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1:Fly 2:Land 3:Hover 4:boost 5:ladder
A stock VTOL air-sea rescue personnel carrier named Hornet III. Built in the KSP 1.7.3 SPH with 38 stock parts.
Cruise at 826+@16/0.59
Hornet III features the 1-2-3-Hover[tm] control scheme designed around a transition state diagram (see below). This is a mighty machine: pilot training is strongly advised!!
See 1-2-3-Hover for full Pilot Operating Handbook…
TL;DR:
- Starting on the runway with both engines off, the vertical departure is: T-3-3-RadOut-Z followed by F-2 followed by 1.
- Approach to vertical landing is (from mode 1): Idle-2, enter hover, 3-3-RO
NOTE 1: with initial fuel load, will climb in the hover at sea-level only using Vernor upward translation boost.
NOTE 2: Hornet III appears perfectly balanced in the SPH, but the weight of the pilots gives it a nose-heavy feel. Pump 12 units per pilot of LF into the aft tank (from the center outboard tanks) to compensate.
NOTE 3: elevators may work improperly in the Depart/Hover states shown (VERT reference) with any horizontal motion, so a better transition out of the Departure Hover might be better obtained by hitting ‘F’ and then double-tapping 2…
