146 pulling a wheelie?

[parkcentral]

First of all let me congratulate HJG on their new asset. It is exactly the sort of high quality product that spoiled HJG users like myself have grown accustomed to.
I either did not experience the minor issues mentioned in the download section or they didn't bother me at all.

I do have one question / comment regarding the ground handling of the 146: When turning of the runway at relatively low speed the plane seems to want to pull a two wheeler. At higher speeds this is nothing special, but the 146 seems to be rather unstable at any speed.
Is this intentional and if so, could / should it perhaps be modeled so that in a right turn the left main gear depresses, instead of or in combination with the right main gear launching itself?

regards,

nils

[Mike Monce - HJG]

I've been working on a modified FDE. I've already done a bit on exactly the issue you mention. Two items were adjusted: the steering radius which should help control oversteering, and then the main's wheel base was increased out to the more realistic value of 30 feet. Since it doesn't really affect the flight dynamics, or the interaction with Matthias' great panel here's the solution: Go to your cfg file, scroll down to the [contact points] section and replace the first three lines with these: (BACKUP YOUR ORGINAL CFG FIRST!)

point.0 = 1, 35.0571, 0, -8.7779, 1574.809, 0, 0.9, 40, 0.5, 2.5, 0.987, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0
point.1 = 1, -3.5058, -15.00, -10.5969, 1574.803, 1, 1.5, 0, 1.5, 2.5, 0.642, 5, 5, 2, 0, 0
point.2 = 1, -3.5057, 15.00, -10.5941, 1574.803, 2, 1.5, 0, 1.5, 2.5, 0.642, 5, 5, 3, 0, 0

Mike

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

Keep us advised of your FDE modifications Mike.

Don't forget to PM me when you're finished ..... so I can tell you what to do next on behalf of the team here.

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[parkcentral]

Thank you for this Mike.
Using these figures the ground handling indeed seems a lot more realistic!

Nils

[Tony Madge - HJG]

Thanks Mike I have your beta new FDE and will get it tested