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Contact points..

Postby f-16 » Mon Sep 12, 2005 2:14 pm

What parameter (number) in the contact points section adjusts the hight of the wheels off the ground? I just downloaded the POSKY 757-200 and the wheels are below ground level alittle bit.
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Re: Contact points..

Postby dave3cu » Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:15 pm

(from a default aircraft.cfg, for reference)
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Re: Contact points..

Postby commoner » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:32 am

...just to add...dave has only highlighted the NOSE wheel.....the two underneath that are the main wheels. Might seem obvious but just thought I'd mention it.....commoner
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Re: Contact points..

Postby f-16 » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:02 am

Here is my Contact points section: When I change the values you mentioned, the aircraft start flipping on the ground and would crash??

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[contact_points]
point.0= 1.000, 60.167, 0.000, -10,000 (changed this to -11.000), 1181.102, 0.000, 2.188, 73.320, 0.239, 2.500, 1.933, 4.000, 4.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000

point.1= 1.000, -1.667, -14.000, -12.083 (changed this to -12.000), 1574.803, 1.000, 2.188, 0.000, 1.972, 2.500, 0.498, 6.900, 6.900, 2.000, 0.000, 0.000

point.2= 1.000, -1.667, 14.000, -12.083 (changed this to -12.000), 1574.803, 2.000, 2.188, 0.000, 1.972, 2.500, 0.498, 7.100, 7.100, 3.000, 0.000, 0.000

All the changes shown had adverse effects. Did I change them the right way? Before these changes the aircraft sat about two feet below the surface of the runway.
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Re: Contact points..

Postby Hagar » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:24 am

From a quick peek it seems to me that you've raised the nose & lowered the main gear. Increasing the negative values raises the aircraft which is what I gather you want to do. Assuming the aircraft sits at the correct angle try changing the values gradually by the same amount. Raising all 3 gear points by I foot (increase the value by -1.000) makes the main gear height -13.083 instead of -12.000 as in your example. Leaving the nose gear as it is (-11.000) will raise the complete aircraft by 1 foot instead of changing the static pitch which I suspect is causing the juddering in your case. If you need to do that it gets a tad more complicated. It might take a little experimenting before you get it just right.

This might also depend on which airport/runway you're using as the altitude can vary. I always do this sort of thing at a default airport where I know everything is OK.
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Re: Contact points..

Postby f-16 » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:04 am

BINGO!! Got it!!
Increasing it by 1.000 seems to do the trick. The tires are all properly on the ground.

Thanks for your help.
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Re: Contact points..

Postby Hagar » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:22 am

BINGO!! Got it!!
Increasing it by 1.000 seems to do the trick. The tires are all properly on the ground.

Thanks for your help.

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