[WIP] FAR Modified

[HoneyFox]

Well... I added lots of features into my FAR build for my own convenience. and guess it's time to release it to public.

** It's just a replacement pack based on FAR 0.14.6, you should get the original FAR installed, and replace .dll files with the ones provided in my package. **

Features:

Some more autopilot helpers:

Pitch-Alpha-Controller, a PID controller that tries to control aircraft's AoA based on pilot's pitch input.

PAC has a built-in 1G auto-trimmer based on DCA's stdAoA and stdVelocity setting (which consider these two as the parameters of take-off AoA and take-off speed), which is suitable for aircrafts that has zero Cl at zero alpha.

PAC will change to Gee-command mode when at high dynamic pressure, limiting G to around -2 ~ 12G.

Roll-Yaw-Converter, an Aileron-Rudder-Interconnect implementation, with purpose to minimize sideslip angle during roll and to achieve "roll-around-velocity-vector".

Yaw damper changed to Yaw PD controller, which will also try to keep zero sideslip angle instead of just damping yaw rate.

Brake Rudder % option for control surfaces, useful for fly-wing aircrafts (best used with Yaw PD Controller and Roll-Yaw-Converter).

Local AoA (AoA change due to nearby wings' interaction is also displayed in brackets) information display for all wing parts, especially useful to check the local AoA of control surfaces.

Tweaks:

DCA now uses Sqrt(scale) so that aircraft will have a bit more control authority at high dynamic pressure. (it used to be too conservative before)

Wing interaction of MaxAoA is greatly changed. You no longer can get an aircraft that has a stall angle at ~60 deg, even with leading-edge-flaps. These LEFs can still delay the stall for perhaps several degrees but that's about it.

Wing's AC shift due to stall is adjusted a bit. it will still shift afterwards to somewhere around 50% of MAC at 90 deg of AOA.

Drag at medium AoA tweaked a bit to make it feel better. (used to be too high I think)

Download link: https://kerbalstuff.com/mod/626/FAR%20Modified%20%28Replacement%20Package%29

License still follows FAR's GNU GPL v3.

Source code at my github: http://github.com/HoneyFox/Ferram-Aerospace-Research

Edited March 4, 2015 by HoneyFox

[Svm420]

I keep losing this thread so I am commenting to say I like the changes and so I dont lose it again

[Ramon91]

I've been waiting for something like this looong time. Let's try it

[BudgetHedgehog]

Oooh, looks fun. I like these changes, especially the brake-rudder % and the roll-yaw converter.