posted 09-16- 11:17 AM               

What you could probably try is additional iterations of this, i.e. instead of one extra wing, have two, each with a "smaller" aileron. Lose first extra wing, aileron effectiveness is halved. Lose the second extra wing, it's gone. Adding the extra airfoils DOES have some effects on things like roll rates tho, so the FM has to get re-tweaked after you set up the damage effects.

You could also create a "new" airfoil once the extra wing is detached. This airfoil would be smaller, and have the aileron properties attached, so it would be a "weaker" aileron than the original. The only problem here is that there's no way to get rid of this new airfoil without losing its parent object.

posted 09-16- 06:14 PM               

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posted 09-16- 06:15 PM            

Thanks, but I think that is what I'm doing. I can successfully drop the object with the normal airfoil, and replace it with one that has no airObject. I *can* make it use the same airObject as the one I dropped, just as in Raider's description, but it doesn't work. What I would like to do is to activate an airfoil that has the same airObject as the one I dropped does, but with a lower airMax, or if they're flaps, with much higher airRuntime to simulate a hydraulics problem.

I've also experimented with dropping the control surface, and it sort of works. It depends. Here's an example:

code:

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(obProb (95 (obFunc (ailerondmg
                      (airSection "SEVERSKY"
                       airInc 1
                       airK .8
                       airAR 5.61
                       airArea 83
                       obAirfoil (
                        airChord 5
                        airPT -15.000000, 0.698311, -2.549800))))
           5 (obFunc (ailerondmg
                      (obExec (Name 'aileronL Func 'detach)
                       airSection "SEVERSKY"
                       airInc 1
                       airK .8
                       airAR 5.61
                       airArea 71
                       obAirfoil (
                         airChord 3.5
                         airPT -15.000000, 0, -2.549800))))
))

---

The intention is that on damage, the function "ailerondmg" is called when the normal airfoil object is detached, and there's a 95% chance the aileron is stuck, and a 5% chance it dropps. So far all is well.

The function "detach" for the aileron does of course just that, activates an airfoil such that the aileron spins down, and also activates an inertia box, such that it doesn't disappear.

Problem is it *sometimes* causes a freeze, but only when detaching the control surface, never when they stick. For the left aileron, left flap and right flap it never ever freezes if I shoot them off with bullets, but often freezes if I shoot with cannons. The right aileron always freezes the game when it detaches.

posted 09-16- 09:25 PM               

Anyway, I hope that after Michael H. has his current project released that maybe we could get a SMALL patch (it does not have to include all the fixes) If airMax and airAdvantage could be changed at runtime like the airInc, we would not have to do all this object switching.

Until then, here is an idea, I created a obFunc on the wing with the new air properties for use when the aileron is damaged.
You could have different obFunc like Damage1 - set air max to .5, Damage2 - airMax .2

You could use the obProb 5 % Damage1, 5% Damage2

I had a problem with trying to add the CSD to the elevators with CTD too. I shelved it for a while to work on other parts. But will pick it back up later.

bjorn, I will send you my latest model, with the obFunc. I think you will like it a lot better, also I am working on improving the bent landing gear. Thanks for the info.