Warning: large part count.
Read this or you’ll never understand, and i actually mean it.
The other helicopter I made, the UH-60L was a simple to fly helicopter with intense detail.
This is just a second version I was working on at the same time, yet this version took a freaking year just to get right.
Why is that? It has some realistic flight physics, including flying level like a plane, the ability to climb like a plane with the nose up, using the collective and speed momentum, and flying at top speeds which is like I think around 222 mph for some H-60s give or take depending on your load.
Do not exceed this limit for playability wise, but I can’t stop you so do whatever lol!
Not much needs to be said other than this is similar to a simple helicopter build, collective makes it go up and down for the most part.
Pitching the aircraft not only dips the nose, but adds extra speed and moves the main rotor. And when the horizontal stabilizer goes up, you can switch activations, or just simply turn off Activate8.
This is what will keep the aircraft level, raise your collective somewhere up to this level, again you might have to adjust it once in a while, especially when you pitch or bank.
At high speed, you don’t have to constantly yaw to turn, you can simply bank the aircraft. When you do yaw, don’t yank it or you go into a death spiral, just gently turn, hope you figure it out. Also don’t do it when you are flying at high speeds, yaw at speeds around 50 mph or less.
Some times when at low speeds, the aircraft will change directions very slowly, you don’t always need the tail rotor to do this, you can simply move roll very gently to correct your heading.
For landing, I suggest you approach from a considerable distance. When you approach, keep the nose level or the bar of the attitude meter in the center, if it goes down, keep it in the middle to reduce speed.
After a short time, you will notice the front of the heli will rise, I think you know the rest.
This the altimeter when you’re almost to your landing zone, it will bleed off some speed and you can slowly descend to a safe landing.
I highly recommend putting the parking brake on when you takeoff, trust me, it stops it in its tracks.
Hovering is a bit difficult, and as it should be. To hover, keep the tail slightly down and the nose slightly up, the rotor is tilted so it wants to go forward.
If you add stuff on it, it might cause the playability to act weird, so fiddle with the collective to make the attitude bar stay in the center or at list a little down.
Keep in mind this is the simulation version of this, so if you think it’s too complicated, just don’t download it, no need to comment about it, I try to keep it as simple as possible though lol.
The cockpit doors can come off, just find the hinge rotators.
You can open each door on this helicopter for your own preference on how you like to fly the guns can be taken off, just be warned that they are sometimes connected to something but I’m sure you’ll find out.
The gunner door opens from the inside primarily but can be opened by a switch, trying to keep it true to life.
I’m surprised this didn’t fry my iOS. There will be a YouTube tutorial and trailer for this at some point, not sure when, in the future, just type of simpleplanes H-60 family and it’ll most likely show up.
There are multiple different variants and color schemes to choose from, more will be coming, be warned, one has more parts than the others, what will you fly?
160th MH-60K
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/3pGXk9/MH-60K-Blackhawk-Advanced
160th MH-60M
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/2C1z8U/MH-60M-Blackhawk-Advanced
160th MH-60M DAP (missiles and rockets)
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/jI3z1y/MH-60M-DAP-Hawk-Advanced
U.S Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/5OC9T4/HH-60G-Pave-Hawk-Advanced
U.S Air Force HH-60W
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/KI8cQ3/HH-60W-Whisky-Advanced
U.S Army HH-60M Medevac
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/4PtHxw/HH-60M-Medevac-Blackhawk-Advanced
Civilian S-70i Fire Hawk (fire department)
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/4Apt6R/UH-60L-Firehawk-Advanced
Civilian UH-60L ex military removed paint.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/3mjOtT/Civilian-UH-60L-ex-military-paint-Advanced
U.S customs and border patrol (homeland security)
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/G57xP8/UH-60L-homeland-security-Advanced
Marine one presidential VH-60N Whitehawk.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/lkD3pf/VH-60N-Whitehawk-Advanced
U.S Navy MH-60s.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/d3wQU6/MH-60s-Knighthawk-Advanced
Activations.
Act 1: position light
Act 2: second trim system (level flight)
Act 3: anti-collision day lights (white)
Act 4: anti-collision night lights (red)
Act 5: engine 1
Act 6: engine 2
Act 7: throttle (spins rotors)
Act 8: gyros.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Suubk27 1.1 years ago
- SPairforce 1.1 years ago
- DISHWASHER2005 1.1 years ago
- Bryan5 1.1 years ago
- xNotDumb 1.1 years ago
- TheFlightGuySP 1.1 years ago
- LUPIN 7 months ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 29.0ft (8.9m)
- Length 42.3ft (12.9m)
- Height 12.2ft (3.7m)
- Empty Weight 62,086lbs (28,161kg)
- Loaded Weight 62,086lbs (28,161kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 10.859
- Wing Loading 45.8lbs/ft2 (223.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,356.9ft2 (126.1m2)
- Drag Points 1758
Parts
- Number of Parts 989
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 3,509
Also heads up to any commenters, I’m not trying to sound wimpy, but please I’d like to hear some pros and less cons of my build considering the pain and agony this has caused to make both the helicopter and the flight model.
But thanks for the downloads and upvotes!
@DatMaluchGuy19 lol, thanks
@Airheaddivision its a henry stickmin reference, also, cool build from an underrated user like you! I can't spotlight now sadly, even though i wanted to :<
@LunarEclipseSP hey thanks! I’m making’s a better looking version but it is nice to look back at my old builds
This is the greatest
PLAAAAAANNNN-
@TheTomatoLover thanks for the kind words, appreciate it.
@Airheaddivision don’t worry man, it ain’t wimpy at all.
@taktikalgirl109 well, I don’t know what might cause it my friend.
@Airheaddivision im not in vr im in android
@taktikalgirl109 no clue why that is, it doesn’t for me, this is the first I’m hearing of this, btw this is an old one I’m making a Bette easier version, then I’ll move on to a few other helicopters. Are you in VR perhaps? it does it in VR sometimes.
why does it explode when i turn on the heli
@Airheaddivision ok
@B17fan oh, well actually the main rotor is canted like in real life, it adds more forward momentum to the helicopter especially when the nose in not tilted. so in order to hover you need to keep the tail down a little bit.
@B17fan uh… yes, you just have to slow down before you reach your landing zone, it doesn’t necessarily stop on a dime. I’m making a tutorial for a newer version of this if you want to learn more. The new version will also have a winch (tow cable).
Also, does any of them have a winch?
Can you hover with it like over the water or something? Like if I want to land on an aircraft carrier I can hover then go down?
@AhmedDabagh the activation to lift off is seven, I don’t know if your new to VR or not, I haven’t played VR in one year, so I’m just as rusty, to take off, you’ll need to ask someone else.
I'm on vr the engines turn on just it won't liftoff
@TheTomatoLover do the guns not work, I put handles on them, or do you mean the helicopter in general?
I haven’t tried it in VR, so I’ll take a look at it okay?
@Airheaddivision please give it VR support.
@Sparky6004 if you want to make a successor go ahead, i simply made it for people to enjoy.
The true power of this flight model is quite… restrained.
Needs a bit more tuning, if you had more freedom of control, this’d be awesome.
@FaLLin1 thank you, if you need something to be fixed just make an unlisted and tag me buddy.
@Airheaddivision appreciate btw i found your tik tok it's quite amazing tho
@FaLLin1 thank you, apology excepted my friend, I’d be glad to help, I may be on break but I’ll still help other players.