BAK-22 Kestrel
by Brikoleur
uploaded 2019-06-01
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SPH
stock+DLC aircraft
#rotorcraft #helicopter #osprey #vtol

Description

It’s a helicopter! It’s a plane! It’s the BAK-22 Kestrel, a heavy utility aircraft that can transition between vertical and horizontal flight by rotating its rotors. It can carry a fair amount of cargo, too, just be careful with the centre of mass.

To take off, start engines (AG 1), spin up the rotors (translate forward/back, H key), apply some collective (translate up/down, K key), and hold a slightly nose-down attitude to build up speed to about 20 m/s.

To transition to level flight, rotate the rotors to the horizontal position and apply maximum collective (AG 9) while countering the craft’s tendency to nose up. Go into a shallow dive to build speed, then level off. It will settle into a cruise speed of about 75 m/s.

To transition to hover, reduce collective to a few degrees, then rotate the rotors up (AG 0), then adjust collective.

To roll when hovering, use translate L/R to control the balance between the left and right rotors.

Actions:

1: Toggle clutch and fuel cells
9: Rotors forward, maximum collective
0: Rotors up

Axes:

Translate F/B: Torque
Translate U/D: Collective
Translate L/R: Balance between L and R rotors (useful for hover since roll controls don’t bite much at that point)

A stock aircraft called BAK-22 Kestrel. Built with 307 of the finest parts, its root part is mk3Cockpit.Shuttle.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.7.1.

Details

  • Type: SPH
  • Class: aircraft
  • Part Count: 307
  • Pure Stock
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