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Help Please!

gaucho_59

gaucho_59

Charter Member
I have a few aircraft that do not stand flush with the tarmac... some are above and some seem imbedded in it...like a quarter or more of the mainwheels buried in the tarmac...
I am basically a flyer and avid repainter but do not possess much savvy as to tweeking the aircraft configuration or air file on a model... Whoever can be so kind to give me a hand with this issue.. please do...
 
Hi,

As requested above ....
Can you enumerate the specific planes ?
The best is to give the download name (xxxx.zip) and from wich library
Until we have those specs .. nobody can really help you immediately !
 
For the aircraft that have this problem, open the aircraft folder in question.
Find the aircraft.cfg and open with Notepad. (You may wish to make a backup copy before changes).

Scroll down to the section {Contact Points}. They will look like this (maybe without the leading comments):

//0 Class
//1 Longitudinal Position (feet)
//2 Lateral Position (feet)
//3 Vertical Position (feet) //4 Impact Damage Threshold (Feet Per Minute)
//5 Brake Map (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right)
//6 Wheel Radius (feet)
//7 Steer Angle (degrees)
//8 Static Compression (feet) (0 if rigid)
//9 Max/Static Compression Ratio
//10 Damping Ratio (0=Undamped, 1=Critically Damped)
//11 Extension Time (seconds)
//12 Retraction Time (seconds)
//13 Sound Type
[contact_points]
point.0 = 1, 0.90, 0.00, -4.09, 1500, 0, 0.5, 22.0, 0.25,2.5, 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 0
point.1 = 1, -4.70, -4.50, -4.01, 3500, 1, 0.5, 0.0, 0.3, 2.5, 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 2
point.2 = 1, -4.70, 4.50, -4.01, 3500, 2, 0.5, 0.0, 0.3, 2.5, 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 3

The numbers in RED undicate the vertical distance to the ground. Adjust these up or down by .2 at a time until you find the aircraft gear sitting on the tarmax as you like. It is best to use the runway or a good taxiway of a larger airport for these adjustments.
 
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