This is an experiment and possibly a bit of fun. It goes up until it runs out of air to breath, then it comes down again. Turn off the engine. Start it spinning using the ROLL keys and see what happens. I suspect it is possible to get it down more or less in one piece. Don't remove the gyro, it does some very strange things!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 41.9ft (12.8m)
- Length 42.4ft (12.9m)
- Height 18.6ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight 12,092lbs (5,485kg)
- Loaded Weight 33,154lbs (15,038kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.033
- Wing Loading 385.0lbs/ft2 (1,879.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 86.1ft2 (8.0m2)
- Drag Points 12567
Parts
- Number of Parts 49
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 337
If everyone or anyone wants to see more of my strange experiments along this line, let me know and I'll post them.
I have one that more less works, that is, it will get down again without losing too many parts on landing, without using the engine.
The surprising part is that it only has two small horizontal stabilizers on the end of two long structural panels, not structural wings, just panels.
Maybe this should be a challenge, the winner gets free web cookies. lol
EDIT: Instead of adding another post to my comment count, I'm doing this.
Mess with this in any way you want, if you can get it -or- a/your version of it down in one piece, post it!
I'm also working on a version of this that has guns, LOTS and LOTS of guns, kind of like a 'sky porcupine'.
Like it says on the box, this is an experiment. It looks at 'auto rotation' something helicopter pilots are trained to do if the engine fails, except with this you don't have access to the sort of pitch control a helicopter has.
Have fun, made for a bit of a laugh.