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Title: Trim tabs?
Post by: pervert on April 20, 2008, 04:10:08 PM

Does the flight model in aces high use trim tabs? Or does it move the main control surfaces to trim? Reason I ask
is that when I trim forwards and backwards the stick moves accordingly. Does the flight model use an all round trimming
system to cover the plane set? I know the 109 didnt have in flight trim for the rudder or ailerons? Just curious  :frown:

Title: Re: Trim tabs?
Post by: Ghastly on April 20, 2008, 06:56:59 PM

All sims require some "slack" when it comes to trim, because in a real aircraft (those that are not fly by wire), the stick is "centered" by control surface forces (which may mean it's pushed to no where near the center of it's travel.) 

A spring based stick always centers to center, so the programmer has to take some license in order to make it work.

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Title: Re: Trim tabs?
Post by: Strip on April 21, 2008, 01:16:33 AM

Moves the entire control surface....

Strip

Title: Re: Trim tabs?
Post by: DaddyAck on April 21, 2008, 01:18:30 AM

109s just could trim elevator if I recall correctly....

Title: Re: Trim tabs?
Post by: pervert on April 21, 2008, 02:31:14 AM

Ok thanks was just wondering after reading this http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2072/breed.html (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2072/breed.html) quite good read about the 109 he does quite a bit of 109 bashing thou :lol its not the planes fault the test pilot had arms like an 8 year old  :rofl All the best luftwaffe pilots must've had arms like arnie!

Title: Re: Trim tabs?
Post by: Gianlupo on April 21, 2008, 07:20:13 AM

They vere ze zuperior raze!  :P