WinsWings' magnificent Vireo 925 helicopter, equipped with a winch. after WinsWings posted his own version as a rescue helicopter, I set out to tweak its winch/pickup capacities by writing some code for hovering and also play with the controls. I'm still nowhere near my goal to be able to launch and pick up a rescue diver from a hovering helicopter but I already included three dummy targets you can practice on..I am pretty decent in picking up the largest one already. As for the rest: detailed instructions are in the 'instruction' tab.
And again, credit goes to WinsWings for building the original Vireo
Ps, this helicopter has my favorite layout of Collective Pitch on Throttle. A version with Winswings original layout of Throttle=engine, VTOL = Pitch, can be found HERE
Ps2: my apologies to Jean Van Hamme, Largo Winch and Winch-Air airlines
Specifications
Spotlights
- WinsWings one month ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Vireo 925- WinchMaster VTOL steering
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 33.5ft (10.2m)
- Length 107.9ft (32.9m)
- Height 18.1ft (5.5m)
- Empty Weight 8,324lbs (3,775kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,855lbs (4,016kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 12.942
- Wing Loading 185.4lbs/ft2 (905.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 47.8ft2 (4.4m2)
- Drag Points 5101
Parts
- Number of Parts 95
- Control Surfaces 3
- Performance Cost 599
Very nice, I like the hovering too. Just tested.