Auto Credit Based on Jundroo's Gator 2
This took longer than I expected ....
The stupid nose is really stupid. 1.5K drag slows everything down to a halt.
Desperate times call for desperate solution. I scrapped the entire cockpit and replaced it with relatively aerodynamic things.
Now the drag is down to 4.5K (still a lot, but a bit better), the compound thrust is working.
VTOL: Throttle. (like, THROTTLE).
Throttle: Collective (yeah ... that's called that)
Trim: Compound thrust (go DOWN for forward, UP to go backward)
Roll, Pitch: Cyclic Roll, Cyclic Pitch
Yaw: Anti-torque controls
Group 3 for gyro.
Top speed: 200mph.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Gator 2
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 16.6ft (5.1m)
- Length 51.4ft (15.7m)
- Height 13.6ft (4.1m)
- Empty Weight 10,878lbs (4,934kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,239lbs (5,551kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 5.206
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.245
- Wing Loading 185.6lbs/ft2 (906.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 65.9ft2 (6.1m2)
- Drag Points 4551
Parts
- Number of Parts 103
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 464
While the 200 mph sounds unimpressive, the top speed without one is a meager 80 mph (which is nonsense too)
The huey (bears similar fuselages) on X-Plane 10, easily goes 120 KNOTS.
So to achieve this 200 mph they don't need such a powerful engine. They only need a little push.