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Auto Credit Based on Edwards's realistic Rogallo wing

This is my first version of a realistic Rogallo wing, it behaves mostly like a real one should which im very happy about.

Rogallo wings are a type of semi flexible wing that has been used widely in hang gliders, ultralights, kites, and by NASA when they were considering landing Gemini like an airplane using an inflatable rogallo wing

this thing mostly controls like an airplane, however if the wing if sustaining less than about 0.5Gs it becomes unloaded and starts fluttering (which isnt dangerous, just something to consider as it can reduce roll control)

In addition to throttle, the engine has a simulated mixture control. on a real airplane engine, as you fly higher, there is less air available to be mixed with fuel, so you need to steadily lower the ammount of fuel admitted into the engine using a mixture lever, in my engine that lever is controlled by slider-1

SLIDER 1 controls fuel mixture, keep it at 100% at sea level, bring it closer to 0% as you fly higher, you have an engine RPM gauge on the dashboard, adjust mixture during flight to keep that gauge as close to maximum as possible but beware that power WILL drop with altitude, this thing has a max ceiling of about 4-5km (i havent tested it)
SLIDER 2 controls camera zoom

the big weird metal crosshair thing in the middle is there to let you figure out your pitch and roll angles, it has a horizontal bar every 2.5 degrees (the big bars are for 5 degree increments), same for the bars that go side to side, the angled bars indicate roll, the outer ones are for 5, 10 and 15 degrees, the inner ones are for 15, 30 and 45 degrees of roll

rolling in excess can cause one of the sides of the wing to stall, so beware of that

all controls are mechanical and actuated through linkages by the actual control stick and rudder pedals, have a look at them!

GENERAL INFO

  • Predecessor: realistic Rogallo wing
  • Created On: Windows
  • Game Version: 1.3.205.0
  • Price: $34k
  • Number of Parts: 734
  • Dimensions: 4 m x 10 m x 8 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 0m/s
  • Total Thrust: 0N
  • Engines: 0
  • Wet Mass: 643kg
  • Dry Mass: 643kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass

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