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Fine Tune Control Surfaces

1,516 atgxtg  6.2 years ago

Is there a way to fine tune the size and shape of control surfaces? When building planes with small wings, I wind up with aircraft with too much roll, even when I use the smallest size possible. This is even more of a problem with delta wings, where ailerons and elevators have to share the control surface. Often a elevator big enough for proper pitch means an aileron too big for proper roll.

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    Overload mod.

    6.2 years ago
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    1,516 atgxtg

    Woah Nellie! Overlord opens up whole new dimensions of possibilities. Fixed my wing problem in seconds. Now I can go find all my planes that don't quite fly right and fix them-not to mention adjusting parts such as engines to better match the actual specs for whatever plane I try to model.
    Thanks again everybody!

    6.2 years ago
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    1,516 atgxtg

    Thanks. I'll have to install Overload and see about reducing the deflection angle.

    6.2 years ago
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    11.3k LiamW

    If you have overload or an XML editor, you’ll be able to find a control surface deflection value. As for fine tuning size, I’ve never had much success. @atgxtg

    6.2 years ago
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    @atgxtg the angle they pitch is unrealistic, reduce it by 10degrees and thus problem reduced or resolved. Alternatively use custom surfaces with rotator and v small wings in them (this allows large movement but small effect)

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    1,516 atgxtg

    How? I know how to resize the control surfaces but not how to reduce the angle that they pitch.

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    You can fine tune amount of control surface movement

    6.2 years ago