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totm june 2018 Work-in-Progress [WIP] Design Thread
Gman_builder replied to GusTurbo's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
@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. -
totm june 2018 Work-in-Progress [WIP] Design Thread
Gman_builder replied to GusTurbo's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
Improved Kraftei Nacelles, shortened fuselage, and redid tail plane. Looks more like a 264 now. -
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.
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totm june 2018 Work-in-Progress [WIP] Design Thread
Gman_builder replied to GusTurbo's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
Look at it go!!!! Zoom Zoom!! -
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.
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[Stock Helicopters & Turboprops, FAR Edition]
Gman_builder replied to Azimech's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
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.
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[Stock Helicopters & Turboprops, FAR Edition]
Gman_builder replied to Azimech's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
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. -
[Stock Helicopters & Turboprops, FAR Edition]
Gman_builder replied to Azimech's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
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. -
[Stock Helicopters & Turboprops, FAR Edition]
Gman_builder replied to Azimech's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
prop physics in FAR is really strange -
[Stock Helicopters & Turboprops, FAR Edition]
Gman_builder replied to Azimech's topic in KSP1 The Spacecraft Exchange
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. -
@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.