Also, don't forget the inboard ailerons on each wing.

Coming together very nicely, can't wait to get this awesome machine in the air!
wowwwwwNightRaven wrote:Main gears complete.
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This happens because the rotation is stored as a short. Ever edit a dnm in dnmviewer and see the rotation as 44.81654y4564etc degrees instead of 45? short rounding error. 180 deg = 32717 and 0 deg = 0. It doesn't know which way to rotate (left or right?) to get towards 0. the 90 deg trick is a perfect work around.NightRaven wrote:One thing I noted when animating it was that YS freaks out if the rotation is quite large.
oh oh i need help now....NightRaven wrote:Main gears complete.
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So I've got a new SSD and got Windows 10 up and running again. And that means that I've finally gotten around to finishing the nose gear of the DC-10 that I've been procrastinating on for the longest time. It's almost done, with one more strut to go.
I have made the steering cylinders rotate while steering the nose wheels. However, since I haven't found a proper source regarding the steering cylinders, I'm not exactly sure whether it rotates this way. Even then, enjoy this:
Ground lights also included. Helpful with the nose EXCAMERA.
Not unless you cut corners on maintainence. If you're referring to AA 191, long story short is, AA decided to save time by removing the engine with the pylon instead of the procedure given to all airlines by Douglas Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas), which was to remove the engine first, then the pylon. If memory serves well, on the aircraft in question, this resulted in the pylon being partially damaged where it is attached to the wing, and with the usual wear and tear, the pylon couldn't handle the job any longer after some number of flights and separated from the wing, taking the engine with it. Unfortunately, it wasn't a clean separation and resulted in the #1 hydraulic line getting severed, leading to a loss of hydraulic fluid (that trail white "smoke" you see in photos is actually that), and that in turn led to the left wing slats retracting prematurely. The end result of course, we all know.ksh wrote:was it the DC-10 that had the problem that the engine would just fall off? nothing against your model NightRaven, just i thought i read it somewhere that they had that problem and they where remplaced by the MD-11? could it be?
Ah ok...thanks! Still this plane looks fabtastic!Turbofan wrote:Not unless you cut corners on maintainence. If you're referring to AA 191, long story short is, AA decided to save time by removing the engine with the pylon instead of the procedure given to all airlines by Douglas Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas), which was to remove the engine first, then the pylon. If memory serves well, on the aircraft in question, this resulted in the pylon being partially damaged where it is attached to the wing, and with the usual wear and tear, the pylon couldn't handle the job any longer after some number of flights and separated from the wing, taking the engine with it. Unfortunately, it wasn't a clean separation and resulted in the #1 hydraulic line getting severed, leading to a loss of hydraulic fluid (that trail white "smoke" you see in photos is actually that), and that in turn led to the left wing slats retracting prematurely. The end result of course, we all know.ksh wrote:was it the DC-10 that had the problem that the engine would just fall off? nothing against your model NightRaven, just i thought i read it somewhere that they had that problem and they where remplaced by the MD-11? could it be?
The MD-11 has its own set of problems but I wont get into that in this thread, I could derail it for some time!
Both aircraft were very well-built machines and were safe in their own right, but it was mostly pilot error or company error that got the DC-10 a bad reputation.
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