@SteadfastContracting Flies really well. Pitches up a bit more than I would like it to at full throttle, but that's more of a personal preference thing!
All the changes you made compliment the original design well too, so no criticisms there. Kind of reminds me of a cross between the F-35 and the F/A-18. Would be cool if you made something similar in the future with BFE120 engines though!!
Overall, I think you made the best out of what you were given!!
@SteadfastContracting Used fuselage blocks and doubled the measurements of the original model, which was (at the time) on the same load (hence why it's listed as a successor). Did the same with the wings (it was a bit more time consuming though due to having to count the number of units away from the mounting points). For the prop I used XML modding and doubled the diameter and increased horsepower, etc in order to make it fly at a decent speed. The cockpit frame was done using fuselage blocks and a mod that allows you to rotate parts precisely (forgotten where and who made the mod).
@jamesPLANESii My friend tried it on his iPad and I think it worked okay. Can't really say for the iPhone though. Thanks for trying to take a look though!! :)
@SAMMERJAMMERIND It's pretty straight forward to be fair. It's a matter of timing and judging the altitude and speed... There's a bit of luck involved. Obviously, if the parachute decides to tilt too early, then you're kind of doomed.
Then there's getting him on the ground (and not the sea), that's a bit trickier. I've done it a few times though, you just have to pitch down after take-off and flare before you hit the ground, then detach. There's still a risk something will fall off Garry, but it's lower then say if you drop from 1,500 feet XD
@ElGatoVolador Well, I use blender. Might be a bit complex though for new users though (It's primarily a modelling/animation software).
I actually ran into trouble on this as some of the transitions didn't work properly because I was using different video file types. So that would be something to keep in mind if you decide to use it.
@ElGatoVolador Windows has a built in game recorder... At least on my laptop it does. If you press the "windows key" and "G" at the same time a gaming menu should pop up.
@SteadfastContracting It is. Like I say it's the successor to the B-36 and competitor to the YB-52 (Prototype of the B-52). Great plane, just a shame it never went into production.
@titanplanes101 Probably late to the party, but different aerofoil types generate different amounts of lift. The Semi-Symmetric generates more lift than the Symmetric and the Flat Bottomed generates more lift than the Semi-Symmetric.
It's useful if you've got a nose heavy aircraft, as semi-symmetric and flat bottomed aerofoils can counter this by placing them forward of the centre of mass.
@SteadfastContracting Flies well. It's a tiny bit nose heavy, but it's barely worth mentioning. The missile doors are an great feature, I'm not sure how you did them, but they're epic nonetheless! The activation setup is good too. I seriously hope you make more variations of this! XD
@SteadfastContracting I had a prototype of this and modded it into the bomber escort challenge a few months ago (copied the XML contents and put it into the bomber challenges XML) and I flew in the SB-2 (or SB-1 I can't remember) and it dwarfed it, like you say, I felt like I was in a fighter rather than another bomber.
Cheap and cheerful as they say. It's pretty safety proof too, I crashed it into the bridge (by accident) and the bridge was fine... Wish I could say the same for the pilot XD
A fun piece of kit to fly. And it takes off without a landing gear and it's a flying wing!! Like the engine design too. I'm tempted to do something similar to this!
@CommunityAccount As much as I think it would be fantastic to get this featured, I don't think it will. But thank you very much for the upvote!
@Johndfg Thanks for the upvote!
I made a cluster bomb once... Never really fitted it to anything though. Might try and implement it on something.
@SteadfastContracting Flies really well. Pitches up a bit more than I would like it to at full throttle, but that's more of a personal preference thing!
All the changes you made compliment the original design well too, so no criticisms there. Kind of reminds me of a cross between the F-35 and the F/A-18. Would be cool if you made something similar in the future with BFE120 engines though!!
Overall, I think you made the best out of what you were given!!
@Dynimerous Thank you for the upvote!
@SteadfastContracting Used fuselage blocks and doubled the measurements of the original model, which was (at the time) on the same load (hence why it's listed as a successor). Did the same with the wings (it was a bit more time consuming though due to having to count the number of units away from the mounting points). For the prop I used XML modding and doubled the diameter and increased horsepower, etc in order to make it fly at a decent speed. The cockpit frame was done using fuselage blocks and a mod that allows you to rotate parts precisely (forgotten where and who made the mod).
Also, thank you for the upvote!!
@Seeras Thanks for the upvote!
Thank you! And thanks for the upvote!!
Reminds me of the P-38 Lightning.
I wasn't expecting something with wings so far back to fly as well as this. An as usual, great and unique build! And no problem!!
@jamesPLANESii My friend tried it on his iPad and I think it worked okay. Can't really say for the iPhone though. Thanks for trying to take a look though!! :)
@FlOu Thank you, I wonder if someone, or us a Squirrel Industries will take it a step further!
Also, thank you for the upvote!
@SpiritusRaptor Thank you!! And thanks for the upvote!
@Exumer Yes, here at Squirrel Industries, "Professional" is our middle name. Also, thank you for the upvote!
@SAMMERJAMMERIND It's pretty straight forward to be fair. It's a matter of timing and judging the altitude and speed... There's a bit of luck involved. Obviously, if the parachute decides to tilt too early, then you're kind of doomed.
Then there's getting him on the ground (and not the sea), that's a bit trickier. I've done it a few times though, you just have to pitch down after take-off and flare before you hit the ground, then detach. There's still a risk something will fall off Garry, but it's lower then say if you drop from 1,500 feet XD
@clayman0 Thank you for the upvote!
@jsaret Thank you for the upvote!
@jamesPLANESii Thank you for the upvote!!
@TehDuck Thanks for the upvote!!
@RedHawk Thank you for the upvote!
@SteadfastContracting Thanks for the upvote!!
@bjac0 Thank you for the upvote!!
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@ElGatoVolador Well, I use blender. Might be a bit complex though for new users though (It's primarily a modelling/animation software).
I actually ran into trouble on this as some of the transitions didn't work properly because I was using different video file types. So that would be something to keep in mind if you decide to use it.
@ElGatoVolador Nice test piece. Glad it's working for you!
@Garuda1 Thanks for the upvote!!
@Garuda1 Thank you!!
@Garuda1 Thank you and thanks for the upvote!!
@ElGatoVolador No problem!
@ElGatoVolador Windows has a built in game recorder... At least on my laptop it does. If you press the "windows key" and "G" at the same time a gaming menu should pop up.
@Halfstrike Thank you and thanks for the upvote!!
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@SteadfastContracting It is. Like I say it's the successor to the B-36 and competitor to the YB-52 (Prototype of the B-52). Great plane, just a shame it never went into production.
@SteadfastContracting
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@SteadfastContracting No problem!!
Well, there's no rush XD
In the meantime, here's a bit of YB-60 Inspiration!
@SteadfastContracting Thanks for the first and the upvote! XD (SECOND)
@SteadfastContracting No problem. Just giving credit where it's due!
@SteadfastContracting Go for it. It'll be like the YB-60 all over again (the jet variant of the B-36).
@titanplanes101 Probably late to the party, but different aerofoil types generate different amounts of lift. The Semi-Symmetric generates more lift than the Symmetric and the Flat Bottomed generates more lift than the Semi-Symmetric.
It's useful if you've got a nose heavy aircraft, as semi-symmetric and flat bottomed aerofoils can counter this by placing them forward of the centre of mass.
@SteadfastContracting Flies well. It's a tiny bit nose heavy, but it's barely worth mentioning. The missile doors are an great feature, I'm not sure how you did them, but they're epic nonetheless! The activation setup is good too. I seriously hope you make more variations of this! XD
@NumNumz Thanks for the upvote!
@SteadfastContracting Thank you and thank you for the upvote!!
@KingDeadshot Thanks for the upvote!!
@SPS13 thank you for the upvote!!
@Seeras Thank you for the upvote!
@RedHawk Thanks for the upvote!
@Nickasaurus Thanks for the upvote!!
@KingDeadshot
@SUPERSAMROCK
@SPS13
@TheMajesticMrL
Thank you for the upvote!!
@SteadfastContracting I had a prototype of this and modded it into the bomber escort challenge a few months ago (copied the XML contents and put it into the bomber challenges XML) and I flew in the SB-2 (or SB-1 I can't remember) and it dwarfed it, like you say, I felt like I was in a fighter rather than another bomber.
Cheap and cheerful as they say. It's pretty safety proof too, I crashed it into the bridge (by accident) and the bridge was fine... Wish I could say the same for the pilot XD
A fun piece of kit to fly. And it takes off without a landing gear and it's a flying wing!! Like the engine design too. I'm tempted to do something similar to this!
@SteadfastContracting Thanks for the upvote!!