VT221

VT 221 (Pegasus VTOL)

1.0. The Package

1.1. Sit in the Plane

1.2. Chat Commandos

2.0. How to fly the VT221

2.1. Plane

2.2. Helicopter

2.3. Morphing in flight

3.0. Guest pilot

What you get:

- Realistc flight script with smooth transition between hover and flight in 90 steps

- 2 Seats

- Guest pilot function

- Gear

- Fuel simulation

- Inteligent auto attachement system

- HUD shows you Airfoil position, flight level, Vario, Speed, Compass, Artificial Horizon, Throttle/Plane Status, Cam Status

1.1. Sit in:

Before you do anything: Wear the HUD! In the version 1.0 you should bring airfoil to 0 degrees (normal flight position) before you sit in the plane or stand up from. After rezzing or stand up from the VT221, the airfoil asking you for permissions to attach to your avatar. Confirm with YES. As the owner rightklick on the body (not the airfoil or motors/props) and chose 'pilot'. The airfoil will now automaticly attached to your avatar.

1.2 Chat commands are:

'start' / 'stop' the engines

'b' for breakes. After rezzing breakes (plane is non physical) are active !

'd' for the door

'a' or alt to switch altitude display

'g' gear up/down

't' toggles turbulences and crosswinds on/off > default on

'refuel' to fill up gasoline

'help' to get help menu again

2.0 How to fly:

The VT221 gives you a smooth transition between hover and normal flight in 90 steps. No switching between hover and flight modus because no have! 1 degrees steps move the thrust from the engines from straight downwards continuously to a forward force like a normal plane.

2.1. Fly like a plane:

Relase breakes 'b'! Same to all Real Flight planes, the Pegasus detect his pitch and react with speed. Speed has again influence to airfoil lift. Minimum horizontal speed with 50% throttle is about 9.5 m/s. If you fly slower the airfoil will lost lift until STALL!

Crusing speed with 60-90% throttle

100% throttle gives your plane about 20m/s forward speed

Landing aproche flight with 50-60% throttle

Touch down with 40% throttle

2.2. Start, landing and hovering like a helicopter:

Bring airfoil to 90 degrees > touch ..button on HUD

Relase breakes 'b'

Now increase throttle up to 75%.

This generates propeller thrust (lifting force) equal to weight from plane (or gravitation that hold plane at ground)

Increase throttle to 76% or more and the VT221 beginns to rise.

Use the FOR/BACKWARD arrow keys to pitch the VT221         > do not hold key long time!

LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys to steering (banking) left/right     > you play with the L/R engine power

SHIFT+LEFT/RIGHT turns the plane on the Z-Axis with his tail nozzle     > not in mouselook!

Now try hovering, try hold height, try to softly touch down...

2.3 Morphing from hover to flight to hover

OK. 75% throttle lets hover the VT221 with airfoil in 90 degrees position! In 45 degrees position your engine power (propeller thrust) divides in 50% lift and 50% forward thrust. The result: the plane lost massive height! Add throttle to hold the height (typicaly up to 90%+) while airfoil is in transition from hover to flight. Increase throttle while the airfoil beginns to lift at the last 20 degrees from transition. In the 0 pos from airfoil all power goes backward and result in forward speed and full lift (9.5 m/s) from airfoil.

For a first ride make sure you have enough air under your plane! With throttle +75% touch preset 0 degrees and airfoil beginns rotate in 90 steps to zero position. Pegasus lost height until enough forward speed until airfoil gives you lift to hold plane in air.

Airfoil position, thrust force angle and enginge power:

90°   = 100% down thrust                        75% throttle for neutral hoovering

77.5° = 75% down + 25% backw. thrust            about 90% throttle to hold height and have forward movement

45°   = 50/50 down/backw.                       

22.5° = 25/75 down/backw

0°    = 100% backward thrust

Hint: try hold up the nose from plane. Makes easyer because you lost less height... (thx to Xi !)

3.0. Guest pilot

To autorize a other avatar to fly the VT221 just stay close to your plane and say in public chat 'gp prename lastname'. Yes you have to say the full name with correcty spoken. The Pegasus will confirm the new pilot now. After sit in the guest wil recive the HUD and the airfoil attachement part. Guest have to wear now manualy, because LSL only can attach stuff to the owner. And belive me: This is good! :-)