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Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: Pongo on October 25, 2004, 06:03:55 PM

Would be neat if aircraft that depart controlled flight spiralled down instead of wallowed down all the time. I know that badly damaged planes could enter a flat spin but in AH it seems that even losing a wing will force a flat spin instead of a continuous roll to the ground.
Is it because control lines in AH never get damaged only control surfaces?
So a pilot can always put counter preasure on when he was extremlely unlikly to be able to IRL?

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: frank3 on October 26, 2004, 05:23:58 AM

Im not sure what a flat spin means, but I do think I've been into one before

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: Red Tail 444 on October 27, 2004, 11:41:30 AM

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Originally posted by frank3
Im not sure what a flat spin means, but I do think I've been into one before

Take a pencil and spin it on your desk, that is a flat spin.

There is no AoA and no forward airflow over the control surfaces...in most cases it is an unrecoverable situation...

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: frank3 on October 27, 2004, 12:47:14 PM

Ah, then I've been into one before :)

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: Red Tail 444 on October 27, 2004, 12:52:46 PM

:)

Take a number, and step right up...we've all been there

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: ccvi on October 27, 2004, 02:16:33 PM

I don't hink there are unrecoverable spins for fully functional planes in AH. It's all grounds fault rising too high before successful recovery...

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: Pongo on October 27, 2004, 05:16:48 PM

I guess its not really a flat spin. its kind of a wobble warp.

Title: Severe damage and Departing controlled flight visual
Post by: piercer on October 31, 2004, 04:15:59 AM

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Originally posted by frank3
Im not sure what a flat spin means, but I do think I've been into one before

two words.


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