STOL Mode

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On VTOL aircraft, there should be the option to press SHIFT+T to engage "STOL Mode". When STOL mode is engaged, it acts like something in between Hover and Flight mode, with it providing upwards lift as well as forwards thrust, achieved by partially tilting the thrust vector nozzles (for the harrier and F-35), or partially tilting the rotors for the V-22 and similar tiltrotor aircraft. Pressing T will engage Flight Mode. (This is because I wanna do a ski-jump take-off!!!)

fun fact: most VTOL aircraft with STOVL capability will always do STOL take-offs unless absolutely necessary

because to take off vertically takes a lot of fuel

and this mode also allows the V-22 to land horizontally without annihilating the rotors

[whole wyvern]

with this mode, you could "taxi" with this without seeing the blades clipping through the ground

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that too

iirc the V-22 taxis like that

[whole wyvern]

ooo

[real dirge]

good suggestion

[lone ocean]

and imagine taxi mode for helis

[real dirge]

im pretty sure the V-22 also flies like that when in heli mode

[storm turtle]

it can fly with rotors straight up, like this, or forwards

all three work

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it can't taxi with the rotors straight forward, that's a death wish

[storm turtle]

i said fly

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I know

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essentially for every heli without skids

bump, pls trello this

[tacit kelp]

i think

this is a good idea

[smoky laurel]

Taxi mode for helis 🙏

[dense trench]

imo this can use the r/f keys to toggle between 0/50/90 nozzle angles (ik airships already use r and f but are not used for regular planes)

[last current]

So I'd say for a very simple implementation of this ,because current vtol is simply just press T and your plane becomes a helicopter, STOL mode would just be plane mode but:

Stall Speed = 1/3 * Base Stall Speed
Max Speed = 1/3 * Max Speed OR 20knots + Base Stall Speed (Whichever is greater).

Simply changing the planes states like this makes it way easier to take off but super fuel inefficient to fly for extended periods of time.

I also assume these stats are safe to change in game because wind can change your max track speed and your stall speed varies by your altitude, so I don't think they're static values.

(You could also maybe just have STOL mode simulate a headwind that starts at 2/3rds your stall speed and goes up to 2/3rds your max speed as you speed up).

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but it is still pushing the plane up

[last current]

yeah I know in a more realistic game that would make sense but like....that's a whole new flight model

idk if the devs can physically do that

the adding proportional vertical velocity to the plane

part

not the makinga new flight model I am sure they could

I just don't know if like the plane flight model will just let them do that

even if it would be very cool

(cuz it would be very cool :>)

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bmup

[drifting rapids]

I am very confused why STOL wasnt added with VTOL but its what it is ig

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bump

[real dirge]

no bumping

[whole wyvern]

oh yeah don't bump

I've seen some guy bumping too much that their post got closed

[ivory lichen]

revive this suggestion

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again

[lone ocean]

r u blind

[ivory lichen]

probaly

[lone ocean]

i wonder

[viscid olive]

Does he know

[ivory lichen]

idk

lol

[plush vessel]

few updates later yet it's still not considered

devs, add the stol mode/taxi mode for big props vtols!

[smoky laurel]

yes