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Archaeopter

567 ChiefBurrito123  3.2 years ago

The Archaeopter is the most recognizable flying machine of the Adeptus Mechanicus's Skitarii legions. Built to serve a multitude of roles on the battlefield, the Archaeopter features a powerful VTOL function, the ability to hover midair for precision bombing and paradropping. It also features a rear weapons hardpoint for a turret, bomb rack, or other customizations.

Based on the Archaeopter model from the game Warhammer 40,000. All credit for the original design goes to Games Workshop(although I built this replica myself)

Controls:
Acts 1-6: none
Act 7: activates rear turret and full gyro. Must deactivate Act 8.
Act 8: Takeoff/landing gyro. Make sure to keep this on during takeoff and landing, but it's not necessary for horizontal flight.
Landing Gear: toggles the custom landing gear

Pro tips for flying: pull throttle up to 80% to hover in place, and only bring the VTOL up to the upper middle notch if you want to retain most of your maneuverability. Keeping the VTOL at the top will nearly sacrifice all turning ability, but will dramatically increase your speed.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 40.4ft (12.3m)
  • Length 34.5ft (10.5m)
  • Height 11.5ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 12,120lbs (5,497kg)
  • Loaded Weight 16,701lbs (7,575kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.807
  • Wing Loading 57.8lbs/ft2 (282.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 289.0ft2 (26.8m2)
  • Drag Points 6508

Parts

  • Number of Parts 196
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 879