I am honestly stunned that this only has 18 upvotes so far...deserves hundreds more! Something is very wrong with the rating system in this community...
@BobTheTitanSP thanks! And I still love your work 😛 I'm toying with the idea of uploading some stuff soon , but it all seems kinda hard to compete in the world of Wndows users though...
@DestinyAviation thanks for rating! Criticism noted, but unfortunately when I tried making an ejector seat type thing, everything underwent a process of rapid, day ruining, tear inducing explodification
@SkyTerror users playing SimplePlanes on Android or PC can mod parts like propellers and fuselages to fiddle around with the values and such, hence the massive propeller I've used on this. As an iOS user, I can't mod anything at all whatsoever so I've just made use of what I can find on the site. Hope it helps :P
@TheChosenZebra I found a modded propellor part (XML/Root game file modding) somewhere on this website and have used the same part for all my helicopters since :P I forget who uploaded it in the first place but I owe them a lot!
@Aerobako I'm feeling the previous one wasn't really noticed at all, and I've made a few minor stability improvements :D Do you know how to delete older aircraft from the SimplePlanes site? I've never been able to figure it out and I'd like to do that with the previous version of this
@Sharkie thanks for the upvote :D Glad to hear these are still going strong where you are! I'm just happy that these didn't end up on the scrap heap as so many similarly interesting aircraft did, and I think the Scout deserves much more admiration than it's been given over the years
@Paradigmatical thanks for the rating :D I explained in one of the comments why I named it as such. Because it's based off the Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle, I thought I'd collaborate the 2 halves of that name to come up with "Gyro Cycle"
@PlanesOfOld tests so far have been promising I have to say. I've basically got a rotator to angle each rotor set at the exact same angle and a little distance apart. Also the rotors on one side point forward while those on the other side are rotated 90 degrees so they start off out of phase. So because one spins clockwise and the other anti-clockwise, they intermesh perfectly with every rotation
@PlanesOfOld that's the problem. I would only choose to make a traditional Bensen type Gyrocopter with a single main rotor set and pusher propellor. Make it a co-axial/tandem layout and you may as well go all the way and make it a helicopter. I'm working on a synchropter layout to see if making a replica of a German Flettner machine would be possible, but I'm unsure so far
@PlanesofOld thanks for the rating! My naming of it is only based off the name of the real aircraft that inspired it. Here's what I mean https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrodyne_RON_Rotorcycle. I called it a "Gyrocycle" to kind of merge "Gyrodyne" with "Rotorcycle". Would have liked to have made a true Gyrocopter but it doesn't seem possible yet
@Rohan haha ok. I hope there's not something fundamentally wrong with this for everyone but me...I'll see if I can upload a Kamcord vid to show how it's supposed to work
@Jimbojet I'm glad someone picked up on that :D I would have made the Gyrocolter from the second film out of preference over this, but it seems the physics engine won't tolerate autorotation yet
I'm maybe not in a position to judge here, but from my own experiences of making helicopters in this game, the best way to do it is to mount the VTOL nozzles on the tips of each rotor. Also make sure each rotor is attached to a rotator (controlled by throttle) with a maximum angle of about 15 degrees. The angle of the VTOL nozzle should not be adjusted during operation (activate it with group 6 or something to keep it out of the way). FINALLY...tweak the overall airframe to make sure the centre of balance is perfectly aligned with where the rotor assembly meets the airframe, and add lots and lots of RCS all over the place. Hope it helped! :D
@Stingray thanks :D I've struggled with adding extra roll control since the entire airframe is relatively thin and there are now few places to place some extra RCN. I'll give it a go
I am honestly stunned that this only has 18 upvotes so far...deserves hundreds more! Something is very wrong with the rating system in this community...
@BobTheTitanSP thanks! And I still love your work 😛 I'm toying with the idea of uploading some stuff soon , but it all seems kinda hard to compete in the world of Wndows users though...
Great stuff!...though I couldn't quite get the ejection seat to work haha
@DestinyAviation thanks for rating! Criticism noted, but unfortunately when I tried making an ejector seat type thing, everything underwent a process of rapid, day ruining, tear inducing explodification
@DeezDucks he's only gone and NOT given up on this game XD
@Halfstrike thanks for the upvote! I'll check it out
@Viper28 @HetaliaAerospaceIndustries @delphirier thanks for the upvotes! I'll have a look into the gyro-stabilisation...and slick is my middle name :P
@HetaliaAerospaceIndustries thanks man :P You've gained a follower!
@SkyTerror users playing SimplePlanes on Android or PC can mod parts like propellers and fuselages to fiddle around with the values and such, hence the massive propeller I've used on this. As an iOS user, I can't mod anything at all whatsoever so I've just made use of what I can find on the site. Hope it helps :P
The rotor system and nose art is absolutely magical
@TheLatentImage @grizzlitn thanks chaps :P
@grizzlitn thanks!..."Onward to the final victory" as they say
Awesome build...disappointing film :P
@ujhSkyler you are literally the first person that's ever told me one of my helicopters is easy to fly. Hats off to you, sir! :P
@AlphaOneIndustries agreed, though I'd spare the civilian population of NK. Just obliterate Kim Jong Un and his cronies :D
@bobthetitan thanks! All the same to you :P
@Scarfacerm I would be absolutely speechless if you managed to make mine XD
@Trent1sz I hear ya! Problem hopefully solved with my latest update of it. Hope it works out ok :)
@TheChosenZebra I found a modded propellor part (XML/Root game file modding) somewhere on this website and have used the same part for all my helicopters since :P I forget who uploaded it in the first place but I owe them a lot!
@Rohan thanks! :D
@Aerobako I've contacted the devs to ask for the older one to be removed, so fear not :P
@Aerobako I'm feeling the previous one wasn't really noticed at all, and I've made a few minor stability improvements :D Do you know how to delete older aircraft from the SimplePlanes site? I've never been able to figure it out and I'd like to do that with the previous version of this
@Trent1sz no worries. I'm just glad you don't REALLY want to make Russia a crater :P
@BritishNarwhal sadly, it's not quite a 'BritishNarwhal' though, is it :P
@Trent1sz thank god you weren't President during the Cold War
@Allstar I'm so glad you like it XD
True, but I'd still take the majority. Perhaps upvoting his other planes would be more appropriate, or predecessor to this?
@Sharkie I'm from the UK, so sadly they're just as rare here
@Sharkie thanks for the upvote :D Glad to hear these are still going strong where you are! I'm just happy that these didn't end up on the scrap heap as so many similarly interesting aircraft did, and I think the Scout deserves much more admiration than it's been given over the years
Can't download it sadly, but clearly a HECK of a lot of time and effort went into this which on its own deserves 5 stars in my mind :)
Splendid :D
@drdoom222 thanks for rating :D I've tried, but it's been difficult as they tend to roll over on takeoff. I haven't tried it with wings though...
Also it looks like the link in the description didn't work, but the film I was trying to mention was indeed Mad Max 2
@Paradigmatical thanks for the rating :D I explained in one of the comments why I named it as such. Because it's based off the Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle, I thought I'd collaborate the 2 halves of that name to come up with "Gyro Cycle"
@PlanesOfOld tests so far have been promising I have to say. I've basically got a rotator to angle each rotor set at the exact same angle and a little distance apart. Also the rotors on one side point forward while those on the other side are rotated 90 degrees so they start off out of phase. So because one spins clockwise and the other anti-clockwise, they intermesh perfectly with every rotation
Wow, I see what you meant! Very nice indeed :P
@PlanesOfOld will do :D
@PlanesOfOld that's the problem. I would only choose to make a traditional Bensen type Gyrocopter with a single main rotor set and pusher propellor. Make it a co-axial/tandem layout and you may as well go all the way and make it a helicopter. I'm working on a synchropter layout to see if making a replica of a German Flettner machine would be possible, but I'm unsure so far
@PlanesofOld thanks for the rating! My naming of it is only based off the name of the real aircraft that inspired it. Here's what I mean https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrodyne_RON_Rotorcycle. I called it a "Gyrocycle" to kind of merge "Gyrodyne" with "Rotorcycle". Would have liked to have made a true Gyrocopter but it doesn't seem possible yet
@Ctracerx2 well, time to raid some hostile factions for gas I suppose :P
@Rohan haha ok. I hope there's not something fundamentally wrong with this for everyone but me...I'll see if I can upload a Kamcord vid to show how it's supposed to work
@Rohan hmmm. Are you playing on low physics setting?
*gyrocopter
@Jimbojet I'm glad someone picked up on that :D I would have made the Gyrocolter from the second film out of preference over this, but it seems the physics engine won't tolerate autorotation yet
@Rohan thank! I've only tested it on low physics quality but after activating group 1, it should go pretty much straight up
What the future will look like is a matter of opinion...
@FalaflesMan thanks! There may be more uploads on the way...
Just posted some suggestions, hope they help this thing work! It could fly with a little adjustment here and there
I'm maybe not in a position to judge here, but from my own experiences of making helicopters in this game, the best way to do it is to mount the VTOL nozzles on the tips of each rotor. Also make sure each rotor is attached to a rotator (controlled by throttle) with a maximum angle of about 15 degrees. The angle of the VTOL nozzle should not be adjusted during operation (activate it with group 6 or something to keep it out of the way). FINALLY...tweak the overall airframe to make sure the centre of balance is perfectly aligned with where the rotor assembly meets the airframe, and add lots and lots of RCS all over the place. Hope it helped! :D
@Stingray thanks :D I've struggled with adding extra roll control since the entire airframe is relatively thin and there are now few places to place some extra RCN. I'll give it a go