@ThomasRoderick I dont think you need to worry about me stealing your code, i cant even find it... =) All it says in the input for the vtol unit is AGRV so i cant even work out how to edit the variables. This is why i avoid complicated funkycrap and stick with what i know. Thanks anyway.
@ThomasRoderick I tried the amended code and it still doesnt appear to work. I use a VTOL engine for the uplift mechanism, i input this code and rather than kick in after X amount of speed it just stays off.
@ThomasRoderick its the old way of identifying velocity / speed, i use it as; a) i used it before funky trees so im used to it, b) its simple and c) i dont know what else to do =)
@ThomasRoderick thanks for the reply, I have taken a few days to mull it over. It all boils down to what anti grav actually is. In its basic form I would imagine it is a system that increases the opposing force put upon an object by the force of gravity when an object is stationary. In this case it reduces the force of gravity somewhere in the region of 50-75% Now this is solely for static purposes. When an aircraft is moving the anti gravity device would have a hard time deciphering which force acting upon it is from gravity or centrifugal / centripetal or similar, thus the device when acting in a vehicle in motion acts to reduce the applied force but for simplicity it's called anti gravity.
As for your second message, my head hurts, no idea what that means / does.
@BogdanX Thanks Bogdan, yeah i agree with the wings, i need to build a better WW2 fighter wing - this one felt a bit bodged for the trailing edge especially and as you say I have used it before so its getting a bit old. The prop is scale - believe it or not, the initial Typhoon iib had a 3 bladed prop which they changed to 4 blades later on to reduce diameter (or so i understand) but i based this on a drawing of the iib. Flaps are linked to an airbrake inside which increases drag above the CofG thus adding a bit of pitch up and slowing the aircraft down as well - I agree though that on this build its not as noticable as maybe it should have been. I was struggling with the takeoff speed, as i wanted the vtol units to kick in at 90mph ish for landing i couldnt have it taking off at a lower speed, the pesky vtols dont like being set lower than this as it makes the plane "float" around on the ground and it ends up being impossible to land - essentially its a compromise but again, i could have spend a lot more time trying to tweak this a bit. THanks again for your feedback, nice to hear from you again.
@SilverStar Thanks for the comment, are you using full flaps on landing (i also use 1/2 trim down and around 10% throttle) and it lands at around 160mph / 130kts.
@WinsWings Thanks =) first time i've won a competition for a long time. Thanks also for posting the results promptly. I look forward to the next competition.
@ThomasRoderick @WinsWings Thanks guys, i appreciate the comments and upvotes, glad you liked the build, it was really fun to put together for a change. In relation to the whole pusher concept, that was mainly a reflection of the SBD Type 300 layout which i was using as the basis of the design ( i assume that by moving the prop, hub etc rearward it can compensate for the long nose and allows the CofG to move further rearward), i appreciate that bailing out would be hazardous but in those days i think the concept of leaving the aircraft came second to everything else.
@HololiveFan @Kangy @KingOfTypos All the hard work to make the build and people are getting hung up on a symbol used on the fin... The colour scheme is based on authentic WWII BF109/FW190 schemes, this includes the swastika, hence it was included here for some authentic realism. I dont get the whole generational thing of having to destroy and remove history as it represented "bad things", it happened, the symbols, statues and monuments are a reminder that bad things happen and should not be repeated - this snowflake approach baffles me.
@Tang0five I didnt intentionally relate it to Geology, i named it after a band i have been listening to =) Most of the time a name is the hardest part of the build.
@ThomasRoderick Thanks =) It has a certain charm about it when you end up adding blisters and lumps to something that was once smooth and sleek. I contemplated adding turrets and the like as well but its not really big enough to warrant them. Glad you like it though, thanks again for the upvotes and comments.
@BaconAircraft any chance you can add this as a successor to this challenge please: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/GJ29Wg/Pusher-Aircraft-Challenge?showAllComments=true#comment-4134775 Thanks in advance
@ThomasRoderick well I modelled a martin baker seat but didn't add the functionality as I ran out of patience with the build... but yes it should bang out up and out of the way of the intake/fin.
@OUSSAMAX ive made a few https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/90UVE2/24th-January-2021-RJ-Halocene-B1-9-8 https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/1sP8Zj/RJ-Blackburn-Firethorn-7-6 https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/xXb7d3/Mitsubishi-RJ-36-Trudy-1-9 etc etc. just have a flick through my builds list you will find loads.
@teddyone02 yeah thats what it is based from, but i get a bit bored with everything having to be American or Russian so i do it as if the UK still has a large active aircraft industry =)
Sorry to see you go but why delete the account, that removes everyones ability to access your builds or competition posts etc, surely it's better to just abandon the account as is? Unless ghis is a lame April the 1st thing...
@Dovahk Thanks, tanks are not really my thing. I only dabble in them from time to time. I will bear it in mind though if i do decide i want another tank build.
@Jaydonjoel ?
@TimsonAviation Thank you =)
@ThomasRoderick nope don't have that button...
+1@ThomasRoderick I dont think you need to worry about me stealing your code, i cant even find it... =) All it says in the input for the vtol unit is AGRV so i cant even work out how to edit the variables. This is why i avoid complicated funkycrap and stick with what i know. Thanks anyway.
@ThomasRoderick I tried the amended code and it still doesnt appear to work. I use a VTOL engine for the uplift mechanism, i input this code and rather than kick in after X amount of speed it just stays off.
@ThomasRoderick its the old way of identifying velocity / speed, i use it as; a) i used it before funky trees so im used to it, b) its simple and c) i dont know what else to do =)
@ThomasRoderick Unfortunately that command doesnt work, nothing happens at all.
@ThomasRoderick thanks for the reply, I have taken a few days to mull it over. It all boils down to what anti grav actually is. In its basic form I would imagine it is a system that increases the opposing force put upon an object by the force of gravity when an object is stationary. In this case it reduces the force of gravity somewhere in the region of 50-75% Now this is solely for static purposes. When an aircraft is moving the anti gravity device would have a hard time deciphering which force acting upon it is from gravity or centrifugal / centripetal or similar, thus the device when acting in a vehicle in motion acts to reduce the applied force but for simplicity it's called anti gravity.
As for your second message, my head hurts, no idea what that means / does.
+1@Mustang51 I don't even know how this ended up working :) Edensk may be the best person to ask?
@BogdanX Thanks Bogdan, yeah i agree with the wings, i need to build a better WW2 fighter wing - this one felt a bit bodged for the trailing edge especially and as you say I have used it before so its getting a bit old. The prop is scale - believe it or not, the initial Typhoon iib had a 3 bladed prop which they changed to 4 blades later on to reduce diameter (or so i understand) but i based this on a drawing of the iib. Flaps are linked to an airbrake inside which increases drag above the CofG thus adding a bit of pitch up and slowing the aircraft down as well - I agree though that on this build its not as noticable as maybe it should have been. I was struggling with the takeoff speed, as i wanted the vtol units to kick in at 90mph ish for landing i couldnt have it taking off at a lower speed, the pesky vtols dont like being set lower than this as it makes the plane "float" around on the ground and it ends up being impossible to land - essentially its a compromise but again, i could have spend a lot more time trying to tweak this a bit. THanks again for your feedback, nice to hear from you again.
+1@asteroidbook345 Im glad someone else thought so, it is an MB5 in nature but once it turned into a jet it definately resembles a thin Attacker =)
+1@Ace117 thanks 😊
@SilverStar Thanks for the comment, are you using full flaps on landing (i also use 1/2 trim down and around 10% throttle) and it lands at around 160mph / 130kts.
@Sergio301 I wasn't hidden :)
@BiliBiliXMBGDS it has two, one on either wing. Putting the pitot on the nose wouldnt work on carriers due to increrased length etc.
+1Hydraulics. Pressure is applied to one ram before the other equalises.
+2@WinsWings Thanks =) first time i've won a competition for a long time. Thanks also for posting the results promptly. I look forward to the next competition.
+1@WinsWings maybe the radial engine drives an electrical generator and this drives the propellor and the antigrav system :)
+2@ThomasRoderick @WinsWings Thanks guys, i appreciate the comments and upvotes, glad you liked the build, it was really fun to put together for a change. In relation to the whole pusher concept, that was mainly a reflection of the SBD Type 300 layout which i was using as the basis of the design ( i assume that by moving the prop, hub etc rearward it can compensate for the long nose and allows the CofG to move further rearward), i appreciate that bailing out would be hazardous but in those days i think the concept of leaving the aircraft came second to everything else.
+1@HololiveFan @Kangy @KingOfTypos All the hard work to make the build and people are getting hung up on a symbol used on the fin... The colour scheme is based on authentic WWII BF109/FW190 schemes, this includes the swastika, hence it was included here for some authentic realism. I dont get the whole generational thing of having to destroy and remove history as it represented "bad things", it happened, the symbols, statues and monuments are a reminder that bad things happen and should not be repeated - this snowflake approach baffles me.
+1@Tang0five I didnt intentionally relate it to Geology, i named it after a band i have been listening to =) Most of the time a name is the hardest part of the build.
@Liquidfox01 thanks, I was away from here myself for a while.
@ThomasRoderick Thanks =) It has a certain charm about it when you end up adding blisters and lumps to something that was once smooth and sleek. I contemplated adding turrets and the like as well but its not really big enough to warrant them. Glad you like it though, thanks again for the upvotes and comments.
+1@WinsWings I forgot that i hadnt built this as a successor to your challenge and posted it.... oops. I have asked Bacon to add it to your challenge
+1@BaconAircraft any chance you can add this as a successor to this challenge please: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/GJ29Wg/Pusher-Aircraft-Challenge?showAllComments=true#comment-4134775 Thanks in advance
@WinsWings I've got a build lined up for this, just sorting the screenshots and article, will probably post it tomorrow if i get a chance =)
+1@ThomasRoderick well I modelled a martin baker seat but didn't add the functionality as I ran out of patience with the build... but yes it should bang out up and out of the way of the intake/fin.
+1@teddyone02 Thanks =) Also thanks for checking out some of my older work, its a shame that a month after release they get forgotten about.
@V Im lost on anything like this, i manage to change the input of parts but creating formulas for anything are beyond me, thanks though.
+1@Droidy247 yeah the hatch on the top would blow off before bang seat operated (same as the sea vixen in this regard)
@V ooo, I will give that a go thank you so much.
+1@Skykid028 cool, thanks for the tag.
I like that, weird and wonderful is my style =)
+1@OUSSAMAX ive made a few https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/90UVE2/24th-January-2021-RJ-Halocene-B1-9-8 https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/1sP8Zj/RJ-Blackburn-Firethorn-7-6 https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/xXb7d3/Mitsubishi-RJ-36-Trudy-1-9 etc etc. just have a flick through my builds list you will find loads.
@Dimkal thanks, glad to see you are still active as well, hopefully I can keep turning out the builds from time to time.
+1@Type2volkswagen yeah I'm still here, just tinkering from time to time now when I'm inspired to do so :)
@SteadfastContracting your not the only one, on bandit Airport I was always losing the middle props... glad you liked it though.
@FeatherWing was it ever decided.
+1@LegnaK did this happen?
+1@JackTheAvGeek help yourself, thanks for asking.
@teddyone02 yeah thats what it is based from, but i get a bit bored with everything having to be American or Russian so i do it as if the UK still has a large active aircraft industry =)
@asteroidbook345 the damper code worked (with 10000 as the figure), thanks, I can now progress that build =)
@asteroidbook345 I shall try that, thanks. I had already increased mass of attached parts etc do hopefully the damper code works
@JessaLeih thanks, I liked it as well, something a bit different.
+1@LegnaK Did I miss the results for this or something?
+1@Walvis just wondering when this challenge will be decided (or if ive missed the results?)
+1@RAF1 just curious but did you get around to doing some drawings of my builds :)
+1Sorry to see you go but why delete the account, that removes everyones ability to access your builds or competition posts etc, surely it's better to just abandon the account as is? Unless ghis is a lame April the 1st thing...
+5@Dovahk Thanks, tanks are not really my thing. I only dabble in them from time to time. I will bear it in mind though if i do decide i want another tank build.
@esuohdleifkcin no, I never did finish this one. I did post it for people to play with along with a load of other unfinished builds here
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