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Tie Sorta

2,269 Mickk  5.3 years ago

Looks a little bit like the child of a TIE Fighter and a normal aircraft, so Tie Sorta.

An experiment of sorts to see if I can beat the beast called 'Angular Momentum' which those big flat things on the end of the wings make happen.
Basically, once they start spinning, they want to keep spinning, which plays havoc with normal flight operations.
However I have made them very light and that seems to have worked.

Controls as per normal VTOL controls have been killed off.
Air launch is recommended.

If you must take off from a runway, build up speed slowly or you will forward roll it.

When it does decide to get airborne, it will happen very suddenly, so don't be surprised.
As always, it is fitted with dual Gatling Guns, just until real laser cannons become available to the general public.

Will fly up very slowly if left to it's own devices.

My other project is still underway, but it's turning out to be a lot more work than I thought. :P

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 41.1ft (12.5m)
  • Length 36.5ft (11.1m)
  • Height 34.4ft (10.5m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 4,757lbs (2,157kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.834
  • Wing Loading 5.0lbs/ft2 (24.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 951.3ft2 (88.4m2)
  • Drag Points 657

Parts

  • Number of Parts 31
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 284