PREMIER AIRCRAFT DESIGN April 2009

DASH-8 100/200 SERIES  ONLY

FIX FOR EXCESSIVE NOSE DIP WHEN BRAKING

INSTALLATION.

1. Copy the text below to your windows clipboard. (Ctrl-C)

2. Open the aircraft.cfg file and scroll down to the [contact_points] section

3. Paste in (Ctrl-V) the copied text, over-writing and replacing the original contact points section.

4. Exit and save.


[contact_points] \\100 & 200 series
point.0 = 1, -5.0, 0.00, -6.245, 2500, 0, 0.800, 70.0, 0.296, 2.5, 0.9516, 5.0, 6.0, 0, 0.0 , 0.0
point.1 = 1, -29.0, -12.99, -6.50, 3000, 1, 1.250, 0.0, 0.675, 2.5, 0.8, 6.0, 7.0, 0, 0.0 , 0.0
point.2 = 1, -29.0, 12.99, -6.50, 3000, 2, 1.250, 0.0, 0.675, 2.5, 0.8, 6.0, 7.0, 0, 0.0 , 0.0
point.3 = 2, -31.6, -42.50, 5.39, 1200, 0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 5
point.4 = 2, -31.6, 42.50, 5.39, 1200, 0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 6
point.5 = 2, -68.6, 0.00, 1.22, 1200, 0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 9
point.6 = 2, 0.0, 0.00, -3.92, 1200, 0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.000, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 4 
point.7= 5, -30.90, 5.250, -7.300, 1600, 0, 0.00, 50.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.00, 1.1, 1.5, 0, 0.0, 0.0 

max_number_of_points = 21 
static_pitch = -0.5 //degrees, pitch when at rest on the ground (+=Up, -=Dn)
static_cg_height = 5.80 //feet, altitude of CG when at rest on the ground
gear_system_type=1 //Hydraulic