Here's a few questions (btw the topic is the best word I could think of). Stopping distances - I wondered if we were modelling these correctly on any aircraft - specifically on the larger ones such as the b52 and 747.
Fuel Burn - I think someone mentioned this once (and probably it was modelled) Does the t/o weight for the b52 include a full payload or not. Further, is there a way to 'drop' the bombs - a simulated change in cg and reduction of mass (and trim condition) depending on what I drop/which bays are emptied. Finally regarding the b52 I think someone once told me that in order to takeoff with a full payload it was necessary to have nearly no fuel on board so much so that you burn a bit of oil and then immediately refuel once airborne. Is the dc3 realistic - I know the tail wheel is locked on takeoff, but I have to keep it glued to the runway before I gain suitable speed for t/o and just nudge the stick fwd and then the plane leaps into the air. I've not yet been on a dc3 when flying (although they seem to come for as little $12000 now - RAeS Journal ex hijacked) but I can't imagine a plane as successful as that is so lacking in stability even if it is a tail dragger. Chris _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
