@Zoowarp clamp01(x + y) would probably work better. The clamp function lets you set the minimum and maximum input, whereas without clamp you have to worry about the two inputs stacking beyond what they could do individually. Clamp is lovely, take some time to read up on it
@spefyjerbf The best way to avoid missiles is to leave your cockpit block behind. Designing a vehicle without cockpit block is tricky, but it makes you almost invulnerable to lock-on weapons.
It's music, an artform. It's not a contest. It's not professional sports! I can play you a death metal album so complicated that only a few living people on Earth could ever perform it live, but I guarantee you won't enjoy it as much as a Kinks song that only uses power chords. Trying to quantify music by its complexity completely removes it from its emotional impact, its social context, and utterly guts the fun from it. It's like eating a hamburger and complaining that the cook didn't pay close enough attention to the geometric arrangement of sesame seeds on the bun.
The most successful walkers usually have 4 or more legs. As for the two legged kind, this one is the most functional one that I've seen so far, you could try talking to the creator. There are reasons mechs aren't used in real life, one of those reasons is that getting them to properly walk is incredibly complicated.
If you boil it down, the story of any great combat plane is really the story of someone taking a great engine and building a plane around it. The P-47 had the best engine of World War Two, the Pratt&Whitney Double-Wasp. No other engine could reliably produce that much power and put up with that much abuse, not the German turbojets or the British V-12's, nothing came close. The R-2800 Double-Wasp was used in many awesome US aircraft, but the Jug was its ultimate incarnation thanks to a monstrous General Electric turbosupercharger the size of a truck engine. While the cold air intake for the turbo was located below the engine, the colossal turbocharger was much too big to be located in the front of the plane. It was actually located in the back, right above the large exhaust port ahead of the tail wheel. This link shows all the guts of a Thunderbolt and explains just how crucial this unusual design was to its incredible power and ruggedness.
What a cool plane! Since joining SP a few years back, I have become convinced that Douglas was the greatest American aircraft company before their fall from grace in the 1990's.
@Finnagetrekt The missile weighs 5 metric tons and was designed to kill aircraft carriers from hundreds of kilometers away, not very appropriate for a helicopter.
@Wi1dSk7 Most of the world's large bombers are relics of the Cold War. The last B-52 rolled out of a Seattle factory in 1962, the newest Backfire was built 23 years ago. The cockpits of these things are especially interesting because brand new equipment is constantly getting bolted onto stuff that looks like it is straight out of a museum.
@QingyuZhou There was a really nice Reno Racer Mustang last week, and a few Twin Mustangs that were pretty cool, but usually I feel like Mustang builds don't really expand the library of the game, you know? I like to see things that are a new take on something or that raise the bar of quality or draw attention to something under appreciated. I feel like this Mustang sort of does that. There are not many ROCAF builds on here, and I think Chinese history is something that certainly deserves more attention.
@ArcturusAerospace A little, I had a really good Mechwarrior game back in the 90's. I'm not into mecha, but some of the non-Gundam-looking designs are interesting to look at
The Pfiel! I've seen one of these in real life, certainly not a beautiful bird but an intimidating one. If jets hadn't been invented, I think it would've seen widespread use.
@JustDatGuy Let's step back for a minute and consider the big picture. Think of all the stuff that gets posted on this website, all the shameless attempts to bend the rules, all the people who spend 4 minutes building something and 4 hours demanding people pay attention to it. Do you think people might take advantage of your idea in ways that are misleading or downright irritating?
@CaptFoxworth19 As a matter of fact, the front nose gear on my Tu-22 Backfire has has this. The main landing gear doors function differently than the nose doors, and I had to build a very complicated system to make them work so ignore them and focus on the parts up in the front. Don't worry about crediting me if you find anything useful. Good luck, you can do this!
Very nice! The (incredible) interior is certainly a quantum leap forward from your typical Goonybird. I just saw a photo of one of these where they actually installed pontoons and it had very similar livery.
@Dimkal This is actually my submission for your maritime patrol challenge, over a year late. It was a really good idea and we got to see some really great work with that one. I apologize I couldn't make the deadline.
Novelty, most likely. Most people have flown jets and blown things up, and we all see good build on the front page every day. But a turkey-cooker? Novelty.
Points are completely meaningless and have absolutely no value whatsoever.
@Zoowarp clamp01(x + y) would probably work better. The clamp function lets you set the minimum and maximum input, whereas without clamp you have to worry about the two inputs stacking beyond what they could do individually. Clamp is lovely, take some time to read up on it
@spefyjerbf The best way to avoid missiles is to leave your cockpit block behind. Designing a vehicle without cockpit block is tricky, but it makes you almost invulnerable to lock-on weapons.
@Biscool What's funny is that if you swapped out the hybrid gear for high performance electric stuff, you'd be much faster than a "big V8"
@TheFantasticTyphoon I prefer it that way, most song lyrics are incredibly stupid.
+4@goboygo1 That's been a common complaint since forever. You should see how much complaining there was when people started using guitars!
You've got it all wrong.
It's music, an artform. It's not a contest. It's not professional sports! I can play you a death metal album so complicated that only a few living people on Earth could ever perform it live, but I guarantee you won't enjoy it as much as a Kinks song that only uses power chords. Trying to quantify music by its complexity completely removes it from its emotional impact, its social context, and utterly guts the fun from it. It's like eating a hamburger and complaining that the cook didn't pay close enough attention to the geometric arrangement of sesame seeds on the bun.
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+1The most successful walkers usually have 4 or more legs. As for the two legged kind, this one is the most functional one that I've seen so far, you could try talking to the creator. There are reasons mechs aren't used in real life, one of those reasons is that getting them to properly walk is incredibly complicated.
+1If you boil it down, the story of any great combat plane is really the story of someone taking a great engine and building a plane around it. The P-47 had the best engine of World War Two, the Pratt&Whitney Double-Wasp. No other engine could reliably produce that much power and put up with that much abuse, not the German turbojets or the British V-12's, nothing came close. The R-2800 Double-Wasp was used in many awesome US aircraft, but the Jug was its ultimate incarnation thanks to a monstrous General Electric turbosupercharger the size of a truck engine. While the cold air intake for the turbo was located below the engine, the colossal turbocharger was much too big to be located in the front of the plane. It was actually located in the back, right above the large exhaust port ahead of the tail wheel. This link shows all the guts of a Thunderbolt and explains just how crucial this unusual design was to its incredible power and ruggedness.
+2The most beautiful bird that ever swam.
What a cool plane! Since joining SP a few years back, I have become convinced that Douglas was the greatest American aircraft company before their fall from grace in the 1990's.
@Shadow17 Well, to stretch your skills a bit, how about your build a WWI biplane. A SPAD XIII
+1@Finnagetrekt The missile weighs 5 metric tons and was designed to kill aircraft carriers from hundreds of kilometers away, not very appropriate for a helicopter.
+2@Wi1dSk7 Most of the world's large bombers are relics of the Cold War. The last B-52 rolled out of a Seattle factory in 1962, the newest Backfire was built 23 years ago. The cockpits of these things are especially interesting because brand new equipment is constantly getting bolted onto stuff that looks like it is straight out of a museum.
+1You make really nice British jets, maybe try building a Blackburn Buccaneer or a Bristol 188?
@QingyuZhou There was a really nice Reno Racer Mustang last week, and a few Twin Mustangs that were pretty cool, but usually I feel like Mustang builds don't really expand the library of the game, you know? I like to see things that are a new take on something or that raise the bar of quality or draw attention to something under appreciated. I feel like this Mustang sort of does that. There are not many ROCAF builds on here, and I think Chinese history is something that certainly deserves more attention.
+3This is probably the first time I've ever been happy to see a Mustang on the front page. Great build and an interesting slice of history, nice.
@Shadow17 Dude, you should build the planes YOU want to build. The ones you find interesting and want to learn about.
@ArcturusAerospace A little, I had a really good Mechwarrior game back in the 90's. I'm not into mecha, but some of the non-Gundam-looking designs are interesting to look at
@ArcturusAerospace They're called "chicken walkers"
The Pfiel! I've seen one of these in real life, certainly not a beautiful bird but an intimidating one. If jets hadn't been invented, I think it would've seen widespread use.
+1@brians1209 All your points are perfectly valid, I only disagree as a matter of opinion, not fact.
@Megamonster I don't like fortnight, and that isn't a mistake.
Because fighting in third person is unnatural and awkward
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@JustDatGuy Let's step back for a minute and consider the big picture. Think of all the stuff that gets posted on this website, all the shameless attempts to bend the rules, all the people who spend 4 minutes building something and 4 hours demanding people pay attention to it. Do you think people might take advantage of your idea in ways that are misleading or downright irritating?
+1@asteroidbook345 Old people humor.
Disrespecting the server? That's a paddlin.
@JustDatGuy Delete the old thingy and upload a new one?
@ArcturusAerospace I feel for you. Hang in there.
@CaptFoxworth19 As a matter of fact, the front nose gear on my Tu-22 Backfire has has this. The main landing gear doors function differently than the nose doors, and I had to build a very complicated system to make them work so ignore them and focus on the parts up in the front. Don't worry about crediting me if you find anything useful. Good luck, you can do this!
Or you could spend some time actually testing out the stuff you build before pushing it out into the world
@CaptFoxworth19 Me neither, TBH
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This is what the experts use, though I have yet to do so myself.
Whoa
I was hoping someone would do a nice, detailed tribute to this iconic bird. This exceeds what I was hoping for by a wide margin. Truly awesome work!
Very nice! The (incredible) interior is certainly a quantum leap forward from your typical Goonybird. I just saw a photo of one of these where they actually installed pontoons and it had very similar livery.
@Dimkal I should
@Dimkal This is actually my submission for your maritime patrol challenge, over a year late. It was a really good idea and we got to see some really great work with that one. I apologize I couldn't make the deadline.
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No one will know all the detail you put into this if you don't zoom in and take more screenshots!
+2Do not EVER set mass to zero for important parts like engines, wings, rotators, etc. It bugs out every time.
My SBD can land on Tiny, it's a challenge but I've done it more than once.
+1Novelty, most likely. Most people have flown jets and blown things up, and we all see good build on the front page every day. But a turkey-cooker? Novelty.
@Hellosss38 I guess so