Auto Credit Based on Alvinwilson345's 50 Parts Challenge! (CLOSED)
Meet the Lycan
Named after a word for werewolf while playing on the A-8's program acronym, "Low Altitude Combat Aircraft - Naval."
As a routine PEA-maker,
I couldn't help but join when I saw @Alvinwilson345 made a 50-part challenge. Though this here Lycan would count as an EFA, as it is not real (unlike PEAs, which must be replicas).
But I didn't just want to make an aircraft. I wanted to make something with features to contend. So here we are: an aircraft with rotating nozzles, capable of STOL, and a full VR cockpit. Yes, a VR cockpit. Maybe with a bit limited instruments, but it should be VR compatible nonetheless!
Uh... that's about it. Have fun out there!
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft is curated
General Characteristics
- Predecessor 50 Parts Challenge! (CLOSED)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 37.2ft (11.3m)
- Length 38.2ft (11.6m)
- Height 13.6ft (4.2m)
- Empty Weight 9,272lbs (4,205kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,009lbs (8,169kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.123
- Wing Loading 52.7lbs/ft2 (257.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 342.0ft2 (31.8m2)
- Drag Points 2847
Parts
- Number of Parts 50
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 393
@TheUltimatePlaneLover thanks!
I am making a submarine resupply vessel with a helipad/VTOL area, and want some VTOL fighters like this on it.
@SimplyElegant Frankly I know very little about VTOL aircraft as well, I think I've only made like four successful ones (Silly AV-8C, McDonnell V/STOL Type B, BM-1, 2, and 3, but they all count as part of the same experiment, and this, albeit the Lycan is more STOL with borderline VTOL). But at least of what I do know, I shall tell:
-ALWAYS use Overload and Funky Trees when making VTOL aircraft, as several crucial features can be used to improve the quality of them:
-VTOL nozzles will by default rotate 90 degrees in either direction. You can go into the part's XML to change this, allowing it to rotate however much or little as you wish.
-Engine power can be modified, as too little power won't be getting you off the ground, and too much will turn you into a rocket.
-I usually use a gyroscope for VTOL aircraft, but this one didn't need it.
-This is likely due to the CoM and CoT being in nearly the same position, allowing the aircraft to retain stability during VTOL
-Those VTOL RCS nozzles or whatever they's called, I don't use them much, they do very little from my experience. That's where the gyroscope comes in lol
Uh that's all I can think of for now... hope it's helpful :D
@TheUltimatePlaneLover hey could you please give me a rundown on VTOL aircraft like this one?
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@Alvinwilson345
I almost forgot the deadline lol
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@DeezDucks Thanks mate :D
@TheUltimatePlaneLover It shall be done
@DeezDucks could you make this a successor of the challenge please?