161 points by smig0 2 days ago | 24 comments
pickledcods 2 days ago
https://xyzzy.github.io/jsFlightSim
I tried to reverse-engineer the code to understand how the model in the simulator worked, only it raised more questions than answered. I did uncover that the author had flight simulator writing experience, so the mechanics were truly obfuscated. Carl, amazing piece of craftsmanship, tipping the hat!
HanClinto 20 hours ago
HanClinto 2 days ago
NavinF 2 days ago
simne 1 day ago
This is not rule.
Some planes named "friendly to novice pilot", and are stable, others are not, and this is somewhere predictable when design.
I even hear, Lindsberg, when was preparing for his flight, asked designer to make his plane unstable, because typical stable flight is very boring and he scared to fall asleep.
In other cases, modern planes like 737s and larger scale, usually considered to have zero stabilization in design and if need, stabilization created by electronics (navigation system is usually made as very high precision inertial platform, so could in most cases know, how should fly to looking stable). This is because design stabilization costs additional resistance, less payload and more fuel consumption - for 737 scale it is about 1-3 additional passengers and few percents of range. Military planes and some aerobatics now are designed unstable for better maneuverability.
I don't say, this new trends are good, just notice.
addaon 1 day ago
mfex 2 days ago
pvg 2 days ago