CptSmiley 3rd Party Developer



Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,050

Hi guys, no problem, let me go through the commit log and pick out the highlights of what has been worked on so far:



- Removed multiple tuning factors, reworked aerodynamics from the base (adjusted airfoil coefficient tables, adjusted stability coefficients, etc...) to more naturally produce the correct performance and response

- Corrected slat schedule and effectiveness

- Roll rate control and yaw coupling behavior in FBW improved

- Updated FBW system in low speed control to be more AOA controlled rather than pitch rate controlled, this reflects more detailed information received and also allows the aircraft to feel and behave like a standard aircraft from the perspective of pilot control

- Updated the FBW system in higher speed control to give more responsive and predictable control

- Added control divergence behavior when in heavy loadout and at higher alphas. On the next post I'll try to get you guys some numbers and description of the behavior for you all.



Also to give a bit more info, the criteria we've been testing are multiple cases of a takeoff to altitude climb performance fuel burn and time test, takeoff tests, turn rate tests, supersonic acceleration timing, as well as evaluating the overall feel of the aircraft in takeoff, cruise, approach, and landing.



Right now I'm working on resolving the following issues:

- Getting final turn rate results from testers to correlate with final corrections

- Correcting a minor pitch up behavior in some envelopes of level flight

- Adjusting the autopilot tuning based on final aerodynamics and FBW updates __________________

"Witness mere F-14s taking off from adjacent flight decks, gracefully canting left and right, afterburners flaming, and there’s something that sweeps you away—or at least it does me. And no amount of knowledge of the potential abuses of carrier task forces can affect the depth of that feeling. It simply speaks to another part of me. It doesn’t want recriminations or politics. It just wants to fly.”

― Carl Sagan