On 01 Mar 2002 11:45:36 -0800, Tony Peden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <1015011936.2147.66.camel@raptor>:
> On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 08:05, Jon S Berndt wrote: > > On Fri, 1 Mar 2002 07:15:14 -0800 (PST) > > Tony Peden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Will we need to do this with flaps, slats, spoilers, > > elevons, etc.? A left and right component for each one? > > :-( :-( > > Spoilers, yes. We must always be prepared for asymettric deflection > of those. In the most general case, we'd need to model a whole array > of them (more than 10) > > Flaps and slats, no. If those go out asymmetrically, you've got a big > problem. (Slats are can actually be worse, as its usually not real > apparent that you have a problem until you're really in trouble) ..for the RL WWII Me109, I'm told asymmetric slats were considered a feature by Luftwaffe brass and novice pilots, "as the yawing this produced, helped spray out gun fire towards britts in" hi-G "combat manouvering". As pilot experience built, Me pilots tended to prefer a more precise mode of gun fire delivery, some had their Me's modified to symmetric slat deployment, the majority I believe transferred to the FW190's. ..to model these Me 109'ers, we need assymmetric slat deployment, triggered by each wings AOA. (Actually, the neutral point moving afaik.) > Elevons, no. ..elevons combine elevator control with aileron control, on some delta wings. Support needed. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
