first of all, i apologize for my lack of information if such features will be added in the future, but here are some thoughts i have that should be added, and my lack of building experience for not knowing how to even create such details as many builders in the community can.
Brakes, the ability to keep the engine going when you brake. therefor decreasing the speed while the engine keeps on going. would be a nice feature for dumping speed for jets and not stalling that quickly for propeller driven planes.
Flaps, a surface control that would allow your plane to lose altitude while the nose still points upwards, this might be useful for landings and stunts.
Visible Airfoils, now i know some people that would like this to be added as well, because looking at square wings bothers me for a little, and sometimes it doesn't seem right.
Wing thickness, this would help for big giant aircraft such as my Starfighter so the wings won't rip off as soon as it reaches 500mph, and would help giant planes look better. (because its just funny looking at giant planes with really small wings)
Sizable propulsion (intake, engine, jet, etc), this will help as much as the wing thickness, because not many builders here can create a big working propeller or engine, i tried to make my p38 bigger but the engine was small it wouldn't fit perfectly if it was big.
Again this is just my thought (and maybe some other people do think of this) and i would love a reply that would inform me of such feature.
thanks for reading!
@Bobjoezonehill that as well!
The biggest thing i want is resizable landing gear wheels.
@Skua i'll be sure to look into that! thanks!
@ChaMikey that's alright then, the solution I mentioned will give you that result for the brakes. As for xml modding, if you want to give it a shot, I wrote someone an introductory guide in a couple of the comments in this post. They're spread out, but look for the big headings
@Skua yeah what i meant by brakes was using the airbrakes without lowering the throttle. without the engine going off.
hmm, yes, i tried using a rotator, didn't go as i planned..
i have done that as well, using small fuselages, but having able to edit the wing thickness would be much simpler.
i am fairly new here but i have heard of xml editing, maybe i will try using it in the future.
thanks for your reply!
I would definitely like to see all of these features, but I'll give you the workarounds that we have so far:
Brakes - I'm assuming you mean airbrakes and not wheel brakes here. You can get an effect like you described by setting your airbrakes to have a throttle input and any activation group of your choice. This means that when you're throttled up, hitting the activation group will make the airbrakes open.
Flaps - these can be mimicked with small wings mounted on rotators. It's a little clumsy, but it works.
Visible airfoils and wing thickness - some people like to use small fuselage sections to thicken and strength their wings. I'm not a fan of it personally, but it is fairly popular.
SIzable propulsion - I don't have a fix for you without xml editing here, but how big were you making your plane that the T2000 wasn't enough? Haha
And more Airfoils..