In spacecraft propulsion, rocket engines are generally mounted on a pair of gimbals to allow a single engine to vector thrust about both the pitch and yaw axes; or sometimes just one axis is provided per engine. To control roll, twin engines with differential pitch or yaw control signals are used to provide torque about the vehicle's roll axis.
The word "gimbal" began as a noun. Most modern dictionaries continue to list it as such. Lacking a convenient term to describe the swinging movement of a rocket engine, engineers began also using the word "gimbal" as a verb. When a thrust chamber is swung by an attached actuator, the movement is referred to as "gimballed" or "gimballing". Official rocket documentation reflects this usage. source: wikipedia
you are probably flying too slowly or are not using the trim control thumbwheels. the trim controls are on the 2D panel main screen in the lower left of the panel. the two on the left are engine trim (pitch, yaw)
the three to the right of these are control surface trim (pitch, roll, yaw).
try this: take off, turn due east (090), turn the pitch thumbwheel ALL THE WAY DOWN, give the ship full throttle and afterburner (the lower set of throttles on the right of the screen below the main throttles control the afterburners) then leave the program running, walk away, and go eat lunch; when you come back,(and take your time, this'll require about an hour) the ship will probably be in orbit.
this will be my final post on this subject on this thread, as i do not wish to get yelled at by the moderator(s) for threadjacking; good luck.
The word "gimbal" began as a noun. Most modern dictionaries continue to list it as such. Lacking a convenient term to describe the swinging movement of a rocket engine, engineers began also using the word "gimbal" as a verb. When a thrust chamber is swung by an attached actuator, the movement is referred to as "gimballed" or "gimballing". Official rocket documentation reflects this usage. source: wikipedia
you are probably flying too slowly or are not using the trim control thumbwheels. the trim controls are on the 2D panel main screen in the lower left of the panel. the two on the left are engine trim (pitch, yaw)
the three to the right of these are control surface trim (pitch, roll, yaw).
try this: take off, turn due east (090), turn the pitch thumbwheel ALL THE WAY DOWN, give the ship full throttle and afterburner (the lower set of throttles on the right of the screen below the main throttles control the afterburners) then leave the program running, walk away, and go eat lunch; when you come back,(and take your time, this'll require about an hour) the ship will probably be in orbit.
this will be my final post on this subject on this thread, as i do not wish to get yelled at by the moderator(s) for threadjacking; good luck.
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