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[gio963tto]

I hope a right post .
I have a question, do you think what characteristics (using a FM of the game) should be changed to have an acceptable FM for a airship?

Greetings GIO.

Avrei una domanda , secondo voi quali caratteristiche (utilizzando una FM del gioco) devono essere cambiate per avere una accettabile FM per un dirigibile ?

Saluti GIO.

[Spitwulf]

I've missed this topic... 

Well I'm not an FM expert, but maybe an hybrid between an helicopter and an heavy bomber would be a solution for new FM. Unfortunately I'm a rookie and I don't know how to make this type of FM.

Consider this a simple idea... 

Bye!

[Ass Eagle]

take a look here: http://www.airships.net/ very informative on the specifications for various airships.

[razor1uk]

Mmmm, theoretical thinking more for a zeppelin ..something akin to the climbing performance of a WW1 big 'heavy' bomber, with a huge horizontal and verticle wing areas of very low lift ratio with small control surfaces & large mass/inertia but low weight - so its floaty but dull to responsiveness & suffers from wind slip. Engines would have low-end power and efficient cooling, but of lower prop driving force to vehicle mass ratio.

For the dirigible, less mass & so more prop driving force ratio to engine vs mass, less control surface area - to account for earlier design etc.

[gio963tto]

So a FM from a heavy bomber of WWI with more slowness in moving, more rate of climb, speed take-off, cruise and landing strip very low?

GIO.

[Ass Eagle]

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch comes to mind and should be pretty close. Just adjust the engine parameters to more closely match with the information in the link I gave you.