Simple Airplane

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Description:	This is a simple to make but fun to use airplane using wiremod.
Original Author:	Sakar
Created:	January 17, 2010

This tutorial will take you through the steps required to make a working airplane using wiremod. I use PHX3 in this tutorial for the props, but it can be done with just about any props of similar shape and size. This tutorial also makes use of the Weight tool, which can be downloaded here

First, you need to spawn a cube027x7x025 from PHX3 general construction props

Next, spawn 2 plate2x4 and Easy Weld them to either side on the body

Now spawn a seat (I used the Airboat seat, but any should work) and Easy Weld it to the front of the airplane

Spawn 3 plastic_angle_90 and weld 2 to either side of the back of the plane, and 1 on the top of the back

Tilt the plane so that the front is raised a little more than the back. Then place 2 non-wire small wheels (such as the smallwheel model :) on either side of the back of the plane. Settings of the wheels do not matter, they're only supposed to help land

Now place 2 small wheels on the ground standing up, and Weld them to the sides of the plane

Place 1 Wire Thruster on the back of the body with Multiplier 1500 and Maximum 3000

Put 1 Wire Thruster on the tip of both front wings with Multiplier and Maximum set to 1

Put 1 Wire Thruster on the middle edge under each front wing with Multiplier and Maximum set to 75

Now put 2 Wire Thruster with Multiplier and Maximum set to 300 on the top and bottom of the front of the airplane body

Put an Advanced Pod Controller behind the seat and Link it to the seat by Right-clicking on the Advanced Pod Controller and then Right-clicking on the seat

Use the Weight Tool and set the Midddle bar of the plane to 10, and everything else to 5

Now for the wiring:

Wire the A input of the Top-Front thruster to the W of the Adv. Pod Controller

Wire the A input of the Bottom-Front thruster to the S of the Adv. Pod Controller

Wire the A input of the Rear thruster and the two on the back of the wings to the Space of the Adv. Pod Controller

Wire the A input of the thruster under the right wing to the A of the Adv. Pod Controller

Wire the A input of the thruster under the left wing to the D of the Adv. Pod Controller

And that's it! Use space to go forward, A and D to turn/roll left and right, and W and S to turn up and down.

Improvements:

You could also place Wire turrets on the front of either front wing and wire the Fire of the turret to the Mouse1 of the Adv Pod Controller to add simple guns