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77I- Helicarrier Type 1 Yesterday I started work on a new type of engine. Today I have a helicarrier. Someone expressed his need for a tiltrotor engine for his massive, very heavy cargo plane. So I started work and surprisingly fast I had one running. This engine has 6 blowers producing 111kN static thrust. The propeller/rotor produces a whopping 1720kN! The next logical step was something like this. Taking off: Best done at 90% throttle. I could add even more air intakes but part count is already high. Hover is done at ~80% throttle.That throttle setting is also the best to start the forward propulsion. There are four Goliaths at your disposal (action groups 2 and 3). Don’t start all four of them at the same time. Cruise: either use the docking ports on the deck and radial out (there are multiple angles) or fly normally. I discovered Pilot Assistant doesn’t understand this craft - it can hold pitch and climb rate but a heading or bank makes it go all over the place. Landing: do it gently at max 2m/s. This big baby can land and take off from water but you have to minimize forward motion and keep it as level as possible. Out of fuel: make sure you have enough forward motion and/or altitude. Pitch down to pick up/maintain speed and pull up just above the ground like a normal airplane. At low fuel it starts to become tail heavy. Transfer fuel to compensate. When balanced it also becomes quite agile :-) Specs: Engines: Vapula version 1; 6x Wheesley blowers, rotor output 1720kN. Max gross weight: 588t, fuel tanks full, 58830 units of fuel - not recommended. Standard weight: 484t, 38010 units of fuel. Fuel tanks empty: 294t. Top speed: ~100m/s with 9000 units of fuel remaining. Endurance: 1-1.5 hours. Ceiling: 5500m. Mods: none. Part count: 688. Built in: KSP 1.3.1. craft file here
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My fastest turboprop so far. The Gremlin MK1 reaches 220 m/s setting a new speed record! The Bee Gee MK1 is my most successful turboshaft pane with a top speed of 101 m/s. Visit KerbalX for more details, specs, and download. My second, better, turboshaft design is built into a smaller, 2.5 meter form factor for use in smaller and lighter planes. It makes about 55m/s in the stock aerodynamic model without adjusting the drag multiplier. 317 parts makes it easy on your computer and it has the same horsepower as my bigger plane. Download from KerbalX My first stock Turboshaft aircraft. Actually performs well and has a low part count of only 306 The engine has 36 Juno blowers and only 8 blades attached to the shaft. The fuel delivery system is one Mk3 liquid fuel fuselage filled with 500 units of fuel and a direct fuel line connection to the engines. There are also 8 intakes mounted directly to the frame of the engine. It comes equipped with Azimech's variable pitch prop with six blades. The Airframe is a length of cubic octagonal struts for the fuselage and LOTS of overlapping wing pieces for maximum lift. You can download from KerbalX.com
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