Helicopter Challenge + HELP for beginners
I have enjoyed building various types of helicopters on different helicopter principles recently. But I see very few helicopters compared to airplanes on this site. So let's bring up a Heli Challenge (also sharing basic knowledge for NEWBIES about helicopters)
Deadline: 27th January 2023
BASIC BUILD RULES -
- Must be a successor of this post
- Helicopters on all different principles are accepted.
- I prefer around 60 - 120 parts but stay under 600.
- Adding descriptions, photos, and history - describe the year of introduction, - Manufacturer, Country of origin, variants, Specifications, etc., will make your aircraft more exciting and meaningful for me.
- You can submit up to five but will consider only the best one for winning. ALL decent builds MAY BE upvoted or spotlighted instantly.
- XML is allowed, and weight and drags can be modified
- Refrain from overdoing the ammo and armor, be realistic.
Help for those who are new to helicopters (or just a newbie)
Welcome to newcomers!
I saw there are very few helicopters on this site. Helicopters are harder to build and tricky to fly. So I want to help those who got difficulty with it. I could give cretic about your build, help you out if you have difficulty with basic physics, and you can post again with a better one (up to 5 entries). I could help as far as I have some spare time. Must be a successor of this post, please!
Judging
Ease of maneuver - 10pt- Your Helicopter handles well, flies at a speed suitable for the type of aircraft, turns well, has a smooth flight, works well at all speeds, quickly gains altitude, and keeps the hovering flight.Realistic model - 10pt- If it looks realistic or plausible, you will gain more points.Details, paint, and accessories - 10pt- Do you have good looks and details, maybe a cockpit?Build quality - 10pt- Your Helicopter has been built with quality, paying attention to detail, including remarkable parts/XMLHistorical Facts - 10ptincludes photos and historical facts
Rewards
- Winner: 10 Upvote + 1 Spotlight + Your name on my next build
- 2nd place: 8 Upvote + 1 Spotlight
- 3rd place: 6 Upvote + 1 Spotlight
Note, I can only spotlight you if you have lower points than me.
Deadline: 27rd January 2023
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References:
Read >>>> Helicopter-Principles
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 11 airplane(s) +497 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 8.2ft (2.5m)
- Length 5.5ft (1.7m)
- Height 5.5ft (1.7m)
- Empty Weight 595lbs (270kg)
- Loaded Weight 595lbs (270kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 385
Parts
- Number of Parts 3
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 9
lots of upvotes and downloads, but sadly not many participants. look like everyone is getting prizes. Why people intimidate to make helicopters?
@GUEVANAERONAUTICS may be I could make a video explaining about it
@WinsWings helicopter is more complex than you think, that time i was going to uild my first heli, i gave up after ~20 unsuccesful trials and prototype
Congratulations!!!
The Winners are
1. Boeing CH-47D Chinook by @OPaiTaOn
2. Yakovlev-Yak-60 by @Igorsilvag
3. Derov-De-16 @Sakorsky
Honorable Mentions
4. PK-VTX-GH-57A by @TylerWildDog
5. X-H-SMR-5-Reaper by @MeinxHund32
Thank you to all of you for joining the challenge.
Unfortunately, there were more than 350 downloads initially, but not many people joined the challenge; I know making nice flying helicopters is tricky. if you need help with helicopters, you are welcome.
This is my forum on helicopter principles/types of helicopters, and in the future, I am planning to make a video to help you make a helicopter may be easier -
WINNERS POSTED
@WinsWings I already made like 6 helicopters, a transport, an attack, cargo, and light attack helicopters
@Hannyboy no worries. Next time. I will do it again. Or let me know if you need help with helicopters
@WinsWings can is be fictio- nvm Im practicing making replicas
@WinsWings damn, I just came back I wanna join this challenge but too late
@AlbertanPlaneMaker Oh, that is not too close. 7hr+ flight from the New York City
@AlbertanPlaneMaker sure, are you in Canada? I am in NY
@AlbertanPlaneMaker Nice, can't wait to see
@WinsWings oh
@Igorsilvag it's 27, sorry about the typo, I posted 23rd in one place, which I have correctd now. so you got 4 more days
@Aarav okay sure
@WinsWings you have a challenge going on but promise me you'll be active to help me on my Fokker 27 :)
Oh no, I have one day
@TylerWildDog don’t worry about the cockpit. I don’t care much
May not have a cockpit, but it's only a possibility
@WinsWings thanks for letting me know. I am uploading my first submission now.
@Thesovietempire sure
Can you use gyroscopes for added stability?
Helicopters are out of my comfort zone, but I’ll still try!
@CaptainFranchfries ask Mod Vincent, Serra, they are very helpful - if you are not a successor, it looks like that I am giving award to someone I favor- so to be clear with your competitors - you should be a successor. Hope you understand me
- by the way, you did a great job
@WinsWings I have an Osprey like craft posted, but it didn’t mark itself as a successor. Its a problem I have ran into many time before, and I have already asked a mod to try and fix it. But just in case it isn’t fixable, here’s the link. Hope this isn’t too much of a problem