• From: Tacoma, Washington
  • Registered: 2006-01-01
  • Posts: 88

Re: vertical take off

One thing I never liked about that though, was the missing ability to reverse because it uses the reverse key itself...

  • From: Melbourne, Australia
  • Registered: 2006-01-15
  • Posts: 499

Re: vertical take off

Well, in real life, a jet engine is completely incapable of reversing.

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  • From: Boca Raton Florida, US
  • Registered: 2006-01-05
  • Posts: 1,118

Re: vertical take off

thats a pretty good piont...though these fighters dont use airfoils to stay aloft. Still who wants to see x wings flying the trench run backwards?

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  • From: Melbourne, Australia
  • Registered: 2006-01-15
  • Posts: 499

Re: vertical take off

I do.  Maybe the R2 unit would make a BEEP...BEEP...BEEP... sound when you reverse.

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  • From: Boca Raton Florida, US
  • Registered: 2006-01-05
  • Posts: 1,118

Re: vertical take off

Lol, somehow I knew that was coming...

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  • From: Seattle, Washington
  • Registered: 2006-01-06
  • Posts: 1,994

Re: vertical take off

If they were to use the helicopter code for the repulsor engines, then it would be possible to go backwards

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  • From: Maryland, USA
  • Registered: 2006-01-01
  • Posts: 868

Re: vertical take off

Sorry for the late post. The X-Wing will have a VTOL (Verticle Take Off and Landing) system. It can ascend with the "Z" key and descend with the "X" key. This is the layout I think is most comfortable with the default controls but it may be changed.

X-Wing controls (Subject to change without notice):

W = Forward Thrust
S = Brakes
A = Left Rudder
D = Right Rudder
Left Arrow Key (Mouse/Joystick Axis)= Roll to the left
Right Arrow Key (Mouse/Joystick Axis) = Roll to the right
Up Arrow Key (Mouse/Joystick Axis)= Pitch up (Down with reversed controls)
Down Arrow Key (Mouse/Joystick Axis)= Pitch down (Up with reversed controls)
Z = Verticle Ascent Engine
X = Verticle Descent Engine

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