UKJim 502 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Im new to the rotorcraft so please be gentle In real life (and I'm sure in sim too) I see the rotorblades tilting forward but the actual cabin remains level. How if possible is this achieved in FSX? Also I'm looking for another chopper to get - any recommendations? Cheers Jim Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Welcome to real simming, Jim! Rotor-craft are undoubtedly the most immersive of virtual aircraft - and a b*tch to fly... The main rotor shaft tilts in autogyro's and VTOL aircraft with tilt-rotors (Boeing V22 Osprey, etc). Rotors on helicopters don't actually tilt, but the equivalent effect is created by the swash plate, controlled by the cyclic. This mechanism creates an unequal lift over the 360 degrees of the blade rotation - push the cyclic forward and the rotor blades 'bite' harder (increased angle of attack) in the rear rotational area and the entire aircraft tils forward to accelerate in this direction. Same applies for left, right and rear directions. The FSX flight dynamics approximate to this effect - but without the torque induced yaw characteristic (TIY), thus are easier to 'fly' but less realistic than desired. Aerosoft's Huey-X is very good, but the Dodo-SIm Bell 206B is possibly the most realistically modelled helicopter for FSX. Both augment the flight dynamics outside the air file. X-Plane 10 is reputed to be better than FSX for helicopter flight dynamics. Have a go with the default R-22 in the FSX (Mission) helicopter Tutorials and see how you get on. Good Luck! Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Cheers, I can fly them but want to dig a little deeper - I have the nemeth EC135 that I like. I was thinking about the huey but read that after lifting off it spins in circles? I might have a look at the dodo Thanks, Link to post Share on other sites
mike H 456 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I would recommend dodo as I have spent alot of time flying in and being around both Jetrangers and Longrangers for real and flying the dodo B206 is very much like the real thing. It looks and sounds great , also handles very well. Like all helicopters they will go out of control very quickly as I am sure you know already, when you take your eyes off the ball. This baby will always have a place in my hanger. Love it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymom 0 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 UKJim.....go to www.avsim.com or www.flightsim.com and download a huey for it is the easiest heli to control and once you get used to flying it go on to other heli's and you will see what i mean. I fly huey's quite often and its a pleasure to handle. I have somewhere around 15 different hueys/configerations. Jay Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 UKJim.....go to www.avsim.com or www.flightsim.com and download a huey for it is the easiest heli to control and once you get used to flying it go on to other heli's and you will see what i mean. I fly huey's quite often and its a pleasure to handle. I have somewhere around 15 different hueys/configerations. Jay May have to do just that I love the Nemeth Designs EC135 - that handles really well too! Link to post Share on other sites
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