This is my Bell X-1 that I made in honor of the 70 year anniversity of when man first went Mach 1. It was done by Chuck Yeager in this Aircraft after being dropped from a B-29 Superfortress Bomber.
The three big problems I have with my design is that you cannot go into cockpit view or you will see a wall, the flaps don’t look exactly like they were in real life, and there is no B-29 to bring it to high altitude. I plan to add a B-29 version of this, but I wanted to get this craft out as early as I could, since I am already a day late for the anniversary.
For landing, I would recommend flaps all the way down and throttle at 40%-45%
Controls:
Flaps: VTOL Lever
Throttle: Throttle Stick
Roll: Roll Stick
Pitch: Pitch Stick
P.S. I am open to suggestions to improve my craft
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 27.7ft (8.5m)
- Length 30.0ft (9.1m)
- Height 9.6ft (2.9m)
- Empty Weight 9,756lbs (4,425kg)
- Loaded Weight 10,276lbs (4,661kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.624
- Wing Loading 76.0lbs/ft2 (371.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 135.2ft2 (12.6m2)
- Drag Points 2107
Parts
- Number of Parts 50
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 255
Hi
Speed brakes can actually act as flaps if you place them like I did, this was discovered by my friend ryma232aeronautics if you want to check him out. @Shadyslendie
But those are speed breaks they just slow you down@IzzyIA
Yeah that is why I added them, plus the Bell X-1 had flaps, although they looked different from my version @Shadyslendie
Yeah flaps are used to create more lift so your plane can fly at a lower speed so it can land easily @IzzyIA
Yes they are mainly used for landing @Shadyslendie
Um you do realize flaps aren't just to slow you down
It is we went from going 30 mph in 1903 to going faster than sound less than 50 years later @IzzyIA
@ThePrototype yup
@IzzyIA yes
Yeah, it’s crazy how far we have come @BaconRoll
It has @BaconRoll
It's been 70 years since this broke the sound barrier