JohnM

+2

I think the trim tabs should be animated... When trimming the aircraft, the trim tabs will move more than the control surfaces themselves would (since the tabs are so much smaller) and the trim tab's movement would therefore be more obvious than that of the trimmed control surface. The actual control surface's movement would be much less. In other words, the trim tabs will move more degrees than the actual control surfaces would when trimmed. I therefore think it will look best if the trim tabs are animated (as all other developers do with their aircraft). To add, another reason to animate the trim tabs is because the trim wheels themselves control the trim tabs directly. If you move the trim wheel you will expect to see the trim tabs move in a constant relationship to the trim wheel. The amount the control surfaces themselves move in relation to the trim tabs is not constant, because there is no direct link between the trim wheel's movement and the control surface itself. The force the trim tabs exert on the control surface is purely aerodynamic, and this force changes with the aircraft's speed. As an example, when you taxi, moving the trim tabs will have no effect on the control surface (even if the tabs are deflected all the way) since the speed is too low. At higher speed they will become more effective, but the trim tabs will still move more degrees than the control surfaces themselves. The trim tabs just need to be animated to move in the correct direction... For the MU-2 that means reversing the elevator trim tabs as well as the rudder trim tab animations. Since the MU-2 doesn't have ailerons, the wing's roll trim tabs on the MU-2 are already correctly animated as they are now.

Love that wing shot. Very nice!

Nicely done!

In real life, if the trim tab is all the way up, the aircraft would in fact want to nose-dive, NOT "nose up and stall". Having said that, I still think the Flysimware MU-2 is an excellent add-on. It is a very enjoyable aircraft to fly, the subject matter is interesting and overall well executed. I especially like the virtual cockpit, which is very nicely modeled. All proportions of the cockpit and instrument panel look like the real thing. I can definitely recommend the Flysimware MU-2 to anyone that likes this hobby.

Both the ELEVATOR trim tab as well as the RUDDER trim tab animations are the opposite of what they should be. Hopefully this will be fixed.

Nice! It looks very realistic!

Looks great!