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Billi Gene
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.08.12 10:15:00 -
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to fly the dropships you really need to look at the future tech behind them...
do you know what Air-Hockey is? those tables with the small holes in them that you smash a puck around on?
the small holes push air up with floats the puck along.
now ...tilt the table to drop the puck in the direction you want it to go.
if the puck was moving fast in one direction when you try to get it to go in another direction... then its momentum will need to be canceled, and this doesnt happen instantly, though the more force you use to change the tilt on the table helps... but in turn creates its own momentum.
This is because DUST dropships, don't use rotors or aerodynamic lift to stay up in the air.... they quite literally float on top of their thrusters. Its the thrusters that are the Air-Hockey table.
Landing is all about controlling the momentum of the DS and at first is more akin to a controlled crash landing.
tips:
the hotter you come in the harder you'll have to bring the nose up and thrust, then time the leveling out and hopefully float in.
hitting the Square button before you land should open the bay doors and drop the landing gear.
sure there are others with better advice >.< |
Billi Gene
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.08.12 10:53:00 -
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Panther Alpha wrote:Billi Gene wrote:to fly the dropships you really need to look at the future tech behind them...
do you know what Air-Hockey is? those tables with the small holes in them that you smash a puck around on?
the small holes push air up with floats the puck along.
now ...tilt the table to drop the puck in the direction you want it to go.
if the puck was moving fast in one direction when you try to get it to go in another direction... then its momentum will need to be canceled, and this doesnt happen instantly, though the more force you use to change the tilt on the table helps... but in turn creates its own momentum.
This is because DUST dropships, don't use rotors or aerodynamic lift to stay up in the air.... they quite literally float on top of their thrusters. Its the thrusters that are the Air-Hockey table.
Landing is all about controlling the momentum of the DS and at first is more akin to a controlled crash landing.
tips:
the hotter you come in the harder you'll have to bring the nose up and thrust, then time the leveling out and hopefully float in.
hitting the Square button before you land should open the bay doors and drop the landing gear.
sure there are others with better advice >.< Helicopters does exactly that.... but the don't feel like Zeppelins.. you know why ? Because they use "Technology" to control the air flow. http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/helicopter.htm
ever wonder how the front end of the dropship stays up without any thrust?
i see no rotors, thrusters, jets or turbines.... do you?
ITS MAGIC I TELL YOU!!!!! BLACK MAJICKSZZZZZZZ
too far? :P
if i can come screaming in towards the table top in a sweeping bank, miscalculate and have to land under the table top... rolling the DS onto its side and smacking into the leg of the table top.... And still keep my militia bog standard DS... what the hell are you doing wrong?
if you just want to whinge fine... if you want to get better at it, then do so... I spent a good hour practicing landing behind the red line during chromosome... what the **** is your excuse? |
Billi Gene
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.08.12 10:56:00 -
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you might want to check your links :P
i quote "An airplane by its nature wants to fly. GǪ A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance, the helicopter stops flying, immediately and disastrously. There is no such thing as a gliding helicopter."
from your link |
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