sunbird industries fft mk2

[101m4n]

Back when I started playing this game, I set myself the challenge of building an atmospheric plane capable of flying around the world, as it turns out this isn\'t too difficult, so i then set myself the challenge of doing this as fast as possible! 3 hours and 2 minutes is my current best!

so, ladies and gentlemen, I present, the sunbird industries fft mk2!

\'fft\' stands for \'flying fuel tank\' which in itself is an adequate description of the craft to say the least, as it carries 14025kg of fuel into the sky, here she is!

- utilises multiple wing surfaces for high stability and substantial lift, allowing high cruising altitudes

- maximum speed of 510m/s (dependant on remaining fuel reserves)

- 8 high performance turbojet engines

- range of 4,000km +

- cruising altitude of 13-16km at pitch angles of 0-5 degrees

- good controllability, land-able even when still full of fuel

- round world flight in 3 hours with fuel to spare!

some flight instructions:

- use fine controls! (caps lock)

- pitching up violently results in catastrophic structural failure, a parachute and decoupler have been installed to help prevent loss of life in this situation!

- plane glides a really freaking long way on landing, be prepared for a slow approach

- refrain from throttling engines to max, overheating will ensue. The optimal thrust setting is 2 divisions below maximum thrust.

- avoid entering banked turns of greater than 45 degrees, why? do it and find out

- manoeuvring at high speed is quite tricky, if it is too much for you then ease off the throttle a bit to do your course corrections

Sadly you practically need a supercomputer in order to fly this plane at any reasonable framerate, for reference, my quad core i5 clocked up to 4.5ghz and my xfx 6870 manage a meagre 10-15 fps whilst flying this plane.

disclaimer*

(sunbird industries is not liable for any damage to computer systems or loss of life due to the operation of this product)

.craft files have been included, one has a mech-jeb unit installed, one does not. So if you do not have the mechjeb mod installed, then you know which to choose. both are equipped with avionics packages for easy flight

enjoy!

[Redrumssam]

wow. This is just completely insane. Well done.

[Amamateur]

Oh wow, I\'m not going to even bother trying to open the craft file as I\'m sure my comp will simply burst into flames, but beautiful work on the design, looks and sounds amazing.

[101m4n]

wow. This is just completely insane. Well done.

Oh wow, I\'m not going to even bother trying to open the craft file as I\'m sure my comp will simply burst into flames, but beautiful work on the design, looks and sounds amazing.

thank you very much!

anyone experienced the slight pitch up issue it has yet :?

[drwolf]

that........... thats........ just so epic. reminds me of the skyships from john carter

[101m4n]

that........... thats........ just so epic. reminds me of the skyships from john carter

Hmmm,

*googles \'john carter sky ships\'*

[drwolf]

Hmmm,

*googles \'john carter sky ships\'*

:-[ sorry dont no there name here\'s a pic of what i meant