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Tweek · Post by **Tweek** » 02 Jun 2007, 16:12

Rick Piper wrote:I borrowed the Alpha Channel with permission from it's original Author.

Lets hope he did too, then!

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 02 Jun 2007, 16:16

The prop texture I have from the original pack doesn't look like yours Rick. Is it possible someone substituted yours into their file for screenshots or a repaint?

kit · Post by **kit** » 02 Jun 2007, 18:13

Graham,

Thanks, that stacks up with the stuff I have too from Rob B. but I thought someone had done a specific file for the 'dyne. There is a special version of Rob's VTOL file to go with one of the Convair XFY-1 Pogos that works pretty well, and I thought the 'dyne file was like that.

I'll bet you can't just swap files and gauges etc from one a/c to another using Rob's XML magic, but I might just try it and see what happens.

Sundog · Post by **Sundog** » 02 Jun 2007, 20:06

I just went through Ito's file and modified the flaps and the pitch settings with the flaps to get a little better performance. Here is what I have (I think I just modified the first set, but here's both JIC):

[Flaps.0]
type= 1
span-outboard= 0.95
extending-time= 3 //15
system_type= 1
damaging-speed= 170.000
blowout-speed= 185.000
lift_scalar= 7.500
drag_scalar= 4.240
pitch_scalar= -2.000
flaps-position.0= 0.000, 0.000
flaps-position.1= 1.600, 0.000
flaps-position.2= 11.100, 0.000
flaps-position.3= 36.200, 0.000
flaps-position.4= 83.600, 0.000

[Flaps.1]
type= 2
span-outboard= 0.75
extending-time= 3 //6
system_type= 1
damaging-speed= 170.000
blowout-speed= 185.000
lift_scalar= 0.750
drag_scalar= 0.050
pitch_scalar= 0.005
flaps-position.0= 0.000, 0.000
flaps-position.1= 0.000, 0.000
flaps-position.2= 0.200, 0.000
flaps-position.3= 1.000, 0.000
flaps-position.4= 2.200, 0.000

John · Post by **John** » 02 Jun 2007, 20:27

The Rotor on my Rotodyne shot came from (I think0 Bob Riviera (Banana Bob) over at http://www.screenshotart.com

Hope that helps

John

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 07 Jun 2007, 07:46

Rob has just posted a modification of his gauge specifically for the Rotodyne, it's over at Avsim.

http://library.avsim.net/sendfile.php?L ... LID=104392

AndyG

John · Post by **John** » 07 Jun 2007, 07:52

Many thanks Andy

John

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 07 Jun 2007, 16:54

Be sure if you extract Rob's gauge, you need to have a clean install of the Rotodyne. If you modified the aircraft back when it was released (from this thread) it is not compatible with Rob's gauge.

I haven't had enough time to test the two out side-by-side for any length of time, but from first impressions of how Rob's gauge works, I kinda liked the earlier modification a bit better. Even though it's not quite as maneuverable when hovering, I liked being able to take off on the rotor alone and then "free-wheel" the rotor when transitioning to horizontal flight and still fly at the right speeds.

Jetstreamsky · Post by **Jetstreamsky** » 07 Jun 2007, 23:55

John I hope you're going to release your paint-scheme, it looks real good on her. A Royal Navy scheme would be nice too, a useful machine for carrier work

Chris, what do you mean be 'able to take off on rotor alone', you should be able to do that with Rob's gauge into a Hover before transitioning ?

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 08 Jun 2007, 00:05

Ito modelled the 2 Napier's as engine #1 and #2 with the rotor as engine #3. With the "modified" flight model that I have that was modified by someone over at Sim Outhouse (see the link in my last post) you were able to take off with #3 only and leave #1 and #2 at idle. With Rob's gauge, you need all 3 engines run up to be able to take off and then all 3 engines to attain the correct cruising speeds. If you idle the #3 engine on the model with Rob's gauge, you get <190 knots instead of the more correct 240-250 knots. Nothing against Rob's gauge though. I just like the ability to operate somewhat realistically with the earlier mod, even if I can't hover as well.