Lou_Betti
10-29-2001, 10:13 AM
"When I am at cruise level the aircraft sits in a nose up position. Even if very light. Is this a bug with the program?"
Answered by Simon Evans:
No, this is EXACTLY the way the real aircraft operates.
Of course, the reason you don't see it in real life is because:
1: It is quite difficult to get out of the aircraft at 35,000 feet and Mach 0.74 and hold the camera steady...
2: Any aircraft-to-aircraft photography also has the camera aircraft adopting the same nose-up angle, so it looks like the target aircraft is level...
3: Hollywood special effects designers neither know, nor care, how a genuine aircraft operates. DF do.
Answered by Tietzman:
Simon is right,my friend.When in cruise flight,a 737 flies with 2 or 3 degrees of pitch up,and because of fuselage lenght(115' or 35m / 737-400) you realize easily the angle.Aerodynamics will explain that for you...during cruise flight,try this:disengage auto pilot and drive pitch to zero...you will not keep level.For further information ,please contact Boeing Company.I just fly the airplane.
Answered by Simon Evans:
No, this is EXACTLY the way the real aircraft operates.
Of course, the reason you don't see it in real life is because:
1: It is quite difficult to get out of the aircraft at 35,000 feet and Mach 0.74 and hold the camera steady...
2: Any aircraft-to-aircraft photography also has the camera aircraft adopting the same nose-up angle, so it looks like the target aircraft is level...
3: Hollywood special effects designers neither know, nor care, how a genuine aircraft operates. DF do.
Answered by Tietzman:
Simon is right,my friend.When in cruise flight,a 737 flies with 2 or 3 degrees of pitch up,and because of fuselage lenght(115' or 35m / 737-400) you realize easily the angle.Aerodynamics will explain that for you...during cruise flight,try this:disengage auto pilot and drive pitch to zero...you will not keep level.For further information ,please contact Boeing Company.I just fly the airplane.