@Sgtk OK, then look at the original and see how it sits in the water -- significantly nose-up. You need that if you want the engines to push it out of the water instead of the opposite.
Well, the configuration of this thing is all wrong for a seaplane. The wings need to be high up on the fuselage, for one thing, but that's not what's keeping this thing from taking off. When the engines are high and to the rear like this, they apply a torque that rotates the nose downwards. You want the opposite. Bring the engines to the front, and angle them so that the rear is pointing downwards slightly. You can do this either by rotating the engines themselves (which will give the airplane a nose up tendency in flight), or by attaching floats to the body that are slightly angled/tapered, so that the entire body is pointed upwards.
@bang091 Depends on whom you ask. If you ask me, I did it using human ingenuity... if you ask some others, I did it by (all together now) cheeeeeeeeating!
@bang091 not bad. Suggestions: 1) use a lighter designer background to provide contrast. 2) add fenders around the wheels, more armor and more features in general. 3) use a more eye catching paint scheme. Something metallic would be good, and use contrasting shades.
@Chancey21 That's probably not even possible...
Thanks, @BaconRoll
@Treadmill103 Look forward to it, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait if it does happen.
Thanks, @EternalDarkness. But... it has no cockpit or intakes :)
Thanks, @ChristianFennell
Thanks, @RaendyLeBeau
@Mattangi OK, I'll see what I can do.
@Sgtk OK, then look at the original and see how it sits in the water -- significantly nose-up. You need that if you want the engines to push it out of the water instead of the opposite.
Well, the configuration of this thing is all wrong for a seaplane. The wings need to be high up on the fuselage, for one thing, but that's not what's keeping this thing from taking off. When the engines are high and to the rear like this, they apply a torque that rotates the nose downwards. You want the opposite. Bring the engines to the front, and angle them so that the rear is pointing downwards slightly. You can do this either by rotating the engines themselves (which will give the airplane a nose up tendency in flight), or by attaching floats to the body that are slightly angled/tapered, so that the entire body is pointed upwards.
@Treadmill103 Any more stories with her coming up?
Thanks, @BaconRoll. This was a request, actually (by @smaug).
Thanks, @Alpha029 @bang091
Thanks, @sexylips35 and @CRJ900Pilot
You're welcome, @smaug
@smaug That doesn't really look like a torpedo-carrying airplane, but here you go.
@Mattangi Yeah, I can make something like that, as long as you're not expecting an exact replica.
@Pianoman Sure thing, it's a nice build.
+1@smaug I can mount torpedos on any of my builds, which one would you like?
Thanks, @smaug. Sorry about your device. Hopefully you can get a better one soon.
Thanks, @smaug
Thanks, @smaug. How many parts can your device handle? This thing's successor has 635 parts.
@Alpha029 Glad to hear that. This should also work well, seeing as how it has even fewer parts.
@breitling Tiny along one axis, yes.
Why, thank you, @Alpha029, that's very gratifying.
@Maxwell1 That was a great movie.
@BroWassup True
Thanks, @Mostly
@BaconRoll mmm the jealousy of my enemies is the sweetest nectar :)
@Freerider2142 thanks. Haven't seen that movie, but I looked it up and it sounds interesting.
Thanks, @Z3RO, I think you might be the only other person I know to get my shaders to work. I'm glad you like them.
@bang091 Depends on whom you ask. If you ask me, I did it using human ingenuity... if you ask some others, I did it by (all together now) cheeeeeeeeating!
@YangzhouAvionic Here you go:
Descriptions are overrated. Save your creativity for your actual builds themselves, I'd say.
@Sgtk You're welcome. Thanks for making me aware of this aircraft. Those aviation pioneers came up with some crazy designs in those days.
Thanks, @Treadmill103. The airplane's AI called to say you're making it blush...
@Texasfam04 Mm, I love me some well-placed curves.
@CRJ900Pilot Thanks!
@FlyingThings Shiny... flying thing.
@YangzhouAvionic Not sure what you mean. This does have bombs and they can be dropped the usual way.
Thanks, @CRJ900Pilot
Thanks, @Messmaker
Thanks, @Treadmill103. I could hardly go wrong with a 5-part blended-wing design... :)
Thanks, @YangzhouAvionic
Nice work, @Bearclaw189
@RacingRichard well, i agree that aliens have never visited earth.
@bang091 not bad. Suggestions: 1) use a lighter designer background to provide contrast. 2) add fenders around the wheels, more armor and more features in general. 3) use a more eye catching paint scheme. Something metallic would be good, and use contrasting shades.
Thank you, @bang091
Thanks, @Alpha029. Can't go wrong with classic design principles :)
Thanks, @BaconRoll, I try to think of our potato-wielding brethren once in a while :)
Thanks, @Strikefighter04