Hi Curtis, Have a look at
http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&q=37.070833,-76.484444&ie=UTF8&ll=36.99374,-76.447989&spn=0.003051,0.006866&z=18 IMHO this is a nimitz class carrier, top down. I measured with gimp: It is exaktly 9 degrees. ;-) cheers Olaf Am 03.12.2010 20:28, schrieb Curtis Olson: > On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Jan Mattsson wrote: > > 1. 9 degrees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz_class_aircraft_carrier > 2. 3-4 degrees: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_US_Navy_carrier_operations > > > Hi Jan, > > Thanks for your reply. What I'm wondering though is for the FlightGear > Nimitz, what glide slope approach path puts me in the sweet spot of the > FLOLS? > > And for whatever it's worth, visually it appears that the landing deck > is offset closer to 8 degrees. That lines me up a lot better than 9 > degrees. But I'd love to know the exact angle for the FlightGear Nimitz > model so I don't have to fudge things and guess. > > Thanks! > > Curt. > -- > Curtis Olson: > http://www.atiak.com - http://aem.umn.edu/~uav/ > http://www.flightgear.org - > http://www.flightgear.org/blogs/category/curt/ > <http://www.flightgear.org/blogs/category/personal/curt/> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App& Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base& get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
