Comments on: Better Fuselage Dynamics Through Science

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 07 May 2018 22:04:28 +0000

You could also try some open source CFD to get data like this. There is OpenFOAM and Code-Saturne and they are being used to get very similar data:

https://the-foam-house5.webnode.es/products-/
https://www.cfdsupport.com/aircraft-aerodynamics-cfd.html

By: Draco

Draco — Sun, 06 May 2018 21:50:48 +0000

In reply to VirPil. Problem you have with a fan is that it makes very choppy air, and it's harder to get good measurements. By using a car, you can get smooth air flows and reliable data. A wind tunnel would be the ultimate choice to perform experiments, but they're very expensive to run. There's a huge closed-loop wind tunnel just 250m away from where I live. That would be a great place to get data.

By: Keith Walton

Keith Walton — Sat, 05 May 2018 19:17:03 +0000

Austin, perhaps the fuselage IS just a multi faced airfoil and blade element theory can be applied in segments around 360 degrees circumference of the nose?

By: VirPil

VirPil — Sat, 05 May 2018 10:50:37 +0000

In reply to VirPil. Why "not made" I mean.

By: VirPil

VirPil — Sat, 05 May 2018 10:50:08 +0000

Why made real home-made wind tunnel? I don’t think airspeed is too much important, so you can use some fan, and scale to measure exact forces.

By: Tom Knudsen

Tom Knudsen — Fri, 04 May 2018 22:43:03 +0000

Very cool Austin, love how dedicated you are and I do share you passion.
Watched Michaels video of this test and found it very int.

By: Ulrich

Ulrich — Fri, 04 May 2018 22:27:56 +0000

In reply to Günther Wittwar.

I haven’t tested stalling recently, but the easiest way to force a stall is this:
Reduce speed with a slight “nose up” pitch. Then, when you are close to stall speed, rapidly “pull up”. While the Cessna is very good-willing (having the center of gravity below the wings), those with the “wings down” (low wing, like Pipers) are a real challenge to get out of stall.
(Sorry I’m native German, so I don’t know all the exact phrases)

By: cloose

cloose — Fri, 04 May 2018 08:41:03 +0000

In reply to Ham Solo. +1 What surprises me is that the twitch videos from aerosimgaming are not even mentioned or acknowledged here. In my opinion, a big thank you to these guys would be appropriate and a confirmation that the problem is being worked on.

By: Günther Wittwar

Günther Wittwar — Fri, 04 May 2018 07:15:15 +0000

In reply to CG.

I second this.
By the way, why not trying to improve the stall behavior?
Flying near the stallspeed and using ailerons extremly should have an impact (airplane rolling upside down)
With the current model stalling is not dangerous at all.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 04 May 2018 03:29:46 +0000

In reply to Rudy. PilotEdge already handles most of what you are asking for. It's a subscription service but it's definitely the top of the 'online' clients. Other aircraft are shown (if a model exists, it will show the exact model), drone aircraft are shown, lights are shown and change depending on what switches are on, flap positions and gear are modeled, etc. With that existing, I can understand why LR would focus on core development of the sim.