Well, after about 3 days of work I have a flyable plane but without LG or any decorations. Part count is still at 60 so I got a lot of work to do. This is my most difficult project so far and it is pushing my limits and forcing me to use new skills from my last project. So far this is a really fun challenge and I think that when I am done I will be a much better builder! Thanks @Diloph !
Also I’m building an F9F Panther
@Diloph
I am in the process of making a plane that had cannons on it, but I don’t want to use the cannon part for a few reasons (the sound is not that realistic, they only fire one at a time, I would have to turn off the predictor just to fly it properly without a big green thing). Can I just use guns without losing points? It would be difficult to tell the difference anyways.
@Diloph
I’m not sure if I should join yet since I’m not a very good builder. I will start building a bit and if it is going well I will decide if I am going to join.
Huh, I tried that and it didn’t work. I will just try using my old method of looking closely at an image and then trying to make the same thing in the game. Thanks for the help though!
@Subnerdica
Thanks, but I’m good. I just wanted to know if there was a specific time or something. I just didn’t want my posts to get ignored. I normally don’t care, but I want to post what is possibly my best plane soon, and I would like more people to see it. But thanks again though!
@Nickr
Ok, so you know the block with the mass scale of 1000? Just go to that in overload and make the center of mass 0,-x,0. X can be any number as long as the com ends up under the boat. For power, maybe just put a jet in it?
@CrashFighter05
Thanks, but I already got everything set up on the plane. Also, it has to have specific altitude requirements too. Maybe next time I will use your tip.
@SnoWFLakE0s
Ok, thanks! I changed the altitude a bit and changed it to AltitudeAgl instead (I forgot about altitude agl when I made the other comment), but everything works just fine now!
@darthschmuck52
Hmmm, the wheels make me think that it is a vintage/ ww2 car, but I’m not sure. Maybe I will wait for a hint before I take a real guess. Also, is it a scale vehicle (I mean is there a real life version)?
@Omel
Yeah, I wanted to do a custom cockpit but the windows got in the way. Also, I wanted to do a cargo door but it would be very difficult to do that while still keeping a scale looking tail. I hope that I can add these if there is a way around the issues though. Also I might have to do some practice before I can make the features look good (I am currently building another plane that has a custom cockpit though, so if that goes well and I find a way around the window issue I might just have to add one).
@SnoWFLakE0s
Also, do you know how to make it so that the light can only turn on above a specific altitude? I want to do a stall indicator, but I don’t want it to turn on on the ground, so I want to set it to above 10 feet (it’s a seaplane so if it’s above that it is probably flying),
Well, it actually is a CoM problem. Too tail heavy. I moved the wings back a bit and moved the lg forward to help it stabilize on the ground. I also removed some tail weight. Btw, the com should not be in the middle of the wing/ airplane, it should be in line with or slightly in front of the center of lift. You should try considering switching to a tricycle landing gear configuration to make it easier to balance. Also, you should increase the tail surface size for more control and stability.
@DerekSP Umm, so max fuel limit is 53 gallons right? Just wondering because I saw a lot of entries with WAY over that. Also, theFlier fixed theirs but forgot to tag you, just letting you know so that they don’t get ignored.
@Theflier
Yeah, I didn’t want you to get disqualified or something because of that. Btw your new plane is very fast, cool! Good luck! I might enter my plane soon.
Can I have multiple entries? I’m wondering because I have built 2 prototypes. They are very similar but one of them is more fuel efficient than the other, the other one , though, is faster, can turn better etc.
Hi @R2d2hunter , your plane is cool, but it’s not a successor to the challenge, and the person who created the challenge might not see it. Just letting you know so that your plane does not get ignored.
Can I use a plane that I made a while ago but never posted? I can make it a successor. I only want to do this because I think that my previous aircraft was one of my best creations and perfect for this.
Maybe I should tag a mod in this? Would it help?
Well, after about 3 days of work I have a flyable plane but without LG or any decorations. Part count is still at 60 so I got a lot of work to do. This is my most difficult project so far and it is pushing my limits and forcing me to use new skills from my last project. So far this is a really fun challenge and I think that when I am done I will be a much better builder! Thanks @Diloph !
Also I’m building an F9F Panther
@Diloph
Ok thanks.
Also I’m joining
@Diloph
I am in the process of making a plane that had cannons on it, but I don’t want to use the cannon part for a few reasons (the sound is not that realistic, they only fire one at a time, I would have to turn off the predictor just to fly it properly without a big green thing). Can I just use guns without losing points? It would be difficult to tell the difference anyways.
@Diloph
I’m not sure if I should join yet since I’m not a very good builder. I will start building a bit and if it is going well I will decide if I am going to join.
Can I use XML modding? Also, what does 600/100 part count mean? Is it minimum 100 and max 600?
Huh, I tried that and it didn’t work. I will just try using my old method of looking closely at an image and then trying to make the same thing in the game. Thanks for the help though!
Thanks to everybody who upvoted/spotlighted this plane!
If you build this, then tag me in it. It would be so cool!
Huh, I did the same thing 3 times and all I got was the message, but no ship.
I think that it’s normal. It happens to me when my planes go too fast.
Nice job. I tried to do the bridge jump from speed... Didn’t go well.
Whoa... Have you seen what happens when it touches the water?
@Gameboi14
Thanks!
@Subnerdica
Thanks, but I’m good. I just wanted to know if there was a specific time or something. I just didn’t want my posts to get ignored. I normally don’t care, but I want to post what is possibly my best plane soon, and I would like more people to see it. But thanks again though!
@Nickr
Ok, so you know the block with the mass scale of 1000? Just go to that in overload and make the center of mass 0,-x,0. X can be any number as long as the com ends up under the boat. For power, maybe just put a jet in it?
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@CrashFighter05
Thanks, but I already got everything set up on the plane. Also, it has to have specific altitude requirements too. Maybe next time I will use your tip.
@SnoWFLakE0s
Ok, thanks! I changed the altitude a bit and changed it to AltitudeAgl instead (I forgot about altitude agl when I made the other comment), but everything works just fine now!
@Jokowi
Oh, ok
@darthschmuck52
Hmmm, the wheels make me think that it is a vintage/ ww2 car, but I’m not sure. Maybe I will wait for a hint before I take a real guess. Also, is it a scale vehicle (I mean is there a real life version)?
I had to...
Cool! I checked some pictures of the real one and I’m pretty sure that each turret should have 2 guns.
@Omel
Thanks! I’m hoping to really up my game this year, and I already have some ideas...
@Omel
Yeah, I wanted to do a custom cockpit but the windows got in the way. Also, I wanted to do a cargo door but it would be very difficult to do that while still keeping a scale looking tail. I hope that I can add these if there is a way around the issues though. Also I might have to do some practice before I can make the features look good (I am currently building another plane that has a custom cockpit though, so if that goes well and I find a way around the window issue I might just have to add one).
@SnoWFLakE0s
Also, do you know how to make it so that the light can only turn on above a specific altitude? I want to do a stall indicator, but I don’t want it to turn on on the ground, so I want to set it to above 10 feet (it’s a seaplane so if it’s above that it is probably flying),
@SnoWFLakE0s
Thanks! I will make sure to give you credit for this when I post my plane (hopefully in a few months)!
@WNP78
@SnoWFLakE0s
I thought you could help since you made the tutorials that I tried to use...
If only I wasn’t on mobile... Maybe I will download this next year with a real laptop. It is definitely on my list!
Looks great, and I agree with what Mustang51 said, it needs some wings.
@nameisalreadytaken
Thanks for the help! Posted some pictures!
This is cool. It has trouble flying because it is really nose heavy. Some tail weight helped it a lot.
Well, it actually is a CoM problem. Too tail heavy. I moved the wings back a bit and moved the lg forward to help it stabilize on the ground. I also removed some tail weight. Btw, the com should not be in the middle of the wing/ airplane, it should be in line with or slightly in front of the center of lift. You should try considering switching to a tricycle landing gear configuration to make it easier to balance. Also, you should increase the tail surface size for more control and stability.
@DerekSP Umm, so max fuel limit is 53 gallons right? Just wondering because I saw a lot of entries with WAY over that. Also, theFlier fixed theirs but forgot to tag you, just letting you know so that they don’t get ignored.
Also, you might have to tag DerekSP in the new one (maybe in the comments) because it might not be seen otherwise.
@Theflier
Yeah, I didn’t want you to get disqualified or something because of that. Btw your new plane is very fast, cool! Good luck! I might enter my plane soon.
Just saying, but the maximum fuel limit is 53 gallons
@SpeedDemon348 Yeah, I tried to make the wall big enough to break him, but it would have looked odd. Maybe I should have decreased the health...
Can I have multiple entries? I’m wondering because I have built 2 prototypes. They are very similar but one of them is more fuel efficient than the other, the other one , though, is faster, can turn better etc.
It’s a little sluggish but it doesn’t fly too bad.
Do hydrofoils count as boats for this challenge?
You might have to increase the weight of the base (increase mass in xml) because it keeps flipping over, but it works really well!
It works, but you have to leave on act 8. Or at least it seems to work better with act 8.
Ok, thanks @benjiboyy06
Hi @R2d2hunter , your plane is cool, but it’s not a successor to the challenge, and the person who created the challenge might not see it. Just letting you know so that your plane does not get ignored.
Also can I make multiple entries?
Can I use a plane that I made a while ago but never posted? I can make it a successor. I only want to do this because I think that my previous aircraft was one of my best creations and perfect for this.
It’s good, but your rudder controls are backwards
@abrahadabra666 Most of my inspiration came from the F-22, but I also looked at the F-14 a bit.
I fixed it. Here is the link. https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/S3H78v/Help-For-Ultrawaffle