These were my thoughts exactly when we first got them. They're amazing, but holding position instead of reverting back to the original position (and especially holding yaw position) would make them so much better
@BirdOfSteel maybe the one that weighed a ton didn't connect to the plane properly so the weight didn't count? I've had funny experiences with infinite fuel before so I don't really know lol
@OtterOfToast I'm sure it's not you. If it happened when it was detached I would suggest making sure there was an intake for the engine on the bomb, but the inconsistent part is weird. Sometimes weird stuff just happens that doesn't really have an explanation
@OtterOfToast the VTOL trick where the nozzles were powered by an external engine no longer works. You'd need to have an engine and some fuel on board if you want to have it powered. Control surfaces and stuff will work like normal when disconnected though
I have to say, thumbnails of a 100 foot long row of pistons turning a propellor turned me away from these kinds of planes at first, but they're actually really cool. And making a small one that works just as well is really impressive!
@OtterOfToast like it flips out of control or something? They still need to be a little separated for stability, so you could try and move them apart. You also want your CoT to be more or less in line with the CoM. It's not as important, but it can torque the plane in weird directions when you're going slowly
Getting the CoM as close to the CoL means the control surfaces can rotate the plane easier, so you'll get more maneuverability while having smaller control surfaces (and also less drag when turning). Planes can get sluggish and slow to respond if the wing loading or speed isn't high enough though, so make sure it either goes fast or has plenty of wing area
@Visify that's what I wanted to do, but since you can only start a piston at full extension or contraction it didn't work. However, I just had an idea while writing this comment that could solve that problem hahaha
@PlanesOfOld I made a pretty good one a while ago, but I had trouble getting it to spin in the right direction consisnantly. Does it need to have lots of tourque or just like fast and stuff?
@HSAeroWerkes1 yeah, I don't spend much time playing with missile evasion so it really depends on whether the plane is agile enough for that tactic to work
@JeffreyD2015 I don't know if I'll upload it, but I'm trying to make a rock crawler into a crawler/rally car. My problem was the suspension was too soft so this should fix it
This suspension is amazing!! I'm probably going to use that technique to stop it from compressing any further in another build, I've been trying to figure out how to do that for a while now
@PilotOfFuture it's a massive contraption thing that picks up a convoy truck, and I just estimated it would weigh about 20k. I made a working car version and my goal is to take one all the way from krackabloa to the original island haha
@PilotOfFuture thanks, it works wonderfully! Just added a more powerful VTOL and I'll need more fuel, but other than that it's a really nice stable platform
@Geekpride impressive! I've known about this glitch and tried to use it before. You're right that it has to do with the wing loading, and speed + G forces make the wings flutter. My problem was that the lower powered device it runs on, the easier it is to achieve the flutter. And since I'm on mobile and the tournament is run on PC, the plane would go crazy and rip itself apart on Andrew's computer. It happened once when I wasn't even trying to make a plane use this glitch lol
These were my thoughts exactly when we first got them. They're amazing, but holding position instead of reverting back to the original position (and especially holding yaw position) would make them so much better
Boop :P
@BirdOfSteel maybe the one that weighed a ton didn't connect to the plane properly so the weight didn't count? I've had funny experiences with infinite fuel before so I don't really know lol
@BirdOfSteel lol, at least it's fixed haha
this flies really nicely. Unfortunately it broke a few times, but I think it was just bc my phone was lagging
@BirdOfSteel hmm, that is weird
@OtterOfToast that's good. Whatever happened, at least it works. And no problem, I'm glad to help :)
@OtterOfToast I'm sure it's not you. If it happened when it was detached I would suggest making sure there was an intake for the engine on the bomb, but the inconsistent part is weird. Sometimes weird stuff just happens that doesn't really have an explanation
Impressive, but I think visify got his to like 850
I think you should try the wasp using the gyro
@OtterOfToast does it turn off only when you detach it, or does it just not work?
@OtterOfToast the VTOL trick where the nozzles were powered by an external engine no longer works. You'd need to have an engine and some fuel on board if you want to have it powered. Control surfaces and stuff will work like normal when disconnected though
@OtterOfToast ok!
Could you tag me in a plane that is a good example of this? I could fiddle with it and try and figure out what the problem is
I have to say, thumbnails of a 100 foot long row of pistons turning a propellor turned me away from these kinds of planes at first, but they're actually really cool. And making a small one that works just as well is really impressive!
@OtterOfToast like it flips out of control or something? They still need to be a little separated for stability, so you could try and move them apart. You also want your CoT to be more or less in line with the CoM. It's not as important, but it can torque the plane in weird directions when you're going slowly
Getting the CoM as close to the CoL means the control surfaces can rotate the plane easier, so you'll get more maneuverability while having smaller control surfaces (and also less drag when turning). Planes can get sluggish and slow to respond if the wing loading or speed isn't high enough though, so make sure it either goes fast or has plenty of wing area
Are you using any negative mass on your plane? Usually if I use it and the plane weighs too little (or negative) then the camera does that
Sttopp ki.. kill it wtit h firree
@Treadmill103 thanks! And yeah, I spent so long just flying it around watching it zoom overhead
@SledDriver @Stingray thanks!
@Visify it worked! It's similar to what you said about offsetting it, but ironically it spins in the opposite direction that you'd think
@Visify that's what I wanted to do, but since you can only start a piston at full extension or contraction it didn't work. However, I just had an idea while writing this comment that could solve that problem hahaha
@Visify thanks, and yeah. The drone from this is pretty impressive
@PlanesOfOld I made a pretty good one a while ago, but I had trouble getting it to spin in the right direction consisnantly. Does it need to have lots of tourque or just like fast and stuff?
@Stellarlabs they're fun :)
@HSAeroWerkes1 yeah, I don't spend much time playing with missile evasion so it really depends on whether the plane is agile enough for that tactic to work
@MrVaultech yeah, im pretty sure you're top highlighted build gets featured when you hit platinum
Yeah, its the devs/mods that can feature planes that are from gold or lower ranked users that are good enough to be on the front page
@PlanesOfOld it can be hit or miss, but it's a good opportunity to get people aware of it
@destroyerP actually on low physics settings it's much better than you think
That sucks. I saw a couple people say they tried to do that lol
I usually just do a corkscrew kind of thing directly at the missile. It works.. sometimes
Judging by how some of my planes look, the fact that they fly is pretty unbelievable
@Kevinairlines I still have a few things left to do, but it'll be uploaded pretty soon
@Kevinairlines they're going to be powering a paddle wheel, but it's just for show so I don't need a strong engine to turn it
@Kevinairlines normal size. And could you do a x0.05 power one too? (In case the 0.1 is still too strong)
@Kevinairlines yep, thanks
Have you had a chance to make the vtol engine yet?
@Kevinairlines I wish I could :( at least there are people like you who help us iOS peoples lol
@Kevinairlines that's fine, thank you!
If you're still doing this, could you make a VTOL engine with 0.1 (one tenth) the power?
Yeager ftw
@JeffreyD2015 I don't know if I'll upload it, but I'm trying to make a rock crawler into a crawler/rally car. My problem was the suspension was too soft so this should fix it
This suspension is amazing!! I'm probably going to use that technique to stop it from compressing any further in another build, I've been trying to figure out how to do that for a while now
@PilotOfFuture it's a massive contraption thing that picks up a convoy truck, and I just estimated it would weigh about 20k. I made a working car version and my goal is to take one all the way from krackabloa to the original island haha
@PilotOfFuture thanks, it works wonderfully! Just added a more powerful VTOL and I'll need more fuel, but other than that it's a really nice stable platform
Am I allowed to use modded parts I've scrapped from other builds? I'm on iOS so I can't do it myself
@destroyerP thanks!
@Geekpride impressive! I've known about this glitch and tried to use it before. You're right that it has to do with the wing loading, and speed + G forces make the wings flutter. My problem was that the lower powered device it runs on, the easier it is to achieve the flutter. And since I'm on mobile and the tournament is run on PC, the plane would go crazy and rip itself apart on Andrew's computer. It happened once when I wasn't even trying to make a plane use this glitch lol