Have been thinking for quite some time about getting a GP Reactor Bipe 60. But its a small airplane (48" span) and I am concerned regarding seeing it properly. Wish I could try it out on Realflight! However, Realflight only has the Electrify bipe. Is there some way of obtaining / modifying any other model to handle like the Bipe 60 on Realflight? Can anyone help me out in this regards?

Ameyam

Yes if you have Realflight ( not Basic though ), you can modify the plane to BEHAVE like it's larger brethern, using the "editor".

This may have already been done too. Check the Realflight Swap pages.

I have Realflight G5 with all the expansion packs. Can you please detail "swap pages", I didnt quite understand

Ameyam

They should be called, "free download pages" or somesuch. You don't have to swap anything for the files there.

They are divided up into flying sites, planes, and paintjobs. Look through them and you might find a flying site that you'd like to install into your G5 on your pc so you can fly it in your sim. You might find a model that you don't have and would like. No cost to you. Free. And as you might have seen, there are hundreds and hundreds of the planes and lots of fields.

http://www.knifeedge.com/forums/downloads.php

I tried on this site but I didnt get any Reactor Bipes there. I got some Showtimes however, but I am still wondering whether these fly like the real Showtime. Am looking to pickup a Showtime 50 myself. Was wondering if you (Da Rock or Opjose) could verify the same. I know that Opjose has posted his models on that website.

By the way, I put in a 91FS in the same with a 15x6 prop and removed both the SFGs and the expos from the Showtime 4D once it got loaded in the sim

Ameyam

Yeah I don't see a variant for the Reactor Bipe of that size.... but it is easy enough for me to create.

However you'll need Expansion Pack 5 to be able to use any Reactor Bipe variant I can create for you.

Do you have that?

Opjose, I have all the expansion packs (1 to 7).

Request two heads of help from your side

1) GP Reactor Bipe as you were suggesting

2) Confirmation on flight characteristics of the H9 Showtime 50-whether they are similar to the Showtime 4D files available on that site. I simply enjoyed flying the same without the SFGs and the expos. I assigned a FS91 with a 15x6 prop on the sim

This I want to know because one of these two airplanes- Reactor Bipe or Showtime 50 is going to be my next order soon

Ameyam

If I recall correctly the Showtime model was pretty close.

However don't go changing the engine and prop.

Quite often merely switching the engine/prop results in an uncharacteristically overpowered plane.

The response curves in the sim are set far TOO optimistically...

For instance a .46 AX engine running a 11x6 prop maxes out about 11,000 RPM on the ground and maybe 13K in the air or so.

In the sim the engine can rev up to 18k UNDER POWER. If you do the math, this gives unrealistically high power.

I normally tweak the engine response curves to get performance equal to the real deal... this includes observed straight up rates of climb.


I need to fly it again to double check.


I can make an AV of the Reactor...

What engine/power & prop for that.

Actually, I just set the engine and prop config that I would use in reality. So if I would have got myself the Showtime 4D (which is not possible as the same is discontinued), I would put in a FS91SII and 15x5 or 15x6 and that is what I used in the sim. Even in the Showtime 50 I plan to use the same config because the 55AX/72A would be too underpowered for 3D and 81A is too expensive + I already have a FS91SII waiting for that airplane.

In case I get the Reactor Bipe, it would still be the same engine config: FS91SII with 15x4 or 15x6 prop.

That way I would get the most realistic simulation and the airplane would fly closest to reality

I fact I purchased the engine with the consideration that I would be taking one of these two airplanes

Ameyam

I'll have a look at this over the weekend.

Opjose, was wondering if you got the time

Ameyam

I haven't finished with it yet.