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Hi,
Im sure nearly everybody here is familiar with Project Airbus's A320. Well, the aricrafts are gr8 but there is a small flaw. when i use the rudder to steer on the ground, i cannot do sharp turns even if i am slow. i have checked the readme and nothing in there explained this prblm.

i love the model and it even comes with a virtual cockpit.

any help would be appreciated.

Ashar

By using differential braking and thrust you can make sharper turns than you can with just the nosewheel.

alrite tried that. nothing. same reults its just not turning sharp enuf.

A simple edit of the aircraft.cfg, [contact_points] section  should do the trick.

(Sample from default 737)
       //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)
       
[contact_points]
point.0=1,  40.00,   0.00, -8.10, 1181.1, 0, 1.442, 55.92, 0.8, 2.5, 0.9, 4.0, 4.0, 0, 0.0, 0.0
point.1=1,  -7.75,  -8.58, -8.68, 1574.8, 1, 1.442,  0.00, 1.0, 2.5, 0.9, 6.9, 6.9, 2, 0.0, 0.0
point.2=1,  -7.75,   8.58, -8.68, 1574.8, 2, 1.442,  0.00, 1.0, 2.5, 0.9, 7.1, 7.1, 3, 0.0, 0.0
......................

Just increase the angle until you are happy with the handling.

As always, back up any files before editing!!!

Cheers,
Dave

thnx alot dave. guess what i got it to work rite

again thnx alot

Regards,
ashar