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Thanks for this info, Dave. I went to ORBX an bought it.
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OV-10 Bronco Released.
- Thread starter SpaceHippy1975
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Thanks for this info, Dave. I went to ORBX an bought it.
There is a lot to like about this airplane, both the airframe and the developer. It's beautiful and detailed inside and out.......I just can't quite get behind the control response. The OV-10 should have a playful character, as it literally pulls itself together the faster you fly. There is a synchrony of aerodynamics that need to happen to make this true, and the flight model would need moderate to major revisions to achieve them.
Key responses occur with low-speed transition below ~90 knots and high-speed transition above ~160 knots. (Low speed) Below ~160 knots the Bronco exhibits adverse yaw, which gets more pronounced as the aircraft slows. It has a remarkable stall speed, but is also highly susceptible to Dutch Roll below ~90 knots. Most landings are performed at only half-flaps to keep the speed up. So coordinated inputs and good rudder work is import below ~160 knots, and critical below ~90 knots. (High speed) Above 160 knots the Bronco exhibits proverse yaw; turns become passively coordinated and the roll-rate improves. It is a delightful character.
For the Azurpoly OV-10, the roll and yaw both feel overdamped. Roll is snappy like a FBW at all speeds, and seems to lack inertia on initiation and stop. Yaw is a little more ambiguous; there is significant adverse yaw at low speeds, but slipping creeps back to center with no oscillation (critical to Dutch Roll). At higher speeds adverse yaw still seems to be present, just much less pronounced with no transition to proverse yaw.
Key responses occur with low-speed transition below ~90 knots and high-speed transition above ~160 knots. (Low speed) Below ~160 knots the Bronco exhibits adverse yaw, which gets more pronounced as the aircraft slows. It has a remarkable stall speed, but is also highly susceptible to Dutch Roll below ~90 knots. Most landings are performed at only half-flaps to keep the speed up. So coordinated inputs and good rudder work is import below ~160 knots, and critical below ~90 knots. (High speed) Above 160 knots the Bronco exhibits proverse yaw; turns become passively coordinated and the roll-rate improves. It is a delightful character.
For the Azurpoly OV-10, the roll and yaw both feel overdamped. Roll is snappy like a FBW at all speeds, and seems to lack inertia on initiation and stop. Yaw is a little more ambiguous; there is significant adverse yaw at low speeds, but slipping creeps back to center with no oscillation (critical to Dutch Roll). At higher speeds adverse yaw still seems to be present, just much less pronounced with no transition to proverse yaw.
What Tom posted.
