First, you have to remove the cockpit off your plane. If the cockpit is buried (or "clipped"), you'll need to grab the part the cockpit is attached to. The rest of the plane will then "gray out". Drag the grayed-out plane to the upper left corner and make it a sub-assembly. Then, create a new plane with whichever cockpit you want. You will have to replace the default canopy by dragging in a new canopy, opening up the utilities menu and selecting "Set as Main". You can take the default canopy and delete it. Then, take the newly created sub-assembly from under your subassemblies menu, drag it onto the building pad, add your new canopy and voila, you've replaced your canopy!
@Mathieson so it seems you have some clever tricks up your sleeve for this one: can you confirm that you doubled the engines by mirroring them? Also, you managed to wrap the engines to provide realistic coloring, cool!
@AntiSphere I downloaded this three times to try and figure out the flaps, which are perfect. These actually lower the stall speed by 5 mph and bring the liftoff speed from 150 to 120 mph. However, there's no option to use VTOL for pitch control normally, so I assume this is a mod...? Can I get these, they're exactly what we all need in SP to build realistic planes...@AndrewGarrison this should be dead easy to include in the next update!
@RedstoneAeroAviation I think you miss the point...or maybe I did. I thought you said that the T3000 was inspired by the engines on the Dragon Rapide. I think that's probably not so, I think instead the T3000 was inspired by the C-130's turboprop engines. Or did I misunderstand?
@AircroftDesigin, that is tragic and I hadn't heard. Firefighters put their lives on the line every day, that's why an investigation which should discover the root cause of this accident will be held.
@PancakeAddiction possibly if that's what happened, but also read this: "Over the past five years, ASRS has received an average of
60 gear up landing reports per year. Gear up landings rarely
meet the damage or injury requirements for a National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report or investigation
and they are seldom reflected in general aviation safety
statistics. Nevertheless, no pilot wants to experience a
gear up landing. There is always the potential for a serious
outcome and the repair costs associated with any gear up
landing can be substantial." NASA Aviation Reporting System Report. Granted, the majority of the gear up landings are on smaller aircraft, but it's happened on larger aircraft as well.
It is too early to accurately tell what exactly happened, still lots of contradictory statements, recollections of panicked passengers, very interesting accounts of what the tower broadcast to the crew in the moments immediately prior to the accident. But here's my guess: THEY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. It happens all the time. Not very often on a large aircraft which has alarms and reminders, but it still happens, much more often than you would think.
Nah...the biggest prop engine is a turboprop which puts out 3,000 hp. A turboprop is actually a jet engine which drives a propellor. The Dragon Rapide was powered by two DeHavilland Gipsy inline 6 cylinder engines which put out 200 hp each, which means it's an internal combustion engine...like your mom's minivan. The T3000 was actually modeled after these: C-130 turboprop
@Mrwhiskers85 wow, have never heard that, sounds like a stretch since the cockpit is at the end of the nose and you'd have to lift the cockpit with the nose in flight to do that. But, they flew a lot of sorties in WWII, so there might be a kernel of truth in that if something had gotten loose once and the glider was tumbling, perhaps the jeep broke loose out the front and the pilots went on to land somehow afterwards. There are plenty of stories of bomber crewmembers falling out of stricken bombers without parachutes who passed out, but somehow survived the fall only to spend the rest of the war in a prison camp.
@jamesPLANESii yes, it surely glides kind of like a rock, most of the early 1930s-40s gliders did that. I am sure the actual CG-4 glided a little better than my SP version, I've found the physics, while really good, aren't perfect, plus my CG-4 here is a bit down-sized as I wanted it to be the same 2/3 scale as my C-47...the reason why that one is scaled down because I wanted the engines to be the correct proportion. Most of my builds are that way.
@Booster456 yes, agreed, but turrets on most airplanes have that problem. In the -1 (Dash-1, an airplane's flight manual), it would warn the pilot or gunner not to shoot the tail off! In your instructions, you might warn the user to not shoot the tail or props off! Look at my B-24, here, it does the same thing as yours: B-24
Here you go, my entry: X-4B Dagger. It uses all stock, UNmodified parts and engine, but still reaches 130,000', I might add! Just full power, hold on deck until 800 mph+, then pull up 80 degrees nose high.
@Mathieson you can put the insignia on the bottom of the opposite wing, as it is in real life. Markings are finicky, though, and if that doesn't work, then go ahead and try another trick: Put it on the opposite wing, but then color it the same color as the wing and it's barely noticeable.
@BurritoAviation, I'll send you a plane later which can reach 100,000', unmodded engines. It zoom climbs to 110,000', I remember from the last time I flew it. I don't think it'll win the challenge because it isn't the coolest looking creation, but it'll get to the threshold without modded engines (the hard way...;)).
It almost looks like a Gloster Meteor...have you considered making it a Meteor instead of an "Me-263", which was the designation of one of the actual rocket-powered interceptors developed from the Me-163?
Sure it may be a little nose-heavy (and it's only slightly so), but nearly all planes are nose-heavy so they pitch down if they stall...it's not a problem if you use the trim slider...left slider, move it down abou half way and it flies hands off!
Put a top turret on it, just behind the cockpit. It should be easy enough for you to put a rotating turret up there. All the B-24s had them and they gave the plane a distinctive "hunchback" look. Second, move the insignia from the tail to the wings...no USAF roundels (or any roundels I can think of) were ever put on the tail. Be sure to turn them so the star is pointed up (forward). For some reason 3/4 of the users who put U.S. markings on their planes get that wrong.
Nice job, it actually flies kind of like a real helicopter. How long did it take you to build this?
Check your junk mail, that's where my confirmation message ended up!
Perhaps I'll do a Horsa next...
@ESIOTROT121 kind of, very similar, but the Waco was smaller and was appreciated for being to get into small fields
@Gestour , well, you're absolutely right. I must have been mixing up the procedure for building successor airplanes.
I do not see one single difference between this one and @StrelOk3 's original build...are there any changes?
First, you have to remove the cockpit off your plane. If the cockpit is buried (or "clipped"), you'll need to grab the part the cockpit is attached to. The rest of the plane will then "gray out". Drag the grayed-out plane to the upper left corner and make it a sub-assembly. Then, create a new plane with whichever cockpit you want. You will have to replace the default canopy by dragging in a new canopy, opening up the utilities menu and selecting "Set as Main". You can take the default canopy and delete it. Then, take the newly created sub-assembly from under your subassemblies menu, drag it onto the building pad, add your new canopy and voila, you've replaced your canopy!
Two thumbs up!
This is so cool! Is this going to be an alternate universe challenge--"Schmeider 1948?"
@RedstoneAeroAviation correct, that's the T3000, it has the inlet, for the jet engine that drives the prop
@AntiSphere wilco
@AntiSphere thanks!
@Mathieson so it seems you have some clever tricks up your sleeve for this one: can you confirm that you doubled the engines by mirroring them? Also, you managed to wrap the engines to provide realistic coloring, cool!
@AntiSphere this would give this option to all users, sorry as its one of those things that makes your planes special! 😕
@AntiSphere I downloaded this three times to try and figure out the flaps, which are perfect. These actually lower the stall speed by 5 mph and bring the liftoff speed from 150 to 120 mph. However, there's no option to use VTOL for pitch control normally, so I assume this is a mod...? Can I get these, they're exactly what we all need in SP to build realistic planes...@AndrewGarrison this should be dead easy to include in the next update!
@RedstoneAeroAviation I think you miss the point...or maybe I did. I thought you said that the T3000 was inspired by the engines on the Dragon Rapide. I think that's probably not so, I think instead the T3000 was inspired by the C-130's turboprop engines. Or did I misunderstand?
Pretty good!
Fantastic! That's all I can say.
Nice!
@AircroftDesigin, that is tragic and I hadn't heard. Firefighters put their lives on the line every day, that's why an investigation which should discover the root cause of this accident will be held.
@PancakeAddiction possibly if that's what happened, but also read this: "Over the past five years, ASRS has received an average of
60 gear up landing reports per year. Gear up landings rarely
meet the damage or injury requirements for a National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report or investigation
and they are seldom reflected in general aviation safety
statistics. Nevertheless, no pilot wants to experience a
gear up landing. There is always the potential for a serious
outcome and the repair costs associated with any gear up
landing can be substantial." NASA Aviation Reporting System Report. Granted, the majority of the gear up landings are on smaller aircraft, but it's happened on larger aircraft as well.
Good news is that there were (apparently) no casualties, at least that's what the media is saying.
It is too early to accurately tell what exactly happened, still lots of contradictory statements, recollections of panicked passengers, very interesting accounts of what the tower broadcast to the crew in the moments immediately prior to the accident. But here's my guess: THEY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. It happens all the time. Not very often on a large aircraft which has alarms and reminders, but it still happens, much more often than you would think.
Reminiscent of a 1950s British fighter...am I allowed to say an airplane is beautiful, because this one is! Very nice!
Nah...the biggest prop engine is a turboprop which puts out 3,000 hp. A turboprop is actually a jet engine which drives a propellor. The Dragon Rapide was powered by two DeHavilland Gipsy inline 6 cylinder engines which put out 200 hp each, which means it's an internal combustion engine...like your mom's minivan. The T3000 was actually modeled after these: C-130 turboprop
@Mrwhiskers85 wow, have never heard that, sounds like a stretch since the cockpit is at the end of the nose and you'd have to lift the cockpit with the nose in flight to do that. But, they flew a lot of sorties in WWII, so there might be a kernel of truth in that if something had gotten loose once and the glider was tumbling, perhaps the jeep broke loose out the front and the pilots went on to land somehow afterwards. There are plenty of stories of bomber crewmembers falling out of stricken bombers without parachutes who passed out, but somehow survived the fall only to spend the rest of the war in a prison camp.
This thing is spectacular! That gear, so intricate, did you scratch build the engines?
@jamesPLANESii yes, it surely glides kind of like a rock, most of the early 1930s-40s gliders did that. I am sure the actual CG-4 glided a little better than my SP version, I've found the physics, while really good, aren't perfect, plus my CG-4 here is a bit down-sized as I wanted it to be the same 2/3 scale as my C-47...the reason why that one is scaled down because I wanted the engines to be the correct proportion. Most of my builds are that way.
@Booster456 yes, agreed, but turrets on most airplanes have that problem. In the -1 (Dash-1, an airplane's flight manual), it would warn the pilot or gunner not to shoot the tail off! In your instructions, you might warn the user to not shoot the tail or props off! Look at my B-24, here, it does the same thing as yours: B-24
@littleleeches, correction, I did use one previously modded part: the speedbrakes, they won't normally attach to the wings!
@littleleeches, lots of practice. This isn't modded in any way, I don't even use the fine tuner mod.
@FennVectorCWA nope, completely stock!
It even flies beautifully, few enough parts so that my iPhone handles it with no lag, fantastic!
Here you go, my entry: X-4B Dagger. It uses all stock, UNmodified parts and engine, but still reaches 130,000', I might add! Just full power, hold on deck until 800 mph+, then pull up 80 degrees nose high.
Yes, pitch up into a parabolic trajectory vs. maintain level flight at or above 100,000'
Wow, almost forgot: Again, thank you, thank you to @thealban for the markings!!!
I wish I could spotlight this one, but instead: @AndrewGarrison this should be a feature!
Wow, very nice! Did you use calipers to ensure the proportions were spot on, 'cause they are!
@FennVectorCWA awesome, glad you enjoy it!
@FennVectorCWA agree, that would be totally awesome if you could figure that out! If you do, please let me know.
@Mathieson you can put the insignia on the bottom of the opposite wing, as it is in real life. Markings are finicky, though, and if that doesn't work, then go ahead and try another trick: Put it on the opposite wing, but then color it the same color as the wing and it's barely noticeable.
Wow, very nice! I especially like the gear and I'm working on the same type mechanism for my Catalina.
Nice work! Especially for 45 points total, what is this your second plane?
@BurritoAviation, I'll send you a plane later which can reach 100,000', unmodded engines. It zoom climbs to 110,000', I remember from the last time I flew it. I don't think it'll win the challenge because it isn't the coolest looking creation, but it'll get to the threshold without modded engines (the hard way...;)).
Level flight or zoom climb? Modded engines permissible?
The engine's modded on this one, is it not?
It almost looks like a Gloster Meteor...have you considered making it a Meteor instead of an "Me-263", which was the designation of one of the actual rocket-powered interceptors developed from the Me-163?
whoop, sorry, the RIGHT slider is for trim...
Sure it may be a little nose-heavy (and it's only slightly so), but nearly all planes are nose-heavy so they pitch down if they stall...it's not a problem if you use the trim slider...left slider, move it down abou half way and it flies hands off!
Put a top turret on it, just behind the cockpit. It should be easy enough for you to put a rotating turret up there. All the B-24s had them and they gave the plane a distinctive "hunchback" look. Second, move the insignia from the tail to the wings...no USAF roundels (or any roundels I can think of) were ever put on the tail. Be sure to turn them so the star is pointed up (forward). For some reason 3/4 of the users who put U.S. markings on their planes get that wrong.