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Re: Flying the Hawk
Posted By: Mid7night <pakrat961@yahoo.com>	Date: 6/20/10 2:19 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Flying the Hawk (Slith) : How are the aerodynamics? : Do you have to fudge anything to actually get it flying? The aero is actually not bad, in forward flight. The problem is with weight and balance in hover-mode. If you did a proper, realistic mass distribution, the CG is quite a ways forward. WAY more forward than the fans. So if you throttle up for takeoff, you'll immediately flip forwards. That means you need some other means, or force, or something, to counteract that forward-pitching moment. That's the ONLY thing I've had to "fudge." I put the CG closer to the "realistic" position (which, coincidentally, is why it flies so well in forward flight), and added some internal "puffers" to give it the torque required to achieve a stable hover. I'll probably make up some fancy story about how the force is generated. ;-) But if flies great, it's a blast!

~ Mid7night

Message Index

Flying the Hawk	Mid7night	6/18/10 5:28 p.m.
Re: Flying the Hawk	Slith	6/19/10 9:03 p.m.
Re: Flying the Hawk	Mid7night	6/20/10 2:19 p.m.
Re: Flying the Hawk	Slith	6/23/10 12:33 p.m.
Re: Flying the Hawk	Mid7night	6/23/10 1:03 p.m.
HAWKS CONFIRMED FOR REACH!	SonofMacPhisto	6/20/10 3:03 p.m.
Re: HAWKS CONFIRMED FOR REACH!	Mid7night	6/21/10 11:44 a.m.
Aw, you got me all excited there for a sec. :S *NM*	Ze Moose	6/21/10 10:59 p.m.
Got me kinda excited too.	Train Dodger	6/26/10 4:12 p.m.
Re: Got me kinda excited too.	ArteenEsben	6/26/10 7:45 p.m.
Re: Got me kinda excited too.	Train Dodger	6/26/10 11:54 p.m.
Argh, forgot about the HTML tags. :P *NM*	Train Dodger	6/26/10 11:55 p.m.
Moar videoz: Flying the Hawk!	Mid7night	6/22/10 6:48 p.m.
You make landing gear exciting! *NM*	Leviathan	6/22/10 7:44 p.m.
Re: Moar videoz: Flying the Hawk!	PharaohsRaiment	6/23/10 11:55 a.m.
Looks pimp as hell, cant wait to see it textured! *NM*	doober187	6/24/10 10:43 a.m.
Textured & Painted Hawk	Mid7night	6/25/10 4:59 p.m.
Re: Textured & Painted Hawk	Vincent	6/25/10 6:16 p.m.
Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	Mid7night	6/26/10 2:30 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	Hedgemony	6/26/10 3:00 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	DEEP NNN	6/26/10 4:27 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	Mid7night	6/26/10 7:03 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	SonofMacPhisto	6/27/10 9:00 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	Mid7night	6/28/10 2:50 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	SonofMacPhisto	6/28/10 3:21 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	Mid7night	6/28/10 3:58 p.m.
Re: Grand Canyon in the Sparrowhawk	pete_the_duck	6/28/10 5:39 p.m.