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Originally Posted by Bolelas
I had never thaught of that mr Galway, and of couse it afects shooting! Thx for the post, and thanks also to mr Icefire. So, if ball is centred it should be ok, if ball centred and it is still roling we should aply aileron trim, correct?
Of course that for each engine rotacion, pitch angle, airspeed etc, the trim should change, so what do we adjust before combat? Or we must change also rudder trim in combat, just as we do to the elevator? (well... just use pedals to correct and shut up!)  |
Unless I've reached a cruise speed and altitude it would be rare for me not to be trimming the aircraft. I hate to have an out of trim aircraft so I suppose it borders on obsession but I do think it's very important.
There are several things to keep in mind. Some aircraft only truly feel "trimmed out" at certain speeds and throttle settings. The Yaks and the Tempest for example (vastly different aircraft but with similar characteristics here) tend to be happiest at around 80% throttle, 350kph (ish) and a fair bit of rudder and elevator trim. The Tempest cruise speed is a tad bit higher but you get the idea.