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Props; Page 98. Downloaded this and installed it. Nice airplane. One problem: Tailwheel does not retract. Any ideas? Any fixes? Thanks...

..mm..think that should be VINTAGE page 98.....

http://www.simviation.com/simviation/in ... =88&page=1

...that download has Mk 8 and 9 which I would have expected to have retractable tailwheels..........the Mark8 HAS the retractable tailwheel but NOT the Mark9 .....not sure if this is the way they should be but it is the way these models have been made.....

Just as Hagar said ...the contact points need attention.........but so as not to butt in I'll let Hagar sort  it for you.....in the unlikely event that he can't sort it  ;D....just say the word.......commoner

I can't see the Spit on this page....

...mmmmmthe link I gave is right...page 98 it is

Here's what will make the Mk8 tailwheel retract.......not sure of the number , I just guessed at 5 seconds each way but some Spit buff might know the real time ....change the red numbers in the contact points section of the Aircraft.cfg.....commoner

[contact_points]
static_pitch = 12.89
static_cg_height = 5.53
max_number_of_points = 7

point.0 = 1, -14.0005, 0, -3.331, 1500, 0, 0.45, 45, 0.3, 2.5, 0.7,5,5, 0, 0, 0
point.1 = 1, 6.7, -3.0833, -7.3, 2000, 1, 1.1, 0, 0.429504, 2.5, 0.862796, 7, 5, 2, 0, 0
point.2 = 1, 6.7, 3.0833, -7.3, 2000, 2, 1.1, 0, 0.429504, 2.5, 0.862796, 5, 7, 3, 0, 0
point.3 = 2, 5.4166, -16.6716, -1.5146, 1500, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0
point.4 = 2, 5.4166, 16.6721, -1.4701, 1500, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0
point.5 = 2, -14.5967, 0, -1.2059, 1500, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 9, 0, 0
point.6 = 2, 12.1, 0, -2.3213, 1500, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0
gear_system_type=0

It controls the Extension Time   and  Retraction Time  in seconds.

...mmm...interesting....well here's the list for the contact points....

       //0  Class                        <0=none,1=wheel, 2=scrape, 3=float>
       //1  Longitudinal Position        (feet)
       //2  Lateral Position             (feet)
       //3  Vertical Position            (feet)
       //4  Impact Damage Threshold      (Feet Per Minute)
       //5  Brake Map                    (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right)
       //6  Wheel Radius                 (feet)
       //7  Steer Angle                  (degrees)
       //8  Static Compression           (feet)  (0 if rigid)
       //9  Max/Static Compression Ratio
       //10 Damping Ratio                (0=Undamped, 1=Critically Damped)
       //11 Extension Time               (seconds)
       //12 Retraction Time              (seconds)
       //13 Sound Type
       //14 Airspeed limit for retraction     (KIAS)
       //15 Airspeed that gear gets damage at (KIAS)

...and though extension and retraction are 11 and 12.....the list starts with Class as 0 so this IMO makes the 12th and 13th along the line as the numbers to change.........another example is the good old steer angle which although no 7 on the list, is the 8th number along the line....
I could be wrong but that's how I see it.........commoner