SimplePlanes | Hovering Bird (piston powered!)

Hovering Bird (piston powered!)

328k SpiritusRaptor 4.5 years ago

2,731 downloads

Mech Mechanical

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!

SR

GIF1

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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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17.0k TTL

@SpiritusRaptor smart!

+0 11 months ago
15.9k Vidal99977

Pajarito

+3 4.4 years ago
2,016 AerialAerialTheSnake

Cute.

+0 4.4 years ago
328k SpiritusRaptor

Almost!
@AerobaticTeam2018

+0 4.4 years ago
7,523 HazeX

@SpiritusRaptor 300k!! (299k actually)

+0 4.4 years ago
669 Jerba

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

+0 4.4 years ago
328k SpiritusRaptor

Perhaps... of the giant kind!
@LordGardevoirX

+0 4.4 years ago
3,977 LordGardevoirX

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

+0 4.4 years ago
156k MAHADI

phew

+0 4.4 years ago
2,639 switdog08

@SpiritusRaptor
Now you should make it a raptor lol

+0 4.4 years ago
140 Yeeturmom

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

+0 4.4 years ago
5,465 Grandma

Thats a big birb

+3 4.5 years ago
44.3k rexzion

I like ur b0rb

+0 4.5 years ago
43.5k xSUPERTTx

nice

+0 4.5 years ago
21.8k F4f879

interesting

+0 4.5 years ago

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