[gurps] Autogyro performance
Onno Meyer
Onno.Meyer at gmx.de
Sun Apr 5 05:53:54 CDT 2009
> I've known for quote some time that the formulas in
> VE2 didn't work for autogyros. They results in stall
> and top speeds too high and takeoff and landing runs
> too low. Anyone found a solution?
>
> Brandon
The formula for the takeoff and landing runs is based
on stall speed and acceleration/deceleration. I would
not change that formula, so that leaves three rules:
* Deceleration is an extremely simple formula, but it
tends to be much higher than acceleration, so it is
a secondary question.
* I have the (unverified) gut feeling that gAccel for
light prop aircraft is way too high and hence their
takeoff runs are too low. So boosting gAccel would
be a bad idea.
* That leaves the stall speed formula. Using the VXii
rules, you could change the lift area multiplier
for rotors without side effects for other aircraft
(since helicopters have stall speed 0 anyway).
What data do you have on autogyro stall speed?
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