Stratus
197k SledDriver
7.2 years ago
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Looks like an illusion, handles like a dream. Controls: AG8 to toggle pitch sensitivity.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 150.9ft (46.0m)
- Length 220.9ft (67.3m)
- Height 37.3ft (11.4m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 221,325lbs (100,391kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.365
- Wing Loading 28.2lbs/ft2 (137.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 7,836.1ft2 (728.0m2)
- Drag Points 254251
Parts
- Number of Parts 405
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 1,305
@RMark1 The 3d print-at-home market seems to be limited to machines that can print rough forms out of plastic. Machines that can print items with a smooth finish, especially in metal, will be very expensive for years to come.
@RMark1 I meant that 3D printing itself is in its infancy right now, and to get the finish I'd like would be expensive -- the machines that can do this cost upwards of half a million dollars at the moment. CNC machining would be a better bet, a machine that could produce this would still cost about 100,000 dollars. If I could affordably rent time on one of those, I'd be happy to learn G-code (the CNC programming language) and write the programs to build things like these. I doubt there's much of a market for stuff like this, though.
@RMark1 Have I ever... but to get the printed product to have the proper precision and smoothness, at present, would be very expensive. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.
Thanks, @RMark1
looks cosey i want to sleep on it @SledDriver
@SledDriver yup
@MAHADI A behemoth with a new, textured skin.
A Behemoth...
@DarthAbhinav Thanks.
@WEAPONSMITH How about a skinny little unarmed glider called Cirrostratus?
@Treadmill103 Drinking too much tea will do that to you...
@Treadmill103 What timezone are you in? You seem to always be online.