@LegnaK
If it's been moved to Jan 1st that may give me enough time to finish it but if I still can't finish the bomber in time I'll still develop it and release it.
I wouldn't say it's dead. Sure some pretty major key players may have left and a lot of the commotion is now at SR2, but SP isn't dead. jamesPLANESii's Scout Forester is getting close to 1,000 downloads after just 4 days being uploaded publicly. +900 people. That's more people than where I live XD. So yea this "SP is dead" thing is getting pretty annoying. I still have a lot things I want to do in SP before I move to SR2, and even when I get SR2 I'm still going to move back and forth between the two games. SR2 is great for building rockets and things that go into orbit/space, but SP is still the champ for building planes, cars, boats, and Thomas the worm faces.
@jamesPLANESii
After learning that in history class last year, everyone in my class came to the same conclusion. WW2 could have been avoided if it weren't for the Treaty of Versailles dumping all the blame on Germany.
The TR-3B "ASTRA" is a rumored experimental craft that uses a gravity-defying engine to hover and fly, although the theoretical engine it uses would be insanely hard to pull off and have it run stable (in other words the technology for this kind of craft is a ahead of our time). This craft is probably the most ambitious and most insane rumored black project but there could be a chance the USAF or DARPA have experimented with a gravity-defying engine. And no, you don't need reversed engineered UFO's to get this tech, it just takes a couple of incredibly smart people to come up with this kind of propulsion.
The SR-91 "Aurora" is another black-project aircraft and one that I think probably exists, due to sightings and sounds heard in SoCal in the 80's and 90's when it was reportedly flying. That, and the technology in the Aurora isn't exotic or anything, using either ramjets or pulsejets which have been around since WW2. What also further proves the Aurora IMO is the fact Lockheed Martin has now publicly unveiled their SR-72 Mach 5 UCAV strike & recon aircraft, and it bears a striking resemblance to the rumored Aurora. The Aurora IMO was most likely an experimental or proof of concept demonstrator for a mach-5 capable aircraft. Once the tech. was proven, LM began work on the SR-72. Considering a lot of the tech in these mach 5 designs aren't so secret anymore, it's not that surprising LM publicly revealed they are indeed working on mach-5 capable aircraft. I'm not saying any of these rumored black aircraft existed, but instead something like them probably did.
@CRJ900Pilot
And that's why I hope the US never attempts a JSF-like fighter ever again after the F-35. Too many headaches during it's development road.
@Squirrel
From a report I've read, the F-35 can turn like an F-16 but it can achieve the high-alpha capabilities of the F/A-18. The F-35 actually incorporates some lifting-body design elements meaning the body itself is a lifting surface, and the F-35 isn't wide or fat because of the lift-fan engine, but because of the two weapon bays.
I've been using a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro ever since I got into flight simming (and use it often for SP). Despite now I have a CH Flight Yoke & CH Rudder Pedals set, I still use my joystick every now and then (mostly when I fly stick aircraft in FSX, and mostly use it for SP). It's very great and reliable for the price you pay. You can usually find it for $30 USD on Amazon or at Best Buy (might vary depending on where you live). I think the one I currently have is my 3rd purchase of it. It's very simple and easy to use as well.
Feb. 1st? Oh jeez that's plenty of time for me. I have a really unique VTOL plane concept I'd like to do eventually, and it would go great for this challenge. (although it uses turbofans, but I guess I could use turboprops instead.)
Well, I have a Hobbyzone Champ and smacked the sucker into a light post which chopped the right wing clean off at the root. A little tape and she's flying again. The tail also got partially crushed one time but I patched it up with some tape and it flies just fine, although the tail leans off-center, making it less precise in turning.
A plane like the Duet or my Champ is light enough where you can use tape to fix it and the tape can hold together the aircraft in flight.
I agree, beginners should definitely get a light airplane that's light enough where damage is minimal in crashes and fixes are easy and inexpensive.
Or you could go my route where I did my first RC flying with the large & heavy Firebird Stratos where it's construction & durability makes it freaking indestructible. Seriously, I kamikazed that bad boy in the ground once and it's still flying (couldn't recover from a loop), just a few wrinkles from the impact in the fuselage and the nose is a bit off... but yep it still flies just fine.
@XjayIndustrys
The SSTO will seat 6-8 astronauts with a payload bay behind the crew compartment, and the rest of the space behind the SSTO would be used to store the fuel. The rocket fuel would be stored in the aft-section of the fuselage while the jet fuel for the VCTR system would be stored in the wings. It's gonna be interesting to see how it will all fold-out because The SSTO is going to be pretty big, and I'm worried it will become too heavy for the VCTR to provide enough thrust efficiently. If the VCTR system turns out to be a disappointment, we'll just switch to having the SSTO be powered exclusively by the linear aerospike engine. IDK we'll see. I have a lot on my plate for September and October so progress on any of my SP projects have been very slow.
@XjayIndustrys
The whole point of Rainier's SSTO is to not only function as a spacecraft, but to function as a regular air-breathing aircraft in the atmosphere. Not only that, but it would use the VCTR system for the majority of the climb to get into orbit, and when the VCTR system starts lacking in thrust as oxygen begins to dwindle as it leaves the atmosphere, the linear aerospike kicks in and pushes the SSTO during the rest of the climb into orbit. This is to save as much rocket fuel for the aerospike as possible. So when in the atmosphere, the SSTO uses the air-breathing jets, and when out of the atmosphere/in orbit, it uses the aerospike rocket engine.
@XjayIndustrys
But for the SSTO, Rainier's ramjet-ADVENT engine would be coupled with a separate/independent ramjet at the bottom of the nacelle which you see in the diagram. So the SSTO's VCTR engine system altogether will use x2 VCE turbofans, x4 ramjets (including the smaller ones at the top of the VCE engines), and x1 linear aerospike rocket engine at the rear-center of the SSTO.
@XjayIndustrys
While the YF120 is dead, General Electric revived the VCE concept with their new ADVENT engine. While not a fully-commissioned jet engine (just an experimental prototype/demonstrator engine), in the realms of my RP, Rainier Aerospace partners with GE and contributes to the development of the ADVENT engine so Rainier can use it on our future 6th generation fighter jets, possible SST's, and of course the future SSTO & mega-space-plane. However Rainier plans to take the ADVENT a step further and using an intake duct at the top of the engine, it pulls more air and compresses it (using the venturi effect I guess?) right before it's directed into the afterburner stage where it rapidly expands with the already powerful thrust of the turbofan and the afterburner. It's the same effect used on the SR-71's J58 where air is pulled from the cold compressor stage and re-routed to the afterburner. This not only provides excellent cooling for the engine but provides even more thrust for the engine to produce. Rainier's version of the ADVENT concept would feature a "ramjet" mode. The intake duct at the top of the engine would essentially act as a ramjet.
@XjayIndustrys
The Banshee utilizes a "variable-cycle-engine" (VCE) which is an afterburning turbofan jet engine that can change the airflow going into the engine to optimize it for maximum power and efficiency. The SR-71's J58 could be considered a VCE. General Electric made one of the first true VCE's, the YF120 during the ATF competition in the 90's and it would have powered either the F-22 or F-23. I don't know if it flew on a YF-22, but I do know the 2nd YF-23 prototype, PAV-2 aka "Grey Ghost" was powered by the GE YF120 and it performed much better than the Pratt & Whittney F119-powered PAV-1.
A VCE can optimize/adapt according to the speed and flight conditions for maximum efficiency and power. At subsonic speeds, it acts like a high-bypass turbofan bringing lots of efficiency as majority of the air is going through the fan/bypass instead of the core. But when it goes supersonic, it changes into a low-bypass turbofan configuration to provide much more power.
@XjayIndustrys
Oh it's gonna be a looong time before this thing gets built, but I'm gonna make the Banshee powerplant before the SSTO so I'll tag you when I release the Banshee.
Very unique design. Love it!
+1@AtlasSP
+1Thanks!
@LegnaK
+1If it's been moved to Jan 1st that may give me enough time to finish it but if I still can't finish the bomber in time I'll still develop it and release it.
@BaconRoll
+1I just need to finish the gifs and images involved in the description.
@BaconRoll
+1K I'll go with mixed. I just finished my entry and will be uploading it soon.
Showed this to my cat...
+1now it's a Wildcat...
one tall boi
+1BuT mUh sP iS dEaD pOsTs
+1I wouldn't say it's dead. Sure some pretty major key players may have left and a lot of the commotion is now at SR2, but SP isn't dead. jamesPLANESii's Scout Forester is getting close to 1,000 downloads after just 4 days being uploaded publicly. +900 people. That's more people than where I live XD. So yea this "SP is dead" thing is getting pretty annoying. I still have a lot things I want to do in SP before I move to SR2, and even when I get SR2 I'm still going to move back and forth between the two games. SR2 is great for building rockets and things that go into orbit/space, but SP is still the champ for building planes, cars, boats, and Thomas the worm faces.
+1I won't be getting SR2 for another couple of months but even if I do, I'll still be playing back and forth between SP and SR2.
+1By "sprouting out of the butt" you mean those annoying builds where they have the landing gear all the way at the back of the plane?
+1@LusK
+1Np, nice design!
@Rhinower7aeronautics
+1I'll think about it but no promises.
Probably going to make a rocketplane along the lines of the Boeing Phantom Express. Although I won't be getting SR2 right when it comes out.
+1I really love Camaros and Corvettes, especially the C7 and upcoming C8. Pontiac Firebirds, Trans Ams and GTO's looks epic as well.
+1@jamesPLANESii
+1After learning that in history class last year, everyone in my class came to the same conclusion. WW2 could have been avoided if it weren't for the Treaty of Versailles dumping all the blame on Germany.
Who knows, maybe the next 1.8 update (which I heard is happening) will stoke the fires of SP one last time before it fades away.
+1I love going to my local fly-in every year.
+1Thank God that's not our reality...
+1The TR-3A Black Manta is a rumored fixed wing stealth recon aircraft and there's a high chance it or something like it exists in the world of black projects.
The TR-3B "ASTRA" is a rumored experimental craft that uses a gravity-defying engine to hover and fly, although the theoretical engine it uses would be insanely hard to pull off and have it run stable (in other words the technology for this kind of craft is a ahead of our time). This craft is probably the most ambitious and most insane rumored black project but there could be a chance the USAF or DARPA have experimented with a gravity-defying engine. And no, you don't need reversed engineered UFO's to get this tech, it just takes a couple of incredibly smart people to come up with this kind of propulsion.
+1The SR-91 "Aurora" is another black-project aircraft and one that I think probably exists, due to sightings and sounds heard in SoCal in the 80's and 90's when it was reportedly flying. That, and the technology in the Aurora isn't exotic or anything, using either ramjets or pulsejets which have been around since WW2. What also further proves the Aurora IMO is the fact Lockheed Martin has now publicly unveiled their SR-72 Mach 5 UCAV strike & recon aircraft, and it bears a striking resemblance to the rumored Aurora. The Aurora IMO was most likely an experimental or proof of concept demonstrator for a mach-5 capable aircraft. Once the tech. was proven, LM began work on the SR-72. Considering a lot of the tech in these mach 5 designs aren't so secret anymore, it's not that surprising LM publicly revealed they are indeed working on mach-5 capable aircraft. I'm not saying any of these rumored black aircraft existed, but instead something like them probably did.
Also, you'll probably trigger PETA to the point they'll sue Jundroo for adding birds for the sole purpose of hitting them so you can pull a Sully. XD
+1A few words on that: We're going to be in the Hudson...
+1@CRJ900Pilot
+1And that's why I hope the US never attempts a JSF-like fighter ever again after the F-35. Too many headaches during it's development road.
@Squirrel
+1From a report I've read, the F-35 can turn like an F-16 but it can achieve the high-alpha capabilities of the F/A-18. The F-35 actually incorporates some lifting-body design elements meaning the body itself is a lifting surface, and the F-35 isn't wide or fat because of the lift-fan engine, but because of the two weapon bays.
I've been using a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro ever since I got into flight simming (and use it often for SP). Despite now I have a CH Flight Yoke & CH Rudder Pedals set, I still use my joystick every now and then (mostly when I fly stick aircraft in FSX, and mostly use it for SP). It's very great and reliable for the price you pay. You can usually find it for $30 USD on Amazon or at Best Buy (might vary depending on where you live). I think the one I currently have is my 3rd purchase of it. It's very simple and easy to use as well.
+1Hey there's me after I buttered my vertigo too hard...
+1@Mostly
+1my fictional RP aerospace company
Feb. 1st? Oh jeez that's plenty of time for me. I have a really unique VTOL plane concept I'd like to do eventually, and it would go great for this challenge. (although it uses turbofans, but I guess I could use turboprops instead.)
+1The TSR-2 is one the coolest strike aircraft I've ever seen. Too bad it never made it to production.
+1Congrats on getting featured!
+1Wow, that really sucks dude.
+1FINALLY someone is doing a proper 172 replica. Looks great man!
+1Well, I have a Hobbyzone Champ and smacked the sucker into a light post which chopped the right wing clean off at the root. A little tape and she's flying again. The tail also got partially crushed one time but I patched it up with some tape and it flies just fine, although the tail leans off-center, making it less precise in turning.
A plane like the Duet or my Champ is light enough where you can use tape to fix it and the tape can hold together the aircraft in flight.
I agree, beginners should definitely get a light airplane that's light enough where damage is minimal in crashes and fixes are easy and inexpensive.
Or you could go my route where I did my first RC flying with the large & heavy Firebird Stratos where it's construction & durability makes it freaking indestructible. Seriously, I kamikazed that bad boy in the ground once and it's still flying (couldn't recover from a loop), just a few wrinkles from the impact in the fuselage and the nose is a bit off... but yep it still flies just fine.
+1@FastDan
+1oof
@XjayIndustrys
+1Ok. The new drone should be done by the end of this weekend.
This is awesome! You should do more Sonex-inspired aircraft!
+1I think this should have gotten in 1st place... 2nd at least.
+1Dude! Congrats on 3rd place AND on getting 1,400 downloads!!!
+1Awesome dude, this looks like some next-gen GA aircraft.
+1@Razor3278
+1Np, these are really cool, I might add them to my ordnance rack for my QF-65.
Yea I've been pretty busy with school as well. Haven't had much time at all to do any SP stuff. :\
But if I want to fly for Ameriflight or work at Boeing someday, I gotta do it.
+1Well so much for keeping in classified information...
+1@XjayIndustrys
+1The SSTO will seat 6-8 astronauts with a payload bay behind the crew compartment, and the rest of the space behind the SSTO would be used to store the fuel. The rocket fuel would be stored in the aft-section of the fuselage while the jet fuel for the VCTR system would be stored in the wings. It's gonna be interesting to see how it will all fold-out because The SSTO is going to be pretty big, and I'm worried it will become too heavy for the VCTR to provide enough thrust efficiently. If the VCTR system turns out to be a disappointment, we'll just switch to having the SSTO be powered exclusively by the linear aerospike engine. IDK we'll see. I have a lot on my plate for September and October so progress on any of my SP projects have been very slow.
@XjayIndustrys
+1The whole point of Rainier's SSTO is to not only function as a spacecraft, but to function as a regular air-breathing aircraft in the atmosphere. Not only that, but it would use the VCTR system for the majority of the climb to get into orbit, and when the VCTR system starts lacking in thrust as oxygen begins to dwindle as it leaves the atmosphere, the linear aerospike kicks in and pushes the SSTO during the rest of the climb into orbit. This is to save as much rocket fuel for the aerospike as possible. So when in the atmosphere, the SSTO uses the air-breathing jets, and when out of the atmosphere/in orbit, it uses the aerospike rocket engine.
@XjayIndustrys
+1But for the SSTO, Rainier's ramjet-ADVENT engine would be coupled with a separate/independent ramjet at the bottom of the nacelle which you see in the diagram. So the SSTO's VCTR engine system altogether will use x2 VCE turbofans, x4 ramjets (including the smaller ones at the top of the VCE engines), and x1 linear aerospike rocket engine at the rear-center of the SSTO.
@XjayIndustrys
+1While the YF120 is dead, General Electric revived the VCE concept with their new ADVENT engine. While not a fully-commissioned jet engine (just an experimental prototype/demonstrator engine), in the realms of my RP, Rainier Aerospace partners with GE and contributes to the development of the ADVENT engine so Rainier can use it on our future 6th generation fighter jets, possible SST's, and of course the future SSTO & mega-space-plane. However Rainier plans to take the ADVENT a step further and using an intake duct at the top of the engine, it pulls more air and compresses it (using the venturi effect I guess?) right before it's directed into the afterburner stage where it rapidly expands with the already powerful thrust of the turbofan and the afterburner. It's the same effect used on the SR-71's J58 where air is pulled from the cold compressor stage and re-routed to the afterburner. This not only provides excellent cooling for the engine but provides even more thrust for the engine to produce. Rainier's version of the ADVENT concept would feature a "ramjet" mode. The intake duct at the top of the engine would essentially act as a ramjet.
@XjayIndustrys
The Banshee utilizes a "variable-cycle-engine" (VCE) which is an afterburning turbofan jet engine that can change the airflow going into the engine to optimize it for maximum power and efficiency. The SR-71's J58 could be considered a VCE. General Electric made one of the first true VCE's, the YF120 during the ATF competition in the 90's and it would have powered either the F-22 or F-23. I don't know if it flew on a YF-22, but I do know the 2nd YF-23 prototype, PAV-2 aka "Grey Ghost" was powered by the GE YF120 and it performed much better than the Pratt & Whittney F119-powered PAV-1.
A VCE can optimize/adapt according to the speed and flight conditions for maximum efficiency and power. At subsonic speeds, it acts like a high-bypass turbofan bringing lots of efficiency as majority of the air is going through the fan/bypass instead of the core. But when it goes supersonic, it changes into a low-bypass turbofan configuration to provide much more power.
+1@XjayIndustrys
+1Oh it's gonna be a looong time before this thing gets built, but I'm gonna make the Banshee powerplant before the SSTO so I'll tag you when I release the Banshee.
@destroyerP
+1...ereht did uoy tahw ees I
@Freerider2142
+1Thanks, another great article! I think we need an official SPMP ATC discord server XD