Ok guys, here it is! I know that you're probably annoyed with me by now with all the xml help this needed, but I think you'll be pleased with this, my best build yet:
USS Akron (ZRS-4)
This was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy which operated between September 1931 and April 1933. She was the world's first purpose-built flying aircraft carrier, carrying F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes which could be launched and recovered while she was in flight. With an overall length of 785 ft (239 m), the Akron and her sister ship the Macon were among the largest flying objects ever built. Although the LZ129 Hindenburg and the LZ130 Graf Zeppelin II were some 18 ft (5.5 m) longer.
-Wikipedia
Instructions
Takeoff:
Gear up then ag8 off to close and lock hatch, throttle to 100 and wait 5-10 seconds to achieve buoyancy.
Once ready to lift off, slide trim halfway down to rotate propellers into a aft/climbing position. Press ag2 to detach from mast and start engines.
Slide vtol upwards as slightly as possible to slowly back clear of mast.
Once clear of the mast, vtol to center and turn trim all the way upwards into full foreword position. Then increase vtol to whatever you want and use pitch to climb to a cruising altitude of 500 feet.
Flight instructions
Yaw to turn, pitch to climb/descend, the rest is up to you.
Features
Ag1+LandingGear to raise/lower the cool looking unfunctional biplane
Ag8+LandingGear to raise/lower the gondola's gangway
Historically accurate bridge(not cockpit) view
And realistic poorly attached tailfins
Well, I'd say that the 5 months of work were well worth it, but that's up to you.
HAVE FUN!
Edit: FEATURED!!!!!!!
Edit 2: IM GOLD NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Specifications
Spotlights
- XjayIndustrys 1.8 years ago
- Thelegitpilot13 6 months ago
- Trainzo 1.8 years ago
- EternalDarkness 1.8 years ago
- soundwave 1.8 years ago
- randomusername 1.8 years ago
- Type2volkswagen 1.8 years ago
- FoxtrotSergal 1.8 years ago
- Hyattorama 1.8 years ago
- TheTyphoon 6 months ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor ZRS-4 U.S.S Akron
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- This plane has been featured
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 65.6ft (20.0m)
- Length 415.3ft (126.6m)
- Height 65.0ft (19.8m)
- Empty Weight -274,630lbs (-124,570kg)
- Loaded Weight 61,295lbs (27,803kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.549
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.032
- Wing Loading 16.4lbs/ft2 (80.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 3,732.4ft2 (346.8m2)
- Drag Points 123319
Parts
- Number of Parts 626
- Control Surfaces 0
An ai is bumping me and nocking me back
@Squidge not nice... try on high physics maybe?
@BurkeEnterprise it's happend again
@Squidge nice lol
A an ai glidder kept on crashing into me
@Squidge what was it?
I just found out why
It ether falls backwards or explodes
No I'm on low
@Squidge so I tried it out and it worked perfectly fine, are you on high physics?
I was at Yeager airport
It lifted and then flopped
@Squidge how? Did it rise at all? Was the lift not enough?
It just floped
@BurkeEnterprise yes
@Squidge did you put the throttle all the way up? That’s what provides lift. VTOL is propeller speed and trim is direction of the propellers
Also, you need to press ag2 to detach the landing mast before you can take off
It won't take off it falls backwards
@Mustang51 I’m glad it’s gotten a resurgence! It’s definitely what I’m most proud of
This is wonderful! What a great looking and lovely flying airship. Thank you for making such a fantastic aircraft!
@BurkeEnterprise
Ok, great!
@TheFantasticTyphoon the mast (for some unknown reason) stops the blimp from imploding due to the negative weight and actually stops lag. However, I could strip the details and some features down to make a slightly more mobile version
Please do a mobile-friendly version! Maybe remove the mast and lettering, and some details. If you could get it below 400 parts that would be fantastic.
@Mcllulen no clue
There was an old af fiction story about these based on a fictional third ship, but i cannot for the life of me remember the books name. I keep thinking airship pilot but ive searched for years and cannot find a copy. Its a shame too cuz it was a great book. Has anyone remembered reading such a book? Do you know the name of it?
@BurkeEnterprise
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