Designer: ATLAS MILITARY AVIATION
Year of Introduction: 2021
Role: Reusable Autonomous Target Drone.
The TQ-104 Sparrow is a reusable target drone. It was designed to be cheap and capable of operating from multiple platforms. The Sparrow is most commonly used by being launched from an aircraft carrier's catapult to test the fleets defenses. The Sparrow can also be converted into a cheap medium range cruise missile with conventional warheads only.
Controls:
Standard aircraft controls
The take off chassis automatically jettisons at 320mph/514kmh.
Note: The TQ-104 is designed to be operated by AI, although it can be adapted for manual control.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 32.3ft (9.8m)
- Length 43.7ft (13.3m)
- Height 11.5ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 10,326lbs (4,684kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,655lbs (5,287kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.892
- Wing Loading 34.5lbs/ft2 (168.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 337.7ft2 (31.4m2)
- Drag Points 3552
Parts
- Number of Parts 74
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 452
@AtlasMilitaryIndustries No problem dude. This is a really good drone, reminds me a lot of the Firefly. (probably because they serve for the same reason.)
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@Griffon1
@Davislpruder It could be that the weight is too close to the center of lift. But if that hampers maneuverability, try tilting the wings as if they are pitching down. I don't think I can explain it well, but if you look at the wings on the Pike fighter I made, they are tilted to counteract the aircraft from pitching up. If it starts pitching down, you can always trim the aircraft.
What should I do if my aircraft pitch’s up
Thx dude
@Davislpruder Also pay attention to the Col, and the Com. Basically you want the Center of mass in front of the center of lift. Which are the red and blue lines respectively when you turn on the Col, Com, and Cot view. If you toy around with those you can make your aircraft more or less maneuverable depending on where you focus the weight.
@Davislpruder I'm not very good at giving advice. I guess what I'm saying is just focus on basic shapes. Like I said this one is just a cone with an engine in the back and some wings attached to it.
@Davislpruder I guess just try and experiment with the fuselage block. Try to make simple shapes, for example, this aircraft is essentially a cone and the leading edge extensions, the orange part connected to the wings, are 4 fuselage blocks flattened down.
Do you got any tips for my terrible aircraft
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@Davislpruder Thanks.
Good