Need help with clutch and gear..

[NoSlimesJustCats]

So, i just started in career mode with adv. engines on. But i can't get clutch and gear working... I need help

[GabeTeuton]

The clutch separates the engine from the gearbox/propellers, you'll need a throttle lever to actuate the clutch, if you connect it like that when the throttle lever is at MAX, then your clucth is DISENGAGED, which means the energy is being transferred to the shaft and yo your gearbox and propellers...

[GabeTeuton]

When it comes to gearboxes, you know that when you select it in the editor, you have 2 gear settings and those are "a number":"another number", that's the ratio, as far as i'm concerned to know what that ratio is you have to divide the right most number with the left most, the last gear ratio you can select is 1:3, i'll return to this...

the gearbox has arrows, those indicate which side of your assembly is the "1" and which side is the "3", depending on how you connect it...

If your gearbox is pointing (with its arrows) towards the engine, then your engine will be a 1 and your gearbox/propellers will be the 3, which means that the gearbox will convert 1 rotation of the engine, into 3 rotations of the gearbox/propellers, in other words the ratio is 3...

HOWEVER be aware that not only the rotations will be converted, but also the TORQUE which i believe represents "strength" but it will be converted in the opposite direction, this means in the same example i gave you where the arrows are pointing towards the engine, that the torque at the shaft will be 1/3 or 33% of the engines output, so you have 300% the rotations, but 33% the torque, if you invert the gearbox, you'll get 300% the torque, and 33% rotations...

Edit: I forgot to add that you have 2 settings per gearbox, you can have 1:2 and 1:3 and switch between them with a toggle button, it's useful for a reverse if you use "1:-1" as your second setting...

(i'm quite new to the game so if this is wrong in any way please correct me anyone!)

[Anwaan]

And with the beginner prop, you need rotations more than torque or you wont get anywhere very quickly

[NoSlimesJustCats]

thx, Helped out a lot :D