Questions tagged [flight-simulator]
Use for flight sims as they relate to real-world aviation; software support, resource location, and shopping are off-topic
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How does increasing the angle of attack increase the lift?
When the pitch of a plane increases (facing upwards), it has a positive angle of attack, and when it decreases to face downwards, it has a negative angle of attack.
Increasing the angle of attack ...
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How does the lift force stop increasing itself after a certain point?
I am currently trying to create a basic flight simulator and am very confused by the concept of lift. This is the equation of lift shown below that I found on the internet.
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F_l = \frac{1}{2} \rho v^...
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What are the flight formulas for aircraft
I am making a 2D flight "simulator" (trying to be as realistic as you can for 2d) and I need flight formulas for lift, speed and pitch. I have tried a few sites but I do not understand what ...
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How to convert body frame-relative aerodynamic coefficients to wind frame-relative aerodynamic coefficients
I have a rocket flight simulator that takes in aerodynamic coefficients defined relative to the vehicle body frame axes (Cx, Cy, Cz). These are in a lookup table based on mach.
I have some aerodynamic ...
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Are distress calls used in simulators?
Would a pilot flying in a flight simulator with VATSIM make a mayday call in a scenario in which a pilot in a real plane would?
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In FSX's Learning Center, PP, Lesson 4 (Taught by Rod Machado), how does Rod calculate the figures, "24" and "48" seconds in the Downwind Leg section?
So in Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition / Boxed Version, the Learning Center incorporates a section for Flight Lessons, taught by Rod Machado. In Lesson 4: The Traffic Pattern, (in the ...
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What happens after crashing in a commercial flight simulator?
If you crash in a commercial flight simulator (the type used to train airline pilots), what happens? Do you get a pop-up window in front of you saying "You have crashed"? Does it just show ...
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Is my procedure correct for simulated flight approach using this IAP after complete STAR?
I usually "fly" with flightsimulator (FlightGear, because is O.S. and freeware).
I try to make the fly real as possible, and I try to use IAP, is this procedure correct to
approach RWY 28 of ...
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Is there a somewhat realistic FOSS flight simulator for Linux? [closed]
Are there any free and open source flight simulators for Linux that are fairly realistic (i.e. if I play one for a while, I will have some idea of how flying a real plane works)? The only "flight ...
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What do the letters "h" and "i" next to TCAS ND symbols mean?
What is the meaning of the letters h and i seen behind the relative altitude on the TCAS ND indication:
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Extrapolating Oswald Efficiency Factor from CL^2 vs CD Graph
I have plotted this CL^2 vs CD graph for a glide test performed in a flight simulator. I want to find the Oswald Efficiency Factor, e from it and I assume I can do that from its gradient. With a wing ...
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Most bizarre/easiest to fly X-Plane aircraft? [closed]
I’m currently trying to get my little brother into flight sims. When we were little, we got to crash planes on our grandfather’s computer, which has kind of gotten us both into flying (…kind of ...
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Does dual given in an approved AATD/FTD under Part 141 count towards the total sim time allowed for ATP in 61.159(a)(6)?
Reviewing 61.159(a)(6), it mentions that an applicant cannot credit more than 100 hours in simulator towards their total aeronautical experience as long as it was conducted as part of a 141, 142, 121, ...
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Specifying Climb rate in the Boeing 747-400 FMC
In the Aerowinx Precision Simulator PSX documentation for the FMC, I do not see how one can program a climb rate after takeoff.
I'm more interested however in the actual airplane. Suppose after clean-...
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Why do some planes drift to the left in flight simulators?
In different flight sims I've experienced the same effect on certain planes: when accelerating on the runway, the plane drifts to the left as if the rudder was set to yaw left. You can counter this by ...
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