C172 Flat spin in X-plane outside view

Creating a flight simulator with full realism concerning spins is quite hard, as the only way is basing the algorithm upon elements of computational fluid dynamics. The problem is that, during the spinning motion, turbulent currents impact onto the fuselage, wings, elevator and rudder; these turbulences cannot be expressed though general formulae. Those who say that a real C 172 spins in a different way are right, but they are wrong when the underestimate the degree of realism of this flight simulator. The stall is very well simulated and the only phenomenon that is simulated with incomplete realism is the fully developed spin. As far as this footage is concerned, I suppose the author moved the cg aft, in order to flatten the spin. That's a thing that nobody would do in a real plane, as it would mean to die.

Lol those physics though. Spinning a 172 in real life is much different.

"Fixed-wing temporarily a rotary-wing. Sorry for the convenience, y'all!"

Pretty cool.. please do an update video on the latest sim xp12

From outside you see better, but from inside you get a better idea of the working environment :) and also the instruments: in the spin, the IAS goes to flat zero and I recover while only few hundered feet to spare :D This is what X-Plane is currently able to simulate, don't know if real cessna behaves exactly the same, and I have no plan to find out :)

I'd shit my pants if I actually flat spinned an aircraft. In real life, you can put a 172 into a spin, as long as you got the altitude the thing will recover with almost zero control input. Very stable aircraft.

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those who question the realism of the physics.....ask yourself...have you actually saw a cessna 172 get into a flat spin? I highly doubt it as I don't think anyone one in their right mind would be suicidal enough to pull of such a stunt in real life.