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MiG-19P crosswind take-off / rudder effectiveness / weathervaning


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It appears to me the weathervaning effect of the MiG-19P is too strong in DCS.

The manual says

MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff.jpg

I tested a 7 m/s crosswind and a 14 m/s crosswind with a relative bearing of 80°. In both cases it was very difficult to maintain runway heading and required considerable amount of differential braking, even with full rudder left and aileron into the wind, at 14 m/s I had to maintain full brake left until lift-off. What struck me most was the ineffectiveness of the rudder well beyond 200 km/h. Considering that the usual nose wheel lift-off speed is around 250 km/h, that appears to be odd. All of this contradicts what the manual describes.

Similar results happen when taxiing the MiG-19P in DCS. It takes A LOT of braking away from the wind, and after one longer test flight with a longer taxi distance to the parking position I managed to use up all my air pressure.

I only came across this issue after all these years because I tend to play on multiplayer servers that do not include any kind of weather unfortunately.

MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_7ms.trk MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_7ms_002.trk MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_14ms.trk MiG-19P_crosswind_takeoff_14ms_002.trk

Edited by Volator
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