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Space Eggs Starhopper

26.9k RadarJamJar  4.2 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Thorne's Egg Challenge II, Completed!

After the aircraft loads in to the world you have 5 seconds to:
1. Switch to a land airport, any one will do
2. Set wind to 0 knots
3. Reach minimum safe distance

The autopilot will then execute the test flight automatically, after the 75 second flight is over you can take over controls manually and test fly it yourself. Controls are as follows:
Stick forward-back = fly north-south
Stick left-right = fly west-east
Throttle = up- down
camera 1,2

Backstory
In en effort to spread the EGG faith beyond the confines of Earth, to Mars and beyond, and in order to develop a reusable spaceship suitable for the task, using generous donations from new followers Eggy has acquired controlling share of SpaceX form Elon Musk. The egg pod was attached to the starhopper prototype, it is not meant to reach space, but to test the practicality of strapping eggs to reusable rocket boosters. Link to logo Link to image

About the build. This uses .XML modding and the funky trees input system to achieve a fully automatic flight from take off to landing. The jet engine is programmed to climb to 100m altitude agl using flight time as a trigger and holds it for the duration of the flight, it also moderates vertical velocity and decelerates the decent the last few meters when landing, the gyroscope is programmed to fly the craft in a square pattern also using flight time as a trigger for each of the actions.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Egg Challenge II, Completed!
  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 92.8ft (28.3m)
  • Length 92.8ft (28.3m)
  • Height 66.0ft (20.1m)
  • Empty Weight 246,319lbs (111,728kg)
  • Loaded Weight 248,611lbs (112,768kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.054
  • Wing Loading 997.4lbs/ft2 (4,869.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 249.2ft2 (23.2m2)
  • Drag Points 127197

Parts

  • Number of Parts 201
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 728
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    Noice. When will you start making helicopters tho? I would love to see a helicopter with fly-by-wire.

    4.1 years ago
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    11.6k Pjork

    I realized your pfp is spaceballs

    4.2 years ago
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    26.9k RadarJamJar

    @Type2volkswagen I would do it like this clamp01(AltitudeAgl- 15.24) the angles would be set using the rotator's range of motion settings. If you want to get really accurate (or pedantic) you should account for the cockpit elevation above the landing gear by adding that to the 15.24

    4.2 years ago
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    Clamp01(AltitudeAGL - [50ft converted to metres]) with the rotator angle set to 112.5° @Type2volkswagen

    4.2 years ago
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    wow, you people that get the whole funky trees thing are great.

    It makes my head hurt...lol

    Q. if I wanted landing struts on this rocket that went to stowed (vertical) from lets say 22.5 degrees past horizontal @ +50' AGL, what would the Input be for the rotator?

    4.2 years ago
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    17.4k Thorne

    That’s amazing, love the name too, space eggs lol 🥚 💯

    4.2 years ago
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    25.4k Mustang51

    This looks great and is impressively programmed

    +1 4.2 years ago