An original take on the swing-wing concept.
VTOL slider down to open the wings and enter hover mode.
Very stable in hover, and will hit supersonic speeds in forward flight.
Tip: Get some forwards momentum (100-ish mph) when transitioning from hover to forward flight.
Lifts off right around 50% throttle. Also floats!
AG 1 & 2 to manually fire missiles.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 32.1ft (9.8m)
- Length 36.9ft (11.3m)
- Height 10.3ft (3.1m)
- Empty Weight 9,689lbs (4,394kg)
- Loaded Weight 14,060lbs (6,377kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.917
- Wing Loading 57.9lbs/ft2 (282.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 243.0ft2 (22.6m2)
- Drag Points 2206
Parts
- Number of Parts 105
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 541
@AgDynamics a scissor wing V-22 quadcopter...
@FullFruntall Thanks! Yeah, I've noticed that the transition can be a little tricky if you don't get some forward momentum.
Under about 80mph the combination of the elevators and RCN thrust just isn't enough to keep the nose up and since the CoT is slightly higher than the CoM, the plane flips end-over-end because it has almost no airspeed. If you have enough altitude, try cutting the throttle during the transition and allowing the plane to freefall for just a second until it gets some air moving over the wings. If you're at low altitude, you can pitch the nose up sharply to about 75 or 80 degrees just before swinging the wings back and the combination of forces will get you into FF mode and pointing basically straight up.
The transition is also slightly harder on mobile because you have to be pulling the stick full back while sliding the wings together.
This is a really cool concept. Stable during VTOL, however the transition to forward flight occasionally causes the plane to flip. This can be solved by tying the rotators that swing the wings to an activator.
Mobile! It's also less twitchy. I use PC for fine tuning and Mobile for the base. @AgDynamics
I flew the mobile friendly version and it was Awesome
@Rohan Just curious - did you test on mobile or desktop?
I design and build and test exclusively on PC, so the maneuverability and VTOL stability are based on keyboard controls. I just use my phone to make sure that my planes can run on the Mobile version but I don't really do any testing because mobile controls suck.
@DeezDucks @Rohan @Chemicalau @letsgofast11 Thanks dudes!
I think I flew a different plane.... the maneuverability was awesome! and that's with the wings fixed in each position. This plane's AMAZING! Overall 10/10
This should be a featured plane!!
Looks 8/10 VTOL 6/10 Manouverability 4/10 Overall 7/10
Mobile Version Link