Hmm... can't say I ever encountered that while I was testing it. How much is the speed varying through the cycle of the oscillation?
I can't say that I know what the stall characteristics of a B-52 are - I didn't come across any descriptions while I was researching it. LeeE On Friday 01 August 2003 22:25, Christopher S Horler wrote: > No I'm not using the Autopilot. > > I just don't think that the behaviour after the stall (when the plane > begins to recover) is that realistic - this is when it oscillates > > On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 21:26, Lee Elliott wrote: > > >From the description of the a/c oscillating, I'd guess you're using auto-pilot > > heading hold/wing-leveller. Try it without and you shouldn't get any > > oscillation. You can also get pitch oscillation or porpoising in some a/c at > > low speeds with AP alt hold too - that can be tamed by increasing the > > elev-adj-factor. > > > > LeeE > > > > > > On Friday 01 August 2003 17:26, Christopher S Horler wrote: > > > I experimented a little further. > > > > > > If I give the plane a stall by gradually reducing power and trying to > > > keep my vsi 0, then release the stick and wait for some semblance of > > > order to return. I notice that the stall develops on one wing and then > > > eventually the plane will return to level, but it doesn't stop here as > > > I'd expect... it continues downward, wildly oscillating, gradually > > > returning to stable flight. > > > > > > The following article says the stall propagates from the wing tip, which > > > is consistent with the first part of the stall, I'm not convinced about > > > the last bit though. It's also quite an interesting read. > > > > > > http://www.centercomp.com/cgi-bin/dc3/stories?1901 > > > > > > btw how do you use replay? > > > > > > Chris > > > On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 16:43, Martin Spott wrote: > > > > Christopher S Horler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I fail to do this. I get an apparent stall, randomly, like one wing is > > > > > stalling before the other. I wiggle the rudder a little and wait for the > > > > > a/c to come back to me (not sure this has the desired effect). When it > > > > > comes back it's alright for a while, then starts again. > > > > > > > > I have the impression that YASim airplanes likely tend to stall in > > > > unusual conditions where I would not expect that. For instance take the > > A4, > > > > XF-23 or something else, fly straight at full power, then try to drop > > > > the nose. > > > > First the plane will resist to take the nose down like there were some > > sort > > > > of a barrier. When you push a bit harder you immediately get into stall > > and > > > > the plane starts to wiggle. I've never seen that before :-)) > > > > Can anyone confirm this or is it only me who happens to experience this ? > > > > > > > > Martin. > > > > P.S.: Is it possible thet the DC-3 3D model rotates around its nose ? > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > -- > Christopher S Horler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
