
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    46.7k JMicah4

    gg

    7.3 years ago
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    13.9k ABC123

    @EarthwormJim It is a clever move, and obviously it worked well and did not break any rules. Still, I am of the opinion that it should be disallowed in future tournaments. It makes an otherwise normal car into a supercar.

    7.3 years ago
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    2,662 EarthwormJim

    @ABC123 Yep, when we are travelling at subsonic speeds and trying to make a tight turn on vehicle, we need something better than throwing a bunch of wings to increase the downforce. Also my goal was to create a design with 1 engine per wheel, so using "fake vacuum wheels" technology was a good solution to overcome the slipping forces

    Also, also ... also I dropped in a weird situation where using a lot more wheels explodes the car, while traction forces are A LOT less and collisions are disabled. Realized very fast that it will be a cat-mouse play to find the exact position values where this doesn't occur, and decided that it's pointless to waste so much time

    Also, also ... I'm using for the designs an algorithms hand-written in my teen years when playing a lot with designs for RC planes and cars :)

    7.3 years ago
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    13.9k ABC123

    I wondered how it was accelerating so fast...you modded the traction.

    7.3 years ago
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    2,662 EarthwormJim

    Yeah, seems the server was served with a service disaster

    7.3 years ago
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    48.8k Baldovino

    @Kerbango air was a copy, and I bet my formula record 8 will be second. At least, if the tournament start again after the air ban. :D

    7.3 years ago
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    101k Kerbango

    Prediction: this will win. Roadrunner will be second. air will be third.

    7.3 years ago