On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 22:58 -0500, Curtis L. Olson wrote: > Mike Rawlins wrote: > > >--- Paulo da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Mike Rawlins wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>--- Paulo da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > > > ><snip> > > > > > >>BTW, why is the default plane turning always to the > >>left (no winds) when the rudder/ailerons are > >>centered?! > >>Even when I put the engine at minimum! > >> > >> > > > >That's caused by torque from the spinning prop. The > >same happens in the real thing! > > > >Just hold a bit of right rudder during the takeoff > >roll, and straighten it out upon liftoff from runway > >surface. This is one instance where separate rudder > >and aileron control (from joystick or keyboard) is > >helpful. > > > > > > Notice that he said even when he pulls the throttle to idle ... > > I'll leave this one up to the aerodynamasists to answer. > > Curt.
Yep.. He (Mike?) did say put the throttle at minimum (I assume he meant idle) but the prop will still be spinning under power. Therefore it is still correct, afaik :-) George Patterson _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
