Pegasus in FS
				
Posted: 
Tue May 18, 2004 7:19 amby Mike Thurman
				Hey guys,
This is in insane idea, but what would you think of a pegasus for FS2004. Using high-lift flaps for VTOL, and retracting htem for level flight, with flapping wings too 

Tell me what you think 

Mike
 
			
				Re: Pegasus in FS
				
Posted: 
Tue May 18, 2004 7:20 amby ozzy72
				I think you've gone mad Mike 

, but if you can do it then it'd be exceptionally cool 

Mark 

 
			
				Re: Pegasus in FS
				
Posted: 
Tue May 18, 2004 7:57 amby Felix/FFDS
				Using the "tick18" you should be able to animate the wings.  It will be tricky, though: if you want to simulate the curving of the wing as it goes up and down, you'll have to use several segments (no different than animating segmented flaps).
As to the actual flight dynamics, you can always use the "flaps" as little objects INSIDE the body of the "horse".  For flight dynamics it doesn't matter where you put the model's part, but how you configure it in the aircraft.cfg
			 
			
				Re: Pegasus in FS
				
Posted: 
Tue May 18, 2004 8:07 amby ozzy72
				Someone recently did a model of a duck (a mallard I believe), it might be worth taking a look at that as a starting point Mike 

I wouldn't try animating the legs though, it'd kill FPS 

Mark 

 
			
				Re: Pegasus in FS
				
Posted: 
Tue May 18, 2004 8:32 amby Milton
				Well, I reckon we already have one :-)))
But, it sounds like an interesting challenge. Go for it. :-)

 
			
				Re: Pegasus in FS
				
Posted: 
Tue May 18, 2004 2:34 pmby garymbuska
				My question is who is going to make the cart to follow behind it to pick up the droppings 

 Cool idea if you pull it off let us know I would get a kick out of it. no pun intended. 
