Sopwith Camel - Little ground control with Rudder

[JJH]

Download - Vintage Page 40 - Sopwith Camel Package

I need some advice. The aircraft doesn't react too well to the rudder while taxiing, turns very very slowly.

[Formula_1]

Hi

I don't have the plane, but if modeled correctly it has a fixed skid instead of a steerable tailwheel. It also wouldn't have differential braking, I don't believe.

If you have ever seen any WWI footage of these planes being operated on the ground, they had help turning. I.E. gound crews would hold the wings to turn them and get them pointed in the right direction.

Have you read the readme? Maybe it has some information on this and possible key commands that would replicate ground crew handlers, in some way.

[Romflyer]

Hi

I don't have the plane, but if modeled correctly it has a fixed skid instead of a steerable tailwheel. It also wouldn't have differential braking, I don't believe.

If you have ever seen any WWI footage of these planes being operated on the ground, they had help turning. I.E. gound crews would hold the wings to turn them and get them pointed in the right direction.

Have you read the readme? Maybe it has some information on this and possible key commands that would replicate ground crew handlers, in some way.

what he said  ;)

[MiltonShupe]

If this aircraft is from FS2002, or like item, you can change contact point.0 to steerable by replacing the 180.0 to 45.0 or any suitable number.
(Although the skid may not turn, the FM will think it does)

In the aircraft.cfg file, Contact Points section:

point.0=1,

[JJH]

Hi

I don't have the plane, but if modeled correctly it has a fixed skid instead of a steerable tailwheel. It also wouldn't have differential braking, I don't believe.

If you have ever seen any WWI footage of these planes being operated on the ground, they had help turning. I.E. gound crews would hold the wings to turn them and get them pointed in the right direction.

Have you read the readme? Maybe it has some information on this and possible key commands that would replicate ground crew handlers, in some way.

Yup. Skid, no brakes and no info in the readme file. I'm going to try Milton's suggestion on changing contact points.

[JJH]

[quote]If this aircraft is from FS2002, or like item, you can change contact point.0 to steerable by replacing the 180.0 to 45.0 or any suitable number.
(Although the skid may not turn, the FM will think it does)

In the aircraft.cfg file, Contact Points section:

point.0=1,

[MiltonShupe]

That's correct; it is the degrees of deflection for the tail wheel.

180 represents free castoring IF the model is animated for that.

Any contact point for the center / steering gear can be changed in this way.  45 degrees is typically the strongest you will want to make it because of ground ops difficulty.  Frankly I prefer 40 or less which works great unless you need to turn on a dime.  Most manufacturers advise against pivoting on one gear in the RW.