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Mechanical Helicopter (variable pitch controlled)

518 JMoney  9.3 years ago
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This is the first helicopter I have ever made. I decided to try to make the control system realiatic. The main rotor actually tilts for control and each rotor has variable pitch. (Just like in a real helicopter) The tail rotor also uses variable pitch for yaw contol.


VTOL slider is for main rotor pitch. To lift off all you must do is throttle up and then push the VTOL slider up.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 55.1ft (16.8m)
  • Length 70.8ft (21.6m)
  • Height 21.3ft (6.5m)
  • Empty Weight 17,063lbs (7,740kg)
  • Loaded Weight 19,670lbs (8,922kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.427
  • Wing Loading 104.4lbs/ft2 (509.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 188.4ft2 (17.5m2)
  • Drag Points 12184

Parts

  • Number of Parts 118
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 341