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XH-525 Hellbender

4,536 Phenex  5.6 years ago
Auto Credit Based on mikoyanster's Helicopter Challenge

Manufacturer


Phenex Aircraft Company

Year


2018

About


The XH-525 Hellbender was designed as an experimental helicopter for use by the US Air Force to replace the aging A-10s currently in service. The reasoning behind proposing a helicopter instead of a jet aircraft was recent advances in helicopter technology. The Hellbender can take off vertically like any traditional helicopter, but has 2 small turbofans that provides the Hellbender the ability to cruise at speeds up to approximately 270 mph. Without needing a runway to operate from the Hellbender can be used in more remote locations. The Hellbender was designed with a fighter cockpit as to make training aircraft pilots easier.

Specifications


Main engine: 7000 hp
Main Prop: 7 Blades
Rear engine: 250 hp
Rear Prop: 13 Blades
Cruising Engines: 2 Turbofan 11,800 lbf each
Max Weight: 16,056 lbs
Empty Weight: 12,090 lbs
Fuel capacity: 694 gallons
Countermeasures: Chaff and Flare

Armament

2 forward mini-guns
1 turret mini-gun
8 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles
4 BGM-71 TOW missiles
50 2.75-inch Rockets

Controls


Throttle – Main prop
Rudder – Rear prop pitch
Pitch – Normal
Roll – Normal
Trim – AG1 on/off Main prop trim and horizontal stab AG2 turret up/down
VTOL – AG1 on/off Cruise engines throttle – Up only AG2 turret left/right
AG1 – Cruise function
AG2 – Mini-gun turret
AG3 – AMG-114 Hellfire missiles
AG4 – BGM-71 TOW missiles
AG5 – Not Used
AG6 – Not Used
AG7 – Not Used
AG8 – Gyro – recommend always leave on!!!

Notes


Takeoff will happen around 38% throttle.
Landing between 33% - 40% throttle, vary throttle to maintain safe landing speed.
Use trim to achieve stable hover if the helicopter drifts forward or back, don't forget to turn on AG1.
Rudder doesn’t really work with cruising engines. Make sure to trim nose down when throttling up the cruising engines. This is the most detailed aircraft I think I have built. Hope you all enjoy this, since it’s the first Helicopter I have built in this game. Any advice is welcome.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Helicopter Challenge
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 48.4ft (14.8m)
  • Length 75.4ft (23.0m)
  • Height 17.4ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight 11,393lbs (5,167kg)
  • Loaded Weight 16,055lbs (7,282kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.199
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.451
  • Wing Loading 89.3lbs/ft2 (435.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 179.8ft2 (16.7m2)
  • Drag Points 16622

Parts

  • Number of Parts 666
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,809
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    OH MA GOD

    666 lbs 😮

    Aside the 666 lbs joke. Nice helicopter build, it looks futuristic and slick.

    1.8 years ago
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    1,427 BLOODIUS

    the parts is 666 (sfx illuminati song)

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    That's a THICC cockpit

    5.5 years ago
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    Evaluation

    Ease of maneuver - 26 / 30pt
    Realistic model - 20 / 30pt
    Details, paint and accesories - 7 / 10pt
    Realistic weapons and behaviour - 15 / 20pt
    Build quality 18 / 20pt
    Tanks destroyed in the secret map - ?pt -
    Fair play - 10 / 10pt

    Total 96 pts

    5.5 years ago
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    Accepted for the challenge

    5.5 years ago
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    43.9k poopatron71

    Looks very interesting.Great name and part count, The number of the beast!

    +1 5.6 years ago