Hovercraft theory
5,687 SeriousFlipper4
9.4 years ago
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What if you could make spinning wings into a fan and put it at the bottom of a plane? In simpleplanes wings dont generate lift when spinning with a rotator and engines so what if the next update added this ability and we could make hovercrafts? Rate if you agree!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 30.9ft (9.4m)
- Length 35.8ft (10.9m)
- Height 13.2ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 10,348lbs (4,694kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,702lbs (5,761kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.184
- Wing Loading 53.9lbs/ft2 (263.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 235.8ft2 (21.9m2)
- Drag Points 5694
Parts
- Number of Parts 40
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 118
It does work
---only if u add control surfaces
I was able to make a hovercraft with the spinning wing idea with gyroscopes and no engines here it is:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/UdL749/The-Power-of-Gyroscopes