Message from CS:
As everyone has his own opinion on how the 737 supposed to feel like in the FSX, you are welcome to share and discuss the flight dynamics tweaks in this thread. There is the user's [flight_tuning] section in the aircraft.cfg you can play with. Basically all you need is a Notepad and some imagination
Make sure to back up the original aircraft.cfg BEFORE it's broken. The original values are all =1.0.
Here we go:

Hello.. In aircraft.cfg for the -200 and -200 adv, drop the induced and parasitic drag scalars between .40-.50 .. I'm still workin on it, but now it doesn't slow in the descent and lands way more realistic and you have more realistic N1 settings.. Drop the thrust to about 17000 as well for starters because that wasn't the real issue.. Cheers..

Are you talking about the Static thrust??

These are the settings I used following fontaine32's advice:

• [flight_tuning]
  cruise_lift_scalar   = 1.0
  parasite_drag_scalar   = 0.5 /1.0
  induced_drag_scalar    = 0.5 /1.0
  elevator_effectiveness = 1.0
  aileron_effectiveness  = 1.0
  rudder_effectiveness   = 1.0
  pitch_stability        = 1.0
  roll_stability         = 1.0
  yaw_stability          = 1.0
  elevator_trim_effectiveness = 1.0
  aileron_trim_effectiveness  = 1.0
  rudder_trim_effectiveness   = 1.0

• [TurbineEngineData]
  fuel_flow_gain = 0.002                          //Gain on fuel flow
  inlet_area = 19.6                               //Square Feet, engine nacelle inlet area
  rated_N2_rpm = 29920                            //RPM, second stage compressor rated value
  static_thrust = 17000 /23000
  afterburner_available = 0                       //Afterburner available?
  reverser_available = 1                          //Thrust reverser available?
  ThrustSpecificFuelConsumption = 0.385             //Thrust specific fuel consumption (Jets)
  AfterBurnThrustSpecificFuelConsumption = 0      //TSFC with afterburn/reheat engaged[/list
  
  And it performs very well using those settings. It climbs relatively fast (but not superfast) and "it doesn't slow in the descent and lands way more realistic and you have more realistic N1 settings".
  
  Mark

The original 737-200 had a 14,500–17,400 lbf (64–77 kN) thrust rating, you can try within those parameters i guess 

Eeerrrrr.... so how come CS got this so wrong?

Ok try this. Found this link in my Office while catching up on my log book. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/startup/pdf/historical/737-200_perf.pdf

Mark,

   If we want to approach the reality we have to take into consideration gross weight, EPR (let´s forget all the rest for a while) and different flight levels for cruising purposes. It´s impossible to consider everything is FS so we have to find an acceptable average. Let´s fix 46.000 kgs as gross weight reference (737-200 maximum landing weigh is about 48.500 kgs). Using a VARIG performance data table and testing in FL´s 100, 150, 200, 250 and 290, the nearest numbers I managed to find, according to the table, were accomplished with:

static_thrust = 17000
parasite_drag_scalar   = -0.02
induced_drag_scalar    = -0.02

I think is impossible to do much better with only these 3 parameters. I didn´t check the descent speed issue with these new parameters.



Markoz wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2012 at 6:25am:

Actually i thought that Capt. Billy Bob - is a real pilot of 737, and CAF440Sq - real pilot for sure!

P.S. In my country we fixing a lot with hammer. Dirceu, arent we from same country?