@CedC my advise is to just enjoy the game and do not pay attention to politics and drama on this site. The community is currently in its darkest days and so this is what you just found
@Redisnotsusguys it is certainly safe with very few exceptions. We have good moderation and the top users have spent tens of thousands of hours making things here. Unless they are the most determined and overachieving criminals ever you should be fine
@Redisnotsusguys as long as you make your parents technically "own" and monitor your account as if you are just helping your parents build and post things you should be fine
@EternalDarkness
I'd like to point out that there have been more bans recently. While I understand the reason why @thebanbehindtheslaughter was banned, I still think some other bans were not justified. I will not mention any names (I think I may already have two strikes under this harsh system and dont wanna risk a third one, and my profile picture exists) but some bans are mostly because of an excuse used to punish an action not usually bannable. That is my opinion. It is only an opinion. If I have to be banned for a week for posting this I am very sorry for the comment. But it does seem like harsh words of yours and I definitely disagree about some things.
@SupremeDorian I thought @WiiMini was banned because of an SPBC raid. You should have just banned him from SPBC and not SP itself. Just because SPBC has the same moderators as the SP forum does not mean it counts as one entity when it comes to punishment. I don't understand why this is happening.
@WiiWiiTheMini yeah of course, rex of all people. Although I don't agree with you on some things, I am still sad to see you go. I still see you as a friend and great builder. Like the entire community, I will still be incredibly sad to see you go.
@PapaKernels I see some other people have answered your question. But most people don’t understand the uses for each kind of wing. But ChiChiWerx did make a post about the wings a few years back. I can’t find it now, and his explanation was complicated, so:
Flat bottom creates the most lift and the most induced drag. This kind of airfoil has forgiving stall characteristics as well. Use this when low drag is not a priority, i.e. GA aircraft.
Symmetric creates the least lift and even requires positive AoA to do so. It does have the least induced drag at 0* AoA (duh, I mean, induced drag only exists when lift is created). Its stall characteristics also have totally, absolutely nothing to be desired. Induced drag can get high when the AoA is high (i.e. when a lot of lift is needed). This may be a bad thing, but some planes (like the Concorde) use it to their advantage as an alternative to spoilers. This type of airfoil is used almost exclusively for the supersonic bois, for which high lift and a high critical AoA is not desired, but low drag is the utmost priority.
Semi-symmetric takes the middle ground. It still creates a decent amount of lift at 0 AoA but still has less drag than the FB airfoil. Obviously, this type of wing is used for subsonic jets, which still fly fast (so they care about drag) but can still afford to (and sometimes need to) create some more lift.
By the way, I have flown the C172 a few times irl, and fly A320s a lot in flight simulators at home. The two planes use the FB and SS type airfoils respectively. Believe me, there is a big difference, although for the most part it is not experienced in SP. There are subtle differences that most do not notice.
@tsampoy thank you so much for the upvote and spotlight! I hope you enjoy the build.
P.S. I got away with using default engines, landing gear, and wings xD
IM SECOND
@CedC my advise is to just enjoy the game and do not pay attention to politics and drama on this site. The community is currently in its darkest days and so this is what you just found
BAD
hi
to everyone who is pointing out how big users are above the law, sometimes this is the case in real life. The ban will do more harm than good.
i hate myself
@Treehouse fine I changed it a bit
No comments and/or drama please
@Treehouse in the corrupt world otherwise known as real life you're gonna have to accept that fact. It is just management of a business.
@ACEPILOT109 go check ED's forums
@EternalDarkness how many points are lost as a penalty or are the points removed just from the upvotes?
@EternalDarkness by any chance how many strikes do I have?
Find me at twitch.tv/fw101
@Grogu eh fine.
@Cyan absolutely
My most popular build is 12 upvotes only
@ACEPILOT109 eh I can’t enjoy the fun when the entire community is worrying about eventually getting banned
@Redisnotsusguys it is certainly safe with very few exceptions. We have good moderation and the top users have spent tens of thousands of hours making things here. Unless they are the most determined and overachieving criminals ever you should be fine
@Redisnotsusguys as long as you make your parents technically "own" and monitor your account as if you are just helping your parents build and post things you should be fine
@EternalDarkness
I'd like to point out that there have been more bans recently. While I understand the reason why @thebanbehindtheslaughter was banned, I still think some other bans were not justified. I will not mention any names (I think I may already have two strikes under this harsh system and dont wanna risk a third one, and my profile picture exists) but some bans are mostly because of an excuse used to punish an action not usually bannable. That is my opinion. It is only an opinion. If I have to be banned for a week for posting this I am very sorry for the comment. But it does seem like harsh words of yours and I definitely disagree about some things.
@EternalDarkness I suggest you actually notify users of strikes so they do not just get spontaneously banned without even noticing anything
@jamesPLANESii they are most likely permanent.
@Cyan but that's not the reason for the change
@XAircraftManufacturer congrats!
understand that now you're gold there are higher standards.
@tsampoy oh ok
@tsampoy no, it’s just that someone else did it for you
@rexzion the challenges, but I hope not to mention that again
@PapaKernels that is noted. I will put your plane on the list
@Blue0Bull That is noted. Thank you for letting me know. But it does just seem like an excuse for banning him because of the disc raid tho.
@SupremeDorian I thought @WiiMini was banned because of an SPBC raid. You should have just banned him from SPBC and not SP itself. Just because SPBC has the same moderators as the SP forum does not mean it counts as one entity when it comes to punishment. I don't understand why this is happening.
@PapaKernels sorry. If you have a particular question then maybe I can answer it. I don't even know much about early prop planes anyway.
@tsampoy imma feature ur plane
@WiiWiiTheMini to avoid being banned for shameless advertising I will discord DM you
@WiiWiiTheMini I also decided to add the dev console and funky trees as well
@WiiWiiTheMini thank you. Anything else?
@WiiWiiTheMini going back to the intended subject, do you want any question to be answered? Asking one would be greatly appreciated.
@UltraLight oh ok I get it now
@UltraLight so I just rate the flight model on a scale of 1-10?
@UltraLight elaborate on the first question plz? what is the 1-10 flight model?
@UltraLight sure what are them
@WiiWiiTheMini yeah of course, rex of all people. Although I don't agree with you on some things, I am still sad to see you go. I still see you as a friend and great builder. Like the entire community, I will still be incredibly sad to see you go.
@PapaKernels thanks for pin btw
@PapaKernels @tsampoy AoA is “Angle of Attack”
@PapaKernels I see some other people have answered your question. But most people don’t understand the uses for each kind of wing. But ChiChiWerx did make a post about the wings a few years back. I can’t find it now, and his explanation was complicated, so:
Flat bottom creates the most lift and the most induced drag. This kind of airfoil has forgiving stall characteristics as well. Use this when low drag is not a priority, i.e. GA aircraft.
Symmetric creates the least lift and even requires positive AoA to do so. It does have the least induced drag at 0* AoA (duh, I mean, induced drag only exists when lift is created). Its stall characteristics also have totally, absolutely nothing to be desired. Induced drag can get high when the AoA is high (i.e. when a lot of lift is needed). This may be a bad thing, but some planes (like the Concorde) use it to their advantage as an alternative to spoilers. This type of airfoil is used almost exclusively for the supersonic bois, for which high lift and a high critical AoA is not desired, but low drag is the utmost priority.
Semi-symmetric takes the middle ground. It still creates a decent amount of lift at 0 AoA but still has less drag than the FB airfoil. Obviously, this type of wing is used for subsonic jets, which still fly fast (so they care about drag) but can still afford to (and sometimes need to) create some more lift.
By the way, I have flown the C172 a few times irl, and fly A320s a lot in flight simulators at home. The two planes use the FB and SS type airfoils respectively. Believe me, there is a big difference, although for the most part it is not experienced in SP. There are subtle differences that most do not notice.
@tsampoy thank you so much for the upvote and spotlight! I hope you enjoy the build.
P.S. I got away with using default engines, landing gear, and wings xD
@KLM_747 you madman
@tsampoy probably not. idk lol
MSG
So... this is the first build of the legend @QingyuZhou
Please stop looking at this 23 part abomination. Your time is better spent looking at the plane this engine was designed for.
@EternalDarkness thanks lol