On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Hal V. Engel wrote: > I just added this to the P-51D this morning. I have this setup so that the > propwash affects Roll_moment_due_to_rudder Cldr, Pitch_moment_due_to_flaps > Cmflap, Delta_Lift_due_to_flaps dCLflap, Lift_due_to_Elevator_Deflection > CLde, Pitch_moment_due_to_gear Cmgear, Pitch_moment_due_to_elevator Cmde and > Pitch_moment_due_to_alpha_horiz_tail Cmht. It had a significant impact on > low speed high power handling. The rudder has authority much earlier during > take off and the tail lifts in a very natural way during the take off run. > Over all these changes made take offs easier and more natural feeling. This > also made it less likely to ground loop during the engine runup. This is an > easy enhancement to do and it appears to improve ground handling and take > off significantly. > > I have these changes checked in to my fgdata GIT clone if anyone wants to > try them.
I've had a quick flight with the updated FDM, and it certainly makes take-off a lot easier with pedals. I even managed to stay on the runway during the take-off roll, despite not having flown the aircraft for a couple of weeks. I'd suggest that this is a sufficiently small bug fix to be allowed in the upcoming release, as it makes such a difference to the flyability of what I assuming is going to be included as one of the default aircraft. BTW - I've actually sat in this particular P51D - "Gunfighter". It was at a fly-in in Texas, and for a $5 donation you could sit in the aircraft and get your photo taken. Unfortunately I was there on business and didn't have a camera, so all I've got is a polaroid. -Stuart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
