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PROTO Thrust Vectoring VTOL

45 Walkerbulldog  3.4 years ago

Completely scratch-built airplane capable of Vertical Takeoff and possibly landing but I have never tested it. There is a gyro centered on the COM and it can be turned off by turning off Ag8. The engines are on swiveling mounts which is how it directs the thrust. I had to lower the power of the engines because they were bending on the mounts(if you know how to fix this, feel free to do so). The airplane is slightly nose-heavy so if you are going for a traditional style takeoff, turn Ag7 on(which adds 5° to the pitch swing of the engines) and retract gear while pitching up above 300 mph on the runway. To turn Ag7 off, let go of pitch and turn off Ag7 before resuming the use of pitch. On VTOL takeoff turn slider all the way to the top and throttle up to 50-55%. If you are spinning around the yaw axis while taking off vertically, you can counterract that using yaw which controls the angle of the lifting engine. When you feel you are high enough in the sky, throttle up while moving the VTOL slider anywhere below middle.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 33.0ft (10.1m)
  • Length 33.7ft (10.3m)
  • Height 12.5ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 18,705lbs (8,484kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,377lbs (9,243kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.859
  • Wing Loading 88.8lbs/ft2 (433.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 229.5ft2 (21.3m2)
  • Drag Points 2380

Parts

  • Number of Parts 57
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 504