Is there more sense of motion in FC?

[5280magpie]

I was watching some videos of F.Circus and couldn't tell if the streamers change direction or confer any sense on the air flow around the planes-

as in showing yaw by changing angle or signs of stall by fluttering and the such..

  It would also be awesome if wing flex could be shown sometime down the line.  I know its possible- SDOE had it - even running on old 1990's 386 computers..  really

  gave a great sense of the g forces at work.

 

[Avimimus]

The streamers changed direction based on airflow. I've had them aiming slightly forward during stalls and spins. I think the animation is fixed and it rotates around the hinge/ring attachment at the base though.

 

As for wing warping - some of these biplanes planes might've been quite rigid (compared to some monoplane bombers or gliders etc.) They did model intentional wing warping in Rise of Flight though (for the Fokker E.III).

[Chill31]

On 9/10/2018 at 9:07 PM, 5280magpie said:

  It would also be awesome if wing flex could be shown sometime down the line.

 

I do aerobatics in my DR.I often, and I never see any wing flexing.  These planes just don't have the energy to hit 6 or 7 Gs.  At best, 3Gs, and the WOOM, your speed is gone and you mill around at 2 Gs

[Zooropa_Fly]

Do the bracing wires flap around Chill ?

[PatrickAWlson]

17 hours ago, Zooropa_Fly said:

Do the bracing wires flap around Chill ?

 

No such thing on a DRI. 

 

I would suspect that on a plane that had them: if they are flapping around then they're not tight enough.  I would imagine that loose bracing wires would defeat the purpose.

[Zooropa_Fly]

Err good point Pat, and rather well made.

What was I thinking ?

 

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[Chill31]

On 9/20/2018 at 6:07 PM, Zooropa_Fly said:

Do the bracing wires flap around Chill ?

Not a Dr.1   Other biplanes, yes, you can see the vibration in the wires, but I don't know how practical it is to implement in the sim.  Would be more realistic of course, but I don't find the visual cues from the vibration to be very significant in judging how the plane is flying.  You get so much feedback from the joystick.  Perhaps in a flight sim, it would be more significant.

 

I guess I should mention, there are 2 types of wires between the wings: flying wires and landing wires.  Flying wires keep the wings from flying up and off when you are in the air.  Landing wires keep the wings from falling on the ground when you have...landed, and the air is no longer supporting the wings.  In flight, the landing wires are the ones I suspect vibrate more than the others due to reduced tension.

Edited September 22, 2018 by Chill31