@stevemc01 The rudder on the outside of the ship is just mostly cosmetic. It's made of a couple of wing parts on a rotator. The actual thing that makes the ship turn are a couple of VTOL nozzles under the waterline near the stern that turn side to side to rotate the ship. There's also nozzles near the middle of the ship that turn the opposite way to push the ship in the direction of the turn. The VTOL engine itself is edited to have more power.
I made a ship previously where you can see the nozzles on the outside. On this ship, the nozzles are hidden inside.
Amazing! I've never thought about how you would control something like the x-wing! Having a blast firing the guns and making pew pew sounds lol. Great job!
@Carsong1017 The propeller pitch should be increased to maintain optimal thrust at faster and faster airspeeds. At 70 mph the propeller pitch should be about 40% of the way up the VTOL bar. As the acceleration slows decrease the VTOL slider bit by bit, you should start accelerating again. Overly decreased propeller pitch too soon, though, and the acceleration slows again (the propeller blades stall against the air). Eventually you'll have to have the VTOL slider at the middle at speeds at around 200 mph to keep accelerating.
@stevemc01 The rudder on the outside of the ship is just mostly cosmetic. It's made of a couple of wing parts on a rotator. The actual thing that makes the ship turn are a couple of VTOL nozzles under the waterline near the stern that turn side to side to rotate the ship. There's also nozzles near the middle of the ship that turn the opposite way to push the ship in the direction of the turn. The VTOL engine itself is edited to have more power.
I made a ship previously where you can see the nozzles on the outside. On this ship, the nozzles are hidden inside.
@Tang0five Thank you very much!
Update to the ship with tracers and other improvements!
Amazing! I've never thought about how you would control something like the x-wing! Having a blast firing the guns and making pew pew sounds lol. Great job!
Love the attention to detail and the low part count!
It's so cute and fun to fly!
@Carsong1017 The propeller pitch should be increased to maintain optimal thrust at faster and faster airspeeds. At 70 mph the propeller pitch should be about 40% of the way up the VTOL bar. As the acceleration slows decrease the VTOL slider bit by bit, you should start accelerating again. Overly decreased propeller pitch too soon, though, and the acceleration slows again (the propeller blades stall against the air). Eventually you'll have to have the VTOL slider at the middle at speeds at around 200 mph to keep accelerating.