deanbrh Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Hi, Is anyone able to exceed 200 km/h indicated ? That seems to be the top speed I can get out of it but the Gazelle is capable of 260 cruise and 310 max? Also, any real rotor heads can explain why the loss of lift when transitioning through etl?
xxJohnxx Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Is anyone able to exceed 200 km/h indicated ? That seems to be the top speed I can get out of it but the Gazelle is capable of 260 cruise and 310 max? The SA-342M, which is simulated in DCS does have a diffrent rotor than a standard Gazelle, more optimized towards MTOW than to top speed. As you noted SA-342M will be crusing at the 180km/h-200km/h range. Check out my YouTube: xxJohnxx Intel i7 6800k watercooled | ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 | 32 GB RAM | Asus GTX1080 watercooled
FSKRipper Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Hi, Is anyone able to exceed 200 km/h indicated ? That seems to be the top speed I can get out of it but the Gazelle is capable of 260 cruise and 310 max? Also, any real rotor heads can explain why the loss of lift when transitioning through etl? Please read the manual! "The SA-342M1 Gazelle uses the TURBOMECA Astazou XIV Tuboprop engine, which directly comes from the Astazou II engine, used on the Aerospatiale Alouette Helicopter. Developing up to 870 hp, this engine is perfectly fitted on the Gazelle. Considering its very lightweight, the standard helicopter version, without HOT3 and Viviane sighting system, is able to reach a VNE of 310km/h. Unfortunately, on the SA-342M1 Viviane version, the rotor blades choice allows a more important take-off mass but decreases the Vne to 280km/h, and the helicopter will hardly reach a maximal forward flight speed of 180 to 200km/h." i9 9900K @ 5,0GHz | 1080GTX | 32GB RAM | 256GB, 512GB & 1TB Samsung SSDs | TIR5 w/ Track Clip | Virpil T-50 Stick with extension + Warthog Throttle | MFG Crosswind pedals | Gametrix 908 Jetseat [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Sryan Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 When you progress form a hover into etl you should actually enjoy more lift. Are you sure you're not meaning another condition? Are you flying a slick gazelle or are you armed with missiles? Check my F-15C guide
deanbrh Posted May 1, 2016 Author Posted May 1, 2016 Slick Gazelle, thank you for the information. In terms of loss of lift, I mean, when transitioning from hover to forward flight it wants to dive into the pavement
Mt5_Roie Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 Lightly loaded with half fuel and no HOT3 missiles...I got her to around 230. Coder - Oculus Rift Guy - Court Jester
Oubaas Posted May 1, 2016 Posted May 1, 2016 I'm cruising at just a tick under 200 KMH at around 94% collective. I'm pretty happy with that.
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