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WF-50 ''Colibri''

330 Azerrot  18 hours ago

The Colibri (also known as the Hummingbird) is a tiny bird that is extremely fast for its size and can hover in place. Same for the “WF-50”, it can fly through the narrowest openings and land on the smallest surfaces. You can even try to reach the speed of sound, but beware of flutter!
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Instructions

Takeoff

  • Flaps (VTOL slider down) ½
  • Trim wheel down ½
  • Throttle to 95% (100% or open boost valve for afterburner)
  • Rotate at 240 KpH (150 MpH)

    Landing

  • Flaps (VTOL slider down) full

  • Trim wheel down ½
  • Touchdown at 210 KpH (130 MpH)

    Hover mode (VTOL slider up)

  • Throttle 40-45% for neutral hovering

  • Transition to the horizontal flight recommended at 200 KpH (125 MpH)
  • Transition to the hover mode at 200 KpH (125 MpH) – auto breaking when enabled
    AG1 – open/close canopy
    AG2 – Navigational lights
    AG3 – Landing lights
    AG4 – Cockpit lights
    AG7 – Disable control assist
    AG8 – Toggle engine ignition
    Purely visual:
    AG5 – Cabin heating
    AG6 – Cabin air conditioning

Cockpit layout

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Main controls

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Weapons and radar control

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The aircraft spawns in a takeoff-ready configuration, but you can always manually disable individual systems using the lower panel to the right of your seat
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- Turning off the ignition stops the engine (it could be also stopped by fuel pump lever located on the engine control block on the left)
- Turning off the hydraulic system disables flaps, airbrakes, landing gear and VTOL control
- Turning off the electric system disables any external lights and cockpit indicators, radar, aiming sight, weapons, some gauges and flight control assist
- Turning off the oxygen system (purely visual) disables oxygen flow indicator and oxygen pressure gauge

And do not try to turn on the radio! It is for your own good!

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Credits

Huge thanks to my VR test pilot Iprit. You could try to find his avatar in the cockpit
And thanks for all of my friends, who helped me with designing this craft

P.S. images in the description might not appear properly due to my lack of account points. You can help me with this problem by upvoting this craft!

Edit: it works now! Thank you so much!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 27.5ft (8.4m)
  • Length 20.4ft (6.2m)
  • Height 9.7ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 11,963lbs (5,426kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.417
  • Wing Loading 44.0lbs/ft2 (214.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 271.8ft2 (25.3m2)
  • Drag Points 725

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1491
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 5,548
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    330 Azerrot

    @CrazyCatZe that is true. However, cone parts can connect properly only for straight fuselage sections. Anyway , thanks for the tip, I'll try to implement it in my new projects

    an hour ago
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    36.4k CrazyCatZe

    @Azerrot, you could really save some parts by using the fuselage cone part for some shapes, and fuselage cutting can really cut down part cost on the wing tips

    +2 1 hours ago
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    36.4k CrazyCatZe

    very good! I can feel the attention to detail

    1 hours ago
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    9,549 dabestsock

    @Azerrot thats ok

    +1 5 hours ago
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    330 Azerrot

    @dabestsock I've tried to optimize the craft before publishing, but it seems like the main cause of the perfomance problems is the tilting rotors and nozzles, which, well, are the main feature of the craft. However, if you have any ideas about optimization, feel free to suggest!

    +1 7 hours ago
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    Holy moly

    16 hours ago
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    9,549 dabestsock

    @Azerrot can you make a lower part one or if you can lower the Performance Cost

    +1 18 hours ago