The scaled wings mantain all their lift. So you can put wings in whatever design you want, and hide them. It's incredible for me, and I hope can help you with your planes.
This is a really quick build I made with a fuselage I had in my sub assembply in about 10 minutes to test this idea, and it'ìs work (but it's ugly).
* Please, notice the wings area *
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 9.0ft (2.7m)
- Length 28.3ft (8.6m)
- Height 7.3ft (2.2m)
- Empty Weight 1,926lbs (873kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,160lbs (980kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.925
- Wing Loading 7.3lbs/ft2 (35.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 294.7ft2 (27.4m2)
- Drag Points 601
Parts
- Number of Parts 19
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 230
I use this all the time
@Watlel My youtube channel is not videogame related, it will be absolutelly out of place. :)
@Baldovino eh, it'll be buried in the endless void of planes, so why not make a youtube video instead?
@Watlel I have no dubt about it. I don't think to be the first. But I think not too much peoples shared this "discover" with others. So, now some builder know it. And this was my intention. :)
Actually, sorry to bring you down, but, this has been a design exploit used by many before. Look at my flying chopsticks creation, it takes advantage of it, but still. Good of you to find it.
Actually, sorry to bring you down, but, this has been a design exploit used by many before. Look at my flying chopsticks creation, it takes advantage of it, but still. Good of you to find it.
@Tessemi I have no dubt about it. I don't think to be the first. But I think not too much peoples shared this "discover" with others. So, now some builder know it. And this was my intention. :)
@Baldovino indeed
@Roswell I have no dubt about it. I don't think to be the first. But I think not too much peoples shared this "discover" with others. So, now some builder know it. And this was my intention. :)
I hate to break it to you but.... I've have been using this technique for a long time..... @Baldovino
Well it is cool that you figured it out, I think I heard it somewhere @Baldovino
@JohnnyBoythePilot it seem more a dolphin... or better, I think we can do a flying dolphin, now.
@Chancey21 nope, I didnt. I hope that now, with the creation relased, more peoples will know it. :)
@Derplord365101 nope, only one of two engines is mass 0 but I added it later, only because with only one the acceleration was slow, and I had to test it quickly in various tests, and the gear, also, added in a second edit for more tests (and I didnt want to move COM)
Did you edit the mass scale? That might have something to do with it.
It looks like a flying torpedo...
You didn’t know this?
Yeah I knew this too, but it's good someone mentioned it
Sleep Well I posted a pair of identical test craft (save wings) that people can fly to compare the two. The difference is lift is obvious.
lol i knew
I do that all the time, lol
@atgxtg I'm going bed now (It's late in italy) and I have very few time in this days sadly.
Cool, and I think this makes sense for XML scaling, I guess @Baldovino
@Baldovino Sure, I'll even post a test vehicle. BTW, If I uploaded a wing from an existing small plane could you scaled down a oversized duplicate in the same shape so we could compare an normal wing to an scaled down wing of the "same size"?
Or I could just reshape the wings you posted, duh. Sorry, enthusaium must have gotten the better of me.
@AndrewGarrison Did you know this?