.dat file for vtol

[Silver Sergeant]

i was trying hard to figure out how to give your plane you created the ability to vtol
but,sadly i can't seems to find a way, does any one know the code to add the ability to vtol? in the .dat file.

[NightRaven]

Look here.

[Flake]

Thrust vector or helicopter.

[ForeverYMonster]

I introduced him into the Harrier, which he seems to be very interested in, so im guessing Thrust Vector

-- Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:45 pm --

I introduced him into the Harrier, which he seems to be very interested in, so im guessing Thrust Vector

[Silver Sergeant]

thanks for the replies ,
but i can't understand what the TRSTDIR0 and TRSTDIR1 means. is it possible for you guys to explain a little?
like what it is suppose to simulate, and how to properly place it.

[Flake]

THRUSTDIR0 and THRUSTDIR1 are the two positions the nozzle can be in, 0 being normal and 1 being deployed.

Imagine a line starting at 0 0 0 and drawn to the point specified. the direction this arrow points is the direction the thrust goes.

for eg try these:

THRUSTDIR0 0m 0m -1m
THRUSTDIR1 0m -1m 0m

(Although I could be wrong and it's acutally inverted... IE from the point towards 0,0,0...)

I trust you already know that X Y Z is Left/Right, Up/Down, Forwards/Backwards?

[decaff_42]

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TRSTVCTR TRUE                 #HAS THRUST VECTORING CAPABILITY?
TRSTDIR0 0.0m 0.0m 1.0m       #Thrust vector 0
TRSTDIR1 0.0m 1.0m 0.0m       #Thrust vector 1

That is from the default av-8b dat file. In the DAT file, the coordinates go Y,Z,X. This is true for all the coordinate inputs In the dat file. So in this case the thrust vector is the direction the thrust is being applied (The opposite direction the exhaust is going).

Y is left/right
Z is up/down
X is forward/backward

This is actually a common aerospace Coordinate system setup for aircraft, although for whatever reason we have the positive z axis direction pointing to the ground...Don't ask me why.