Re: [Jsbsim-devel] Helicopter

[Bill G. <bil...@gm...>]

Simon,

 

I had devoted some brain cells towards that idea a while ago, but never implemented it.

 

Imagine a point mass, with a point vertical force located above it. At 50% collective, vertical force equals weight. Cyclic tilts that vertical force fore/aft, left/right. Displacing the cyclic yields a slight loss (sine of angle) loss of lift, requiring slightly more collective.

 

The painful part comes when you try to fly it with a joystick. When you release the joystick, the cyclic returns back to neutral, the aircraft will slow to a hover. You basically need a joystick that has a trim lever, or allows you to reestablish the trim point.

 

Enough to get your brain cells excited?

 

Bill

 

From: Simon Julie Morley via Jsbsim-devel [mailto:jsb...@li...] 
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 1:41 PM
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Subject: [Jsbsim-devel] Helicopter

 

Anyone here ever done one ?

 

Want to talk about it, share knowledge ?

 

Simon

 

 

 

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