Flying wing

[Benso]

After reading about flying wing aircraft in one of my Wikipedia session(you know, when you keep opening new articles until it's 2AM), I decided to try and build one in KSP. It required a lot of time to get everything right. It required also a lot of clipping, but I'mdefinitely happy with the result. It flies really well and also can go quite fast: I managed to get Mach 3,015 at about 20000 m. I only tried it with FAR, so I don't know how it will work with the stock aerodynamic. The only mod required is the fantastic B9 Aerospace.

So, in conclusion, I proudly present you my finest creation, the Flying wing Mk.II (the first one was a total failure )

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I'm not at home right now, but if someone wants i'll post the .craft file later with the instructions on how to fly it

Instructions for takeoff:

Brakes on, engase SAS. Then throttle up to about 1/3 and fire the engines. Release the brakes. When the plane gets to about 60 m/s, go to full throttle and start pulling up. You're now in the air.

In-flight:

Nothing specific. The engines are powerful enough to go straight up. They will flame-out at around 20000m (maybe a little higher depending on the speed). Just remember, at high altitudes, the plane will have a tendency to flatspin(that's because it doesn't have any rudder). If you feel you're losing control, reduce the throttle and activate RCS.

Landing:

It's a normal landing. You want to touch the ground under 80 m/s. You can use the airbrakes by pressing 3

Download:

Flying wing Mk.II | Flying wing Mk.II(no gears)

Edited June 4, 2014 by Benso

[Mekan1k]

Can you release a version that doesn't have any landing gear? One of my mods prevents me from accessing planes if they have B9 Landing gear

[Benso]

Sure. You will have to wait til tomorrow, though. I'll release the two version. Right now, I got stuck with some IRL thing, so....just check it 12 hours from now. 24h tops

[andrew123]

For science. Not war. (From about over one year ago. It had good handling.)

[Voculus]

I love it!

[Benso]

Updated the first post with the download links for both the standard and the no gears version as requested. I also added some instructions.

Fly it and and let me know if you like it, if you hate it, if you have problem...anything

[Darth Lazarus]

i heared flying wing?

but i love your design. what did you do about the vertical stabilisation? hidden vertical ruder inside the fuselage?

[Benso]

Thanks Darth Lazarus. I didn't do anything for the vertical stabilization, actually. I added a reaction wheel, but that's just for landing. Otherwise, if you fly it, you will see some sideslip when turning. But that's not a problem to me. I imagined this plane for high altitude flying, with little to none changes in the flight path. I'll tell you more: this was only a test for my future SSTO with this design . The only things that I hid in the wings are...other wings. I needed to move the center of lift closer or the plane would just nose dive at about 7000m.

BTW, nice plane! Is it only stock parts? It's awesome, especially the tail looks really good

[bs1110101]

I finally got around to making a huge flying wing!

Flies really well too, it's been left flying just on sas while i made this post.

[Benso]

That's awesome! It makes my plane look like a toy But that vertical stabilizer pointing down....doesn't touch the ground during takeoff or landing? Please post more screenshots

[bs1110101]

But that vertical stabilizer pointing down....doesn't touch the ground during takeoff or landing?

On a hinge, folds sideways for takeoff and landing.

And here's the craft file, but it uses tonnes of mods so it might not be that useful.

pastebin.com/fpgG4fir

[Darth Lazarus]

Thanks Darth Lazarus. I didn't do anything for the vertical stabilization, actually. I added a reaction wheel, but that's just for landing. Otherwise, if you fly it, you will see some sideslip when turning. But that's not a problem to me. I imagined this plane for high altitude flying, with little to none changes in the flight path. I'll tell you more: this was only a test for my future SSTO with this design . The only things that I hid in the wings are...other wings. I needed to move the center of lift closer or the plane would just nose dive at about 7000m.

BTW, nice plane! Is it only stock parts? It's awesome, especially the tail looks really good

yes, totaly stock. highspeed and SSTO are in developent

[Benso]

On a hinge, folds sideways for takeoff and landing.

And here's the craft file, but it uses tonnes of mods so it might not be that useful.

pastebin.com/fpgG4fir

That's a nice solution. Really clever and it looks cool. Maybe you can post a list of the mods so if anyone wants to try it, they can

yes, totaly stock. highspeed and SSTO are in developent

Keep up the good work. Flying wing are amazing. I still can't believe I never heard of them until last week

[bs1110101]

Look what you started! Cant really get any bigger though, this one just barely took off before it ran out of runway.

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This one has a working bomb bay and landing gear hidden in bays too.

The first one had a bomb bay too, but it was too glitchy to work.

[Benso]

Look what you started! Cant really get any bigger though, this one just barely took off before it ran out of runway.

http://imgur.com/a/U4Ovx

This one has a working bomb bay and landing gear hidden in bays too.

The first one had a bomb bay too, but it was too glitchy to work.

Well done! How many Kerbal can fly this beast?

[Benso]

Here's a teaser of my SSTO based on the Flying Wing Mk.II design.

The Flying Wing Mk.III(the name is still WIP, advice accepted). I still need to fix some details(struts, solar panels) and then it will be ready to test!!!

[bs1110101]

Well done! How many Kerbal can fly this beast?

13 in game. Properly something like this would have a fight crew of 4, and 2 shifts of them, plus at least 10 gunners, and more if it has any parasite fighters, which something of this size would likely need if alone.

I'm going to make a carrier at some point. Any ideas for low part count parasite fighters for it?

[Climberfx]

i heared flying wing?

http://i.imgur.com/F3aQb4q.jpg

but i love your design. what did you do about the vertical stabilisation? hidden vertical ruder inside the fuselage?

Like this wing of you so much. Great Design.

[Climberfx]

I finally got around to making a huge flying wing!

http://i.imgur.com/0jHrzkV.png

http://i.imgur.com/IVHfqMe.png

http://i.imgur.com/j0hFLI7.png

http://i.imgur.com/fvrenRg.png

Flies really well too, it's been left flying just on sas while i made this post.

This one is super SyFy too. cool antena details, and the propulsion too.

[bs1110101]

This one is super SyFy too. cool antena details, and the propulsion too.

Yeah, the idea came from a steampunk(ish) tabletop wargame i've been working on for the last too freaking long. One of the factions started flying huge flying wings like this because they're based in the arctic and their zeppelins were just being ripped to bits by the blizzards.

[Dragonslayer918]

I haven't armed it with missiles yet, but is one of the only flying wings i've made and/or needed. It flyes very well, but once it breaks the sound barrier the control surfaces have little to no control.

Edited June 6, 2014 by Dragonslayer918