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Thrust, Drag and max Speed

29.2k VenusLancer  5.9 years ago

a while ago. i want to make one SR-71 Plane, it's a plane that have a really high max speed (Mach 3.6) but Really low thrust-power (0.3)
i think that Simpleplanes needs new XML Modding commands, that can change individually the Thrust and the max speed that can reach the engines

This commands can make more realistic performance in specific type of vehicles

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    13.8k vonhubert

    Totally agree. It seems that engines do not lost power with height, both jets and props. It makes it difficult to find a ballance. For example, i'm making a racing p-51 with learjet wings (one guy made 2 of them in 1980s) - in reality - it was able to reach crasy 800+ km/h in low altitude. But if i make it possible - it goes supersonic in high altitude. If i make it subsonic in high altitude - it barely manages 500 km/h below 1000 m. I also think that drag is overestimated ingame - real size and weight planes cant glide at all.

    +1 5.9 years ago