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Smoke pushed away by rotor downwash dissipates too little
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Description

The new feature of smoke and particles being influenced by the downwash from a helicopter is excellent, but the dissipation is very low, leaving rather strange-looking smoke trails and arcs on the ground in the distance. The smoke should dissipate more widely and/or quickly.

When downwash causes a change in velocity (i.e. speed & direction) to smoke particles, the change should be randomised slightly more. The closer the helicopter is to the smoke and the higher the change in velocity that occurs, the higher the dissipation should be.

Very minor issue, just for consideration. {F18570}

Details

Legacy ID
1249071104
Severity
Trivial
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Particles
Steps To Reproduce

Fly a helicopter almost directly on top of a smoke grenade to impart maximum velocity to the smoke, then climb up to observe the slightly peculiar-looking effects.

Additional Information

Attached screenshot shows the principle, but it's not a great example. Take off was from the road on the left. Smoke grenades were dropped just in front of the helicopter. The smoke was pushed far forwards over the water but remained in neat bands - all particles were influenced more or less identically by the downwash.

I will add more images later if/when I get chance.

Event Timeline

Mustang-242 edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
Mustang-242 set Category to Particles.
Mustang-242 set Reproducibility to Always.
Mustang-242 set Severity to Trivial.
Mustang-242 set Resolution to Open.
Mustang-242 set Legacy ID to 1249071104.May 7 2016, 1:18 PM
MadDogX added a subscriber: MadDogX.May 7 2016, 1:18 PM

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