Author Topic: question for HT (Read 1334 times)

Major Biggles · « **Reply #30 on:** January 02, 2008, 05:45:34 PM »

yeah gian, i didn't really mean cushion, just expressed myself poorly.

what i was trying to say is that things like the ground effect vehicles in that article can't fly normally, they can only fly in the ground effect because of the compression and increased lift.

Major Biggles · « **Reply #31 on:** January 02, 2008, 05:49:02 PM »

also, these ground effect vehicles are exeptionally stable because when a wing drops, more lift is created by that wing as it experiences the effect to a greater degree.

i wonder if that's modelled in ah? drop a wing very low to the ground and the ground effect creates so much lift that it's a lot easier to recover from...

Overlag · « **Reply #32 on:** January 02, 2008, 06:36:50 PM »

i not sure its that detailed... i think its more likely to do with prop wash thats causing alittle more lift near the ground, not wing tip vortex's

(in game that is)

SirLoin · « **Reply #33 on:** January 03, 2008, 10:05:49 AM »

Too bad plane drafting isn't modeled(like in car racing)...Fly close & behind something large & ugly like a friendly P38 and yer spit5 can keep pace.

Overlag · « **Reply #34 on:** January 03, 2008, 10:20:28 AM »

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Originally posted by SirLoin
Too bad plane drafting isn't modeled(like in car racing)...Fly close & behind something large & ugly like a friendly P38 and yer spit5 can keep pace.

i dont think that works with planes..... lol