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→Configuration File Format:: explanation of retractable
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====Damping coefficients==== | |||
<damping_coeff> and <damping_coeff_rebound> set the damping coefficient on compression and rebound, respectively. If <damping_coeff_rebound> is omitted, the rebound coefficient defaults to the same as the damping_coeff. | <damping_coeff> and <damping_coeff_rebound> set the damping coefficient on compression and rebound, respectively. If <damping_coeff_rebound> is omitted, the rebound coefficient defaults to the same as the damping_coeff. | ||
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Using square damping should result in more vigorous damping under extreme forces and accelerations and may help reduce extreme ground reaction forces sometimes experienced under JSBSim. | Using square damping should result in more vigorous damping under extreme forces and accelerations and may help reduce extreme ground reaction forces sometimes experienced under JSBSim. | ||
====Retractable landing gear==== | |||
Setting retractable to 1 simply alerts JSBSim that this gear is retractable. If the gear is retracted in Flightgear, JSBSim will simply ignore this contact point entirely. | |||
JSBSim considers a gear that is even partially retracted (99% extended or less) to be retracted and ignores it. | |||
===Hints=== | ===Hints=== | ||