Gman_builder

Are yall up for a community project?

@Azimech Two question, can your train actually run on a rail? And what is the top speed? I'm interested in how piston engines can actually be used in vehicles.

I may have lost my speed record but I definitely hold the record for most part intensive turboprop at 1016 parts! I doubt anyone will be taking this one away anytime soon!

Improved Kraftei Nacelles, shortened fuselage, and redid tail plane. Looks more like a 264 now.

Its because if the blades increase in diameter that means the tip RPM increases and they produce more thrust. That and the fact that rigid attachment screws with the RPM limiter.

Try using engines you KNOW work well in other craft instead of building a new one from the ground up. After all, in real life most of the hundreds of different planes only use a handful of different engines. The 757 and C-17 essentially use the same P&W 2000 and basically all major airliners use some derivative of the RB211 or Trent. I through that Me 264 together by taking the fuselage from my B-29 and the engines form that record plane i just made with some modifications. The wings and the cowling were the only only parts I purpose-built. I'd also suggest using a custom wing instead of the FAT one. You'll get more lift that way.

Yay! You posted it finally! We have a new record holder! Mine takes off like a real plane tho

Oh yeah that'd be dope. Will your engines fit on it though? I'd also be worried about part count (ironically) because the base aircraft is already running high. Adding engines will probably double it, although i dont know the part count of your machines.

Look at it go!!!! Zoom Zoom!!

The reason i do the things i do never ceases to amaze me. 1000 part quad engine turbo-bomber based on the Messerschmitt Me 264 V1 First quad to break 100 m/s??? 67 meter wingspan. Same as my 777. 88 tons. This plane is l a r g e It also flies on 3 engines

Heck yeah Wing sweep doesnt effect the aerodynamics, but it does affect the balance. A aircraft with forward swept wings is more unstable than one with straight wings.

Yeah pilot assistant is really only useful for maintaining a vertical speed and keeping the wings level. Which is all i need it for. as long as the blades are mirrored properly it shouldnt add any excess torque on the bearing. Only centrifugal pressure. I've never had a issue with blades shooting off though.

I think a really high top speed is mostly useless in this challenge. Energy retention is probably the mot useful aspect of anything we could create in FAR.

Nice! I use Pilot assistant. From a Lamans perspective i'd assume that un-sweeping the wings would help with stability a little bit, and thus making it faster. Idk tho i haven't flown it. Also i found the most success with less prop blades. The big one work best in a configuration of only 2 for minimum drag and maximum thrust + rpm. I'd suggest trying that out.

Lol, yeah i think thats impossible currently. I'm only 1 m/s ahead of you. The plane bearing hsa a tendency to disintegrate under high torque loads. I.E. High airspeed and high prop pitch. I wasn't expecting to get over 200 m/s that run because of that. The kraken gods were in my favor i guess.

Yeah thats what i was saying earlier. The prop on my planes needs to clear the ground but even as low as i can get, it still wants to flip at full throttle or right off the runway. Boom and Zoom fighters would be useless with BDA flying them. It doesnt know how to do that. Plus our planes are pretty comparable in performance to late WWI - early WWII, where turn fighters were king.

Nothing funny going on here. Just decreased the drag. That's really the only way to get those kind of speeds without going electric.

Look at her go! Puny speed record

The stall physics make props work strangely. You've got to find the perfect prop pitch and it has to be adjusted really quickly for optimal results. Plus the engine torque seems to have a more prominent effect. Acceleration is extremely fast but top speed seems to be fairly low, if i can get off the ground.

Hey now, i held it for like 2 days back in 1.0.5. You better. it's on now.

prop physics in FAR is really strange

Ill try to build a new engine that works from the ground up in FAR but im not expecting any real improvement. I'll keep yall posted.

As am I @Azimech Someone feeling cocky?

@EpicSpaceTroll139 @selfish_meme Yeah i agree with all that except for the FAR dealio. My planes don't work in FAR. I dont know what your doing that i'm not but they can never get enough engine RPM to get off the ground.

@selfish_meme @Azimech If i want to increase top speed of my fighter do you think i should try to reduce weight even further or add blowers to the engine? Not able to access game right now so i cant do any trial-error testing. Does the flywheel on the front of that beast actually do anything for the drivetrain? Or does it just look good? I tried a couple of car engine designs that used flywheels to ease clutch engagement and vibrations but i always found them to just increase weight without doing anything useful.