KerbalX

Description

Is it a helicopter? Is it a plane? No, it’s a bird! An osprey, in fact.
With BG, you knew it was bound to come.
This was a result of a bad idea, because I have never used landing gears for noses or made a successful helicopter/propeller craft. Needless to say I think it was a good attempt, but not my proudest creation.
This highly accurate model features:
Vertical Takeoff and Landing capabilities
Plane capabilities
Flying-like-a-brick capabilities
Cruise-as-fast-as-a-brick capabilities
Strong-as-a-brick capabilities
50% capable of its capabilities
Semi-custom landing gear
Rotatable-rotor
No compact parking mode >:C

Comes with a working rear cargo door (AG4) and a not-so-working cargo hold. If you can somehow fit something inside it I guess it works? The door might also decide to rip itself apart, so just revert back to SPH and relaunch.

Importante

General Handling
Translucency note: Is most certainly craft-file edited. Trying to strain controllability out of the Osprey is like putting tea leaves in a coffee strainer. Essentially, has super reaction wheels and super rotors, because something didn’t want to come close to the max rpm.
Is not capable of full-forward flight. Because it is a gravity-defying VTOL brick, the lift takes a huge toll, so it cannot hold its own weight in full-forward flight. Keep the rotor a tad upwards from the forward position.
Also, INFINITE ELECTRICITY IS NEEDED. Trying to match 100u/s of electric charge usage is like filling up the empty ocean with glasses of water.

Tiltrotor
[I] tilts rotor forwards, [K] tilts rotor upwards. At takeoff, it is generally advised to tilt the rotor forwards slightly, so as to not pitch back.
During landing, when tilting the rotor to its full-upwards position, the Osprey will almost certainly pitch back hard. This reduces its horizontal speed, which is great, but what’s also great is to apply full pitch down so you don’t somersault in the air, in an explosive bird, close to the ground.

Note that [I] will drastically reduce lift and may pitch the nose up. [K] will likely force the fuselage pitch-up, and should be countered by pitching down (Shocker). Brakes will…slow down the rotor to ~0 rpm, and should be used on the ground. Warranty void if braked in air.

Landing Gear
Land softly. Like, very softly. For best survival rates, keep throttle ~70% to 80% and slowly coast down.

It’s still very much a prototype. It has unlisted features, which I will try to persuade to work.
Update: Forgot to add the side windoors. Oops.

A stock aircraft called Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. Built with 738 of the finest parts, its root part is HECS2.ProbeCore.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.7.3.

Terms and Conditions Apply. Warranty void if launched. Batteries sold separately.

Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: aircraft
• Part Count: 738
• Pure Stock