Is the max number of engines 4?
Also, I saw that the was a "rocket" engine type for FSX, but it is unsupported, does that mean it won't work on FSX or something else?

Felix/FFDS wrote on Jun 18^th, 2009 at 6:26pm:


What? It means that plans about Howard Hughe's Hercules won't work?



Just kidding ,It actually think it should be possible by adding extra engines whether Prop1 or N1 to Prop6  in the modeldef.xml ,I also been asking this question myself a while ago.

Code:

  <PartInfo>
      <Name>prop4_slow</Name>
        <Copy>prop_anim</Copy>
        <AnimLength>100</AnimLength>
        <Animation>
            <Parameter>
                <Sim>
            <Variable>PROP ROTATION ANGLE:3</Variable>
          </Sim>
            </Parameter>
        </Animation>
        <Visibility>
            <Parameter>
                <Code>
            (A:PROP MAX RPM PERCENT:3, percent) 6.25 &gt;
            if{
            (A:PROP MAX RPM PERCENT:3, percent) 12.5 &lt; if{ 1 } els{ 0 }
                    } els{ 0 }
                </Code>
            </Parameter>
        </Visibility>
    </PartInfo> 

It would be a huge job   means to add one more to each extra engine with its parameters ,Slow ,blurred, and Lever controls parameters ,Jezz just to think about it make me feel sleep..

You have four engines, no if, ands or buts.

You can have multiple propellers, but beyond prop3_xxxx, they will be variations that need to be added/recognized


Put-Put had a similar problem.  He's created a SARO Princess (10 propllers) and was having problems once he got to propeller 5.  While he's using FSDS, the solutions in gmax would be equivalent.  You add new parts, tied to the prop0-3 visibiility.

Explanation and codes at the FFDS forums...

ShaneG wrote on Jun 19^th, 2009 at 11:30am:


Shane give me the link (If its a freeware ) and I will tell you my friend ,but that doesn't matter those are not real engines that pull the plane fowards all are  0 and 1   if the Airplane flies well and have all propellers working ,nothing to worried  


BTW ,I was joking about the Hercules ,just jets for me ,and if they re too well done  Like Posky or proyect opensky ,I rather fly in other airplanes
I will claim once again I never fly my own planes ,its likedancing with my sister , I rather dance with some buddy else's sister 


, But I hate the way they have a complex menu to download in each plane, I can't even ensamble that 777 I fall in love yesterday ,the wings are invisible and the VC shows about 1 second then disapear ,Yes I have sp2  

Which aircraft is it that your friend has?  Some designers have gotten around the problems with vectored thrust and rotating engine nacelles by using gauges attached to the panel.  It's a fairly complicated process, and only really applies to the aircraft in question.

I'm guessing it's either the V-22 Osprey by AlphaSim or the BA609 Tilt Rotor by Wilco.

As for your other question, you could certainly put the aircraft into Gmax and fiddle with it to make it compatible with FSX.  What aircraft is it?  (A link would be preferable)

Ok I though it was an FS'04, but it is actually for FS'02, but what ever, I have the source files...

Here is the link:

http://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads-file-126-details.html

Ok, so its flaps to mimic thrust vectoring, or something with the gauges.

How is the file a gmax file when the stub on the page says "FSDS Pro model"?

And the link points to a Tu-95 that does NOT have thrust vectoring!!!


If it's an FS2002/FS2004 model, you WILL have problems bringing it into FS-X = if that's what you're trying to do.