Auto Credit Based on Mostly's [STEAM KEY PRIZES] Airlift Challenge 2023

My submission to the Airlift challenge by Mostly

Features:
- Ramp and cargo bay, with the ability to raise/lower the nose cone
- Docking ports that can be lowered to dock to a craft that you would be transporting (since collisions between crafts are weird, preventing normal transportation)
- Polish flags & air force insignia and text because I thought the aircraft felt barren.
- Cockpit with Navball, map and basic info on screens

Activation groups and how to use the ramp:
AG.1 - Cargo Bay access (use slider 1 at -100% to lower the nose cone, and +100% to fully raise it before deploying ramp)

AG.2 - Ramp system (use slider 2 to extend the ramp, once fully extended use slider 3 to lower the ramp (around 78% works fine for even surfaces). When stowing ramp first set slider 3 to 0% then slider 2 to 0% AFTER ramp returns to level position)

AG.3 - Emergency exit (Opens one of the cargo bays where the cockpit is to allow the crew to bail out if the aircraft is struck mid-air, since the cargo bay staircase would be too slow in emergency)

AG.4 - Engines (self-explanatory)

AG.5 - Cargo hold extenders (the docking ports, use slider 4 to lower them to the craft you wish to transport, be careful though as pushing docked craft into the plane causes lots of weird movement)

AG.6 - Internal lights (Cargo Bay lights)

AG.7 - Cockpit lights

AG.8 - Landing gear

Propellers and tail section inspired by the Soviet Antonov An-22 and nose cone inspired by the American Lockheed C-5 Galaxy

Realism?
Yeah, it’s probably realistic I guess, it’s not really a replica I’d say.

Overall Appearance/Build Quality
Just don't look inside the cargo bay or under the ramp :p are there visible gaps? Yes, on the cockpit and the structural panels used there (also instrument panel in cockpit) else I don't think so. Nice details? There are decals and text, and some use of colour tool. Part efficiency? Well, the electric motors are inside the fuselage part on the engines. The wing parts are inside fuselage parts shaped like wings (no occlusion of course). Overall appearance I think it looks ok, the more you look at it the worse it gets.

Flight Test
How does the plane perform in regular length flight? It rolls slowly but pitches up alright. Is it stable? Well, it doesn't explode during landing or flight anymore so yeah? Is it compatible with autopilot? Hell do I know, I don't even know how autopilot works but it does fly pretty straight at 40% pitch at the right altitude and speed so... Is it easy to take off/land? It’s a bit unmanoeuvrable so landing needs to be done literally perfectly or you roll of the runway, else yes.

Features
Does it have features like spoilers, an accessible cargo bay, flaps, ramp etc. It does have control surfaces for pitch and roll, no spoilers although if you want to descend you can just reduce throttle. No flaps but they aren't needed anyways. Accessible cargo bay described before etc ramps etc.

Will my craft win? Probably not there are literal gods out there in this community that will probably blow this one out of the water but still fun build (except the aneurysms when I would try to select arrows and it would select parts and destroy the entire plane)

GENERAL INFO

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 0m/s
  • Total Thrust: 600N
  • Engines: 2
  • Wet Mass: 85,658kg
  • Dry Mass: 85,646kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass

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    I love the World War II themed design. It reminds me of a Soviet Sky fortress! Good luck on the competition! I don’t think my build will turn out as great as this!

    +1 11 months ago

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