Mayfly Ornithopter
31.2k SlimSimpy
6.9 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Chancey21's No Fuel Challenge [CLOSED]
My entry for the no fuel challenge. For take-off slide VTOL all the way up, press AG1, and throttle up to full. You will be airborne in no time :). Have fun!
Specifications
Spotlights
- zap210 6.9 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor No Fuel Challenge [CLOSED]
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 65.4ft (19.9m)
- Length 63.9ft (19.5m)
- Height 20.8ft (6.3m)
- Empty Weight 4,886lbs (2,216kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,781,346lbs (808,006kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 2,208.3lbs/ft2 (10,781.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 806.7ft2 (74.9m2)
- Drag Points 6086
Parts
- Number of Parts 103
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 517
The winner will bw anounced in a forum post
wow, 100x better than the rocket plane i threw together
@chancey21 alright thanks
Yes @FGW2014
@chancey21 actually, if it is based off of the original mayfly ornithopter can i upload it as my second?
Ok @FGW2014
@chancey21 alright, well, let me upload the one with no fuel
You can make a second version but I second version only and it must be based off of your original Aircraft, sorry @FGW2014
@Texasfam04 yeah, i guess so
Dragonflies are your specialty :-)@FGW2014
@chancey21 hey hey hey, that ain't bad....... mind if i revoke this entry and make another?
You guys should check out the dragonfly entry on my challenge, it’s a really good ornithopter too. @Texasfam04 @FGW2014
@Texasfam04 thank you, they are quite easy to make, cycle a piston and set it to throttle, make it so the bar above it can move with a floppy rotator and attach a wing to it, boom ornithopter
I love it, im extremely suprised it does so well without any engine propelled lift. I tried it just launching it and thought it was cool then i read the instructions again and saw to use throttle. Its quite ingenious to me @FGW2014
@Texasfam04 thank you alot texas, same can be said for you :)
FGW is a master of creativity i think. Im in awe of his stuff and he never stops having ideas lol @chancey21
@chancey21 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh cool :)
Btw, you are the only person to use an ornithopter so far, and creativity is what I want to see @FGW2014
It’s ok, you have until December 1st @FGW2014
@chancey21 will have to wait another couple hours to reupload
Ok @FGW2014
@chancey21 alright, hold on
Well no, but you can use fuchsia large blocks and turn up the dead weight to 1000 pounds which is heavier than fuel @FGW2014
@chancey21 ah, i just used the fuel because it is the heaviest thing i had to hold the base in place, it does not use any of it, is that ok?
Can you remove the fuel, please? just replace it with blocks, and it will work fine I think?