'DogeZ' wanted an idea so 'igeot' suggested a Cyclocopter. I had never heard of such a thing so I Google'd it. This is a video of my attempts and here is the final attempt as I have given up :).
I don't think the Rotor block can spin fast enough for it to work currently. The fuel tanks will pop off at the start, reducing it's weight to just over 4k.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_DyO8uBZ7c
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 24.6ft (7.5m)
- Length 23.2ft (7.1m)
- Height 12.7ft (3.9m)
- Empty Weight 39,703lbs (18,009kg)
- Loaded Weight 42,337lbs (19,203kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.777
- Wing Loading 140.5lbs/ft2 (685.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 301.4ft2 (28.0m2)
- Drag Points 9993
Parts
- Number of Parts 104
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 376
@JolanXBL Could always try the Magnus effect next.
Fuselages mounted to the rotator block and vtol nozzles to send them spinning backwards. No chance it would work though.
Watching it now, really similar approach to mine, sorry if the initial post wasn't clear it was a quick post.
Yeah, pretty much the same experience as me. I ended up with a quad rotor set up, much longer and narrower wings than yours, but no better results. A mod to the allowed rotator block speed, and output of the VTOL nozzles might get there.
Like the gatling rockets idea, a lot.
@igeot Sorry, I forgot to publish it :P. Should be visible now.
I had a go yesterday too, and would agree that the rotor block is possibly the limiting factor here, definitely doesn't spin very fast. I doubt that the physics would model for lift from that configuration currently anyway.
I ended up installing an additional normal jet engine and starting from an approach location with the engines already fired up. When I got it stable-ish, I would say that I managed a somewhat slowed fall. Probably no better and likely worse than it would have been with one set of conventional wings with the same area as one rotor blade.
@DogeZ @igeot