Hello Simpleplanes Community (I'm not dead yet).
So I'm almost finished with my Fighter for the RSLAF (Check Profile for details), but I need to configure it performance-wise.
The first thing is that I need it to have a smoother takeoff, meaning I want it to speed up more slowly then it does for the sake of realism. I had the idea of having multiple airbrakes that retract at certain speeds, one after the other, but I want to know if there is any other way.
The second issue is the top speed. I want this aircraft to at least be capable of Mach 2.1, and I just need the aircraft to reach that speed in a realistic way (It does have an afterburner that activates at 95% throttle).
If anyone has any advice, please tell me in the comments.
(P.S. If anyone needs it, I'll post the aircraft for you to examine).
@Omel Np!
@Omel http://snowflake0s.github.io/ is a good place to learn
@Omel Doesn't require funky trees. All you need are XML properties at the minimum. (for ex. powerMultiplier at 5 while the max. throttle input is at .5)
remove drag from most parts to leave less than 1000 drag points and reduce engine power
Don’t ask me, I’m an idiot
@Omel Not really. Throttle > 0.95 ? (Throttle - 0.95) * 20 : 0 would work for the afterburner throttle. Also, the afterburner could have the thrust scaled up, which would still seem real unless you dissected it. But if he didn’t want a thrust multiplier, good aerodynamics and less weight could help.