IMO you could make the fuselage a little smaller. Vertical & Horizontal stabilizer are a bit too big if you ask me. You could also sweep back the horizontal stabilizers.
Update: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/nmvf91/F-20F-N-Dilo
The above is the modified model that can actually fly straight. Handling issues persist and the aircraft still cannot transition from normal flight to VTOL.
@F104Deathtrap In flight the plane requires a rather substantial amount of upwards pitch to keep in level flight. However, I cannot put the engine any lower as it would be beneath the actual fuselage by then.
Update: I have tried to increase the mass of the rear of the aircraft to some avail but this makes VTOL incredibly awkward.
@F104Deathtrap Thank you for the compliment on the stabilators. However, I do believe it somewhat hampers flight performance as the actual stabilators are not actually "connected" to the aircraft. I understand that fuselage nose cones and blocks can be used to store fuel, adjust their buoyancy and also introduce dead weight for potential stability of the aircraft. But since you rarely see any "blocky planes" anymore, I want to be that special guy, at least for a while until I nail the skills of building a plane out of fuselage blocks. Technically the plane has a ridiculous amount of power, partly because I use a part editor capable of adjusting the weight of every block on that plane. Also thank you for the suggestions. What do you think about the design of the wings themselves? Obviously it is quite similar to the F/A-18.
@DestinyAviation you got a real knack for designing planes that's for sure. I was hoping you could help me with a plane I'm working on. Let's just say said plane has quite a few handling problems XD
@Dstroyer101 I'm trying to force myself to stick to blocks only as a sort of challenge. Might get into fuselages in a later date. And yes I have considered larger engines.
IMO you could make the fuselage a little smaller. Vertical & Horizontal stabilizer are a bit too big if you ask me. You could also sweep back the horizontal stabilizers.
@Meep261 And thank you for yours :)
Ever thought of making it into a seaplane?
@F104Deathtrap I recall it to help with airflow around the wing or something similar to that. A quick search of Wikipedia should reveal the answer.
@Athaya Thanks! But that's the point. Everyone nowadays is using fuselages so I thought I would try something different.
Update: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/nmvf91/F-20F-N-Dilo
The above is the modified model that can actually fly straight. Handling issues persist and the aircraft still cannot transition from normal flight to VTOL.
@F104Deathtrap In flight the plane requires a rather substantial amount of upwards pitch to keep in level flight. However, I cannot put the engine any lower as it would be beneath the actual fuselage by then.
Update: I have tried to increase the mass of the rear of the aircraft to some avail but this makes VTOL incredibly awkward.
@Alienbeef0421 That is quite literally impossible as the engine is not symmetrical.
@ValtsuAircraftIndustries Preferably not.
@F104Deathtrap Thank you for the compliment on the stabilators. However, I do believe it somewhat hampers flight performance as the actual stabilators are not actually "connected" to the aircraft. I understand that fuselage nose cones and blocks can be used to store fuel, adjust their buoyancy and also introduce dead weight for potential stability of the aircraft. But since you rarely see any "blocky planes" anymore, I want to be that special guy, at least for a while until I nail the skills of building a plane out of fuselage blocks. Technically the plane has a ridiculous amount of power, partly because I use a part editor capable of adjusting the weight of every block on that plane. Also thank you for the suggestions. What do you think about the design of the wings themselves? Obviously it is quite similar to the F/A-18.
@ShatSlanger Would be nice if there was a workaround because I need 3 on each other. Roll, pitch and airbrake control.
@DestinyAviation Yes I do
@DestinyAviation Could I contact you privately? Wouldn't want any prying eyes :) Feel a bit like Lockheed Martin when they were designing the YF-22
@DestinyAviation you got a real knack for designing planes that's for sure. I was hoping you could help me with a plane I'm working on. Let's just say said plane has quite a few handling problems XD
@DestinyAviation but I think we can both agree that the F-20 has the better flight model
@DestinyAviation Also why the F-17 and not the F-20 (one I spent an hour making and the other I spent multiple days working on)
@DestinyAviation could I take the model and modify it? The base looks good for an Me 410
Absolute thrill to fly!
Since when did the Mig-17 receive missiles?
@iiRazor F-22s are flown by the elite of the elite in the USAF.
Power to weight ratio is too small compared to the actual Me 163.
@Dstroyer101 I'm trying to force myself to stick to blocks only as a sort of challenge. Might get into fuselages in a later date. And yes I have considered larger engines.
And how about some ejectable reserve fuel tanks