A number of Bf-109 pilots would have the slats bolted into the
retracted position to keep a asymetrical slat deployment from
ruining a gun attack.
..this was a designed in feature, Luftwaffe rationale was
help the pilot spray his fire. As survivors built aiming
skills, they developed a
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 06:58:07 -0700 (PDT),
Gene Buckle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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A number of Bf-109 pilots would have the slats bolted into the
retracted position to keep a asymetrical slat deployment from
ruining a gun attack.
..this was a designed in feature,
extended position. Part
of the walk-around is to push up on the slats and note free and easy
movement. Air pressure against the wing moves them to the retracted
position. As airpseed is increased/reduced they extend or retract in
response to the
corresponding force of the relative wind.
Gene Buckle [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
extended position. Part
of the walk-around is to push up on the slats and note free and easy
movement. Air pressure against the wing moves them to the retracted
position. As airpseed is increased/reduced they extend or retract in
response to the
Andy Ross writes:
* For safety. The A-4 had automatic slats that were retracted by
aerodynamic force -- they dropped automatically at low airspeeds and
high AoA's. On the ground, they just hung open. This was a great
idea for maintenance purposes, but left open the possibility that
that is simple and effective. I've always thought it would be kind of
fun to impliment something like this on an R/C model, not that the
typical R/C model would need them ...
I once saw an F-4 with controllable slats - they weren't automagic though.
The Bf-109 and Me-110 has aerodynamic
On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 14:08, Curtis L. Olson wrote:
Andy Ross writes:
* For safety. The A-4 had automatic slats that were retracted by
aerodynamic force -- they dropped automatically at low airspeeds and
high AoA's. On the ground, they just hung open. This was a great
idea for
On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 14:08, Curtis L. Olson wrote:
The helio courier also has this feature. The leading edge slats are
split so you have two per wing ... four total acting independently of
each other. Depending on a variety of factors, each of the four could
deploy/retract at a
On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 15:15, Curtis L. Olson wrote:
On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 14:08, Curtis L. Olson wrote:
The helio courier also has this feature. The leading edge slats are
split so you have two per wing ... four total acting independently of
each other. Depending on a variety of
Andy Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
This looks fantastic. I think this may be the first working gyro ball
in a PC simulator cockpit. At least, I haven't seen one anywhere
else. :)
Thanks!
On question, unrelated to the ball actually, is exactly what we're
trying to simulate. You seem to be
Just finished adding quite a bit of detail to the a-4c attitude indicator. A
few things to bring up:
1) The flags. There are four of them in the photos I've seen but so far I
haven't found any information on which is which. One has the word Off on
it, and I assume that it means the entire
This looks fantastic. I think this may be the first working gyro ball
in a PC simulator cockpit. At least, I haven't seen one anywhere
else. :)
On question, unrelated to the ball actually, is exactly what we're
trying to simulate. You seem to be aiming at an A-4C cockpit, but the
aero model
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