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Old 08-09-2012, 10:34 AM
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Default RE: RealFlight model editor?

With electric motors in the sim you do not change torque curves, as you do with glow / gas engines.

Instead you change the motor specifications and the supplied voltage.

You can "copy" any existing motor definition to another name, to use that as a starting point.

Save the copy under a new name and edit the copy accordingly.

To get more "power" ( this is a misnomer since power is determined by the PROP not the motor when you are dealing with electrics... ) out of the motor you can drop it's resistance. That causes the sim to see this as increased efficiency.

Depending on the motor size, this may result in either a dramatic change or no change at all.

So you are best off increasing the voltage ( available battery packs cell count ) or change the KV or prop.

If you change the KV you'll get seemingly more power, but you'll get an inaccurate rendition of a particular motor if you go outside the real motor's specs.

Note: Novices to electrics mistakingly believe KV somehow reflects the power output of the motor, when that is completely incorrect.

I'd advise you to utilize values for "new" motors that exactly match manufacturer specs. If you do this the simulation will accurately reflect the performance of the real plane... and like the real plane you'll find your only recourse is to change the prop or increase voltage.

Unfortunately the simulator does NOT emulate the detrimental effects of increased voltage or too big of a prop...

e.g. the ESC does not burn out, the motor does not overheat, the batteries don't puff out, etc.

So you can increase voltage to your heart's content or change the KV rating at will in the sim, and the plane will just seem more powerful.

In real life your electronics will just burn out....