A Swift response to the virus...

Priller said:
Hi Sundog,

Would you mind telling us what you did to uprate the engine?

And thank you AeroplaneHeaven and Baz for this wonderful gesture!

Priller
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Well, the Swift A had an 85HP engine and the Lopresti Swift Fury had a 200HP engine. So I took the Power Scalar in the aircraft config, which is originally 1.2 and multiplied it by (200/85). To truly model the Lopresti I should also adjust the drag and the propeller, but I was just going for quick and easy now. So in the aircraft config, just find the following section and change it to the number shown;

[piston_engine]
power_scalar = 2.82

Regards,
Ken
 
Sundog said:
Well, the Swift A had an 85HP engine and the Lopresti Swift Fury had a 200HP engine. So I took the Power Scalar in the aircraft config, which is originally 1.2 and multiplied it by (200/85). To truly model the Lopresti I should also adjust the drag and the propeller, but I was just going for quick and easy now. So in the aircraft config, just find the following section and change it to the number shown;

[piston_engine]
power_scalar = 2.82

Regards,
Ken
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It really does need this for more spirited flying. It is a Globe "swift" rather than a Globe "amble" after all. We went with the purity of the original, happy in the knowledge that the community will make those sorts of adjustments should they require it.
 
Bazz and Airplane Heaven, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your generous gift. Having this little jewel I can now personally attest to the attention to detail and superb product you and your team create. I will definitely check in with you from time to time at your new releases. You have an excellent team... Thank you again... Terry
 
A most generous gift Baz and The AH Team. Just did my first flight with The Swift. Amazing quality. There is a real one at my local airport , so nice to have some virtual flights. Wishing everyone here safety and good health. Cheers ! Mike :wavey:
 
Thank you bazzar and Airplane Heaven, I appreciate you sharing your work like this. I really enjoyed flying the Swift A. What a nice gesture, thank you again.
 
Thanks Bazz for the very nice gift to the SOH and flightsim community.

Saw one years ago and thought it was beautiful. Here's a pic from a few years ago.

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Hello, All-

I saw one of these for the first time many years ago at a little airshow in central Ohio with my father, and have been hooked ever since. Thanks to all at AH for a very generous gift!

- Mike Z.
 
I'm delighted people are having fun with the old girl. One of our retailers has just recorded 2,000 downloads in 24 hours. Someone's flying out there...

Be safe and don't panic... we will beat this thing.:engel016:
 
bazzar said:
I can't remember whether the Swift has a tail wheel lock. Don't think it has of the top of my hat. If it doesn't and you are having trouble with the large rudder then you could try a couple of things.
Add a tail wheel lock entry to the Aircraft CFG and use a key stroke or maybe edit the steer angle entry to 0 in the contact points section.:engel016:
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Apparently there is either an STC, or later in production, a steerable tail wheel was added. I cannot find any reference to a locking capability though. In addition, the main wheels had a critical toe-in / camber setting much like your car -- and had a big influence on directional control.
 
Good show Fellas! The manual makes no mention of a lockable tail wheel although as it has been noted it is steerable and non-retractable.
 
Thank you Bazz lovely modelling.
Now being perverse I've reduced the HP down to 85 HP, moved the Empty C of G to -0.85. From the Smithsonion web page on her have changed the weights: AUW= 1570, Empty = 1062. Other adjustments in course of experimentation in .cfg & .air file, but she will achieve quoted A model speeds, just got to get her to be able to turn properly on the rudder just before touchdown rather than skid sideways. I know she has a reputation for lacking some control in that area, but have read the flight report that's on the web & I don't think she is that bad in real life.

Now have the P40 - for which more thanks, saving that for a rainy day!
Keith
 
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