majapahit Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I prob am missing something What does this "W" symbol in the HUD exactly do? When does it appear and disappear and for what purpose? Velocity Vector the round circle prediction, and "W" (called 'watermark'?), somehow these designators are mixed-up on the forum? | VR goggles | Autopilot panel | Headtracker | TM HOTAS | G920 HOTAS | MS FFB 2 | Throttle Quadrants | 8600K | GTX 1080 | 64GB RAM| Win 10 x64 | Voicerecognition | 50" UHD TV monitor | 40" 1080p TV monitor | 2x 24" 1080p side monitors | 24" 1080p touchscreen | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagrat Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 The W - where you are pointing The Velocity Vector - where you are going Shagrat - Flying Sims since 1984 - Win 10 | i5 10600K@4.1GHz | 64GB | GeForce RTX 3090 - Asus VG34VQL1B | TrackIR5 | Simshaker & Jetseat | VIRPIL CM 50 Stick & Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Plus/Apache64 Grip | MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals | WW Top Gun MIP | a hand made AHCP | 2x Elgato StreamDeck (Buttons galore) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 W is where your nose is pointing. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esac_mirmidon Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 W is WAVE OFF YOU FOOL ¡¡¡¡ PD: joking XDDD " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majapahit Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 OK THX | VR goggles | Autopilot panel | Headtracker | TM HOTAS | G920 HOTAS | MS FFB 2 | Throttle Quadrants | 8600K | GTX 1080 | 64GB RAM| Win 10 x64 | Voicerecognition | 50" UHD TV monitor | 40" 1080p TV monitor | 2x 24" 1080p side monitors | 24" 1080p touchscreen | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etirion Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 And the difference between the W and the Velocity Vector is your Angle of Attack. I think the W is only visible with gear out but I could be wrong on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCU Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 And the difference between the W and the Velocity Vector is your Angle of Attack. I think the W is only visible with gear out but I could be wrong on that. It's visible when your VV is HUD limited as well (out of frame), that's when the pitch ladder gets referenced to the 'waterline' (W) instead of the VV. It's in the NATOPS, definition of the velocity vector part. HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog PC: it's much better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etirion Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 It's visible when your VV is HUD limited as well (out of frame), that's when the pitch ladder gets referenced to the 'waterline' (W) instead of the VV. It's in the NATOPS, definition of the velocity vector part. Ok thanks for letting me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 6/13/2018 at 2:26 PM, Etirion said: And the difference between the W and the Velocity Vector is your Angle of Attack. I think the W is only visible with gear out but I could be wrong on that. Is it really? Ref...? "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etirion Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 hour ago, JUICE-AWG said: Is it really? Ref...? Well its not 100% accurate of course since AoA is technically the angle between the oncoming wind and wing chord and not the nose position and velocity vector, but since the velocity vector at least in the vertical pretty much always points into the wind and the nose position is close to the 0 angle of the wing its a good reference for AoA. You can check it in game as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, Etirion said: Well its not 100% accurate of course since AoA is technically the angle between the oncoming wind and wing chord and not the nose position and velocity vector, but since the velocity vector at least in the vertical pretty much always points into the wind and the nose position is close to the 0 angle of the wing its a good reference for AoA. You can check it in game as well. Cool, that makes more sense to me...as you can be transitioning the wind relative to the Chord Line at any point with low speed, especially the VV will sink below the AoA with the -w- in a total (mostly higher) position anyway. Good answer to me, makes sense. "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The "W"hat-a-burger Find us on Discord. https://discord.gg/td9qeqg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRobertsen Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 7:11 PM, Etirion said: Well its not 100% accurate of course since AoA is technically the angle between the oncoming wind and wing chord and not the nose position and velocity vector, but since the velocity vector at least in the vertical pretty much always points into the wind and the nose position is close to the 0 angle of the wing its a good reference for AoA. You can check it in game as well. Doesn't the wing chord on the Hornet change from the wingroot to the wingtip? So much so that there really isnt one angel, but rather multiple, depending on what you're looking for? There might be a geometrical average, or the chord-angel at max lift or max pressure, and so on. Just wondering First become an aviator, then become a terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etirion Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Thats really beyond my knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 8 hours ago, TimRobertsen said: Doesn't the wing chord on the Hornet change from the wingroot to the wingtip? So much so that there really isnt one angel, but rather multiple, depending on what you're looking for? There might be a geometrical average, or the chord-angel at max lift or max pressure, and so on. Just wondering Washout... 1 Find us on Discord. https://discord.gg/td9qeqg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremspropeller Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 6/13/2018 at 8:24 PM, majapahit said: and "W" (called 'watermark'?) Waterline So ein Feuerball, JUNGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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