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GOM - Sky Baby

Loosely based on the Stits SA-2A Sky Baby

Design No.: GOM 20220125
Vessel Name: GOM P 250 Rev. 2
Platform: One Seater Plane
Year: 1952

Top speed: 200 kts
Passengers: none

Mass: 618
Fuel: 1500l

Range: ~2200 km
Runtime: 6.3h

Length Overall: 5.25 m
Width: 4.75 m
Height: 3.5 m

Cost: 17.801 $

WIP:
Some features are still work in progress.

Read the labels on the seat. Pushing the starter once will turn on the engine, pushing it again will turn the engine off. This can take a bit since the rotor carries momentum.

Had some spare time and always wanted to make a, not too serious, replica of a real aircraft. Stumbled upon the Stits SA-2A some time ago and thought I'd give it a try, kept as much as the game allowed to the original.

More about the original:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stits_SA-2A_Sky_Baby

Comes with altitude, heading and stability hold.

Altitude hold will stick to the altitude at the point of activation, pitching the plane will induce a climb/sinkrate limited to 3.66m/s for easy landings.
Heading hold will keep the plane on course, able to correct 100% winds.
Stability hold will keep the plane at neutral roll and pitch, while allowing restricted movement and allows the plane to fly in a very gentle and calm manner, ideal if you want to commence search patterns without having to fight the controls.

All three aforementioned modes can be activated independently from each other.

Powered by a small prefab engine for high efficiency and range.

How to start:

1. Take place in the pilot seat
   
2. Turn on the navlights and strobes at the instrument panel in the door
   
3. Briefly hold the starter key until the monitors and instrument backlights turn on
   
4. The engine is idling normally when the rps has settled at 2.2 and eng pwr reading shows around 7%

Moving:

1. Slightly tap the collective forward
   
2. This will put the engine in taxi mode at around 12 rps
   
3. Move the collective until the prop readout on the monitor reads around 15-20%
   
4. Use the wheelbrakes to steer while taxiing
   
5. (Optional)You can move the collective backwards until the prop readout reads a negative value, this will reduce engine rps to allow for gentle reversing

WEP:
The engine allows for unrestricted performance by enabling WEP (war emergency power), resulting in a top speed of slightly above 200 knots. Watch the temperature!

Connectors:
There are plenty connectors for ropes and an electrical connector behind the top wing if you decide to transport the plane by other means than flying.

Inventory:
You can find a fire extinguisher, first aid kit and flares inside the cabin.

Heater:
When cold, the heater will automatically turn on, as long as the engine is running.

I enjoyed working on this plane and hope you'll enjoy it as well.