I made a really simple plane very recently that rotated the whole wing on one rotator with 10* rotation. It was based on a Lego model I made using some wing shaped parts with hinges at the end, and actually flies pretty well (by my standards at least, so maybe it's actually quite bad compared to some others, but oh well).
I did add some extra hinges that allowed the wings to also fold all the way back, but that made the wings flap uncontrollably and made the aircraft impossible to fly, so I removed them.
Ahh, I was thinking about that method too. I feel like your method though would work better than Rew's because you can achieve greater flex range. The flex range on Rews wings are almost unnoticeable sometimes. @BaconAircraft
Funny enough I'm doing this as well with my 747-8, I think they use rotators at 0° then they flex because of the lift and weight produces by the wings. Not sure though, will experiment.
@EpicPigster1 @QingyuZhou
Actually, there is no input for that rotator and the range is 0*. I haven't tried that yet, and my first attempt of that will be my A318. @EpicPigster1
@Dllama4 @Hyperloop @jamesPLANESii They use hidden rotators. Basically you make wings one small section at a time, then attach them to rotators set to pitch, and nudge into place. It's a pain to get right, but it works brilliantly assuming there are no collision issues.
I made a really simple plane very recently that rotated the whole wing on one rotator with 10* rotation. It was based on a Lego model I made using some wing shaped parts with hinges at the end, and actually flies pretty well (by my standards at least, so maybe it's actually quite bad compared to some others, but oh well).
I did add some extra hinges that allowed the wings to also fold all the way back, but that made the wings flap uncontrollably and made the aircraft impossible to fly, so I removed them.
They are do it with floppy rotators
@BaconAircraft Ohhh ok, I guess that works better than my method then, it's quite temperamental and will only flex to 2 positions lol.
@EpicPigster1 They put the speed and rotation on free spin, I think.
Ahh, I was thinking about that method too. I feel like your method though would work better than Rew's because you can achieve greater flex range. The flex range on Rews wings are almost unnoticeable sometimes. @BaconAircraft
I use rotators with 0.5-1 degree free spin at key flex points. I think REW uses a different system. @EpicPigster1 @CoolPeach @QingyuZhou
@CoolPeach Yeah, it's insane. You gotta appreciate the skill in TSAD, don't ya?
Wings are by far the hardest thing to tackle, flaps, slats and flex too. It's amazing how TSAD members can pull all of that off.
@EpicPigster1
@CoolPeach I guess that works too. I would love to see how you tackle it :)
Funny enough I'm doing this as well with my 747-8, I think they use rotators at 0° then they flex because of the lift and weight produces by the wings. Not sure though, will experiment.
@EpicPigster1 @QingyuZhou
@QingyuZhou Really? I tried it with pitch and it worked wonderfully, albeit with a really simple plane.
Actually, there is no input for that rotator and the range is 0*. I haven't tried that yet, and my first attempt of that will be my A318. @EpicPigster1
@Dllama4 @Hyperloop @jamesPLANESii They use hidden rotators. Basically you make wings one small section at a time, then attach them to rotators set to pitch, and nudge into place. It's a pain to get right, but it works brilliantly assuming there are no collision issues.
Lolololol because of magic. I dont even know
I'm thinking hidden hinge rotators, although I'm not so sure.
dissect one then find it out, its easy!
@jamesPLANESii or rotators
I think they do it with detachers... Either that or they only attach the fuselages to the ends of the wings or something..,
They use the power of TSAD.
They're just that good
Flexin on dem haters