A tip when designing tail-staggers, have the front wheels as close as possible to the CoM. That will prevent the plane from veering off randomly at speed.
@TheOwlAce they aren't actually pushing. I simply put the stronger engines forward facing and the weaker ones rear facing to fit the look of the original design. Luckily with so many engines, the power balances to a decent amount of forward thrust.
@WalrusAircraft there was a time when I was number 10 on the Users page. That was before anyone knew there was a Gold ranking haha. Man have I got some catching up to do...
Well I greatly appreciate that. Most of my recent stuff got ignored/skipped because there were so many crummy builds being spammed constantly. @Wakescar
Sadly I lost a lot of my builds to a xml file corruption a while back and haven't quite gotten the drive to start any new projects in a while. What brought your attention to my planes so suddenly anyway? @Wakescar
@capitaltechnologies unfortunately my phone can't handle this plane very well on its own. I think trying to add two additional planes to it might kill this thing.
@planesnthings yeah, the vertical stabilizers are essential to any build in this game, even if the true physics of the craft don't require it. Glad to see someone else has been looking into this little guy. I look forward to seeing your take on it!
@thomasjaf iPhone on low physics, just tried on high physics and it flies but the wing rotators are still very unstable. I'm not sure of the best way to make them more structurally sound, but like I said, this thing looks awesome.
Looks amazing, but the wings aren't holding stable enough to fly it. I've been meaning to try this plane again since the update came out, now I have some competition haha.
@Mkenz no, I was first just messing around with the new parts and seeing what I could do with them. Not until I had gotten it smoothly working did I think to upload it.
@Mkenz I've done those tricks, and even restarting the phone clears up the RAM to run smoother, but some of these are just too big for the phone to process cleanly. So testing suffers usually.
@HypnoticChicken well I should have a brand new take on this little guy soon.
@HypnoticChicken this has been ignored for 8 months, and you just happen to find it when I'm rebuilding it with the updated parts haha.
@Mkenz I've had a few designs sitting around waiting for the updated parts.
*tail-draggers
A tip when designing tail-staggers, have the front wheels as close as possible to the CoM. That will prevent the plane from veering off randomly at speed.
I'm glad to see someone else tackling some Crimson Skies designs. Good work!
@TheOwlAce Thanks!
@TheOwlAce they aren't actually pushing. I simply put the stronger engines forward facing and the weaker ones rear facing to fit the look of the original design. Luckily with so many engines, the power balances to a decent amount of forward thrust.
I love that someone else pulled this thing off!
@A5mod3us didn't think it would, but I liked it enough to post it anyway.
Flies great, though I have to ask, did you use my build as a starting point? If so, the successor credit would have been nice.
@WalrusAircraft story of my life.
@WalrusAircraft there was a time when I was number 10 on the Users page. That was before anyone knew there was a Gold ranking haha. Man have I got some catching up to do...
With thanks to WalrusAircraft for the propellers.
Looks awesome, but I can't test its flyableness.
For aesthetics alone. Beautiful work.
I have made a Besra in the past. You can find it on my plane list if you're interested.
Well I greatly appreciate that. Most of my recent stuff got ignored/skipped because there were so many crummy builds being spammed constantly. @Wakescar
Sadly I lost a lot of my builds to a xml file corruption a while back and haven't quite gotten the drive to start any new projects in a while. What brought your attention to my planes so suddenly anyway? @Wakescar
@Wakescar I've been wondering that since I posted it.
@capitaltechnologies unfortunately my phone can't handle this plane very well on its own. I think trying to add two additional planes to it might kill this thing.
Nice to see someone else attempting this beautiful, huge beast. I can't test it due to mobile limitations, but for looks alone, 5 stars.
@planesnthings yeah, the vertical stabilizers are essential to any build in this game, even if the true physics of the craft don't require it. Glad to see someone else has been looking into this little guy. I look forward to seeing your take on it!
Looks awesome, who cares if it can't walk well.
Look awesome and even flies somewhat well. My only gripe is the lack of a navigation droid (aka R2-D2) but otherwise well done!
Not really, no. It will work but with a very low frame rate. @Lolivier
How's this? @Diablotortuga
Great replica with decent controls. Well done.
I'm working on that right now. Is that a favorite of yours? @Diablotortuga
Love the look. Reminds me of the airship from the film Stardust.
Having built more than a few "planes" for looks more than flyability myself, I really like how this turned out. Well done!
My greatest downfall with this game is trying to make something too complicated, getting stuck, and forgetting to finish it. @ABC123
@ABC123 I'm working on a version with rotating wing segments to expose the death blossom. Turning out to be damned tricky...
Beautiful! Rated on looks alone, by far the best tank I've seen on here.
I have the nozzles set to do that to prevent tipping when turning. Otherwise it topples like a drunk on a unicycle. @Mkenz
Ok just wanted to make sure haha. It runs ok on my iPhone 5. Might lag slightly here and there. @Mkenz
Looks great, though I cannot test it properly on mobile. Best build of this ship I've seen on here.
@thomasjaf iPhone on low physics, just tried on high physics and it flies but the wing rotators are still very unstable. I'm not sure of the best way to make them more structurally sound, but like I said, this thing looks awesome.
Looks amazing, but the wings aren't holding stable enough to fly it. I've been meaning to try this plane again since the update came out, now I have some competition haha.
@PhilipTarpley Thanks! It's fun using things in unexpected ways.
@Mkenz I'm sure it's possible, but no one else could test it lol.
@Mkenz no, I was first just messing around with the new parts and seeing what I could do with them. Not until I had gotten it smoothly working did I think to upload it.
@Mkenz I wasn't ori planning to post it, so I guess you could say I wasn't going to make it do the finger.
I had the finger set to go, but decided against it just before uploading it.
@PBandito Thanks! I literally stared at my hand opening and closing to get the movement down.
@Mkenz I don't know. The beta was free for me to use on PC, but I haven't looked since then.
@Mkenz I'll just have to fire up the old PC and see if it can cope.
Is that still a thing? @Timinator1400
@Mkenz I've done those tricks, and even restarting the phone clears up the RAM to run smoother, but some of these are just too big for the phone to process cleanly. So testing suffers usually.
@Mkenz iPhone 5c. The full sized Caspian Sea Monster was a real trial for it.