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Old 16th May 2008, 04:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
Dudley Henriques
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Default Pitch vs. trim in flight phases

gatt wrote:
> Dudley Henriques wrote:
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>>> I don't know how that compares to the Saitek Aviator which is what I
>>> use, but I'm thinking of removing the springs and replacing them with
>>> stiffer ones to make it a bit more realistic.
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>> Ah yes......but at what airspeed? (slugs dynamic pressure vs unboosted
>> control surfaces :-))

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> Ooh. Good point. I wonder if a series of small electric motors could
> be used to spool up bungee tension corresponding to appropriate
> pressures. Not sure how the big sims do it.
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Not sure myself. It would have to be a complicated program. Even the
control surface area is a factor, and each aircraft would be affected
differently.

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