People get banned for breaking the terms of use for this website. The mods made a post specifically addressing this. How many times are we going to have to revisit this issue with people?
F-5 fuselage is supposed to get thinner and then flare out again, like a Coca-Cola bottle. It's a design feature known as "area rule" and you can see it clearly in this photo.
Interesting design! Wings and fins look functional, fuselage is well constructed. The exhaust vents look extremely cool. The only thing I don't like is the nose, it's too small to house the sensors needed for such a plane and its downward bend forces the nose landing gear to be too long. Overall, very impressive work. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you.
@Numbers My point here is that when people say they wish they lived in the past, what they are really saying is that they don't understand the past very well at all.
@KnightOfRen Creeping on people's messages is cringe. Constantly doing stuff to get yourself banned is cringe. Stirring up drama by posting about banned people? Cringe. Hell,I'mcringe just for commenting on this.
@Rodrigo110 The first half of the 20th century involved a level of violence and death never seen anywhere else in human experience. In the 1950's, Chairman Mao presided over the largest mass murder ever perpetrated. There were horrific wars in China, Korea and Vietnam. Trust me when I say that today less people starve, less people die needlessly of curable disease and the standard of living is up almost everywhere.
Whenever people talk about "the good old days" I always respond with the question, "Good for who?" It's hard to look at your life and consider the fact that others don't have it so good, but chances are that is exactly the case. Unless you happen to wish yourself into a considerable amount of affluence, the 1950's would be a pretty rough time to be alive.
@HappyFeetWhyshouldi That's cause I waited a long time to start uploading. My first build is called "Thunderchicken" and I uploaded it when I turned gold.
Mig-17 is often regarded as the most lovely of the early jets. By replacing the wings and adding an afterburner to the Mig-15, MiG engineers created a plane both faster and more maneuverable, but still had the simplicity and easy handling of the original.
@FishMiner Beware angry Brazillians! In defense of the Wrights, their early flying machines were much more maneuverable than other pioneering aviators. Their first visit to France was a revelation to the european enthusiasts.
@SavageMan It had to do with a variety of issues, some from the plane, most from politics. It was a difficult plane to fly and its safety features were not up to it, at first. For example, it had a downward firing ejector seat that meant accidents during takeoff and landing (where most accidents happen) would doom the pilot. Eventually, Lockheed would fix most of the issues one way or another but by then other problems emerged. With the Airforce not buy very many Starfighters, Lockheed bribed international politicians to use the F-104 in ways it was ill suited, ground attack for example. Export fighters should be reliable and easy to learn, F-104 was neither. It wasnt a bad design, it was used the wrong way.
@KnightOfRen Eventually the redesigned Delta became a better interceptor than the Starfighters in US service. However, the Voodoo never closed the gap in terms of speed and had similar issues in terms of maneuverability as the F-104 and it lacked reliable air-to-air weapons (unless you count nuclear missiles, lol). As I've said before, the only really great Century series plane was the F-105 Thunderchief in my opinion.
@KnightOfRen Why else would I call it a death trap? It killed dozens of its own pilots every single year it was in service, except in Italy for some reason.
I played it for about a year, spent most of my time mining asteroid cores in my Python. I can say with confidence that Elite: Dangerous is the best VR sim out there. No other sim does VR as well.
Harpoons are anti-ship missiles, and they're effective, but they're not true cruise missiles in the strategic sense. You can't flatten an installation with them like you could with a Raduga Kh-22. Incidentally, my most recent upload features player-guided Kh-22 missiles. Check it out.
@rexzion Funny enough, that's pretty close to real-life issues that had to be solved over the years. In the early days of jets, guns would be positioned in the nose and the shell casings would sometimes get eaten by the engine air intake causing a variety of bad things to happen.
Other times, explosive gasses and residue would build up in improperly ventilated gun compartments, causing some pretty scary stuff.
With machines so complicated, and often crossing the limit of human experience, there's always an element of trial-and-error.
The skills to build something that works effectively and looks good can only come from experience. You get experience by tearing apart things other people have built and by building things yourself.
To find the inspiration to build new things, you have to look around. People don't just pull ideas out of thin air, they smash together what they know into something unknown. Science fiction artists usually look at images of the past to create new art. A 1930s airplane could become a starship, a suit of medieval armor could become a tank. 3D modelers often use concept art paintings to create things for movies, television and games. Here is a website specializing in such artwork
Finally, some advice: try to imagine the purpose of your creation before you start building. What kinds of things does it need to do and how does it accomplish those things. Dont just say "it flies," give it wings and engines that look like they could really fly. Think about the machinery inside of it. Where do the people sit? Where are the fuel tanks? Does the landing gear have room to fold up inside? If I see one more jet with landing gear that folds into the engine compartment I swear to god I will scream! Anyway, good luck.
@MIAW26PERSIAN Imgur wont work properly. Use another source. Post it like this ""
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I can't roll my eyes hard enough.
+1DON'T MAKE BORING TEASERS
Nobody cares about a wall of text. Use exciting photos and screenshots!
Play the tutorial
@Knesb3 You have to move the engine forward a little in the builder. It used to work but for some reason now its screwy.
@SuperRoto No one ever expects the Polish Cropduster!
People get banned for breaking the terms of use for this website. The mods made a post specifically addressing this. How many times are we going to have to revisit this issue with people?
+3F-5 fuselage is supposed to get thinner and then flare out again, like a Coca-Cola bottle. It's a design feature known as "area rule" and you can see it clearly in this photo.
PZL M15 BELPHEGOR
This reminds me of DOOMBA
@MrKoT It looks really good. I like how you did the tail, it's so smooth
Whoa! What an awesome replica of one of my favorites! It's so smooth, too. Hell yeah!
Interesting design! Wings and fins look functional, fuselage is well constructed. The exhaust vents look extremely cool. The only thing I don't like is the nose, it's too small to house the sensors needed for such a plane and its downward bend forces the nose landing gear to be too long. Overall, very impressive work. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you.
+1@KnightOfRen Thanks
I always love a good Fishbed
+1@KnightOfRen Sure, it's a rough year compared to other years in our lives.
@Numbers My point here is that when people say they wish they lived in the past, what they are really saying is that they don't understand the past very well at all.
+1@Redisnotsusguys Turn it sideways and what do you have?
You're going to want to space those exhaust nozzles a bit more carefully.
+1You've just described helicopter rotors.
@KnightOfRen I know, I'm being mean. I'll shut up. Sorry everybody.
+1@KnightOfRen Creeping on people's messages is cringe. Constantly doing stuff to get yourself banned is cringe. Stirring up drama by posting about banned people? Cringe. Hell, I'm cringe just for commenting on this.
@Rodrigo110 The first half of the 20th century involved a level of violence and death never seen anywhere else in human experience. In the 1950's, Chairman Mao presided over the largest mass murder ever perpetrated. There were horrific wars in China, Korea and Vietnam. Trust me when I say that today less people starve, less people die needlessly of curable disease and the standard of living is up almost everywhere.
Whenever people talk about "the good old days" I always respond with the question, "Good for who?" It's hard to look at your life and consider the fact that others don't have it so good, but chances are that is exactly the case. Unless you happen to wish yourself into a considerable amount of affluence, the 1950's would be a pretty rough time to be alive.
+3Cringe
The original chonky boy
She is beautiful,
+1she is deadly.
A man of culture.
+1за Родину
+1yes
+1The first rule of SimplePlanesClub is we do not talk about the undo button.
The second rule of SimplePlanesClub is we do not talk about the undo button!
+2Imagine not building to 1:1 scale
Slaps roof
+5"This baby can overrun so much of Western Europe..."
This was the last plane Alexander Kartveli, the designer of the P-47 Thunderbolt, ever worked on.
+1@HappyFeetWhyshouldi That's cause I waited a long time to start uploading. My first build is called "Thunderchicken" and I uploaded it when I turned gold.
This is a very cool truck. Welcome to Simple Planes and I look forward to seeing more good things from you
Fantastic, thank you
@NoaMihalic XD
Mig-17 is often regarded as the most lovely of the early jets. By replacing the wings and adding an afterburner to the Mig-15, MiG engineers created a plane both faster and more maneuverable, but still had the simplicity and easy handling of the original.
@FishMiner Beware angry Brazillians! In defense of the Wrights, their early flying machines were much more maneuverable than other pioneering aviators. Their first visit to France was a revelation to the european enthusiasts.
I believe this relates to your question.
@SavageMan It had to do with a variety of issues, some from the plane, most from politics. It was a difficult plane to fly and its safety features were not up to it, at first. For example, it had a downward firing ejector seat that meant accidents during takeoff and landing (where most accidents happen) would doom the pilot. Eventually, Lockheed would fix most of the issues one way or another but by then other problems emerged. With the Airforce not buy very many Starfighters, Lockheed bribed international politicians to use the F-104 in ways it was ill suited, ground attack for example. Export fighters should be reliable and easy to learn, F-104 was neither. It wasnt a bad design, it was used the wrong way.
+3@KnightOfRen Eventually the redesigned Delta became a better interceptor than the Starfighters in US service. However, the Voodoo never closed the gap in terms of speed and had similar issues in terms of maneuverability as the F-104 and it lacked reliable air-to-air weapons (unless you count nuclear missiles, lol). As I've said before, the only really great Century series plane was the F-105 Thunderchief in my opinion.
@KnightOfRen Why else would I call it a death trap? It killed dozens of its own pilots every single year it was in service, except in Italy for some reason.
I played it for about a year, spent most of my time mining asteroid cores in my Python. I can say with confidence that Elite: Dangerous is the best VR sim out there. No other sim does VR as well.
Harpoons are anti-ship missiles, and they're effective, but they're not true cruise missiles in the strategic sense. You can't flatten an installation with them like you could with a Raduga Kh-22. Incidentally, my most recent upload features player-guided Kh-22 missiles. Check it out.
+1@SavageMan Back at you
@rexzion Funny enough, that's pretty close to real-life issues that had to be solved over the years. In the early days of jets, guns would be positioned in the nose and the shell casings would sometimes get eaten by the engine air intake causing a variety of bad things to happen.
Other times, explosive gasses and residue would build up in improperly ventilated gun compartments, causing some pretty scary stuff.
With machines so complicated, and often crossing the limit of human experience, there's always an element of trial-and-error.
+1The skills to build something that works effectively and looks good can only come from experience. You get experience by tearing apart things other people have built and by building things yourself.
To find the inspiration to build new things, you have to look around. People don't just pull ideas out of thin air, they smash together what they know into something unknown. Science fiction artists usually look at images of the past to create new art. A 1930s airplane could become a starship, a suit of medieval armor could become a tank. 3D modelers often use concept art paintings to create things for movies, television and games. Here is a website specializing in such artwork
Finally, some advice: try to imagine the purpose of your creation before you start building. What kinds of things does it need to do and how does it accomplish those things. Dont just say "it flies," give it wings and engines that look like they could really fly. Think about the machinery inside of it. Where do the people sit? Where are the fuel tanks? Does the landing gear have room to fold up inside? If I see one more jet with landing gear that folds into the engine compartment I swear to god I will scream! Anyway, good luck.
+2I really hate this plane, but you get an upvote anyway for doing a good job.