Man! That is some amazing work! I was thinking about the clouds on a terrain I am working on, and was thinking, it would be awesome to be able to model cloud 'layers'. So what do you know, HTC makes dreams come true again!
<S!> HTC those clouds are completely awesome!!!!
FYI, remember everyone, they didn't know if the clouid layers would make it into v1.06, but we can hope!
HHmmmm, new compressibility effects. Why is it I think I may be losing wings more often in the future?
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Duma, Wave drag is drag caused by the shockwaves. Since many of these late war types could enter the transonic region (Transonic means the airflow around the aircraft is both subsonic and supersonic) the airflow over (mainly) the wings would go supersonic. That causes what is referred to as 'MACH TUCK'. well actually, it has to do with how the shock waves effect the airflow which effects the effectiveness of the horizontal stabilizer by changing the aoa of the stab and when shock waves form on a wing the aerodynamic center of the wing (Where the Lift Vector would be) generally shifts from 25% back on the MAC to about 50%. That means the plane wants to nose down (Not good when you are trying to slow down
). Also, the combination of the supersonic and subsonic flow can create some serious turbulence, which, when it strikes the airframe, can induce severe vibration, etc. Lets just say it's 'Not good'. Of course adding these effects could be a boon to P-51 pilots as one of the attributes of the laminar airfoil was the ability to delay the onset of shockwaves (i.e.- it has a higher critical MACH number then the standard airfoils of the time).
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Sundog
VMF-111 DevildogsMAG-33 'Criticism is always easier than craftmanship.'
[This message has been edited by Sundog (edited 02-22-2001).]
