@Graingy you gotta remember the time period it was made in. It broke apart because of weak material. Yes it's too complicated, yes it's not very practical. But the fact that they pulled it off is impressive and shouldn't be downplayed. It will be much easier to make an ornithopter today than before considering how much technology has advanced. But somebody must be willing to spend good money.
@Graingy normally, wings create lift when angled and facing an air flow. Here, the movement and angling of the wing creats lift which now gets converted to forward movement. That's how birds fly in real life (i think. Not an aerospace engineer). Also fun fact. There was a working prototype made and it was french. But unfortunately it tore itself apart during a wind tunnel testing because of weak structural integrity. After that, they abandoned the concept because of complexity, lack of strong materials and it just wasn't practical despite all the advantages it had.
@32 I mean, miniguns were always an option, were they not?
But yeah, death ray 2000 would probably slice the destroyer in two :/
(Good riddance I hated that SOB)
@Graingy overload ruined most of the challenges. The WW2 challenges are pretty much useless since you can juice up the props and guns to be better than the modern alternatives lol
@Graingy you basically get them to flap like a bird. That creates propulsion. It's kinda hard to explain. For more info, search ornithopter. I have made a few myself, although not very good.
The detacher then said to the challenge stand proud for you were strong, he then looked at the cockpit and said, we are the exception, and throughout heaven and earth, we alone, are the honored ones
@Graingy uhhh, my bad. And yes, increased load on the wings (the moving parts to be specific) was a major problem it faced.
@overlord5453 I'm joking about the way you said it.
Really, regardless of era, I'd expect such mechanical wings to be especially vulnerable to loads.
@Graingy you gotta remember the time period it was made in. It broke apart because of weak material. Yes it's too complicated, yes it's not very practical. But the fact that they pulled it off is impressive and shouldn't be downplayed. It will be much easier to make an ornithopter today than before considering how much technology has advanced. But somebody must be willing to spend good money.
@overlord5453 "It lived... until it didn't!"
@Graingy it held up well, until they increased the speed. And all of this was after ww2 or around that period if I remember correctly.
@overlord5453 Wind tunnel test... for an ornithopter... yeah, that sounds smart.
@Graingy normally, wings create lift when angled and facing an air flow. Here, the movement and angling of the wing creats lift which now gets converted to forward movement. That's how birds fly in real life (i think. Not an aerospace engineer). Also fun fact. There was a working prototype made and it was french. But unfortunately it tore itself apart during a wind tunnel testing because of weak structural integrity. After that, they abandoned the concept because of complexity, lack of strong materials and it just wasn't practical despite all the advantages it had.
@overlord5453 Yes, but I'm wondering how.
Speaking my curiosities aloud for any who may know to hear.
@Graingy somehow it actually works.
@32 I mean, miniguns were always an option, were they not?
But yeah, death ray 2000 would probably slice the destroyer in two :/
(Good riddance I hated that SOB)
@overlord5453 Well, yeah, no shit. I'm just not sure how they word within the context of SP's wacky physics.
@Graingy overload ruined most of the challenges. The WW2 challenges are pretty much useless since you can juice up the props and guns to be better than the modern alternatives lol
@Graingy you basically get them to flap like a bird. That creates propulsion. It's kinda hard to explain. For more info, search
ornithopter. I have made a few myself, although not very good.@overlord5453 Good point. How do those work in SP anyways?
@Graingy true, what about flapping wings? Though it's harder and more complex to pull off.
@overlord5453 really this… well, maybe not. Without overload you can’t go past 180 degrees and 100% speed.
@Graingy facts
Just make a propeller out of rotator and wings. You won't need a drop of fuel and can fly for ever.
You should make it sit upward slightly when it's on the ground
@MIGFOXHOUND31BSM26 @TheUltimatePlaneLover @126 Jundroo did NOT think things through.
@Graingy I KNOW RIGHT???
What if you used a cannon powered aircraft?
Works for me XD
i used rocket powered aircraft to finish this
The detacher then said to the challenge stand proud for you were strong, he then looked at the cockpit and said, we are the exception, and throughout heaven and earth, we alone, are the honored ones
Overload ruined this challenge lol