The Flightgear
Bell-412 V0.8 is released:
A word about this version:
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New Liveries- German Notarzt
- Australian NSW Helimed
- Canadian CoastGuard in HD
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Dual Control Dual Control is almost done, I evolve it with training purpose in mind.
A lot of people told me they like the chopper but have some troubles to manage it.
So, DC will solve this problem. It's a nice way to make the B412 more 'bombable' too ...
I have done a process that sync pilot/copilot cyclic sticks in order to avoid some position gap btw controls over the network.
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N2 Governor The Bell412 now features a true governor, it controls the N2 engine RPM, thus the rotor RPM. It's really nice to fly with it, speed and behavior are more reliable and stable.
323.8 RPM is surely not equal to 324 RPM. We understand how it matters here.
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Design I improved the design a bit: nose access & rivets, particle separator housing inside the engine air inlet, and better specular & shinyness under ALS. Each livery now embed its own specular & shine values. Nose electronics and battery are on the way ...
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FORCE TRIM I introduced the useful force trim electro-magnetic system which allows the pilot to feel aerodynamic forces through an hydraulic system.
The force trim here makes pilot's controls more accurate near a given position according to the speed (reciprocal power).
Low speed + cyclic at neutral position = more accurate
Hovering is thus easy despite the lack of a complete AFCS functionalities.
It currently supports only neutral position, next version will be more realistic ;
force trim theorically allows hand off flight.
Please read the documentation, a complete paragraph explains how it works in details.
The documentation is constantly updated, it's free, so feel free to read it for a better experience.
I always expect feedbacks from the FG community, so this will be my best whishes for
2018 ! ;o)
Thank you using the Bell-412,
Happy FG,
Download link on Sourceforge:https://sourceforge.net/projects/bell-412/files/latest/downloadVal.