Compact and simple design. 1:11 on Daredevil.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 27.6ft (8.4m)
- Length 20.4ft (6.2m)
- Height 5.5ft (1.7m)
- Empty Weight 6,135lbs (2,783kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,602lbs (2,994kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.084
- Wing Loading 18.7lbs/ft2 (91.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 352.5ft2 (32.8m2)
- Drag Points 544
Parts
- Number of Parts 17
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 143
I saw this on the Livesteam last week,I like the performance.
It's brilliant. This is the kind of design is like to work towards. Well thought out and utilizing the tricks and techniques of the game to maximize your advantage @AgDynamics
@EvilGenius Thank you!
This plane has 2 VTOL engines and a 1x1x5 fuselage block all stacked on top of each other. The cockpit is the smallest cockpit block available, and it is also nudged into the main trunk of the aircraft.
The wings are all double-stacked to reduce wing loading, and the VTOL thruster is embedded into the fuselage as well. The CoM, CoL and CoT are balanced to within .001 on the vertical axis, and the fuel tank is perfectly balanced on the CoM so that the CoM does not move as the plane consumes fuel.
The plane carries barely enough fuel to complete the Daredevil course, crossing the finish line with 4% in the tank. The tail surfaces are set to semi-symmetric airfoil shape to cancel out the nose-up tendency from the main wings and keep the plane level and stable at high speeds.
It looks simple and only contains 17 parts, but there's quite a lot of thought that goes into the design.
Very elegant design. Are you utilizing stacked engine?