Help for newbie with aircraft.cfg file please.....

[ddavid]

Hi there! I've searched the Forum for posts relating to Centre of Gravity and Contact Point values - but can't find the answer - and, yes, I probably wouldn't understand it if I saw it anyway....
So, here's the problem - I've made and exported a very simple model into FSX. It looks fine in SLEW - i.e., it sits with its wheels on the deck O.K. But when I go back into the sim (press 'Y') the bl**dy thing does the Dance of Death and disappears half way into the ground.
Any pointers to tutorials or posts most gratefully received - thanks for sharing my frustration!
Cheers - Dai (EGFE). 8-)

[MiltonShupe]

Hi David,

Placing the aircraft in your design tool properly can simplify understanding for you.

[ddavid]

Many thanks, Milton - give us a mo' to assimilate the info and I'll try to be more specific. BTW, I thought making the Static Compression = 0 might help - your comments now make me think other-wise.... :-?

Cheers - Dai (EGFE).

[MiltonShupe]

Absolutely.

[ddavid]

O.K. - I'm back in gmax fixing the wheel-strut animation - will post results - thanks again, Milton!
Cheers - Dai.

[color=red]Edit - set up gear animation, calculated compression values, checked CoG height in gmax and entered data into cfg and......

Well, no-one's more surprised than me - it only bl**dy worked!!

So - a big thank you, Milton - just the ticket, Sir!

[MiltonShupe]

It's just awesome when you can make it all come together the way you want it to.  Thanks for following all the instruction and examples.  That says a lot about you and your determination to succeed.  Congrats on that success!