Subscribe to download
Fox Plane Gamma

---NOW WITH MODULAR ENGINES---
Okay so I know it looks a little strange, but trust me it's actually a decent plane, the furry aesthetic is just something I like to do with my vehicles.

I wanted to build a VTOL that could do any mission the game threw at it and travel anywhere in any conditions. It does this pretty well. It's got loads of equipment for the regular missions, room for passengers, and it has loads of torque and ropes so it can transport vehicles too. It also has LOTS of fuel plus empty tanks so if you want to exploit the fuel economy it's got you covered too. It can take off like a helicopter, or a plane, and can take off from water too.

It's pretty easy and straightforward to fly. The cockpit is fairly simple so you can work out what to do pretty easily but I'll quickly go through it anyway.

-Pilot's seat is on the right
-Key above your head is the engine switch, just turn it and it'll turn on
- Turning the engines on will unlock the "cruise gear" button. Use this in plane mode to lower the rps and save some fuel when flying at the top speed
-Then there's three throttle levers, they're labled but the right one is the throttle, middle controls the rotors' tilt angle, and the left one controls the rotors' clutch
-Up and Down controls the collective of the rotors ( I would recommend setting it so the plane is almost hovering)
-The rest is normal: W/S is pitch, A/D is roll, Left/Right is yaw and nose wheel steering
- It's got alt-hold and autopilot, everything's labled
-Speed hold is on the right, set the value (it uses KPH), and toggle it with the '1' hotkey
-On the far left there are button to turn on the beacon locator and emergency beacon
-On the floor and right side there are also controls for the jet engines, but they are mainly aesthetic so don't have a lot of fuel (if you use them you can boost your speed for about a minute)
-Digital Artificial Horizon: Some of the nodes were a bit confusing so the altitude and speed aren't very accurate but it does its job

Alright so that's the basic stuff, now I'm going to quickly go through some tips for flying it

-Super-short take off: Start the engines and set the throttle to 25%, increase the collective in vertical mode so the aircraft is barely hovering, if you're in a hanger, move forwards a little so you don't bonk the plane on take-off, move the tilt controls forwards and the plane will take off automatically
-Changing from VTOL to plane mode: Start by moving forwards with the 'W' key, gradually move the rotors' tilt controller forwards (increments of 20% will do), now you're a plane enjoy.
-Changing from plane to VTOL mode: (messing this up will make you flop around for a bit before re-gaining stability so be careful) Reduce the throttle to about 60% and gradually tilt the rotors back to the vertical position. I'd recommend transitioning quite early because this takes a bit longer.
-Fuel: One fuel tank and one empty tank on each wing (labled with FUEL and AUX). They have pumps, pretty simple, try to keep it balanced.
-Transporting vehicles: There are loads of ropes in the cargo bay and under the plane. Simply attach a few ropes with one end on the thing you're transporting (all the mission vehicles have rope anchors), and attach to other end to the underside of the plane (there are a few anchors under the fuselage and wings). Be careful when transporting large vehicles or containers like this as they can damage the plane if you're careless.

It has now got modular engine wooooooo!!!! That has given it way more power, boosted the top speed up to 520kph, and fixed the bugged cooling from the old engines. Enjoy

If I update this I'll probably add a radio and radar system but they're not necessary for most situations (It's on my list)

Finally I used a few workshop micro-controllers as well as some of my own, especially the TT tilt rotor controller which made this a lot easier to make. All workshop controllers used are linked here (If I missed any I appologise):

Artificial Horizon - https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2044052574
NJ autopilot - https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1997983465
TT rotor controller - https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2252901133
Alt hold - https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1717481364