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Hovering Bird (piston powered!)

328k SpiritusRaptor  4.5 years ago
2,746 downloads

Controls

  • Throttle greater than 90% to hover.
  • VTOL for forward or reverse motion.
  • Basically, fly it like a helicopter and you will be fine!

Note: this hovers more than glides!

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 49.3ft (15.0m)
  • Length 20.9ft (6.4m)
  • Height 19.8ft (6.0m)
  • Empty Weight 2,176lbs (987kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,176lbs (987kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 8.4lbs/ft2 (41.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 259.2ft2 (24.1m2)
  • Drag Points 3680

Parts

  • Number of Parts 128
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 845
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    21.2k tl

    @SpiritusRaptor smart!

    one year ago
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    15.9k Vidal99977

    Pajarito

    +3 4.5 years ago
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    Cute.

    4.5 years ago
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    Almost!
    @AerobaticTeam2018

    4.5 years ago
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    7,568 HazeX

    @SpiritusRaptor 300k!! (299k actually)

    4.5 years ago
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    669 Jerba

    It’s neck looks like it should extend to great lengths

    4.5 years ago
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    Perhaps... of the giant kind!
    @LordGardevoirX

    4.5 years ago
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    🤨 what specific species of avian is this? Perhaps it’s some type of hummingbird...

    4.5 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    phew

    4.5 years ago
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    2,639 switdog08

    @SpiritusRaptor
    Now you should make it a raptor lol

    4.5 years ago
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    140 Yeeturmom

    Yet another good build from spiritus raptor. Also I’ve never seen anyone do a bird before.

    4.5 years ago
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    5,465 Grandma

    Thats a big birb

    +3 4.5 years ago
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    44.4k rexzion

    I like ur b0rb

    4.5 years ago
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    43.5k xSUPERTTx

    nice

    4.5 years ago
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    21.8k F4f879

    interesting

    4.5 years ago