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VTOL cargolifter ZcH-48 Gladiator II (rotator ctrl) in celebration of the cargo challenge

17.6k ChunderDownUndeR  8.8 years ago
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g'day fellas, i want to thank everyone for the recent support on my work on forums and planes.
this is the Zch-48 gladiator II short range transport VTOL helicopter. it is almost completely rotator controlled. it can perform roll and pitch manouevres without control surfaces.
~~~this is to celebrate the winners and of course competitors of rocketLL's cargo challenge. a5mod3us especially.~~~
Feaures
-rotator controlled roll, pitch and vtol.
-cargo bay with 2 cargo boxes in celebration of rocketLL's challenge
-opening closing doors
-nice little design
-VTOL/STOL capabilities

activate 1-2 for cargo drop+vtol up
activate 8 to control rotor direction + vtol

if you flew my previous VTOL rotorcraft, this is much easier to handle

-Keys Remember this jargon for instuctions il keep it short-

neutral power=77% throttle
Vtol 0.5=halfway up vtol bar. -0.5 will be halfway down
Vtol up/full up= vtol all the way up. Vtol down will mean the opposite
slow aproach mode(make sure your as level as possible)= 77% throttle vtol around 0.2 throttle will be adjusted to maintain pitch
neutral vtol(0.0) vtol at middle of lever.

NOTE: resist the urge to roll when VTOL is less than 0.5 unless or not going slow try straighten out as much as posssible before doing this
NOTE: these tests were performed with payload onboard but it shouldnt be any different with or without.

-maneouvre intructions (optional)- if its too hard tell me-

-Taxing - [Vtol 0.5] constant adjusting to throttle and braking.yaw will steer on the ground
-Vtol takeoff - [neutral vtol] throttle to 100% and for ~2 seconds then ~80% whilst using pitch to control your level. gears and your now in the air!
-Normal take off - easy- vtol 0.5. 100% throttle
-In flight - Vtol around 0.5 and 100% throttle (1.0 will lose altitude and level but is recomended for gaining speed in decend
-Normal landing - [neutral power] and Vtol 0.2
-Vtol landing - hard Go for a low angle approach when close Vtol 0.2 and [neutral power] when closer vtol 0.0 and adjust power or to decent BUT try keep level.
-airDrop cargo at target - low angle approach vtol 0.2-0.1 [neutral power] act8 off vtol 1.0 and when your ready and your at <60mph act 1 and 2 adjust throttle to maintain pitch and angle if neccessary. when you get the chance close the door back up (0.0 vtol then act1 disable)

General Characteristics

  • Successors 4 airplane(s) +84 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 66.2ft (20.2m)
  • Length 88.2ft (26.9m)
  • Height 17.2ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight 11,563lbs (5,244kg)
  • Loaded Weight 29,053lbs (13,178kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.22
  • Wing Loading 48.0lbs/ft2 (234.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 604.8ft2 (56.2m2)
  • Drag Points 15033

Parts

  • Number of Parts 437
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 1,213