sadfunda Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) i bought the huey on the weekend sale i knew it wasnt fast, but i didnt expect to be going 80 knots... tested some, big rocket pods seem to drag so much that you can barely go 90 on a good day, with 20% fuel and nothing else, no change if they are empty or full jettisoning them you just shoot to 120 (i think i had 125 max) pretty quickly i dont know much about helicopters but i dont think those tiny rocket pods should drag you so much as to reduce your speed by 30-40 knots... especially when they dont even have rockets in them huey rocketpods.trk Edited April 30, 2021 by sadfunda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmer66 Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 its the weight not the drag , and the huey is slow cruise 90-100kn any more and your pushing the engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiki Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 It seems to be small addition to total drag, but drag goes up as a square of speed. So, drag of those pods from 60 to 120 knots is 4 times. And those are heavy too. So, engine has to fight weight first, before being able to provide speed. One of the reasons Cobra was created is that gunships couldn't keep up with slicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadfunda Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 7:40 PM, rimmer66 said: its the weight not the drag , and the huey is slow cruise 90-100kn any more and your pushing the engine yes but i can go 120 no problem with a lot more weight than the pods and also speed stays the same while they have no rockets in them, thats not right, they get both lighter and should drag less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team NineLine Posted May 24, 2021 ED Team Share Posted May 24, 2021 Looking into it, I would think the M261 was somewhat draggy, but asking the team. Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiki Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 6:57 PM, sadfunda said: yes but i can go 120 no problem with a lot more weight than the pods and also speed stays the same while they have no rockets in them, thats not right, they get both lighter and should drag less Drag is increased exponentially. Weight does have effect, but surface area is more important once speed gets up. Test how much increase in power you need to go from 40 to 60 and from 80 to 100, and then check how much you need from 100 to 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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