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Podracer

9,082 FlyingPotato_131  3.0 years ago
102 downloads

This, as far as I'm aware, is the first podracer in SP with actual podracer physics. Unlike other creations that are simply aircraft in the shape of podracers, this thing hovers at 6m above the surface and falls like it should as it has no horizontal wings.

Contols:
Ag1 turn on hover and engines
Throttle is throttle
Roll to turn
Pitch for going up/down slopes

How it works:
The hover system is similar to that of the MAK - 21 Starglider (my previous creation) but instead of holding a specific altitude the podracer tries to negate all vertical movement below 6m and turns off the hover engines above that. Stability and turn is controlled by gyros. I also placed some scaled down vertical stabilizers to keep the craft going in the direction it is facing at high speeds. The cables behave similar to real ones but the cockpit is rigidly attached to the engines (it is close to impossible to do otherwise). Forward power isn't modified, it moves on 2 BFE 150 engines alone.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 26.0ft (7.9m)
  • Length 57.3ft (17.5m)
  • Height 9.6ft (2.9m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 17,775lbs (8,062kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.206
  • Wing Loading 12.4lbs/ft2 (60.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,431.6ft2 (133.0m2)
  • Drag Points 8424

Parts

  • Number of Parts 103
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 767