Class SmokeSystem

Aerobatic smoke trail system that emits colored smoke for airshow demonstrations. Automatically adjusts particle lifetime based on airspeed to maintain consistent trail length.

Inheritance

object

Object

Component

Behaviour

MonoBehaviour

AircraftMonoBehaviour

SmokeSystem

Inherited Members

AircraftMonoBehaviour._aircraftController

AircraftMonoBehaviour._inputManager

Namespace: NWH.Aerodynamics.AircraftController.Effects.SmokeSystem

Assembly: NWH.Aerodynamics.dll

Syntax

[Serializable]
[RequireComponent(typeof(ParticleSystem))]
public class SmokeSystem : AircraftMonoBehaviour

Remarks

Commonly used by aerobatic aircraft to create visible flight paths during performances. The system dynamically calculates particle lifetime to achieve the desired trail distance regardless of aircraft speed, with configurable minimum and maximum lifetime constraints to prevent performance issues at extreme speeds.

Fields

trailDistance

Desired visual length of the smoke trail behind the aircraft (in meters). System automatically adjusts particle lifetime to maintain this distance regardless of airspeed.

Declaration

[Tooltip("    Target particle trail distance. Affects particle system start lifetime based on current airspeed and this value.")]
public float trailDistance

Field Value

Type	Description
float

Remarks

At high speeds, particles will have shorter lifetimes to prevent the trail from extending too far. At low speeds, lifetimes increase (up to trailMaxLifetime) to maintain visibility.

trailMaxLifetime

Maximum allowed particle lifetime (in seconds). Prevents excessively long-lived particles at very low speeds that could impact performance.

Declaration

[Range(1, 30)]
[Tooltip("Particle start lifetime upper cap.")]
public float trailMaxLifetime

Field Value

Type	Description
float

trailMinLifetime

Minimum allowed particle lifetime (in seconds). Ensures trail remains visible even at very high speeds.

Declaration

[Range(1, 30)]
[Tooltip("Particle start lifetime lower cap.")]
public float trailMinLifetime

Field Value

Type	Description
float

Methods

Awake()

Declaration

public override void Awake()

Overrides

AircraftMonoBehaviour.Awake()

FixedUpdate()

Declaration

public void FixedUpdate()