No matter how hard you try you will never achieve this ex ept for a very specific speed at a very specific height. That's why planes have trim settings that allow you to adjust your lifting power to your speed and air density.
TLDR: use trim tabs to keep your plane flying level.
Black holes are merely centers of incomprehensibly powerful gravity. Treating them like wormholes is like pretending the garbage disposal is a secret passage to Narnia.
Assuming there were advanced civilizations in adjacent dimensions that could travel here, their overwhelming motivation would be to exploit us and our planet without mercy. Look at human history, when has anyone ever come into contact with a less advanced society and done anything but rob them blind?
@atgxtg I meant "fighter" to mean air-to-air combat plane, but you are mostly right. It was intended to intercept the Valkyrie, Blackbird and any other high altitude mach 3 aircraft NATO was developing. However, it saw mass production as an interceptor and was even exported despite the cancellation of its intended prey. As you said, it saw use as a photo reconnaissance plane and the recon version even spawned a ground attack model.
@Nerfenthusiast Not a good idea, that's why they canned it. Too expensive, poor combat effectiveness and a role that ceased to exist. ATGXTG is right on all counts.
There's only one mach 3 fighter, the Mig-25 Foxbat.
@ACEPILOT109 Awesome! Cool vid too. I thought you were doomed after that loop, but you pulled out of the dive without issue. I have ma aged to "land" but once it stops moving it always tips over.
@ChiChiWerx
I am so glad you mentioned the human factor. Pilot training is key, as the Fins proved. While the pilot is the most important part, there are many factors that determine success.
Like their animal namesakes, combat aircraft exist within a predatory niche. Some are more versatile than others, but they all have an area of focus and they all have their limits. A lion at 3,000 feet might be a lamb at 30,000 feet or vice versa. People love to speculate how the "wonder weapon" Me-262 could've changed the war had it seen combat sooner, but Erwin Rommel would've found little use for them in North Africa. The engine-gnawing, gas guzzling jet would've been little more than a liability to the under-supplied Afrika-Corps, whereas the "inferior" Ju-87 proved itself time and time again.
My point is that combat doesn't occur in a vacuum, there is a context. How long would a Spitfire last in rugged, arctic conditions with bootleg spare parts being supplied by a cottage industry? Top performance fighters were rare, expensive and nobody was exporting them to Finland in 1939.
The F2A-1 wasn't a bad plane that got lucky, it was the right tool for the job in the hands of determined and capable people.
While the undefeated record of the F-15 Eagle speaks volumes about its prowess, it is important to keep in mind the unprecedented level of money and resources that went into it.
Instead, I will submit for your consideration a more humble contender. Rather than some billion-dollar program spanning decades of development, I choose a plane built from the ground up to be reliable, tough as nails and easy to fly. Instead of some space-age tech too expensive to risk in combat, I suggest a plane that found its place amongst a small band of freedom fighters. A plane that stood up against the largest army on earth and won. A plane loved by its crews, feared by its enemies and destined to become
the most deadly fighter of the second World War.
In the capable hands of the proud but beleaguered Finnish Air Force, with a kill record of 26 : 1 I proudly present to you the Brewster F2A-1 "Buffalo" Model-239
@LancasterAce Fun fact: when they began designing the F-18, they started with a Northrop F-5. Discarding things they didn't like, advancing things they did they eventually reworked the entire design into what we have now. Boeing of course had nothing to do with it at all, Northrop designed the first prototype, then later partnered with Mcdonnell Douglas to improve it. Most of Boeing's fighters are old Mcdonnell Douglas designs, they were true masters of small aircraft design but sadly got eaten up by larger companies.
@ThePrototype oh comrade, you have fallen for a lie from our secret police. The PO2 was designed as a tank. Its usefulness in cosmic exploration was only discovered by accident!
@MrSilverWolf I have told you before! IT IS NOT FAIR TO COMPARE LESSER PLANES TO THE PO-2!!!
Not every president can be George Washington, not every movie can be The Empire Strikes Back and not every car can be a 1989 Toyota MR-2. Some stuff can't be the best, but that's ok.
Someone could probably make this without mods. I forget the parameters for making a plane that will randomly spawn, but if someone made a "flock of birds" plane that met those specs, it would randomly appear like other aircraft sometimes do.
Saitek is a good option if you aren't interested in going "full-hardcore" and getting pedals etc. I prefer CH Products because they're more reliable, but being able to control yaw axis with Saitek stick twist will save you money.
@shipster Yeah, anti satellite missiles are a thing. The Foxes are well suited to the task because of their speed and altitude capabilities The Foxbat had awesome speed and height, whereas the Foxhound has a much better sensor array.
No matter how hard you try you will never achieve this ex ept for a very specific speed at a very specific height. That's why planes have trim settings that allow you to adjust your lifting power to your speed and air density.
TLDR: use trim tabs to keep your plane flying level.
+1Didn't @SledDriver already accomplish this feat?
Lada Police Car with no wheels sitting on cinder blocks.
@Jetspeed1001 The link for the XML guide
@Spacedoge12345plane Human history dictates otherwise, there are zero examples contrary to it.
If you find this concept interesting, I recommend the novella Mozart In Mirrorshades
@randomusername Theoretically, you can measure it but it would be complicated for sure.
+1Black holes are merely centers of incomprehensibly powerful gravity. Treating them like wormholes is like pretending the garbage disposal is a secret passage to Narnia.
Assuming there were advanced civilizations in adjacent dimensions that could travel here, their overwhelming motivation would be to exploit us and our planet without mercy. Look at human history, when has anyone ever come into contact with a less advanced society and done anything but rob them blind?
+2@jamesPLANESii Thanks!
@z24zorpx4 Careful experimentation, of course.
@atgxtg I meant "fighter" to mean air-to-air combat plane, but you are mostly right. It was intended to intercept the Valkyrie, Blackbird and any other high altitude mach 3 aircraft NATO was developing. However, it saw mass production as an interceptor and was even exported despite the cancellation of its intended prey. As you said, it saw use as a photo reconnaissance plane and the recon version even spawned a ground attack model.
@Nerfenthusiast Not a good idea, that's why they canned it. Too expensive, poor combat effectiveness and a role that ceased to exist. ATGXTG is right on all counts.
There's only one mach 3 fighter, the Mig-25 Foxbat.
I hope ya like flipping burgers
Your plane is either
(A) Unbalanced, center of mass off center line of aircraft
Or
(B) Some combination of too heavy, main wings too small, center of mass too far forward, elevators too large, center of lift too far back
@Nerfenthusiast Some missiles. The YF-12 was too unstable and incapable of acquiring targets long enough to actually be used in combat.
@ACEPILOT109 Awesome! Cool vid too. I thought you were doomed after that loop, but you pulled out of the dive without issue. I have ma aged to "land" but once it stops moving it always tips over.
@AstleyIndustries Symphony Of The Night FTW!
@ChiChiWerx
I am so glad you mentioned the human factor. Pilot training is key, as the Fins proved. While the pilot is the most important part, there are many factors that determine success.
Like their animal namesakes, combat aircraft exist within a predatory niche. Some are more versatile than others, but they all have an area of focus and they all have their limits. A lion at 3,000 feet might be a lamb at 30,000 feet or vice versa. People love to speculate how the "wonder weapon" Me-262 could've changed the war had it seen combat sooner, but Erwin Rommel would've found little use for them in North Africa. The engine-gnawing, gas guzzling jet would've been little more than a liability to the under-supplied Afrika-Corps, whereas the "inferior" Ju-87 proved itself time and time again.
My point is that combat doesn't occur in a vacuum, there is a context. How long would a Spitfire last in rugged, arctic conditions with bootleg spare parts being supplied by a cottage industry? Top performance fighters were rare, expensive and nobody was exporting them to Finland in 1939.
The F2A-1 wasn't a bad plane that got lucky, it was the right tool for the job in the hands of determined and capable people.
While the undefeated record of the F-15 Eagle speaks volumes about its prowess, it is important to keep in mind the unprecedented level of money and resources that went into it.
Instead, I will submit for your consideration a more humble contender. Rather than some billion-dollar program spanning decades of development, I choose a plane built from the ground up to be reliable, tough as nails and easy to fly. Instead of some space-age tech too expensive to risk in combat, I suggest a plane that found its place amongst a small band of freedom fighters. A plane that stood up against the largest army on earth and won. A plane loved by its crews, feared by its enemies and destined to become
the most deadly fighter of the second World War.
In the capable hands of the proud but beleaguered Finnish Air Force, with a kill record of 26 : 1 I proudly present to you the Brewster F2A-1 "Buffalo" Model-239
+1That's a good idea. Online "fun" is not worth real life stress. I hope you feel better.
+4"Fly? Yes. Land? No."
-Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr.
@Andrewtheplane
+1Worst P-51 Mustang ever.
+2The vintage radial engine is probably based off of a Wright R-1820 Cyclone, one of the mosts successful motors of all time.
+2Yes
@Jetspeed1001 Yes. I know, but removing either x y or z works. I chose to remove x.
@QingyuZhou Sure, was the earlier one a mockup?
@Jetspeed1001 See for yourself! Feel the thrill!
I have no doubt you could pull it off. All the surfaces are flat, so it lends itself well to SP and there are already several very good Nighthawks.
It gets its bizarre appearance from the ancient computer technology used to design it, they simply lacked the capacity to model curves.
+1@Phoza I hate that I love that you said that.
+4You're welcome. Also, tagging only works for the first three ppl in the comment, the folks after that don't get the alert.
People post these every single week and they are always self-serving and short-sighted.
+2@RailfanEthan
1.8 CONFIRMED
Or you could use the prefixes from real life.
@LancasterAce Fun fact: when they began designing the F-18, they started with a Northrop F-5. Discarding things they didn't like, advancing things they did they eventually reworked the entire design into what we have now. Boeing of course had nothing to do with it at all, Northrop designed the first prototype, then later partnered with Mcdonnell Douglas to improve it. Most of Boeing's fighters are old Mcdonnell Douglas designs, they were true masters of small aircraft design but sadly got eaten up by larger companies.
@ForeverPie Imperialist lies, my friend. Do not be fooled by sugar tongued capitalists and their cartoon propaganda.
+1@MrSilverWolf Unfortunately, Diego's first "Russian Experience" was in a Lada.
@ThePrototype oh comrade, you have fallen for a lie from our secret police. The PO2 was designed as a tank. Its usefulness in cosmic exploration was only discovered by accident!
+2@MrSilverWolf I have told you before! IT IS NOT FAIR TO COMPARE LESSER PLANES TO THE PO-2!!!
Not every president can be George Washington, not every movie can be The Empire Strikes Back and not every car can be a 1989 Toyota MR-2. Some stuff can't be the best, but that's ok.
What, the Lockheed Cashcow? She's great...
at keeping senators in office and securing money for large corporations.
+3Do whatever @Minecraftpoweer tells you to do.
+3Me: I'm not buying this. The tank is literally exploding.
Salesman: Exploding with value! Come on! I can knock off 5-k and give you 12 months of zero interest.
Me: 12 months, you say?
+1Someone could probably make this without mods. I forget the parameters for making a plane that will randomly spawn, but if someone made a "flock of birds" plane that met those specs, it would randomly appear like other aircraft sometimes do.
+1IMPOSSIBLE
+3@Mahmud002 Nah
@Mahmud002 Nah, I'm fine. Just curious.
Why?
Saitek is a good option if you aren't interested in going "full-hardcore" and getting pedals etc. I prefer CH Products because they're more reliable, but being able to control yaw axis with Saitek stick twist will save you money.
@shipster Yeah, anti satellite missiles are a thing. The Foxes are well suited to the task because of their speed and altitude capabilities The Foxbat had awesome speed and height, whereas the Foxhound has a much better sensor array.
+1@Kaos lololol
DOWNLOADS
@Oski @Tully2001 and even @jamesPLANESii
I almost forgot to thank you guys for reading and responding. You're good people. Thanks!