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Deeper accuracy in the flight model

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@cagarini, thanks! Boldmethod is a tremendous resource. 

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1 hour ago, snglecoil said:

I’ve got to say, I don’t understand all of the flight modeling calculations you guys are discussing, but as someone transitioning to my first jet job and digging into swept wing theory, I appreciate the effort to see it modeled with a higher level of fidelity in a (largely) home based sim.

These videos are the best introduction to highspeed flight that I know of. Lots of footage from ye olden days to boot:

 

 

 

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5 hours ago, cagarini said:

They still have to fix those drag calcs though

I'm no physicist, but if you have the information, I'll be happy to forward it to Austin or Ben.

7 hours ago, GoranM said:

I'm no physicist, but if you have the information, I'll be happy to forward it to Austin or Ben.

Alexis already did. Actually he was the first to send him all about that and the cosine rule... But I will send you two excerpts from articles about it through a PM 😉

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