SHE WORKS!!
Okay, flying her is a handful to say the least, but SHE FLIES!! I'll work on controlling her next, hopefully I can get that working.
So, there are obviously things that need fixing. For one, once she's airborne, the extent of the control you have is just the throttle (and, arguably, the aft propeller, which you can extend, but in order to retract it without blowing everything up, you have to throttle to 0, or disable all the propellers. I'll try to fix that, too).
So I need to work out a good way to control the vehicle. I know on real helicopters, the control the vehicle by pitching the blades, which cancels lift on one side, and causes the vehicle to pitch or roll. I might be able to achieve the same effect by pitching the entire rotor, but so far when I've tried to do that it just causes the rotors to pull themselves apart.
When the vehicle is under the control of the aft propeller, simple aeroplane-esque control surfaces should work, so I'll do what I can, there.
It is possible to fly and land the car, however landing is particularly difficult, which I feel will likely be the case even when the controls actually work, that might never change.
Otherwise, the aesthetics haven't changed, the spare tyre is proving to be quite difficult, and the next addition may actually be the horn and the throttle/brake levers on the side. I might also try to get the suspension in (currently the chassis is just connected to the frame by a spring, which is wrong. The real car used leaf spring suspension).
Anyway, groupings (which are now labeled in game!):
AG1: Aft Headlights
AG2: Forward Headlights
AG3: Fold/Unfold Flight Equipment
AG4: Activate VTOL Propellers
AG5: Unfold VTOL Propellers
AG6: Activate/Unfold Pusher Propeller
AG7: Activate Wheels (On at Start)
AG8-10: Unused
Slider 1: Rotate Windscreen
Slider 2: Rotate Window
Slider 3: Flight Equipment (Automated)
Slider 4: Unused
Have fun with the car/helicopter!
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: Car (v3)
- Successors 1 craft(s)
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 1.0.8.0
- Price: $359k
- Number of Parts: 462
- Dimensions: 5 m x 4 m x 10 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 0m/s
- Total Thrust: 0N
- Engines: 0
- Wet Mass: 18,450kg
- Dry Mass: 18,450kg
STAGES
Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
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This is slowly becoming Bad Piggies.