On November 20, 2005 06:14 pm, Jim Wilson wrote: > As far as the plane actually taking off with no elevator or flaps, that is > certainly not normal for something as heavy as a 747. Maybe with light > fuel, but still doubtful. Maybe Andy has an idea on this. > > It is unlikely that the two things you observed are related unless there is > a large error weight distribution. Other times I've seen weight location > problems in YASim configurations it seemed as though the aircraft would > move around and even pop the nose way up (or down), which is not occuring > here. > > Best, > > Jim I think the 747 in FlightGear is a bit tail-heavy. The pitch of the aircraft is VERY sensitive, especially when compared to the roll. Also, with less than 10% fuel, I can get the nose up at 0kts by turning up the throttles to full and releasing the parking brakes.
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