Took a break on the C-20 and did something with piston power again(I'm hooked!) lol. Anyhow, behold the PistonPlane! The piston layout is based on a real 4cyl DOHC configuration for a single stroke. It works flawless in game! I made a full 4cyl but it started getting GPU hungry :P. So I made this! Use the engine however you want, and if you want to credit I thank you :) Play around with the plane construction also, as it is very sensitive to movement due to the use of very light materials - even though it is still over 3 tons haha!
CONTROLS:
Pistons: Throttle up
Standard WSAD flight and Yaw
Pitch controls the angle of the blades, but if the plane starts backwards, hit b and throttle again, etc. Itll pick up quick, mainly due to the fact that wingspan is longer than the length of 4 standard size ranch homes! Its a biggy :)
Can glide-land at the right altitudes, and speed maxes at a whopping 30+mph lol. Its relaxing though :)
Questions, comments welcome!
P.S. blowups have occured. Try reducing prop length below 6 and/or removing the middle bar so you can turn without them hitting each other lol. It was an overnight experiment so its not perfect..yet...muahahaha!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 172.4ft (52.5m)
- Length 125.0ft (38.1m)
- Height 39.0ft (11.9m)
- Empty Weight 6,264lbs (2,841kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,264lbs (2,841kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 1.0lbs/ft2 (4.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 6,511.8ft2 (605.0m2)
- Drag Points 50430
Parts
- Number of Parts 102
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 730
@parakeetaeronautics Did you change the props length or middle section and get it in the air still? Hope all is well!
@marcox43 Very possible :)
I think I saw this thing flying on the MP yesterday...
@parakeetaeronautics lol Yeah its something of a mistery :P Id likely believe it is how close the props are to to the middle support/themselves. They are currently set at 6 I believe, but making them a bit shorter I do not believe will cause it not to fly so try that out :) Just wanted to test how long I could make them :P Oh, or removing the middle bar would prob work too, and its likely mainly when its turning due to the size versus weight. Hope that helps!
It sometimes randomly blows up when I’m flying it