Tadaaa!
First time posting in aaaaaaaaaages!
For any of you who might have been wandering wasbeensapnin with me, DW: im a live!
I've just been busy at school (as always) and starting relatively big projects which I have not wanted to post because incomplete, or no motivation and stuff...
BUT! I thought that tonight, why not, I'd post a little experiment which I did a few months ago to create a pure, more importantly STABLE, flying wing. Horten brothers style. :D
The explanation that made it tick for me is that with a swept back wing, the drag produced at the tips automatically stabilizes ze plane. So I used panels to do that (they are somewhat vertical but the game doesn't treat them as a lifting surface so the ONLY cause drag)
explanation by Samm Sheperd (also RIP, seriously sad story)
Controls:
- AG1 = Airbrake
- VTOL = Flaps
- Yaw as normal but note that it is controlled by spoilers
- ! - WARNING: This plane does not fly that well it is only a proof of concept - ! -
PS: I will B releasing a teaser or 2 of the project I'm currently on and will need help to finish it and make it oh so pretty :D
PS2: I am also teaching myself rocket science and fluid mechanics thanks to the internet and SR2, where I will be posting some stuff too (soon tm)
Specifications
Spotlights
- WarHawk95 2.5 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 40.7ft (12.4m)
- Length 17.2ft (5.3m)
- Height 6.7ft (2.0m)
- Empty Weight 7,952lbs (3,607kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,326lbs (4,230kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.722
- Wing Loading 17.8lbs/ft2 (87.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 522.7ft2 (48.6m2)
- Drag Points 1787
Parts
- Number of Parts 43
- Control Surfaces 12
- Performance Cost 284
@DUCKBIRD2 lol thx! There have been a few planes that be just wiiiiings ;-)
@MethaManAerospace and i dont remember
Upvoting these but i did
I actually don't remember
@MethaManAerospace these plane looks like the
B-2 bomber
The stealth bomber
@THEYE thx!
@CDRxavier It has drag rudders... so I'm not sure what you are trying to get at...
To me SR2 is basically SP2 with a bad interface and a few bad things... But a lot of cool stuff, especially in the last update... TBH I ain't done much but programming recently...
Go ahead and do the hint and share it with me! I'd like to know what you mean...
@MethaManAerospace
EXACTLY!
And exactly.
So add drag-creating rudder. I am waiting for that.
Hint: just create control surfaces that says "yaw", then offset them into each other. remember to turn "inverse" on
Hint Edit: NOOOO WHAT ARE U DOING YOU ARE CREATING DRAG ON BOTH SIDES. You do not have liftoff today.
Hint Edit Edit: You can mod the input controls. That should do the trick
Hint Edit Edit Edit: You can use airbrakes too, but they generate a small amount of ... roll. Maybe just put them on both up and down (and mod then so they don't create huge drag so to slow down the airplane)
Hint Edit Edit Edit Edit: xD
Unrelated:
Aww you are also playing SR2.
I am playing KSP1.10. Dunno why but the SR2 idea just don't get me.
Perhaps some-time-in-the-future there will be a "MMAerospace" for SR2 instead of "C7 Aerospace" for KSP. I'll wait for it.
@CDRxavier Bro. This has no V stab and works.
Also, nice to see you, it's been a while!
@MethaManAerospace
You need some kind of vertical STABILIZERS
Or, have your wing pitch changed so it can help stabilize things
The reason for that is because if there is no v-stab then the aircraft have all reasons on the world to flip out (and probably result in the flat spin of death)
Make the v-stab bigger and you will end up better.
But how do the B-2 "Spirit" manage to fly?
N/A ...
Ok it had "split-drag rudder" (which basically creates drag on wingtips when needed) so it can help turn the plane.
Same as the A12A.
Just don't go crazy with the stick and I guess it will be okay ... they flew, after all.
@MDDJB Thanky you!
@nadvgia Thanks!
@SodiumChloride Thanks!
Wow, it's my lovely plane!
@ BogdanX Hey! thanks man!
@Vayloz Thanky you!
@villien Thankz!
WarHawk95 zank you!
@kerothehero Thanks! ;)
@jselbach Thanks! well this is an idea you can use :)
Cool! I still haven't been able to make a flying wing yet.
@Axartar Thanks!
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