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Lieste · 08-11-09, 02:37 PM

Both have very poor flight models for a lot of aircraft - lucky and careful selection will be far more important to finding a 'good' feel and performance than the relative merits of the two simulation methods.

I know for a fact that X-plane doesn't model 3d flow around the wing, with a rectangular wing providing the same lift from root to tip...

By default the table based MS FS probably does as well, but table based methods are easier to correct if you know what you are doing - you really need to get 'into the workings' of a dynamic engine to get equivalent control.

08-11-09, 02:37 PM	#8
Lieste Soundman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 142 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Both have very poor flight models for a lot of aircraft - lucky and careful selection will be far more important to finding a 'good' feel and performance than the relative merits of the two simulation methods. I know for a fact that X-plane doesn't model 3d flow around the wing, with a rectangular wing providing the same lift from root to tip... By default the table based MS FS probably does as well, but table based methods are easier to correct if you know what you are doing - you really need to get 'into the workings' of a dynamic engine to get equivalent control.