The Batwing.
Hover and forward flight share a thrust budget
Hover and forward flight share a thrust budget
Fit all four assemblies, then run the test.
Swiveling pods trade upward thrust for forward force as the wings gain lift.
Original comic-inspired teaching rig; numerical specifications below are illustrative assumptions, not measured or canonical superhero specifications. Original aircraft with fictional compact propulsion. Mass 5000 kg, maximum thrust 75 kN, wing area 25 m², CL 0.8, CD 0.16, air density 1.225 kg/m³, effective actuator area 30 m² and 70% ideal induced-power efficiency. A 12 MW source is assumed. CG is measured from a common lift/thrust line; allowed moment 5000 Nm and vertical-force tolerance 5% of weight. This is a static transition balance, not a flight simulator.
Read the source · NASA: lift equation ↗
Balance vertical force and pitching moment in hover or transition.
Fit swiveling thrust units, wings, trim ballast and the power module.