--- Martin Spott wrote:
> Hi Ron, may I add one or two remarks ....
>
> Ron Jensen wrote:
> > For those interested in my F4E project, I spent the last week doing
> some
> > upgrades to the cockpit.
> >
> > - It now uses the OSG pick animation to control the Altimeter, Radio
> > Altimeter, Clock, Instrument Lighting and GMeter.
> > -- Altimeter
>
> 1.) I noticed, that, while all of the other instruments operate really
> smooth, the pressure altimeter needle 'jumps' from one position to
> the next (a behaviour that I've often seen in M$FS ...). This does
> not only happen during steep climbs but also at moderate AOA.
> 2.) Touch down at approx 170 kts without flaps and pull the elevator a
> bit while slowing down. The more you pull the more the AOA
> increases - until the tail touches the ground. I've never flown a
> jet, and I guess I never will, but I still think this is no
> realistic behaviour. Any idea ?
I believe it may be more common than you might expect. On the Vulcan there
was a three-state sensor on the tail to detect if the pilot was about to
scrape the tail on take-off or landing. An orange light indicated the tail
was about to scrape. A red light indicated the sensor had been ripped off
and pilot was going to have some explaining to do!
I think that the high take-off/landing AoA was a side-effect of the delta
wing configuration, but I'm not sure.
I've still to impliment this on the Vulcan, but it's fairly high on the
priority list as it is quite a cute little feature.
-Stuart
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