Targetware: Flight Model Development
Targetware ACM File Guide
PART REFERENCE: Flap
After the surface type is defined as
a flap, the type of flap needs to be defined.
split = 0 or 1
fowler = a number between
0 and 1, depending on how far aft they move when fully deflected.
A plain flap (split = 0, fowler = 0)
is a simple hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wing. It is
the least effective type of flap, adding some lift and a lot of drag.
A split flap (split = 1, fowler = 0) is a little more effective, in that
the upper surface of the wing is unaffected (the flap is built into the
underside of the wing), so the airflow doesn't separate from the upper
surface trailing edge when the flap deflects. You get a little more
lift out of it. The fowler flap (split = 0, fowler = 1) is the most
effective type as it moves back, increasing the wing area.
chord = fraction of the airfoil
chord, usually between 0.2 and 0.3
span = fraction of the airfoil
surface span
will_blowback = (1 if the
flaps will automatically retract as speed increases, 0 if not)
deploy_rate = rate of deployment
in degrees per second
num_notches = The number
of notches
extend = The maximum speed
for the extension of each notch (meters per second), separated by a comma
retract = The maximum speed
for the retraction of each notch (meters per second), separated by a comma
angle = The angle of deflection
(degrees) of each notch, separated by a comma
sound = path to sound effect
file
overspeed_sound = path to
sound effect file
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