Remake of the obsolete XenoDash Sentinel. Reliable power output put it among the few actually useful planes of that class. Built to honor the history of XenoDash Rotary Engine as a torque-free reliable piston engine with good power delivery of its day. As the old one's old design hampering its usefulness, a need for redesign was necessary, and the new Sentinel was built. The old XenoDash Rotary Engine was not left behind, either. With a complete rebuild of central crankshaft and outer case, it now is more slim, deliver more power, and is lighter. It also rotates significantly faster than the old model, so a smaller propeller with special blades was also made to fit on this. During testing, it was said to be a vast improvement from its previous stage, and so a paint job dedicated to it was applied for a new look, and signals the production of the new XenoDash Rotary Engine.
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XenoDash Pro
GROUP 1 for the safety lock before engaging throttle
VTOL for the pitch of the propeller
Specifications
Spotlights
- ACEPILOT109 6.2 years ago
- ChallengerHellcat 6.2 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 44.8ft (13.7m)
- Length 40.2ft (12.3m)
- Height 18.7ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight 5,600lbs (2,540kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,600lbs (2,540kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 5.3lbs/ft2 (25.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,060.9ft2 (98.6m2)
- Drag Points 3380
Parts
- Number of Parts 69
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 493
Good job, these no fuel no engine things are fun.
hmm... I didn't notice that. Thanks for notifying me! @CDRxavier
@ChallengerHellcat
I noticed a interesting performance issue (that is NOT constant), where the engine could have decided to rotate the other way in the air suddenly (not really, but it creates a jerk on the entire craft.). I had NOT been able to test it on a PC, though, and for now, Physics Settings will help decide the maximum throttle the engine can push to. (on a computer it seems like it can do at 100% though)
Go check out @Visify. He made other piston excellent piston engines. (and gun engines!)
you're welcome! This plane deserves much more recognition and respect than it has now. @CDRxavier
@ChallengerHellcat @ACEPILOT109 @Zyvx
Thanks!
thank you! @CDRxavier
Well true, this is complicated. But not as complicated as some others go.
First, GROUP 1 ON. (engage throttle control)
Second, Throttle up. (DO NOT throttle to 90% or above)
Third, VTOL down (or up, depends on the direction the plane goes). You can do this all the way down/up. (and should do it for maximum speed)
Then, to take off, you must get to 50mph at least. Keep the tail wheel on the ground by pulling back the stick all the time, and try to keep the plane from steering away. That is the main goal.
Then, the three wheels will lift off at roughly the same time. Level off the plane so it maintains a speed of 60 mph or higher. Climb to whatever altitude you want to cruise, and throttle to 90%, VTOL max (up or down).
To land, follow the take off guide in the other order. DO NOT BRAKE TOO HARD, though.
ok, but how do I operate it? It only got to 30 mph on my laptop @CDRxavier
@ChallengerHellcat
It work by having the piston create a rotation between the two parts, driving the main propeller. A second layer of propellers (on the main body of engine) was added to reuse the rotating energy of the engine itself, and the entire thing was then mounted on a free-rotator at the front.
Feel free to use it, by the way. Just say it come from me.
btw how does it work?
this build looks perfect @CDRxavier
Thanks @ChallengerHellcat!