Ducted fan control

[Sandwich-Anomaly]

So im going to assume ducted fans dont have any controls... except for sticking an engine onto it and making that go faster or slower...

[FlyingWaffle]

yes

[Sandwich-Anomaly]

Originally posted by FlyingWaffle:

yes

ah... great... is there a way to control said fan without having to take someone else's creation and reverse engineer that? like a tutorial?

[Quebert]

no i think u just slap electric engine and do things with the throttle on that

[Sandwich-Anomaly]

Originally posted by epic guy:

no i think u just slap electric engine and do things with the throttle on that

well dang... nevermind then.

[Ra-Ra-Rasputin]

You can use either a clutch or an electric engine. There really isn't all that much to control there, like in most props.

[Robotdaan]

if i use the clutch how do i install it that way?

[jamespfp]

Engine RPS Out -> Clutch -> Fans, using Pipes in between and Gearboxes will help, too. I've noticed while reverse-engineering that 4 ducted fans need to go around 15 RPS or greater to start hovering with enough thrust to carry 2 prefab medium diesels and 4 fuel tanks.

Ducted fans can be spinning at 30 RPS or greater too, but I've only ever done that when they're being used as horizontal thrusters. 2 Pushers can get around 100 knots in airspeed, I doubt they'll be going much faster than that though.

RE: Reverse Engineering, learned a lot from this: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2500067165