Hi all,
I'm currently in the process of converting the Zivko Edge 540 V2 that I originally made for X-Plane to Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS). I have the 3D model in MSFS and will be moving on to animation shortly. However, I wanted to start with the flight dynamics first.
Having spent over 4 years as a member of a Red Bull Air Race team developing the X-Plane model for training, we had it as close as we thought it could be for training in VR. The data from the plane and the sim confirmed its accuracy. I started adding our data to a new SDK project in MSFS, but it just never felt right compared to the XP version, of which I have flown countless hours.
Debug forces in the sim seemed to be in the right place, but the aircraft would stall at the wrong times, drop wings, lose power, and be unstable and erratic. The list of issues goes on. I tried creating from scratch and modifying the default Extra, but to no avail. I purchased several add-ons, including the LiveToAir Edge 540, but noticed many used target_performance.cfg files or had flight models that seemed very different from the visual model, based on the force indicators displayed and their relative positions.
So, I have a few questions:
David G
I'm currently in the process of converting the Zivko Edge 540 V2 that I originally made for X-Plane to Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS). I have the 3D model in MSFS and will be moving on to animation shortly. However, I wanted to start with the flight dynamics first.
Having spent over 4 years as a member of a Red Bull Air Race team developing the X-Plane model for training, we had it as close as we thought it could be for training in VR. The data from the plane and the sim confirmed its accuracy. I started adding our data to a new SDK project in MSFS, but it just never felt right compared to the XP version, of which I have flown countless hours.
Debug forces in the sim seemed to be in the right place, but the aircraft would stall at the wrong times, drop wings, lose power, and be unstable and erratic. The list of issues goes on. I tried creating from scratch and modifying the default Extra, but to no avail. I purchased several add-ons, including the LiveToAir Edge 540, but noticed many used target_performance.cfg files or had flight models that seemed very different from the visual model, based on the force indicators displayed and their relative positions.
So, I have a few questions:
- Can you achieve an accurate flight model from detailed real-world data?
- Do you have to use unrealistic figures and tricks to replicate an aircraft's performance and handling in MSFS?
- What is everyone else's method for achieving an accurate flight model?
David G