@F104Deathtrap Alright so if I understand correctly; the core of the engine becomes less and less influential on thrust as speed increases past mach 2, turning it more into a ramjet. And wow I knew that aircraft was powerful but that's pretty insane.
@SnoWFLakE0s This plane here is an older, less powerful version of the aircraft in question. It delivers a total of 1750 HP from two T1000 powerplants. One of them is buried in the cowling. The exhaust stacks have been tested and add only a negligible amount of thrust. It should be able to climb vertically as well.
@SledDriver This is a little off topic but aren't rotators, pistons and joints generally very unstable with massive vehicles? This seems to not be the case with your creations.
@FeiWu Hey no worries, it doesn't have to be super realistic, as long as it works and you are satisfied with the performance it should be ok. In reality, there's a lot more variables coming in to play that I myself will probably never even know about.
I dont think there is any way to stop the governor from kicking in. If it is really important to you, you could go all the way and make a custom engine with wings as propeller blades, and then bury jet engines inside for the sound and driving the propellers. If you use the traditional wings instead of the structural ones, you can exceed the angular speed limit.
Jet engines have mostly constant thrust output, it's the mechanical power (the amount of work that the engine is doing) that varies with speed. Jet engines do perform better at altitude than a piston/propeller setup, because it's these that lose thrust. But for a jet engine, thrust does NOT get higher with altitude, it stays constant and often decreases because of the lower oxygen levels leading to a less powerful combustion.
@Elicushman That roar of WW2 aircraft engines at power was likely what did it for me as well, never gets old. Pearl Harbor happened to be one of my favorite movies as a kid, along with Battle Of Britain. I actually did a class presentation about Pearl Harbor at one point as well.
thIs is goING to sounD sTRAnge bUT
Gonna pit this against my planes
Good luck
murica
I...it's a ship on wheels
Love this build style
Mirage Speedway, the only place where cars get to be planes for a day.
@Blue0Bull I think you're onto something
@KnightOfRen Absolutely, I like that quote.
@Kreep2knight I know right that's about 6 gallons PER SECOND
@F104Deathtrap Alright so if I understand correctly; the core of the engine becomes less and less influential on thrust as speed increases past mach 2, turning it more into a ramjet. And wow I knew that aircraft was powerful but that's pretty insane.
@F104Deathtrap Hah, so that's the reason it works up to mach 3.5 and 80,000 ft.
@jamesPLANESii Remember this next time you strap a J15 to something, it can power an SR-71 lmao
Hawker Tempest V
4 turning 4 burning it seems
@ALRX Lol what? That would kinda suck lmao
Dihedral, it helps with stability. Causes the plane to slowly auto-correct itself to level flight after banking
@spefyjerbf The effort was well worth it
@switdog08 Asking the real questions here
@spefyjerbf The amount of funky tech on this craft is amazing
Thats some impressive building for a two year old
I have a hard time believing this is simpleplanes. And I mean that in the best way possible.
Holy hell the cockpit
@SnoWFLakE0s Indeed it shouldn't be possible given the power/weight of the aircraft, guess I'm gonna have to cheat around it in some way.
@SnoWFLakE0s This plane here is an older, less powerful version of the aircraft in question. It delivers a total of 1750 HP from two T1000 powerplants. One of them is buried in the cowling. The exhaust stacks have been tested and add only a negligible amount of thrust. It should be able to climb vertically as well.
@SnoWFLakE0s Legit, a sustained 90 degree climb immediately after takeoff. Like a rocket.
@BornToBeBurned Yes but high drag often gives poor engine-out performance. I figure bringing down the power is the only option.
@jamesPLANESii That seems to be the case yea. I'll be putting a little less emphasis on the numbers from now on.
@Diver Oh I see now, you're absolutely right.
@SledDriver Thats cool, never thought of that
@SledDriver This is a little off topic but aren't rotators, pistons and joints generally very unstable with massive vehicles? This seems to not be the case with your creations.
I love the design, but the engine nacelles are minuscule, and the propellers are too close to each other, seems like they would impact each other.
Usually they have, but it's not a defining factor of a flying wing.
Too many
@SledDriver Damn, what a unit. Not sure if I'm ever flying at night again.
big plen
Imagine it's night and youre just cruising along and then all of a sudden this thing comes flying at your navigation lights at mach speed.
UNORIGINAL CONTENT, BE GONE
@asteroidbook345 Damn, that's my new background wallpaper from now on.
@FeiWu Hey no worries, it doesn't have to be super realistic, as long as it works and you are satisfied with the performance it should be ok. In reality, there's a lot more variables coming in to play that I myself will probably never even know about.
@asteroidbook345 Maybe you could try using rotators for power, with funky trees they can be configured to become throttleable.
I dont think there is any way to stop the governor from kicking in. If it is really important to you, you could go all the way and make a custom engine with wings as propeller blades, and then bury jet engines inside for the sound and driving the propellers. If you use the traditional wings instead of the structural ones, you can exceed the angular speed limit.
The answer is in the title, but XML can also be used I think.
Perfect example of "With enough power a brick will fly"!
Jet engines have mostly constant thrust output, it's the mechanical power (the amount of work that the engine is doing) that varies with speed. Jet engines do perform better at altitude than a piston/propeller setup, because it's these that lose thrust. But for a jet engine, thrust does NOT get higher with altitude, it stays constant and often decreases because of the lower oxygen levels leading to a less powerful combustion.
Hmm do I hear Ace Combat?
@rexzion Tbh its not a small detail, it's the entire exterior of the aircraft. It can make or break the look.
Flat all the way
This is one of those black aircraft projects that the government would try to hide from the public as much as possible.
@Elicushman That roar of WW2 aircraft engines at power was likely what did it for me as well, never gets old. Pearl Harbor happened to be one of my favorite movies as a kid, along with Battle Of Britain. I actually did a class presentation about Pearl Harbor at one point as well.