New bomber design using the most reliable piston engine I've ever built, the X80 AKA my 20th official piston engine design, fitted inside a cowling for aesthetic purposes. These new engines drive a positive-negative airfoil 8-bladed variable pitch propeller, which absorbs pretty much all the power from the engine. The propeller pitch is controlled by VTOL (up).
- Instructions -
Start in the air, throttle up for power and VTOL up(not all the way) for thrust.
Note that these builds are not meant to be good looking, but just pure proof of concept and functionality/performance tests.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 112.1ft (34.2m)
- Length 95.1ft (29.0m)
- Height 30.8ft (9.4m)
- Empty Weight 28,440lbs (12,900kg)
- Loaded Weight 28,440lbs (12,900kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 14.0lbs/ft2 (68.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 2,033.8ft2 (188.9m2)
- Drag Points 20925
Parts
- Number of Parts 177
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,430
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@saturn28 That's because the engine is mounted with shocks, which can only handle a couple G's. If you want to get rid of this problem increase the shock's strength or just add more.
@saturn28 Thanks!
@SlowJet Yeah thats pretty small. You could give it a try tho haha
@SlowJet Oh yeah you can do that lol, it shouldn't cause any trouble with the engines as far as I know.
@SlowJet Thanks :), Are those single engine fighters? Because this engine still generates a considerable amount of torque, which will probably tear your plane apart, unless you use two that counter-rotate like in this build. For single engine parasite fighters I would recommend you use one of the engines I used on The Nuclear Bear.