Introducing the HoverWing+ (I messed up the name in the post title)

An upgraded version of my original HoverWing. It keeps all of the benefits of the original like gliding to recharge, carrying cargo, etc (see the original HoverWing post for details) but I managed to reduce the weight a bit, and I also rebalanced everything to within an inch of its life to squeeze out a bit more speed and maneuverability without compromising the feel of the original.

Parts List Fans x2 Steering Stick (shrunken) Infinite Wing: (shrunken, must be built with Zonaite) Build Cost: 3-12 Zonaite

Compared to the Hover Bike, the HoverWing+ is worlds better at gaining and losing altitude. The original HoverWing was already faster than the Hover Bike in everything but pure straight-line speed (Hover Bike was 3.2% faster), but the HoverWing+ closes that gap to within my margin of error for testing, with the Hover Bike now only 1% faster or less.

To test the real-world speed, I flew the same path between 12 randomly selected shrines all around the map 3 separate times for each vehicle. The results were remarkably consistent, on average, HoverWing+ is 32% faster than the Hover Bike.

Using the calculated real-world speed for the HoverWing to calculate efficiency,
The HoverWing+ is 32% more energy efficient than the Hover Bike.

Calculating efficiency by speed per Zonaite cost, they are now virtually identical despite the HoverWing+ costing 3 Zonaite more.

*I consider it a Hover Bike replacement because it’s faster and more efficient than a Hover Bike, does the same things but better, and replaces the Hover Bike in my Autobuild favorites. If you think that costing 3 extra Zonaite disqualifies it from being a “Hover Bike Replacement,” we can agree to disagree.

Note: The battery on the underside in the video isn’t part of the HoverWing+. I had that in there so the power gauge wasn’t cluttering the video.

HoverWing+ vs. Hover Bike Speed

Straight Line Speed: Hover Bike <1% Faster

Vertical Climb Speed: : HoverWing+ 58% faster

Peak Dive Speed: : HoverWing: 76% faster

Mixed Real World Speed: HoverWing+ 32% faster

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