Boeing vs Airbus is like comparing Sony to Nintendo: it just doesn't add up. Boeing's been around so much longer and their experience is so much wider than Airbus. The only other comparable firm would have to Tupolev, and even they don't come close.
It could be anything and we won't be able to help unless we can check it out. Privately upload it then post a link above. I'm surprised I'm saying this to a platinum user.
PC/Laptop hardware is extremely situational. To get the best deal you have to decide what is not important to you, and set aside money for what is.
Set a hard price limit, don't go over it. Then compare prices on everything for a few weeks or a month. Don't be fooled by cheesy gimmicks like fancy looks (Alienware, lol) or free beats headphones (double lol). Just look for the best CPU, GPU and RAM within your price range, but take your time and get a feel for it first.
@AdlerSteiner A very good question! While the F-104 does have a dark history abroad, it was a very capable high altitude interceptor. The first plane capable of mach 2 in level flight, she was a marvel of technology. The ugly stuff didn't happen until Lockheed got greedy marketed her for roles she was never designed for.
@Stellarlabs If I was forced to venture a guess, I'd probably say "Just to piss you off." But I am not of the Sunshine State, nor did I make the list. Watch the video, mendicant.
@randomusername Is the F-35 less useful than the F-22? Both of them are more or less capable of their respective job, they're just outrageously expensive. Cost aside, their teething issues aren't much worse than some other aircraft. The F-86 didn't become a reliable weapon until the "F" model, but nowadays she's a triumph of aviation. 6th times a charm, I guess.
That said, I'm not a fan of our current generation of combat aircraft. I prefer Eagles and A-10's, or just use drones.
@ForeverPie LOL Have you read the performance specs? It's like they were trying to be funny.
Performance
Maximum speed: 300 mph (483 km/h; 261 kn) (estimated), 35 mph (56 km/h) (actual)
Range: 995 mi (865 nmi; 1,601 km) (estimated), 79 mi (127 km) (actual)
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) (estimated), 3 ft (0.91 m) (actual)
@randomusername Horizontal stabilizers, particularly the elevators, control how hard your plane can turn. Too small and not only will the plane spin out of control, you also won't be able to turn very fast.
@Kerbango I am not here to discuss why or why not your builds get the attention you think they deserve. What I am trying to impart is that only a handful of people actually create an account and log in to this site. There is a massive amount of people downloading and using our creations that do not upvoteanything.
A considerable amount of people who do actually upvote things merely take a look at the 3 photos, click the button and move on.
This is a gloriously open ended game. There are astonishingly few obstacles for our creativity here, and each person must chase their own personal definition of success. I have chosen to honor the aircraft that I've grown up obsessed with by sharing them with other people. My success is determined by how many people I can share this obsession with and I choose to measure that by downloads.
I'm one of the people that stressed you out. I'm sorry it stressed you out, but I'm not sorry I said something.
It takes 20-30 minutes to link some builds. It took each of those people many many hours to build something for your challenge, and you get credit for their work.
Shift based on the sound of the engine. You'll have to keep your music off or turned down, but it is what it is. Don't shift early it's bad for the engine, wait until the engine starts growling a bit, if you shift late it burns a little more fuel but it also helps you accelerate faster and generates more horsepower.
As for power steering, its nice and all but you'll have a better feel of the road without it. Takes a bit of muscle, but in slippery conditions the wheel will turn more easily all of a sudden, telling you that the wheels aren't gripping the road properly.
Supersonic aircraft do not have elevators. Instead, the entire horizontal tail rotates up and down, sometimes the vertical tail is the same way.
The other common mistake is to put the rear landing gear in the back of the plane. Don't do that. The "rear" landing gear is actually the main landing gear and it holds almost the entire weight of the plane. Put it in the middle of the plane a block or two behind the center of mass.
@AviownCorp Yes, and those wings aren't for fighters, so don't worry. I just wanted you to see the effort some people put into wings.
There are other, less complicated methods. But it will take a bit of pulling things apart and studying things before you'll be able to get comfortable with it.
@FuzzyAircraftProductions lol, no, I mean this post is 29 parts. It was a joke. Good luck with your contest.
+1@RailfanEthan You should build a rollercoaster, maybe do a replica of a real one.
+1So get some background mods. You're on windows.
+1WOT is PTW < WT FTW
+1This is literally the most incredible thing I've seen on here. Ever.
This creation is an astounding achievement, I am in awe.
+1Boeing vs Airbus is like comparing Sony to Nintendo: it just doesn't add up. Boeing's been around so much longer and their experience is so much wider than Airbus. The only other comparable firm would have to Tupolev, and even they don't come close.
+1Agreed. If they develop any more content for SP, I think a cannon would be the way to go.
+1It could be anything and we won't be able to help unless we can check it out. Privately upload it then post a link above. I'm surprised I'm saying this to a platinum user.
+1Aw, lucky! You get it early!
+1@Othawne You lost me. Who's Frank and why is he rude?
+1President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho would approve.
+1PC/Laptop hardware is extremely situational. To get the best deal you have to decide what is not important to you, and set aside money for what is.
Set a hard price limit, don't go over it. Then compare prices on everything for a few weeks or a month. Don't be fooled by cheesy gimmicks like fancy looks (Alienware, lol) or free beats headphones (double lol). Just look for the best CPU, GPU and RAM within your price range, but take your time and get a feel for it first.
Here's a list of graphics cards, organized so you can compare price vs performance.
+1@randomusername The only way to make good planes on here is to test them, fix them and test them again.
+1@atgxtg Always test to be sure. So many crap planes on here that coulda been good if someone bothered to test before they uploaded.
+1@randomusername In front of the roundel, on the right side of the photo.
+1You should read more books.
+1Looks good, but maybe change the color to hot-pink?
+1@RailfanEthan Its the actual name of a real plane. Most of those Reno Racers have corny names like that.
+1@randomusername Yeah, but at least the cabin was roomy.
+1@AdlerSteiner A very good question! While the F-104 does have a dark history abroad, it was a very capable high altitude interceptor. The first plane capable of mach 2 in level flight, she was a marvel of technology. The ugly stuff didn't happen until Lockheed got greedy marketed her for roles she was never designed for.
+1@Stellarlabs If I was forced to venture a guess, I'd probably say "Just to piss you off." But I am not of the Sunshine State, nor did I make the list. Watch the video, mendicant.
+1@randomusername Is the F-35 less useful than the F-22? Both of them are more or less capable of their respective job, they're just outrageously expensive. Cost aside, their teething issues aren't much worse than some other aircraft. The F-86 didn't become a reliable weapon until the "F" model, but nowadays she's a triumph of aviation. 6th times a charm, I guess.
That said, I'm not a fan of our current generation of combat aircraft. I prefer Eagles and A-10's, or just use drones.
+1@ForeverPie LOL Have you read the performance specs? It's like they were trying to be funny.
Performance
Maximum speed: 300 mph (483 km/h; 261 kn) (estimated), 35 mph (56 km/h) (actual)
+1Range: 995 mi (865 nmi; 1,601 km) (estimated), 79 mi (127 km) (actual)
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) (estimated), 3 ft (0.91 m) (actual)
@lancelot3340 I am not saying "take someone elses landing gear." I am saying "use parts that have collisions disabled."
I understand what you are saying. The cover opens, then the legs come out. Delay. But also you don't want to use too many parts. That makes sense.
The only problem is that modded parts means most people won't be able to use it. People would have to install the mod just to fly your plane.
Covers can be made to open and close with a delay, but it takes many extra parts and is not easy.
+1Now remake it with 600 parts.
+1@randomusername Horizontal stabilizers, particularly the elevators, control how hard your plane can turn. Too small and not only will the plane spin out of control, you also won't be able to turn very fast.
+1@Kerbango I am not here to discuss why or why not your builds get the attention you think they deserve. What I am trying to impart is that only a handful of people actually create an account and log in to this site. There is a massive amount of people downloading and using our creations that do not upvote anything.
A considerable amount of people who do actually upvote things merely take a look at the 3 photos, click the button and move on.
This is a gloriously open ended game. There are astonishingly few obstacles for our creativity here, and each person must chase their own personal definition of success. I have chosen to honor the aircraft that I've grown up obsessed with by sharing them with other people. My success is determined by how many people I can share this obsession with and I choose to measure that by downloads.
+1Points are for suckers. Go for downloads.
+1I'm one of the people that stressed you out. I'm sorry it stressed you out, but I'm not sorry I said something.
It takes 20-30 minutes to link some builds. It took each of those people many many hours to build something for your challenge, and you get credit for their work.
+1Congratulations
So many great planes, and a well executed challenge!
+1Shift based on the sound of the engine. You'll have to keep your music off or turned down, but it is what it is. Don't shift early it's bad for the engine, wait until the engine starts growling a bit, if you shift late it burns a little more fuel but it also helps you accelerate faster and generates more horsepower.
As for power steering, its nice and all but you'll have a better feel of the road without it. Takes a bit of muscle, but in slippery conditions the wheel will turn more easily all of a sudden, telling you that the wheels aren't gripping the road properly.
+1CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME
@Stellarlabs
+1A flash of fire falls
+1The samurai and his steed
Petals on spring wind
@RamboJutter There are hypersonic concepts, but its all pretty far fetched looking.
+1Link the builds.
+1@Oski Maybe. Sorry it happened to you.
+1@Phoza No no no. I got it. I just misread it the first time. And it was a good summary.
+1@FastDan Spread the word.
+1@Oski I sympathize with you. I mean it. But let's try some other stuff before we go to the top.
Try disabling all your mods, like Jester said. If that doesn't work, upload one of your planes that has the problem. We'll take a look at it. Ok?
+1Is good. Food for you.
+1CLICKABLE
+1@jamesPLANESii I meant no offense. I was honestly surprised you didn't mention it. Your Beaver is the first float plane I've seen on here that worked.
Anyway, good luck to you and @Trijets Modifying the horizontal stabs should drastically fix any problems here, whatever the cause.
+1@GhostHTX Thanks
+1@GhostHTX Looks really sharp! I dig it.
+1Supersonic aircraft do not have elevators. Instead, the entire horizontal tail rotates up and down, sometimes the vertical tail is the same way.
The other common mistake is to put the rear landing gear in the back of the plane. Don't do that. The "rear" landing gear is actually the main landing gear and it holds almost the entire weight of the plane. Put it in the middle of the plane a block or two behind the center of mass.
+1@RamboJutter Yeah, strike aircraft are the most fun to make in my opinion.
+1OFF TOPIC
Thank god everybody doesn't make a post like this every time they have to run to the store for some milk or something.
+1@RamboJutter Do what Rambo sez.
+1@AviownCorp Yes, and those wings aren't for fighters, so don't worry. I just wanted you to see the effort some people put into wings.
There are other, less complicated methods. But it will take a bit of pulling things apart and studying things before you'll be able to get comfortable with it.
+1You're getting very skilled with body panels and decals. I think it's time you started learning how to make more sophisticated wings and landing gear.
+1