Simulation - Moving spoilers in turns?

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Moving spoilers in turns?

z5sharp

2005-03-13, 3:56 am

Am I going crazy?

When I bank left or right on any of my aircraft in FS2004, it seems that the
spoilers also move. Now, I know my airplanes, and I do not mean the ailerons.
I mean the spoilers move WITH the ailerons. Why is this?

me @ comcast

2005-03-13, 3:56 am

lol, pretty cool huh ?

"z5sharp" <z5sharp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> Am I going crazy?
>
> When I bank left or right on any of my aircraft in FS2004, it seems that

the

quote:

> spoilers also move. Now, I know my airplanes, and I do not mean the

ailerons.

quote:

> I mean the spoilers move WITH the ailerons. Why is this?

z5sharp

2005-03-13, 3:56 am

As far as I'm concerned, this is not realistic.

"me @ comcast" wrote:

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> lol, pretty cool huh ?

me @ comcast

2005-03-13, 3:56 am

not sure why but,

in fs2002pro only boeings use spoilers along with ailerons.
the lear does not.

in 2004 both makes do.

post your same question in the ' microsoft.public.simulators ' forum.

there are tons of people with more knowledge than me that will give you the
answer your looking for.

better yet i'll copy/paste for you and get back to ya.

"z5sharp" <z5sharp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> As far as I'm concerned, this is not realistic.
>
>
> "me @ comcast" wrote:
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>

me @ comcast

2005-03-13, 3:56 am

after giving some thought to it , and i could be wrong,
but in heavier aircraft such as the boeings, the spoilers are activated in
turns to produce drag and to lose lift so the aircraft may turn at a
desirable rate.

but we'll see what kind of answers we get. good question, you got me curious
:-)

"me @ comcast" <me @ comcast> wrote in message
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quote:

> not sure why but,
>
> in fs2002pro only boeings use spoilers along with ailerons.
> the lear does not.
>
> in 2004 both makes do.
>
> post your same question in the ' microsoft.public.simulators ' forum.
>
> there are tons of people with more knowledge than me that will give you

the

quote:

> answer your looking for.
>
> better yet i'll copy/paste for you and get back to ya.
>
>
> "z5sharp" <z5sharp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C7CBE158-05F8-4C66-A88E-2726FB0B0CF0@microsoft.com...
>
>

Katy Pluta (MS_MVP)

2005-03-13, 6:00 pm

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:21:02 -0800, "z5sharp"
<z5sharp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

quote:

>As far as I'm concerned, this is not realistic.

Why? It sure is, depends on the aircraft of course.

Check this from http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/alr.html

"When you travel on an airliner, watch the wings during turns. The
pilot rolls the aircraft in the direction of the turn. You will
probably be surprised at how little deflection is necessary to bank
(roll) a large airliner. But be warned that there is a possible source
of confusion on some airliners. We have been talking here about
rolling the aircraft by using a pair of ailerons at the very trailing
edge of both wings to increase or decrease the lift of each wing. On
some airliners, the aircraft is rolled by killing the lift on only one
wing at a time. A plate, called a spoiler, is raised between the
leading and trailing edges of the wing. This effectively changes the
shape of the airfoil, disrupts the flow over the wing, and causes a
section of the wing to decrease its lift. This produces an unbalanced
force with the other wing, which causes the roll. Airliners use
spoilers because spoilers can react more quickly than ailerons and
require less force to activate, but they always decrease the total
amount of lift for the aircraft. "

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Katy P.
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