For racing model, click here.
Controls
(I did these first in case you're too lazy to read the rest of the description)
AG1: Brake parachute (use it to slow down before a landing or recover from a spin)
AG2: Activate auto-righting engines (activate this anytime you are flying.)
AG3: Landing lights
AG4: Nav lights
AG5: Arresting hook in case you want to land on a carrier.
Backstory
The first (and hopefully last) flying wing to come out of WrongFlyer Aviation's labs, the FW-8 Razorbat (the 8th design of it's type) uses specialized autocorrecting jets to keep it from sliding to one side or the other, as it has no vertical rudders or fins of any kind. The jets allow for an almost normal flight, which coupled with its high performance and weapons makes the aircraft a formidable fighter.
Sadly, the autocorrecting aspect of the jets limited their power to a modest 550 mph at sea level. That, coupled with its tendency to go into an uncontrolled spin if maximum pitch and roll are used at the same time caused the project to be shelved, but not before one prototype was made. The racing edition did not use autocorrecting jets and instead had a small fin to keep it flying straight, thereby raising its top speed to 620 mph.
Weapons Loadout
The Razorbat has two machine guns for air targets, along with two Dodo lll air-to-air missiles to take out enemy fighters. It also utilizes a pair of recoiless 50 mm cannons for ground targets with explosive shells.
Uncontrollable Spin Recovery
If you have the misfortune of going into a flat spin, here are some tips to get out of it.
WARNING: These steps will only work if you are above 5000 feet (1500 meters)
STEP 1: Cut the throttle.
STEP 2: Deploy parachute. (AG1)
STEP 3: Wait until you are facing straight downward and plane has stopped rocking.
STEP 4: Throttle up
STEP 5: When your airspeed is over 150 mph, (240 kph) deactivate AG1 and pull up hard.
Photos
Thanks to 232287168147825 for the Wuhu Island mod!
Specifications
Spotlights
- V 3.8 years ago
- Kangy 3.7 years ago
- ACEPILOT109 3.8 years ago
- UraniumOxide 3.8 years ago
- senalPelpmiS 3.8 years ago
- DarthAbhinav 3.8 years ago
- chibikitsune 3.8 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 38.9ft (11.9m)
- Length 19.8ft (6.0m)
- Height 6.5ft (2.0m)
- Empty Weight 2,431lbs (1,102kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,839lbs (3,556kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.719
- Wing Loading 14.9lbs/ft2 (72.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 526.1ft2 (48.9m2)
- Drag Points 1145
Parts
- Number of Parts 167
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 796
I just realized that the parachute color was off. SORRY!
@STENDEC Yes, I've built a few other versions already with different loadouts such as air-to-ship missiles, but I've got other stuff I'm working on as well. I can link you to one if you want.
@WrongFlyer I managed to reduce the torque of brakes to the point that it doesn’t flip over anymore, though this got me thinking, would it be possible to make an FW-9 Razorbat with the tail of the sport edition but with the weapons of the fighter version?
@STENDEC The sport model doesn't include the self-correcting thrusters present on the other model, and it can't land without flipping due to the unadjusted brakes on the tires. I wasn't a very good builder when I made this, and I didn't know how to use FT to fix these problems. If you actually want to fly it for some reason, just lower the braking power on the wheels.
@WrongFlyer I wonder why the plane can’t taxi.
Also, why can’t said plane land properly without flipping?
I’m referring to the sport edition of the aircraft.
is no one gonna talk about him rick rolling us with the 3rd picture
Wow! You make great builds! But It stalls quite a bit.
@chibikitsune never gonna let you down
never gonna give you up
@M7MDRHX Try this and scroll down to the list of inputs. It may take a little tweaking to get it to work, but it really helped me out.
Got rick rolled@WrongFlyer
@rexzion Hmm... it’s spelled right... IDK.
I didn't get tagged but you tagged me ??!!?
!!!?!??!?!
@Diloph Twice?
I just got rick rolled
Oh, OK, I understand what this was going for... not trying to force this upon you, I just fake it for the sake of practicality.
@WrongFlyer
HE RICK ROLLED ME!
@LordGardevoirX My original purpose for this build was to prove that planes could be made without any vertical wings. Adding scaled wings defeats the entire purpose of the design.
@WrongFlyer Very cool!
Easy stability Fix: Simply add a structural wing as a rudder, then nudge it into the fuselage so it stays hidden. This will allow it to fly more smoothly and not enter a spinout
You’re username is great!🤣🤣🤣
@Bob9998 Never gonna give you up...
@Bob9998 yeah
Nice screenshots
@Otizzle
So many tags!