Trim Help

[NadirPriest]

Hi Everyone

 

This is going to be an absolute noob question - so brace yourselves lol

 

I am familiar with trim in the likes of MSFS, DCS etc - is trim doable on FC aircraft or just particular ones?

 

Also, if the aircraft are able to be trimmed - what keybinds am I looking to set on my HOTAS?

 

Thanks everyone and major apologies for level of noobness.

 

All the very best

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

2 hours ago, NadirPriest said:

Hi Everyone

 

This is going to be an absolute noob question - so brace yourselves lol

 

I am familiar with trim in the likes of MSFS, DCS etc - is trim doable on FC aircraft or just particular ones?

 

Also, if the aircraft are able to be trimmed - what keybinds am I looking to set on my HOTAS?

 

Thanks everyone and major apologies for level of noobness.

 

All the very best

If I remember correctly only two planes do have vertical stabilizer (Se5 for sure) but none have a trim.  You can use pitch curve to remedy nose up tendency and constantly need to puch and hold joystick to fly level.

[LukeFF]

The DH4, Bristol F2B, and SE5a all have horizontal stabilizer trim. The Strutter will too. 

[=IRFC=Gascan]

The WW1 aircraft do not have a trim for any axis. Several planes have a vertical stabilizer than can be adjusted. The SE5a, the Sopwith Triplane and Sopwith Snipe (as well as the upcoming Sopwith 1-1/2 strutter, but not the Dolphin or Camel), the Bristol (both variants), and DH4 all have a vertical stabilizer. This adjustment changes the angle of the whole tail plane, which changes how much elevator input is required to maintain a steady angle, thereby reducing the force required. The French Breguet 14 has a bungee cord attached to the control stick that can be adjusted to take some of the force, but this doesn't actually change the angle of the tail plane directly. None of the German planes have any stabilizer adjustment, and neither do the SPADs, Nieuports, Hanriot, and Handley Page.

 

If you set it right, it can actually add 1-2 MPH by reducing drag from the elevator. Look back and adjust until the whole surface is flat.