Swash plate movement

[sondo214]

I noticed that in 1.2.7 the swash plate only moves longitudinal and lateral, but not vertical (in f4 view it can been seen very clear). I remember that in previous versions it also moved up and down when you raised/lower the collective. Is this right now (I mean not moving up and down)? Don't seem right to me...

[-MadCat-]

AFAIK the current behaviour is correct.

 

The benefit to seperate collective from cyclic control mechanism is, that when you apply full cyclic in whatever direction, you still have full available servo travel for the collective control as well.

 

If both controls are to be handled by the swashplate alone, you may have trouble to apply even more control deflection if you already moved the servos to their extremes with full cyclic input.

So for one and the same servo you'd need to allocate a certain movement range for the cyclic and another additional for the collective control.

The servo needs enough of a movement range for both maximum deflections at the same time.

 

Seperating the controls just is the easier design.

 

Greetings

MadCat

[sondo214]

So this is how it works in the real life too?

[dahui]

yes and no

 

the Swashplate itself should stay where it is, (as i can see it from the technical drawings. But above the Swashplate, there are MixingArms and these should move up and down

 

 

 

 

 

the ones below the boot

[sondo214]

Yes but they are connected to the swash plate right?

[sondo214]

Ok, i just went to my base's hangar where we have AB 212 ASW (like UH-1N) and it really is like in the game. It does not move up and down. There is a sleeve between the swashplate and the mast that moves up and down. So we are ok!

Edited February 20, 2014 by sondo214