This time we get to chat a little bit with Sylvan SICK Clebsch, the CEO and lead programming mind for Sickware. Sylvan, thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for us. We have a lot of very diverse questions, so I guess lets just dive right into the meat. These are the first published shots of the F-86 Sabre.
Lets begin with the flight model.
Center of gravity and inertia are recalculated 100 times per second, so that every round fired, pound of fuel burnt, or even lowering your gear effects these things. Propellers don't just generate thrust, but also precessional torque, gyroscopic torque, wash, helical airflow, and more. A jet doesn't have a simple thrust number, instead it has a compressor ratio, a fan pressure ratio, a bypass ratio and more. The actual temperature of the airflow through the jet is modeled at every stage. Nitrous injection is modeled down to the chemical reactions in the cylinder, anti-detonant injection is modeled and afterburners are modeled.