Is A Solar Powered Plane Possible in Stormworks?

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Join NJ in this video where he sees if it's possible to build a fully solar-powered plane in Stormworks.
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@Eighthook37 2 жыл бұрын

Solar definitely needs an efficiency buff, currently it's only really useful for making your batteries drain slightly slower during the day lol.

@T-minus-infinite 2 жыл бұрын

I dont even think its their power output that's the problem, It's the fact that there is no gliding so they can't work like real solar planes which spend a lot of time gliding

@masterjohn3126 2 жыл бұрын

@@T-minus-infinite wing sections can help with that

@PlakToetsBart 2 жыл бұрын

@@masterjohn3126 Still doesn't really work. If you turn off your engines you just fall out of the sky unfortunately :p

@masterjohn3126 2 жыл бұрын

@@PlakToetsBart No, Wing blocks make you glide a little, I have over 1500 hours.

@PlakToetsBart 2 жыл бұрын

@@masterjohn3126 I have 1100 hours, and built a couple of gliders. I can definitely tell it doesnt work like it should work compared to irl lol

@gamingdeep5 2 жыл бұрын

It would also be possible if stormworks had an actual aerodynamic system instead of the propulsion doing all the work

@Nlck_Name 2 жыл бұрын

it does have an actual aerodynamic system. you can make gliders and stuff.

@gamingdeep5 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nlck_Name I’ve tried making a stand alone glider and bush plane, but it started to spin in the air because there was no propulsion right away.

@areksuroboyo4588 2 жыл бұрын

@@gamingdeep5 Stormworks does simulate aerodynamics, but its just so unrealistically small you can't exactly make a glider.

@josebatista5188 Жыл бұрын

It does take the hull shape into account which is why custom airfoils and control surfaces work. It's a very simplistic model, but it's enough for basic flight. Unfortunately, they make the air density insane in order to scale down the physics to what can handled numerically within the confines of a computer game. I have had zero success with gliders. The air is too dense and you come to a stop in midair.

@luckyizzac 10 ай бұрын

It mainly needs mods, graphics and physics mods for those who want extra realism

@TJPDmember 2 жыл бұрын

Solar really need a buff but those pivot are energy monster. When every ounce of power count, straight wings will always win against 4 robotic pivot.

@florianfeuillais 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to be able to power a small electric motor at 100% of it's capacity you'll need 5925 solar panels

@generalkayoss7347 2 жыл бұрын

So basically the same as in real life. lol

@planefan082 Жыл бұрын

@@generalkayoss7347 Nah, in real life sports cars are charged quickly by panels the same size as the shelters above them. Source: Real life experience.

@neonsamurai1348 2 жыл бұрын

You would have been better off raising the tail wheel up to the tail as it is fighting with you on takeoff (in the real world a plane with a tail like that would be impossible to take off). The electricity system in this game drains way too quickly with too many systems taking way too much power. Power generation is also too difficult making recharging a pain.

@tomatosoupwoo Жыл бұрын

Now let me introduce you to tail draggers.

@marioformicadae6637 2 жыл бұрын

If i was to build a solar powered plane, I'd have some really big singular wing (kind of like a sea ray or manta ray) It'd be better for powering, maybe even better for gliding! But it might make it too heavy to fly at slow speeds, or fly efficiently. So, realistically, I'd just go with longer wings if possible

@stefanknauer7180 2 жыл бұрын

the idea is good but the problem is, that the "lift" works differently in Stormworks because there is nearly no air resistance. i tested it by making different configurations of my plane and measure the speed it goes at the same throttle.... turns out, having a literal wall in front of your plane, only takes out a small amount of speed... so yeah, its a bit sad that the flight mechanics are like that but thats just how it is... I think he should have tryed to use actual wing pieces and make the entire thing out of solarpanels + wing pieces, that may work since the wing pieces generage more lift per weight.

@anteshell 2 жыл бұрын

@@stefanknauer7180 I would love nothing more than the Stormworks having even very rudimentary fluid dynamics, but I doubt the physics engine could handle even the simplest of calculations required seeing as it doesn't need but a few different bodies interacting with each others to bring you PC on it's knees crying for the kill shot.

@matthewholzken5019 2 жыл бұрын

@@anteshell its possibel in trailmakers

@anteshell 2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewholzken5019 It's not. None of these building games have fluid mechanics in them. In Trailmakers both the water and air movement are precalculated and kind of baked in to the map. The lift, buoyancy and drag works in very hacky way similarly as in Stormaworks.

@matthewholzken5019 2 жыл бұрын

@@anteshell there is a now map that has wind and more stuff

@scout_raptor 2 жыл бұрын

I would take reference from solar powered aircraft irl, lots of smaller engines, and a much larger wing.

@CleverClothe 2 жыл бұрын

That will depend on how Stormworks calculates its physics.

@scout_raptor 2 жыл бұрын

@@CleverClothe True...Stormworks isnt the best in that respect lol.

@hivewasp 2 жыл бұрын

@@scout_raptor though when you see how many things actually can be made and actually work somewhat in a predictable manner, it's still not too bad. I mean, I'm not entirely convinced the devs thought about superchargers when they made the modular engines for example...

@scout_raptor 2 жыл бұрын

@@hivewasp True, the game is not completely separate from the real world, however aerodynamic phenomena like ground effect just aren't simulated, and I acknowledge that Stormworks wasn't meant to be a study level flight sim, but some factors are too important to be left out.

@hivewasp 2 жыл бұрын

@@scout_raptor Well yeah agreed on some of the physics - but as a game, it includes quite a lot of engineering principles that you can't find in other similar games like Space Engineers etc, it's pretty comprehensive already. But yeah, ground effect, drag, and other aeronautical physics elements are either barebones or missing - but I still think the initial plan was mostly a maritime based game, planes and helicopters are only secondary

@dragonboss7995 2 жыл бұрын

Solar should be able to actually fully charge a battery or one thing that would be cool is a new part that makes solar panels more efficient. Thank you NJ for another great and professional video. And have a happy new year

@redpug5042 2 жыл бұрын

the amount of solar panels you have right now is enough to power a couple spotlights and that's it.

@Taliyon 2 жыл бұрын

I learn so many little things, watching your videos. It's made creating in Stormworks, so much easier! Thanks for cranking out so much content.

@Vehicles101-1 4 ай бұрын

“It’s too heavy” you don’t need a huge shell, just a decent skeleton

@dbssgamer8809 2 жыл бұрын

MrNJersey: nothing fancy Me: It look better than my best plane

@crisp7075 2 жыл бұрын

Small motor = 30kW sol paner = 5W, for 1 small motor you need 6000 sol panels at full sun

@anthonywilliams379 2 жыл бұрын

A delta wing may prove a lot more practical, especially if you can make the craft function as a seaplane to land at night when required

@rezadwikyprayogo 2 жыл бұрын

The dev need to buff the sollar panel

@Zorro9129 10 ай бұрын

This is a major challenge in KSP too, and that's with making it unmanned and ultra-light! Don't stress out over it, you did make a solar-powered boat after all.

@chezertonchez6985 2 жыл бұрын

What if there were a couple of wing pieces? You could make it unusually large with very large wings and the other pieces be solar panels. I’m unsure if solar panels in stormworks work if they’re not in view of the sun but if they do you could make the whole aircraft solar panels.

@xogodogo9787 2 жыл бұрын

Solar powered planes in stormworks require so many panels that it would be massive. I've put a lot of effort into plugin electric planes with batteries, though, and they work amazingly!

@mysticalj9191 Жыл бұрын

Using that numerical inverter for steering gave me immense pain.

@masonhawk911 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a new challenge

@danielkieran1427 2 жыл бұрын

Today on questions I didn't know I needed the answers to xD

@warrenhepburn9285 2 жыл бұрын

great video can you do a video on the new muzzle pieces?

@tropicalvikingcreations 2 жыл бұрын

If you feel like doing this again I would like to see you try weight saving, and maybe one engine. Maybe a rear oriented one with twin tail. More surface for solar while shedding engine weight. Also maybe trim body and wing blocks /lift blocks. For a bit better glide, idk.

@mikewiththebluecar 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah maybe lose the cockpit canopy as well. Go more ultralight style. Maybe even biplane or triwing to get more lift at lower speed and more solar panels.

@yosnap2856 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe try using 1 medium engine and connect the output of the motor to the two rotors using pipes your saving the weight and power consumption of one motor

@whiskeyfur Жыл бұрын

This should probably be looked at again because now there are actual wing blocks in the game. they're not solar enabled, but with JUST enough of them you should be able to sustain flight.

@Johnothan_ 2 жыл бұрын

This has been a video idea of mine for a long while now, but I've been too lazy to ever try it. Really cool to see you giving solar powered planes a try, I wish the devs would just slightly buff solar power to make this kind of stuff possible. Thanks for the video!

@smurg_teh_wurgg3540 Жыл бұрын

You would have to make the plane smaller and lighter, but the wings bigger so in a sense they make the plane glide. Gliders use clouds geo thermal to stay in the air, which is technically like solar panels. The bigger the wings, the easier it will be to glide and stay in the air. The best design would probably be a basic looking plane that doesn't have exterior on (exoskeleton) and then large wings made of solar panels. You don't want to add anything to the plane that consumes power other than the battery and motor.

@Faolon-dx2ft 2 жыл бұрын

Hey NJ. Could you make a plane specifically for the Arctic. Aka it has skis instead of wheels and can withstand the enormous arctic winds

@camerontiggs5978 Жыл бұрын

If you make the wings longer probably could work maybe look at irl concepts for inspiration

@secretslayer1234 2 жыл бұрын

He can build a working plane, while I can’t get it to lift of the ground without it trying to crash instantly

@aliengang9526 2 жыл бұрын

You need more power

@sidortega949 2 жыл бұрын

MrNJersey your video is the best

@fun_time_gamer5076 2 жыл бұрын

small electric motors ond no gearboxes if posible (gearing up uses more power) idk if it wil help have not tryd it myself

@benwang1275 Жыл бұрын

*We just got some very very basic shapes here* Still looks 100x better than my all vehicle *cry*

@bean-official 2 жыл бұрын

what you should have done is added an empty battery somewhere so it could charge itself over time

@slickrick8279 2 жыл бұрын

The never ending question geeez 🤣 Its that time of the year again huh? Yo all mad!

@truckboi8020 2 жыл бұрын

well this is something i tried before i had a hybrid system which was only 50% electric and even that couldnt give me sustained flight and the worst part is the solar panels costed more than the damn plane itself

@Bendigo1 2 жыл бұрын

I think the only way to make that work would be to use modded blocks that are a quarter the weight of the standard blocks.

@lupinzwolf98 2 жыл бұрын

You didn't take anything off the body, like maybe if you replaced full blocks with sloaps and had the flats facing outwards

@emorythegamer 2 жыл бұрын

Please give us the full video

@thegamingghost573 2 жыл бұрын

You should make a B-17

@rafaelsc3071 2 жыл бұрын

Please upload it to the workshop

@pointer1829 2 жыл бұрын

You should have added wing pieces

@frogsshadow4189 2 жыл бұрын

Could try a single motor with pipes and gearboxes going to each prop?

@katiekat1768 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve built a few E-Planes and I usually cheat and add a few generators and quite a few batteries :p

@clowning69 Жыл бұрын

If you bend the wings enough to cover most of the sky (like NASA's solar plane) it produces 0.01 electric per second (0.006 more than if it's a completely flat wing)

@Quantum-Bullet 2 жыл бұрын

You should try that Challenge in Space Engineers!

@paceysgameplay 2 жыл бұрын

@Retsom3D 2 жыл бұрын

you could make it unmanned, to make it even lighter.

@SpleenathonOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

It'll recharge if you land and store it during the day.

@penguinlover3637 2 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@andre21198 2 жыл бұрын

Make the wings significantly bigger. More panels and less speed needed to remain airborne, unless the game doesn't actually have a lift mechanic

@teenflon Жыл бұрын

Single engine might help?

@scrap-godsuper-zo4740 2 жыл бұрын

they work better pointing towards the sun using pivots

@adriannyqvist964 2 жыл бұрын

check thats every solar panel is connected

@YupioXD 6 ай бұрын

i just made one while waching this you just make a glider if it glides then its right the just slap a few electric motors

@theinspiringengineer-scien6393 10 ай бұрын

Is it on the workshop? I want to have a play! :D

@Jaystarzgaming 2 жыл бұрын

More larger plane more mass more weight more thrust more wing span and throw everything at a wall to see if it sticks.

@warhawkgaming6226 Жыл бұрын

What if you made a biplane with both wings covered in solar chargers.

@user-qw7lz8xl8c Ай бұрын

If you put an electri charger after the gyros?

@GaryHamad 2 жыл бұрын

is there Alternator in this game?

@sandermur5613 2 жыл бұрын

if solar powered planes are possible, then it's time to make electric unmanned aerial vehicles!

@chipcrispy 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@stevepittman3770 2 жыл бұрын

This might be possible with a larger wing area (increase wing chord). It would let you add more solar panels (without a lot of extra body weight) and allow you to generate lift at slower speeds. Real solar planes also use very large radius propellers that have pretty thin blades so you get a lot of thrust without having to spin a ton of weight, but I know Stormworks doesn't have anything like that.

@npc6817 2 жыл бұрын

if stormworks allowed genuine gliders he could also just use the battery to get to altitude and recharge with engines off

@elijah7723 2 жыл бұрын

If he used the wing pieces that generate lift, he could have stayed up despite the low speed

@Grosfilex 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, maybe an hybrid for the next one ?

@farerse 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting project, maybe it's just realistic , in real life we don't have self generating electric vehicles.. solar panels are still useful for other stuff in the game.

@memeverze 2 жыл бұрын

BIGGER WINGS= MORE WINGSPAN= MORE SOLAR PANELS= MORE POWER= LOWER STALL SPEED= LOWER TAKEOFF SPEED= BIGGER WINGS COUNTERACT WEIGHT

@zachary7034 2 жыл бұрын

You should try adding a generator for each motor.

@eckiger_luki6424 2 жыл бұрын

thats not solar than xD

@basementdweller24 2 жыл бұрын

@@eckiger_luki6424 technically it is

@RizzardGame Жыл бұрын

can you upload it to workshop ?

@gepardmic6003 2 жыл бұрын

I think you need a speed limiter and use chargers batterys eat a lots of power. Yep they are more powerful solar panels in real life, you can make trains got 40 km/h pure sun on 1 side of 3.

@Alphacheesecake 2 жыл бұрын

Solarworks

@kryptayt 2 жыл бұрын

Try nuclear Power, this will work

@AvantiRacing 9 ай бұрын

His basic is my 10 years of working and Mona Lisa

@buggiesindustries7550 2 жыл бұрын

The electric engines always use too much energy for the solar panels to keep up

@Ihatetechnology 2 жыл бұрын

*REAL LIFE HACK* You can buy a solar trickle charger for your car if it sits a lot like mine and use it to maintain the battery. I live in a place with a lot of sun and few places to drive my car, so it does a lot of sitting (bad for a battery). So I dropped ~$60 on a solar panel trickle charger from amazon, mounted it to my car so when it isn't running I just connect the power cable (its a plug in, so no tools needed) and boom 12.9 volts every morning regardless of whether it is driven that day or not.

@exo068 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please build a laser guided bomb?

@user-ep5mx7sv9d 11 ай бұрын

i have one that work

@Legoperson75 2 жыл бұрын

Solar power is pretty ineffective in game. You can’t really power anything off of it and the block is very expensive. Even if you are just charging battery’s then return for the money and time is almost nothing.

@user-sb9vk2ku7p 2 жыл бұрын

Make on nucler Power. I have one plane

@farkoffcnt 2 жыл бұрын

Use small electric motors and not the bigger ones

@midnighttigger7198 2 жыл бұрын

"green" well theres always nuclear which is green energy

@attilavs2 2 жыл бұрын

Nj you don't really use electric engines don't you ? A small motor is enough to power a small car and a couple of them with gearboxes are enough to power a supercar.

@stevenmiller279 2 жыл бұрын

The solar is kind of disappointing, I wish they were more powerful

@musicduck2251 2 жыл бұрын

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@themetabaron8722 2 жыл бұрын

Disappointing post, you designed the look of the plane without modifying it almost at all to make it work. At the very least adding a second or third wing full of panels, along with only using one engine looks like it would be possible. You don't even answer the question that you pose in the title... because you never really tried to make it work.