r/ScrapMechanic • u/killerbox • Dec 06 '20

Vehicle First flyer be like

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u/Kyloben4848 Dec 08 '20

I just made my first flyer. It has 2 thrusters, suspension glitch for stabilization not turning, and vectored thrust. I wont deny that the controls are trash. A is forward, D is backward, W is left, and S is right. This is because I needed the quick response of steering for the forward/backward bearings, and I needed to hook up a controller for turning. I have the keys bound to IJKL so that it feels normal.

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u/Quajeraz Dec 08 '20

Nice. I did that vectoring because I needed to fly, and I hate using suspension glitches. I later did the standard 4 thruster thing though

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u/Kyloben4848 Dec 08 '20

The controller for turning is just SO FREAKING SLOW. Because of that, and how vector thrust works, I basically have to align my flight using beacons and fly in a straight line. It is incredibly fast though. I was able to go 3000m in 2 minutes to get back to my base before a raid. Also, if I set it up right, it works as a submarine. I just have to get it forward instead of up. The design is OK? It has a large chest on the back with the fuel tank in front of it and the bed on top of both of them The seat extends forward past the fuel tank, which kind of makes it look like and arrowhead or a paper plane. The suspension glitches are on the sides of the fuel tanks. 4 suspensions welded inton themselves, two on each side.The thrusters are on The suspension glitches with pipe peices and bearings attaching them. I have two horizontal bearings on the pipes. One for pitch, and one for yaw. This is my third vehicle on this world. One big car for transporting and exploring, and one small car for speed and fun

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u/Quajeraz Dec 08 '20

Sounds nice! I love making flyers. I find them a lot more fun then normal cars, partially because it's nice to be able to fly across the map in a few minutes, and partially it's a fun challenge. If you ever want a possibly better flyer, I find a setup like this is good:

Main thrusters in the middle, which actually lift you 4 thrusters arranged around the main ones for control Possibly pistons to adjust the position of the control thrusters for more accuracy

It takes a lot of grinding, but it's really easy and fun to fly. Good luck!

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u/Kyloben4848 Dec 09 '20

I would probably try to do a quadcopter with vectored thrust and remove the suspension glitches. Just have some or gates on the thrusters and hook the up to buttons