A redoing of the Gotland I made only with the ability to maneuver realistically underwater! It uses the engine from Tosico56's "[Dive and Hunt] U-96 U-Boat Type VIIC" which is perfect for submarines, along with internal fuselages set to a precise buoyancy to create near Neutral Buoyancy. It doesn't come with the ballast functions of a real submarine, but it does come with the control surfaces! It's not very good at keeping to the surface, but handles pretty well underwater!
Controls:
-Pitch for control of pitch as well as to dive/surface. Note that your pitch angle will assist but not decide your direction between up/down, the diving planes will ultimately control diving/surfacing.
-Roll for turn, NOTE: Turning while pitching up will tilt the sub in the direction of the turn, turning while pitching down will tilt it in the opposite direction of the turn. The Gyroscope will slowly reorient the sub, but you can use turning to level it out.
https://i.imgur.com/9GqwwXv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EqVf1eY.jpg
(In case the pictures somehow stop showing here again)
Underwater camera mod HIGHLY recommended.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 27.6ft (8.4m)
- Length 202.4ft (61.7m)
- Height 41.1ft (12.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 425,397lbs (192,957kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 38.3lbs/ft2 (187.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 11,102.6ft2 (1,031.5m2)
- Drag Points 55133
Parts
- Number of Parts 83
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 354
Sweet!
@mufasa6896 VTOL ballasts would complete the functionality of the sub for sure! I wish you luck on your submarine!
@MintLynx yeah, now everything works (although would still like vtol buoyant fusalages). i am adjusting the rear prop to get to the speed i want ~30knts ~28mph. also my VCS struggles to resurface without help so yeahhh... still a WIP for sure
@mufasa6896 NO WONDER YOU COULDN'T DIVE! XDXDXDXDXD Sorry, but that explains everything, underwater mod basically replaces the water with a slight upward force and makes everything buoyant. I was quite disappointed when I realized that, but now the Underwater Camera mod exists and works perfectly for subs. Glad you found the issue!
@MintLynx underwater mod screwd everyhing up, now just using underwater camera mod and everything works fine
@MintLynx i have them on high, do u have the underwater and the underwater camera mods?
@mufasa6896 I wonder if it's your physics settings, because I am not having that problem in the slightest.
@MintLynx i can't get it to sink, it gets caught on the cockpit, and the cockpit wont sink
@mufasa6896 Pitch down with full throttle, note that the pitch is not inverted, so down is down and up is up.
how do u submerge?