@Chancey21 We get these "BYEBYE" posts every day. Every. Single. Day. And they are almost always the kind of thing that could be pasted at the top of somebody's bio. This isn't some urgent event that needs to be noticed by everyone TODAY and quickly forgotten.
No. Wing loading is the size of the wing compared to the weight of the plane. Bigger wings and lighter planes can turn tighter than heavier planes with smaller wings.
There are many other factors that determine maneuverability: speed, the amount of thrust, center of thrust, thrust vectoring (actually rotating the engine exhaust), center of lift, center of mass, the size and maximum deflection of control surfaces, the location and number of control surfaces and what kind of controls they are, and many more.
Some people on here spend months building things. You spent one hour repainting someone else's work. Take a wild guess how much anyone cares a out your lost hour.
Also, most places ban users who whine about the mods.
Post images in your teaser so people will be excited. Any URL ending with .jpg .gif or .png will work, but never use IMGUR. This is how:
@WarshipDude Sorry, I was on a roll. Of the 5 or so teasers that were up this morning, only you and one other person had done them properly. I'm trying to show newer players how to effectively advertise their creations and yours is a great example of how to do it right.
It's surprising to me why a plane like this hasn't been made earlier. I guess there's the Aircam and the Double Endwr project, but there isn't really anything that takes advantage of the prop wash, or is at this scale or functionality.
Just playing devil's advocate here, I think your plane is gorgeous and well planned.
I think the main reason someone would avoid a high-mounted wing + twin wing mounted engines on such a small plane would be efficiency. The high thrust line leads to a considerable amount of pitch-down torque, which has to be countered by the tail, leading to drag. Coupled with the additional fuel consumption of a second engine, this could be one thirsty beast. To a small-time operator, the added costs in fuel and maintenance could be a turn-off and thus, not such a common design.
Now, all of this is completely aside from the fact that this is a much more rugged and reliable design than your standard Cub-clone. While the possibility of a noobie-pilot gunning the throttle at the wrong moment could be worrisome for that high thrust line, this can be easily overcome with proper wing design and other safety features. Overall, sacrificing a bit of fuel for an exponentially safer (and heavier-lifting) plane seems like a good trade to me.
Don't bore your fans to death with pathetic blocks of text. Post thrilling images to tantalize your viewers! When was the last time you got excited about some list got posted on here?
Bro, what's the point of plagiarizing a wikipedia article when you can just post the think? At least the wiki has photos, tables, links to relevant info. We can do better than this.
In no way am I suggesting it's a shortcut to upvotes. It's a place to socialize and learn how to build better stuff. That's it. There are other things besides imaginary internet points.
@QuitePossiblyMangled They can't see your score on discord and they certainly don't care about it. If someone decides that it's not for them, that's fine. But there's no real reason not to give it a shot, assuming they're old enough and don't mind speaking English.
SPBC is an extremely helpful discord server where you can ask questions, find advice and get to know other builders.
Most of the people who call it "toxic" are in fact trolls that have been banned for being obnoxious, which is another great reason to join if you really think about it.
@superTT Despite the Indian origins of the Kolovrat (and the swastika) I am sure you are aware that many neo-nazi skinhead groups in Eastern Europe use the kolovrat as a symbol of racial purity, ethnic cleansing and antisemitism.
I've been friends with a few skinheads over the years, all of them anti-nazi, one of whom was even black. It always bothered them how white supremacists had managed to invade their movement.
As for the kolovrat, it's the same story. I love pre-Christian symbology. Runes, the old-gods, that stuff is both a part of our shared history and testifies to aspects of human nature. But just like the working class youth movement, nazis have widely adopted the so-called "Black Sun" since the days of Heinrich Himmler. I understand you might associate it as a talisman of your country or your people, but in society that symbol is more closely associated with people hellbent on the extermination of slavic people.
I like how the point system gets new players interested in the game, but I really hate this constant scheming. Just build what you like. If you really want points, then learn how to build great stuff. But enough with the shortcuts, seriously.
The Front Page has never looked better. A combination of talented builders, recent game updates and potent new visual mods has resulted in a steady flow of excellent creations.
The Forums are the exact opposite. I have never on this website seen so much trolling, whining and utter cringe. I feel really bad for new players looking for help or inspiration.
You got 2 options:
1) Learn how to carefully balance VTOL aircraft so that it takes off, lands and transitions to horizontal flight properly through a lengthy mix of studying real life aeronautical principles and in-game experimentation.
Or:
2) Use a gyro.
It's up to you.
A train leaves the station in Wichita, KS at 8 AM Monday morning. It accelerates at 2 meters per second squared until reaching a cruising speed of 75 miles per hour. Two hours later, a train passes through Toledo, OH at a steady speed of 80mph. The trains are on straight, parallel tracks headed towards one another and will not stop. Where and when will they pass one another?
@KangaKangaTheRoo I showed this video to a coworker who was on a carrier back in the 90's. He told me this crazy story about a F-18 pilot who accidentally released a bomb while the plane was getting ready for takeoff. According to him, everybody crapped their pants and then got back to work. Safety features are so important.
@RedWasNotTheImposter Understandable. I'm going to delete it. But please understand we go through a lot of these posts around here.
@PointlessWhyshouldi Earth is flat. I used a magnifying glass to measure the pixels from the top of Mt Krakabloa, horizon is perfectly flat.
@PointlessWhyshouldi Or is it? Are we thespians?!
@MikoyanGorevich21 P-47 of the sea, the F6F Hellcat. Same engine, similar obsession with ruggedness.
+2@QuitePossiblyMangled I think somebody actually posted tacos on here. Was it Savage? I cant remember.
@rexrexThezion Harsh!
+1@Chancey21 We get these "BYEBYE" posts every day. Every. Single. Day. And they are almost always the kind of thing that could be pasted at the top of somebody's bio. This isn't some urgent event that needs to be noticed by everyone TODAY and quickly forgotten.
PZL M15 "BELPHEGOR"
@BagelPlane ?!?!?!?! When did they add that? I've been using the clunky BP mod all this time for nothing?
@Greggory005
No. Wing loading is the size of the wing compared to the weight of the plane. Bigger wings and lighter planes can turn tighter than heavier planes with smaller wings.
There are many other factors that determine maneuverability: speed, the amount of thrust, center of thrust, thrust vectoring (actually rotating the engine exhaust), center of lift, center of mass, the size and maximum deflection of control surfaces, the location and number of control surfaces and what kind of controls they are, and many more.
+2THIS IS GREAT! You should include a link to the Blueprint mod, or pin it in a comment.
You should delete this.
Some people on here spend months building things. You spent one hour repainting someone else's work. Take a wild guess how much anyone cares a out your lost hour.
Also, most places ban users who whine about the mods.
DONT BE BORING!
Post images in your teaser so people will be excited. Any URL ending with .jpg .gif or .png will work, but never use IMGUR. This is how:
+2
You're under 13, aren't you?
Here's the guidebook
It will answer all of your questions. Be sure to bookmark it and send it to anyone who asks.
@WarshipDude Sorry, I was on a roll. Of the 5 or so teasers that were up this morning, only you and one other person had done them properly. I'm trying to show newer players how to effectively advertise their creations and yours is a great example of how to do it right.
Congratulations on making a good teaser
This is a proper teaser
Thank you for sharing
but please don't tag me
@JamesPlanesII is the tiny-plane expert. Perhaps he has some suggestions?
THIS IS A GOOD TEASER
Thank you for sharing this
Just playing devil's advocate here, I think your plane is gorgeous and well planned.
I think the main reason someone would avoid a high-mounted wing + twin wing mounted engines on such a small plane would be efficiency. The high thrust line leads to a considerable amount of pitch-down torque, which has to be countered by the tail, leading to drag. Coupled with the additional fuel consumption of a second engine, this could be one thirsty beast. To a small-time operator, the added costs in fuel and maintenance could be a turn-off and thus, not such a common design.
Now, all of this is completely aside from the fact that this is a much more rugged and reliable design than your standard Cub-clone. While the possibility of a noobie-pilot gunning the throttle at the wrong moment could be worrisome for that high thrust line, this can be easily overcome with proper wing design and other safety features. Overall, sacrificing a bit of fuel for an exponentially safer (and heavier-lifting) plane seems like a good trade to me.
+2@MikoyanGorevich21
LEARN!
Anything ending in .jpg or .gif or .png will usually work. DO NOT USE IMGUR.
Now you don't have an excuse.
ONLY YOU CAN STOP AWFUL TEASERS.
Don't bore your fans to death with pathetic blocks of text. Post thrilling images to tantalize your viewers! When was the last time you got excited about some list got posted on here?
ONLY YOU CAN STOP CRAPPY TEASERS
Don't bore your fans to death with pathetic blocks of text. Post exciting images.
Bro, what's the point of plagiarizing a wikipedia article when you can just post the think? At least the wiki has photos, tables, links to relevant info. We can do better than this.
@SyntheticL Sorry dude, but hey, you gave it a shot.
Download a helicopter that works. Save it, then tear it apart over and over again to see how it works.
@QuitePossiblyMangled
In no way am I suggesting it's a shortcut to upvotes. It's a place to socialize and learn how to build better stuff. That's it. There are other things besides imaginary internet points.
+3@BoganBoganTheMan That's my plan, yes. They keep stretching it out! lmao
@QuitePossiblyMangled They can't see your score on discord and they certainly don't care about it. If someone decides that it's not for them, that's fine. But there's no real reason not to give it a shot, assuming they're old enough and don't mind speaking English.
+3FYI to new players:
SPBC is an extremely helpful discord server where you can ask questions, find advice and get to know other builders.
+11Most of the people who call it "toxic" are in fact trolls that have been banned for being obnoxious, which is another great reason to join if you really think about it.
@Kaqiusha321 It's an old joke on Reddit. There's a subreddit devoted to trebuchet jokes and they always make fun of catapults.
@superTT Despite the Indian origins of the Kolovrat (and the swastika) I am sure you are aware that many neo-nazi skinhead groups in Eastern Europe use the kolovrat as a symbol of racial purity, ethnic cleansing and antisemitism.
TREBUCHET
NOT A CATAPULT
+1I've been friends with a few skinheads over the years, all of them anti-nazi, one of whom was even black. It always bothered them how white supremacists had managed to invade their movement.
As for the kolovrat, it's the same story. I love pre-Christian symbology. Runes, the old-gods, that stuff is both a part of our shared history and testifies to aspects of human nature. But just like the working class youth movement, nazis have widely adopted the so-called "Black Sun" since the days of Heinrich Himmler. I understand you might associate it as a talisman of your country or your people, but in society that symbol is more closely associated with people hellbent on the extermination of slavic people.
+1Bookmark these three links
This is the fuselage wing tutorial
This is a guide to XML
This is the guide to Funkytrees
I like how the point system gets new players interested in the game, but I really hate this constant scheming. Just build what you like. If you really want points, then learn how to build great stuff. But enough with the shortcuts, seriously.
+6@DoomDoomTheGirl You dont need mods to make tracks, just smoosh a few wheels and set them next to each other.
You gonna add tank treads to this beast?
The Front Page has never looked better. A combination of talented builders, recent game updates and potent new visual mods has resulted in a steady flow of excellent creations.
The Forums are the exact opposite. I have never on this website seen so much trolling, whining and utter cringe. I feel really bad for new players looking for help or inspiration.
+5You got 2 options:
1) Learn how to carefully balance VTOL aircraft so that it takes off, lands and transitions to horizontal flight properly through a lengthy mix of studying real life aeronautical principles and in-game experimentation.
Or:
2) Use a gyro.
It's up to you.
@PolyIsGone You keep up the good work, we'll keep upvoting.
@Aldriech oh yeah, I completely forgot about that since I never show my wings anymore.
+1Attention from whom? In what way?
A train leaves the station in Wichita, KS at 8 AM Monday morning. It accelerates at 2 meters per second squared until reaching a cruising speed of 75 miles per hour. Two hours later, a train passes through Toledo, OH at a steady speed of 80mph. The trains are on straight, parallel tracks headed towards one another and will not stop. Where and when will they pass one another?
Lieutenant Dan, you ain't got no legs!
+2Sorry, no can do
@KnightOfRen Hellcat
@RogueFighter Good eye
@KangaKangaTheRoo I showed this video to a coworker who was on a carrier back in the 90's. He told me this crazy story about a F-18 pilot who accidentally released a bomb while the plane was getting ready for takeoff. According to him, everybody crapped their pants and then got back to work. Safety features are so important.
+1