Flight surfaces question

[coolpilot 2]

I found an entry in the Talon´s data .ini that says "Lock out speed"

 

I experimented with it, it locks the flight surface and can only move below a certain speed, in my case 0 km/h

 

How can I increase that number? I have tried putting 300 (meters per second) and .7 (mach) but it doesn´t change

[Fubar512 1,350]

I found an entry in the Talon´s data .ini that says "Lock out speed"

 

I experimented with it, it locks the flight surface and can only move below a certain speed, in my case 0 km/h

 

How can I increase that number? I have tried putting 300 (meters per second) and .7 (mach) but it doesn´t change

 

You were on the right track the first time. The pertinent value needs to be stated in meters/sec. As for the figures "not changing", are you sure that you're saving your edits afterwords? Or, is the original flight data file set as "read only" in its file properties"?

[coolpilot 2]

It doesn´t work, I added it to the F-14´s middle spoiler:

[/b][LeftSpoiler]
SystemType=CONTROL_SURFACE
InputName=ROLL_CONTROL
MaxDeflection=0.0
MinDeflection=-60.0
CDdc=0.0096
Cldc=0.0126
Cndc=-0.0004
CldcAlphaTableNumData=15
CldcAlphaTableDeltaX=4.00
CldcAlphaTableStartX=-28.00
CldcAlphaTableData=0.415,0.877,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,1.000,0.877,0.415
CndcAlphaTableNumData=15
CndcAlphaTableDeltaX=4.00
CndcAlphaTableStartX=-28.00
CndcAlphaTableData=1.432,1.360,1.288,1.216,1.144,1.072,1.000,0.928,1.000,1.072,1.144,1.216,1.288,1.360,1.432
ControlRate=2.5
ModelNodeName=spoiler_left
ReverseModelOrientation=TRUE
[b]LockOutSpeed=300.5[/b]
[b]

This was the outcome:

[Fubar512 1,350]

It works fine. I've just tested my MiG-17F FM in WoE (patched to Oct 08 level), and that flight model that uses that very feature to simulate elevator lockup above 498 KIAS, and wing warping at 470 KIAS. Are you sure that you're exceeding 606 KIAS (300 meters/sec)?

 

Update: An interesting find, I've just tested that value on the F-14, and have come to the conclusion that the use of that declaration seems to be limited to stabs and elevators. When applied to the Tomcat's spoilers, it did not work. When applied to the Tomcat's stabs, it worked fine.

 

Update to Update: Well, the MiG17F's wing-warping works OK, and that's controlled by the same declaration of that model's ailerons, so apparentally, it doesn't work for certain control surface names.

[+ST0RM 145]

Dang, this sucks. I was hoping to piggy-back off of this and add it to the KC-135's outboard ailerons. They lock out above 200kts when the outboard flaps come up fully. Roll is then controlled by the spoilers and inboard ailerons.

 

Oh well...

 

Great experiments though!

[Fubar512 1,350]

Dang, this sucks. I was hoping to piggy-back off of this and add it to the KC-135's outboard ailerons. They lock out above 200kts when the outboard flaps come up fully. Roll is then controlled by the spoilers and inboard ailerons.

 

Oh well...

 

Great experiments though!

 

 

If the control surface's name is "aileron", then it should work.