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Offline Major Biggles

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« on: January 01, 2008, 09:20:28 PM »
i was wondering this the other day... is ground effect modelled in AH?
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2008, 09:23:41 PM »
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i was wondering this the other day... is ground effect modelled in AH?

hu what does that mean:huh :huh
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2008, 09:36:58 PM »
It is.
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2008, 10:54:06 PM »
fly close to the ground and find out :rolleyes:
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2008, 11:08:07 PM »
I'm not sure to the extent but I have verified that the ground has a negative effect on airplanes in the game.
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2008, 11:32:50 PM »
lol golfer.


yeager, there's some rise if you turn autopilot on really low down, but i'm not entirely sure if it's truly modelled and what affect it has on flight characteristics. would be interesting to hear.
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2008, 02:58:57 AM »
This was in AH1, but Pyro said back then that you gain some speed from flying close enough to the ground.  I suppose it's something like the vacuum effect in racing cars.
IIRC it's effect starts around 1/3 of the wingspan's length above the ground.
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2008, 03:02:32 AM »
Suppose to be increased lift near ground level. No none modeled and if it is I don't know what level as it's nothing like real world flying.

Then again I'd really need a helicopter to test it properly as that's my only experience with real world flying... :D


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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2008, 03:45:41 AM »
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I'm not sure to the extent but I have verified that the ground has a negative effect on airplanes in the game.


HAHAHAHAHA tree's have even better model effect, they stop 56 ton tiger tanks.

Same for sheep! didnt know sheep were so buff :(
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2008, 04:24:06 AM »
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didnt know sheep were so buff
lol just ask the welsh :noid som scary stuff goes down in the mountains :confused:
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2008, 04:27:02 AM »
kinda like in kentucky in usa, scary stuff goes on their hills (DELIVERANCE)

or was that georgia?

*EDIT Beware of banjos!
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2008, 04:30:58 AM »
has anyone else noticed that every post from adonai has mention of sheep? :eek:
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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2008, 04:37:22 AM »
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2008, 04:52:11 AM »
Ground effect is a reduction in induced drag that causes the airplane to accelerate faster. It is due to the fact that, given the proximity of ground, the wingtip vortexes responsible for induced drag are disrupted and so is that kind of drag: hence the plane accelerates faster. IIRC, it should happen until a height of about 1 wingspan from the ground.

Biggles, IIRC it is modeled in AH2.
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2008, 04:55:34 AM »
Xargos!! That photo of your gal?
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