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This craft may be launched from water or runway. This design is "rotor powered" all lift comes from the angle & speed of the lift blades. A conventional engine on-board supplies forward motion. VTOL slider controls rotor pitch. Launch is easy if the following setups are used. WATER LAUNCH: retact gear, Set VTOL slider to the 2nd bar from the top. Hold stick full back and apply full power. Steer with the stick, level out and move VTOL slider down between the 2nd and middle bar. LAND LAUNCH: follow Water Launch settings, but retract gear when you are airborne. Enjoy flying!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 47.0ft (14.3m)
- Length 47.0ft (14.3m)
- Height 13.9ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 11,936lbs (5,414kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,366lbs (7,877kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.617
- Wing Loading 35.6lbs/ft2 (174.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 487.4ft2 (45.3m2)
- Drag Points 6926
Parts
- Number of Parts 202
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 779
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50.4k StingrayThanks for testing, @LordAsshauler9.5 years ago
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315 LordAsshaulerBeautiful9.5 years ago
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471 Lucky13Sure @Stingray9.6 years ago
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50.4k StingrayUser friendly is subjective; ever succeed in flying a new Osprey design - I have other designs, want me to repost them? @Lucky139.6 years ago
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50.4k StingrayUnderstood. I've mounted rotors on top of COM (easy) and I get a good temporary ground hover, that's all some folks seek. To simulate tilting the helos forward, with working swash plates, I inch the COM forward a bit. After liftoff the rotors are flattened by VTOL adjustment and the contraption almost acts like a winged plane. BTW if gear is left extended, flight behavior gets erratic. @WWIIPlaneBuilder9.6 years ago
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3,096 WWIIPlaneBuilderYou just need to make the CoM under the prop blades@Stingray9.6 years ago
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471 Lucky13Uploaded one that is a titch more user friendly @Stingray9.6 years ago
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50.4k StingrayCorrect. I have yet to find an SP STOL/VTOL that doesn't require constant pilot input. Neither helos nor the Osprey attempts are as user-friendly as a simple Cessna. @WWIIPlaneBuilder @Lucky139.6 years ago
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471 Lucky13Ok @Stingray9.6 years ago
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3,096 WWIIPlaneBuilderIt is ok... But for me it tilts back when you are not manually trimming9.6 years ago
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2,069 IcarusYou have a unique style, I'm Impressed. I'll have to find time to go through ALL of your designs!9.6 years ago
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50.4k Stingray@Zing2000 here's the bird I made today on iPad.9.6 years ago
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50.4k Stingray@Lucky13 here's my helicopter chalenge entry.9.6 years ago
