Lerche stock VTOL fighter plane

[_Rade]

Lerche (Lark) is a VTOL fighter plane modeled after the Heinkel Lerche.

This may not be my fastest or most maneuverable plane, but it is my first VTOL plane with the stock propellers that works really well.

Plane uses two contra-rotating propellers contained inside the nine-sided annular wing to takeoff and land vertically. It can also do a vertical climb to high altitude at about 40 m/s.

Max. speed at low altitude is about 189 m/s, 200 m/s at 5000m and about 160 m/s at 9000m.

Link to the craft file and the instructions how to fly the plane:

https://kerbalx.com/Rade/Lerche-VTOL-fighter-plane

[Azimech]

Good job! I tried to build a turboprop version a few years ago, didn't work. I might try it again some day.

 

[_Rade]

I would love to see that, being able to adjust the rotation speed of the propellers just using the throttle would make the landings allot easier.

With this one it is relatively easy to take off and once it is in the air it flies just like any other plane, but the landings can be really tricky.