Adding a spoiler or dive brake

[MustangNightFighter]

D Day

The expansion was D-Day 1944 Invasion of Europe. It was created some time ago and was to totally remake CFS3 for 1944-1945 era. It includes New Zealand, Canada, Aussies, Brits, Germans, and Americans for campaigns with reworked and new planes including P-38L, P-51D, P-47D, P-47M, B-26G, Spitfire IX (several variations), Fw 190D, Bf 109G, Fw 190A, Beaufighter X, Mossies, Tempest, Typhoon, C-47A, B-25C J and H, and others I probably can't remember now. It is hard to track down but you can find out about it on the GMX site and buy it through some place like Amazon. It is supposed to rework weapons, effects, scenery, flight models, pits, etc. With Firepower, (a few modifications are needed to make these compatable), this is supposed to be better than IL2 and with out it it is supposed to equal it. Here is the site: http://www.gmxmedia.net/dday/

 

[OldCrow]

UPDATE2options, option #1 is new and preffered by me)

Adding Dive Brakes (to ANY plane that DOES-NOT have them already)
First Backup your files before EDITing them.

Option#1=
#1=EDIT Config file(Using notepad): Find the line in [airplane_geometry] that looks like this: spoiler_limit = 60
It's probably 0...make it 60.

#2=EDIT AIR File as follows(Using a program called AirEd):

Section # 1101-Primary Aerodynamics...
Add Figure to Drag for Spoiler. 220 is normal.
You can also add pitch and lift for Dive recovery flaps like a P-38L.

Section # 1539 AND #1540-UNKNOWN...
Edit the first line in record #1539 (hex edit) for the Lift.
Could make it like this: 0000 33 33 33 33 33 33 D3 3F
Edit the final line in record #1540 (hex edit) for the Drag.(Most important)
Could make it like this: 0018 00 00 00 00 00 80 BB 3F

Option#2=
#1=EDIT Config file(Using notepad): Find the line in [airplane_geometry] that looks like this: spoiler_limit = 60
It's probably 0...make it 60.

#2=EDIT AIR File as follows(Using a program called AirEd):

Section # 1101-Primary Aerodynamics...
Add Figure to Drag for Spoiler. 220 is normal.
You can also add pitch and lift for Dive recovery flaps like a P-38L.

Section # 1539 AND #1540-UNKNOWN...
Remove these records entirely(Right click on it and select remove record).

Option #2 might change some parameters of your aircraft performance, including top seed and lift. As far as I can tell, the Option#1 does nothing except make a working Dive Brake available.

 

[FOO FIGHTER]

now I use the extra lift for tighter turns with this power-toy.

You could do this with just a minor adjustment of the flaps in the .cfg file. These were called "Combat Flaps" and were used at speed for better maneuverability. They deployed in small increments to reduce drag.

From a modified P-55:
[flaps.0]
type = 1
span-outboard = 0.5
extending-time = 4
flaps-position.0 = 0
flaps-position.1 = 8, 450
flaps-position.2 = 13, 350
flaps-position.3 = 32, 200
flaps-position.4 = 45, 142
damaging-speed = 460
blowout-speed = 500
system_type = 1
lift_scalar = 1
drag_scalar = 1
pitch_scalar = 1

Compared to the stock P-55:
[Flaps.0]
type=1
span-outboard=0.50
extending-time=5.00
system_type=0
damaging-speed=150.00
blowout-speed=180.00
lift_scalar=1.00
drag_scalar=1.00
pitch_scalar=1.00
flaps-position.0=0.00
flaps-position.1=10.00
flaps-position.2=20.00
flaps-position.3=43.00