Charly_Owl Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Hi, I've been trying to destroy my helicopter as much as possible and I came to realize that at the moment there doesn't seem to be a way to "break" your rotor shaft/blades due to overtorque being applied on blades. I can beat these blades as much as I want, they will never break. Are the real life blades THAT sturdy or this type of damage model isn't implemented yet? Thanks in advance, Chuck Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Chuck's Guides on Mudspike Chuck's Youtube Channel Chuck's Patreon
Pocket Sized Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 AFAIK overtorque is more punishing to the power turbine and gearbox than it is to the rotors/shaft. Very high G-loads or mast bumping would get rid of your rotor in no time at all, but this doesn't appear to be implemented yet. DCS modules are built up to a spec, not down to a schedule. In order to utilize a system to your advantage, you must know how it works.
dimitriov Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Rotor won't fall off guys, you may cut your tail with the blades but it's not yet implemented. Gazelle main rotor is able to cut an electric pylon. Nicolas
captainhammer Posted May 13, 2016 Posted May 13, 2016 Gazelle main rotor is able to cut an electric pylon. Can't wait to try this! In all seriousness, is it just me or does the turbine break *really* easily when you get heavy on the collective?
dimitriov Posted May 14, 2016 Posted May 14, 2016 That's normal. Gazelle features a bound-turbine called transmission system. To make it simple, your gearbox is a simple reducer, there isn't a complex transmission box like on the Kamov-50 for example. It results in your RPM getting synchronized and never varying (more or less), but the counter part is its lack of resilience at high torque. Your transmission box and engine are going to overheat (T4>550°) and it will end in what we call in french, the "fluage" : dilatation of the engine shaft leading to their destruction. Nicolas
Mt5_Roie Posted May 14, 2016 Posted May 14, 2016 Why are you trying to destroy our precious helicopter? Those things are expensive! I know I've killed the engine a couple times pulling too much collective for too long. But don't tell the crew chief...I told him it was enemy gun fire. Hi, I've been trying to destroy my helicopter as much as possible and I came to realize that at the moment there doesn't seem to be a way to "break" your rotor shaft/blades due to overtorque being applied on blades. I can beat these blades as much as I want, they will never break. Are the real life blades THAT sturdy or this type of damage model isn't implemented yet? Thanks in advance, Chuck Coder - Oculus Rift Guy - Court Jester
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