October 18, 20169 yr Commercial Member Hi all Working on a new ultralight bush-plane aircraft project. More details and deeper introduction could be found at the VSKYLABS website. Release is expected during October 2016.
October 22, 20169 yr Author Commercial Member Hi First version of the aircraft was recently released. You can find it at the VSKYLABS website. Here are some screen-shots:
December 23, 20169 yr Author Commercial Member MAJOR Package update details (18th December 2016): This update is for X-Plane 10.51, and it is a part of the preparations for upgrading to X-Plane 11. Current version is V10.51-003 Update information: 3D model engineering update and refurbish (including fuselage, cockpit, textures, object structure arrangements for the future XP11 upgrade. New 3D cockpit panel. Systems updates: new compass is included. Tail wheel section was re-engineered for better performance: The tire is larger and the whole setup fixes the ultralight in a greater angle-of-attack while sitting/running on three points (all landing gears have contact with the ground). This setup makes the take-off run shorter, more suitable for bush-plane operations. More details available in the aircraft's page in this LINK.
January 18, 20179 yr Author Commercial Member 18th January 2017 - MAJOR UPDATE RELEASED: This update is an upgrade for X-Plane 11. Current version is V11.00-003 / V10.51-003 Update information: First designated X-Plane 11 version included. The V11 version of the VSKYLABS MicroHopper has a modified flight model for correct performance in X-Plane 11. For more information, visit the VSKYLABS Micro-Hopper Ultralight Bush-Plane project's page.
January 19, 20179 yr Yesterday I purchased the 4 models in the Trike package and I really love it. How does this Micro Hopper differ from the Trikes as far as performance and speed are concerned? Thanks a lot, Howard Jetline Systems: Intel 8th Gen Core i7 8700K (4.8GHz Overclock); GTX 1080 Ti; LG Curved UltraWide 3440x1440 Monitor .
January 20, 20179 yr Author Commercial Member Hi! The Micro-Hopper is a whole different type of an aircraft. It is an aircraft with rudder control and a conventional wing, meaning that it can be flawn in more authority, make tighter turns, and handle cross winds better. Its gliding ratio is far better than of a trike, as well as climbing performance/flying qualities at higher altitudes. These characteristics makes the Micro-Hopper a more versatile aircraft. In terms of flying speed, both of the models are flying around the same speeds, with the Micro-Hopper being slightly faster.
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