159_Archer Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Haven't read much here re the operating of the Hind in hotter temperatures, I have been dabbling with it to see what effects they have. Generally, they seem sort of as you would expect, although I am finding that the tail-rotor authority seems very much affected -and trying to hover in a loaded Hind -even when you manage to stabilize your height, ends very quickly in the helo spinning leftwards uncrontrollably. I tried to find info on these things and not found what I was after as yet. Obviously the main rotor won't lift as well and engines not produce as much power in H&H condtions -would the tail-rotor struggle so much that it lost the ability to control directional stability? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 159th Guards Aviation Regiment; recruiting now! http://www.159thgar.com/ We now fly all modern Jets and Helos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrov Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Well, in hot air (especially at high altitudes where it's thin too), you need more power to stay up. More power - more torque - more right pedal needed. At some point, you're gonna run out of the rudder authority. Also, make sure you're doing this without the yaw stabiliser, I found that it's easy to run out of rudder authority even in -5 weather with that thing on in hover (after a flight, not right after takeoff, there it seems to work fine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabies Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, 159_Archer said: Haven't read much here re the operating of the Hind in hotter temperatures, I have been dabbling with it to see what effects they have. Generally, they seem sort of as you would expect, although I am finding that the tail-rotor authority seems very much affected -and trying to hover in a loaded Hind -even when you manage to stabilize your height, ends very quickly in the helo spinning leftwards uncrontrollably. I tried to find info on these things and not found what I was after as yet. Obviously the main rotor won't lift as well and engines not produce as much power in H&H condtions -would the tail-rotor struggle so much that it lost the ability to control directional stability? Next time you are doing the hover under the same conditions (hot & heavy), have a look and see what the main rotor rpm is doing. If it drops, you can lose tail rotor authority. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Trooper Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The Apache and KA-50 will not do much better Hot and High.... but they will be a little better. HP G2 Reverb, Windows 10 VR settings: IPD is 64.5mm, High image quality, G2 reset to 60Hz refresh rate as standard. OpenXR user, Open XR tool kit disabled. Open XR was a massive upgrade for me. DCS: Pixel Density 1.0, Forced IPD at 55 (perceived world size), 0 X MSAA, 0 X SSAA. My real IPD is 64.5mm. Prescription VROptition lenses installed. VR Driver system: I9-9900KS 5Ghz CPU. XI Hero motherboard and RTX 3090 graphics card, 64 gigs Ram, No OC at the mo. MT user (2 - 5 fps gain). DCS run at 60Hz. Vaicom user. Thrustmaster warthog user. MFG pedals with damper upgrade.... and what an upgrade! Total controls Apache MPDs set to virtual Reality height with brail enhancements to ensure 100% button activation in VR.. Simshaker Jet Pro vibration seat.. Uses data from DCS not sound.... you know when you are dropping into VRS with this bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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