RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim broken?

2005-12-04 Thread Jon Berndt
I couldn't help but notice that the JSB version of the 747 has a lift-ratio which would make a sailplane pilot envious. One can glide about with full flaps, gear out etc with AoA at 30--40° in 80 kias and keep it level. ;) When running it with --debug-level=debug I get some numbers on JSB's

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim broken?

2005-12-04 Thread Jon Berndt
I couldn't help but notice that the JSB version of the 747 has a lift-ratio which would make a sailplane pilot envious. One can glide about with full flaps, gear out etc with AoA at 30--40° in 80 kias and keep it level. ;) I've filed the bug as:

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim broken?

2005-12-04 Thread Jon Berndt
Log some output parameters. That can be done using the OUTPUT section of the config file. See the X-15 (?) or C-172x config file. I'll get around to it as soon as I can. I'm _sure_ there's a simple explanation for this. Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim broken?

2005-12-04 Thread Jon Berndt
I've been testing other jsbsim models tonight apart from the 747-100: 737, c150, c182 and they all seem to have extremly low or zero drag. They won't stall. Hmmm. I've not heard any complaints about the other aircraft. The 737 has been extensively tested by someone who knows how they fly.

RE: [Flightgear-devel] yasim vs jsbsim c310

2005-12-03 Thread Jon Berndt
I've just tried out the c310 @KSFO, current metar conditions. The Yasim one develops 38PSI of manifold pressure, ~2700RPM at props and throttle full forward on the ground, brakes applied. The JSBsim gives a (more realistic-?) 29PSI. No surprise the ground roll at the Yasim one's is much

[Flightgear-devel] OpenGL and new video card

2005-12-01 Thread Jon Berndt
I've installed a new video card (eVGA 6800, 128mb) in my Windows 2K box. Unfortunately, now OpenGL apps give an application error - they don't even start up. I'm trying to get some answers out of the card and driver manufacturer, but if anyone here has any suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing

[Flightgear-devel] OpenGL and new video card

2005-12-01 Thread Jon Berndt
I've installed a new video card (eVGA 6800, 128mb) in my Windows 2K box. Unfortunately, now OpenGL apps give an application error - they don't even start up. I'm trying to get some answers out of the card and driver manufacturer, but if anyone here has any suggestions, I'd appreciate hearing

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs]CVS:data/Aircraft/Lockheed1049/Models

2005-11-28 Thread Jon Berndt
That was my understanding of it, but it seemed to not work with ___'s Connie model. Upon further review it looks like ___'s Connie model has an x-offset of about 14 meters, and I can't figure out why. So, I'll drop my investigation of it. Dave :-) Once we get the new JSBSim FDM

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Alpha problems with 2.5D panel on C310 and aftCenter of Gravity

2005-11-27 Thread Jon Berndt
I noticed in the JSBSim file (c310.xml) definitions for pilot, copilot, rear passengers and baggage. It all seems to be in the main cabin (i.e. no baggage in the nose compartment). To lighten the load I'm going to remove the rear pax. Will this automagically bring the CofG forward, or do I

[Flightgear-devel] CVS and PLIB

2005-11-27 Thread Jon Berndt
Is there some kind of problem going on with downloading PLIB from CVS? Seems there's been a partial outage in progress on SF.net for weeks. I can't get plib from CVS, though ... :-( Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS:data/Aircraft/Lockheed1049/Models

2005-11-27 Thread Jon Berndt
One thing that may be confusing is that the VRP setting given by aeromatic is wrong. In the JSBSim configuration file If the CG location is X, Y, Z, then the VRP location is -X, -Y, -Z.I had thought that AC_VRP defines the location of the VRP, however it actually defines the location of

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [BUG] [PATCH] (announcement) throwingstale exceptions and missing copy ctor/assignment

2005-11-25 Thread Jon Berndt
I wonder what compiler was JSB using in his string throwing example, can you please re-read that thread and see if you can find an alternative explanation? Vassilii I use Borland C++, and the g++ compiler in the cygwin distribution. I also compile under a flavor of Linux, just to see what

RE: [Flightgear-devel] ATC and aerodynamics docs

2005-11-25 Thread Jon Berndt
Szabolcs Berecz writes: Could you direct me to some good online documentation about ATC and aerodynamics of a helicopter? Okay, I said I was going to email them privately, but then I looked at a 32MB email in my outbound queue and realized that that was beyond bad form. See:

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS:data/Aircraft/Lockheed1049 - New

2005-11-23 Thread Jon Berndt
The Constellation looks pretty nice, but has a significant drawback: The author has forgotten to implement the offset between FDM center and visual reference point. This means the aircraft rotates around it's nose which makes it almost impossible to accurately rotate for liftoff. Furtheron it

[Flightgear-devel] WARNING: FlightGear / JSBSim changes

2005-11-23 Thread Jon Berndt
As has been mentioned, JSBSim has been undergoing major improvements over the past year (see the newsletters) centering on added capabilities and improved XML well-formed-ness. The majority of those improvements have been completed and tested, both in a standalone, scripted mode, and in the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Flightgear-devel Digest, Vol 31, Issue 101

2005-11-23 Thread Jon Berndt
Syd, I presume this is your work. Would you mind adding this offset ? Thanks, Martin. I *think* I know who did this model. I'll notify/ask him abou tit. Thanks for noticing the VRP aspect. Jon Hi guys no that one isn't mine. As they say: The issue is being worked.

[Flightgear-devel] Speaking of carriers ...

2005-11-23 Thread Jon Berndt
A nice shot of a carrier landing: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/961401/M/ Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Release of v0.9.9 source code

2005-11-19 Thread Jon Berndt
And if none of this is possible, then I'm afraid I don't have a TODO list and this will be the most boring release cycle ever. m. Heh. Maybe. Maybe not. I hope that from your point of view it turns out to be a boring release cycle. In one respect, it should not be very noticeable to users

RE: [Flightgear-devel] error:Unknown exception in the main loop

2005-11-19 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm now working on the unsafe throws/catches in the SimGear/FlightGear/Atlas/fgrun codebase. A hefty amount of things to change is in the scope of the JSBsim code. What should I do --- ignore them and hope for JSB doing a correct cleanup upstream, or patch these as well? Vassilii If you

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Release of v0.9.9 source code

2005-11-19 Thread Jon Berndt
I agree with Franz Melchior. And my question is, why it is so essential to call the next version release 1.0? What's wrong with version numbers like 0.9.10, 0.9.11, 0.9.12 etc. until the above issues are fixed? That's what's been getting done for years. The question now is, why not? Curt's

RE: [Flightgear-devel] try ... catch ... throw (up)

2005-11-12 Thread Jon Berndt
Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: I am unsure it is OK to through a temporary object like this. It's created on the stack right there at the same frame where it's thrown, but IIRC, as throw unwinds the stack, it is auto-destructed. You should be throwing an object that has lifetime encompassing

[Flightgear-devel] try ... catch ... throw (up)

2005-11-11 Thread Jon Berndt
I've been trying to use exception handling in a particularly appropriate place in JSBSim, but am having little success, and it's got me confused. I have a section where I am reading in some data. If it is inappropriate, I need to let the user know and exit. Here's what I'm doing: In the Table

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737 nosewheel animations

2005-11-10 Thread Jon Berndt
Hi, attached are two small patches for giving the 737 nosewheel some animations. Namely it rotates when steering and compresses on breaking. For the latter I attached a one line patch that let's JSBsim expose compression-norm to the property tree just like YaSim. I don't know if this is in

RE: [Flightgear-devel] (electrical) Flightgear-devel Digest, Vol 30, Issue 24

2005-10-11 Thread Jon Berndt
Curt wrote: The nasal script is specific code to impliment a specific aircraft's electrical system, but the overall structure could be copied and adapted to new aircraft. But each aircraft will need it's own aircraft specific script. I'll add that there are probably several ways to do

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Source code

2005-10-08 Thread Jon Berndt
The version of FlightGear used for the MIADC show in May contains a fan/turbine model based on physics and thermo equations, a different approach to tank/engine selection to handle the 747 fuel system, changes in the control packet, and an update to the data packets. It might not be

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Source code

2005-10-08 Thread Jon Berndt
Out of interest, did Mathias ever manage to fix the gear jitter at stationary with his fancy integration scheme, and if so will it be going into FlightGear when you merge up next? Cheers - Dave No. (I hope this doesn't open up a can of worms ...) Though it is acknowledged that Mathias' fix

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Source code

2005-10-08 Thread Jon Berndt
John Wojnaroski wrote: It's generic, but needs some massaging to handle things like compressor/turbine maps, engine parameters such as inlet area, fan size. Point in fact, the model is based on John Reed's paper for LeRC, but the actual numbers are my best guess to obtain some reasonable

[Flightgear-devel] Rita

2005-09-20 Thread Jon Berndt
I'll likely be relatively sparse on the Internet for the next week or so - perhaps much, much longer depending on how things go in League City, due to Rita. I'm about 14 feet above sea level, about a mile inland from Galveston Bay. Anyone else look like they're going to be affected by this?

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Release 0.0.7 of Digitrak Autopilot

2005-09-18 Thread Jon Berndt
To everyone who has helped, thanks. My goal is to model the behaviors and capabilities of the Digitrak with as much accuracy is possible given my ability and the limitations of Flight Gear. I doubt it would be possible or desirable to model the electrical characteristics of the sensors or

RE: [Flightgear-devel] EasyXML.cxx

2005-09-17 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm not surprised it breaks with malformed XML files. A suggested fix is below. if (!input.good()) { sg_io_exception ex(Problem reading file, sg_location(path, XML_GetCurrentLineNumber(parser),

[Flightgear-devel] [OT] Newsletter

2005-08-25 Thread Jon Berndt
This is off topic for FlightGear specifically, but I also am the Editor and a writer for another newsletter in addition to the JSBSim newsletter. The July/August issue was just posted. I thought you might be interested to read the newsletter for the Houston chapter of the American Institute of

[Flightgear-devel] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Conference

2005-08-21 Thread Jon Berndt
I'd give a lot to know what these two papers are presenting! See below: Jon --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Conference 26 - 29 Sep 2005 Hyatt Regency Crystal City Arlington, Virginia Session 71 COTS Software in Mission Critical Systems 0930 AIAA-2005-7108 Open Source Software: Cheap Isn't Exactly

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 3D Cockpit view, L410 Turbolet

2005-08-11 Thread Jon Berndt
We used red and green in Europe :-( Erik Did you look at it, anyhow? The blue and green channels both are set for the right eye. Red/Green glasses should work, too. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 3D Cockpit view, L410 Turbolet

2005-08-11 Thread Jon Berndt
I have, and would love to see it added to the FG collection - it appears to be a thoroughly thought-out model. However, it's just too much trouble for me to keep a third copy of FG for the sake of one model. What is the general opinion of the modifications done to the FG source in

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 3D Cockpit view, L410 Turbolet

2005-08-11 Thread Jon Berndt
I had a look with a red / green pair and it's quite an impressive effect. I'd love to have a go at making a true stereo HMD (dual display) because the immersion effect 'feels' great. The cockpit itself is stunning; top marks to its creators. Just one point on the anaglyph; the difference in

[Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim release; New JSBSim Newsletter

2005-08-10 Thread Jon Berndt
. JSBSim can also be run by itself in a standalone mode. The major new features in v0.9.9 can be seen in the latest issue of the JSBSim newsletter, Back of the Envelope (also just released). The newsletter can be viewed at the project web site at www.jsbsim.org. Jon Berndt

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim release; New JSBSim Newsletter

2005-08-10 Thread Jon Berndt
JSBSim v0.9.9 has been released and is available at www.jsbsim.org. JSBSim is an open source flight dynamics model written in C++. JSBSim is one of the flight models used in the open source flight simulator, FlightGear, but JSBSim is also used in other flight simulator projects around

[Flightgear-devel] 3D Cockpit view, L410 Turbolet

2005-08-10 Thread Jon Berndt
Those of you who have read the newsletter have probably seen (and drooled over) the wonderful 3D model of the L410 Turbolet created by Jiri and Jiri Javurek. Jiri created a left and right view of the cockpit, and I created a stereo anaglyph using the images. If you have red/blue glasses, you

RE: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Mojave, CA

2005-08-07 Thread Jon Berndt
But, an FDM interface needs to do more than shove a datastructure back and forth. There needs to be some higher level communication to tell the remote FDM when it should reset it self or when it should trim for in air or on the ground, and what trim conditions are requested (i.e. start in

RE: [Flightgear-devel] config.sub ?

2005-08-02 Thread Jon Berndt
Jon Berndt wrote: I've tried these both. This seems to be fatal no matter what I do: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/JSBSim$ ./configure configure: error: cannot run /bin/sh ./config.sub There are two things: Is is a symbolic link (and does the target exist) and is it marked executable? Erik I

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim: Failed to tie propertypropulsion/c-thrust[0] to a pointer

2005-08-01 Thread Jon Berndt
When the JSB a/c model has several engine+propeller we get that JSB message error: Failed to tie property propulsion/c-thrust[0] to a pointer What must be defined in Aircraft.xml to solve it. -- Gerard Which version of JSBSim are you using? Is it the one currently in FlightGear CVS?

[Flightgear-devel] config.sub ?

2005-07-30 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm trying to build JSBSim on one of Sourceforge's compile farm boxes, this one running Linux. After running aclocal;automake;autoconf I try to run configure and get this: configure: error: cannot run /bin/sh ./config.sub I don't see a config.sub. Where does that come from? Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Free simulator of the Frecce Tricolori aerobaticjet

2005-07-28 Thread Jon Berndt
Since the MB-339 PAN is an on-going project, we plan to release an improved version of the aircraft (with smokes?). If anyone at flightgear.org would like to link our MB-339 PAN project in the Related Projects section, we would be very happy. Bye, Augusto. I will mention it in the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] jsbsim won't start with w110n40 or w110n30airports

2005-07-27 Thread Jon Berndt
FGLGear.cpp line 507 Here's the code: // Crash detection logic (really out-of-bounds detection) if (compressLength 500.0 || vForce.Magnitude() 1.0 || vMoment.Magnitude() 50.0 || SinkRate 1.4666*30) { PutMessage(Crash

[Flightgear-devel] Property Tree Catalog

2005-07-27 Thread Jon Berndt
Well, without the benefit of SimGear as a whole, I've crafted a [probably non-optimal] property tree cataloging function for use in JSBSim. Thought you might like to see it: //%% struct PropertyCatalogStructure {

RE: [Flightgear-devel] sprintf

2005-07-26 Thread Jon Berndt
No, you can't format (the f in printf) the string using the default C++ string class). You have to use the I/O manipulators (Stroustrup: 21.4.6.2, page 633ff.) like std::setprecision(). The string class cannot create a string representation of a floating point number as far as I can tell.

[Flightgear-devel] Properties, by position

2005-07-25 Thread Jon Berndt
In props.cxx I find this code: /** * Get a child node by position (*NOT* index). */ SGPropertyNode * getChild (int position); Can anyone differentiate for me the concept of position as contrasted to index in this situation? Jon ___

RE: [Flightgear-devel] jsbsim won't start with w110n40 or w110n30airports

2005-07-25 Thread Jon Berndt
I don't know if there are others that use fgfs from front range locations in Colorado, but I use it to practice instrument approaches in this my home area and my two favorite aircraft for this are the c172p and c310, both jsbsim models. _The yasim aircraft still work fine with this

[Flightgear-devel] sprintf

2005-07-25 Thread Jon Berndt
IIRC, sprintf was a problem for some. Is that still the case? I've compiled under Cygwin, Borland C++, and I think I've also compiled code that uses sprintf under IRIX. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New super/turbo MP code is in

2005-07-18 Thread Jon Berndt
All the 3350s had this turbo/super setup. You can see it in some of these images: http://www.enginehistory.org/GjJBrossett/RAFCosford/Wright%20Cyclone%20R-3350%20cutaway.J PG http://www.enginehistory.org/GjJBrossett/RAFCosford/Wright%20Cyclone%20R-3350%20cutaway%2 0view.JPG

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New super/turbo MP code is in

2005-07-18 Thread Jon Berndt
But that's not the only way to do it. I've been preparing a series of articles on supercharging reciprocating engines. Is there any interest for me to pull some of it out and present it here? -- Pete Stickney Hmm. This might be interesting for the next issue of the JSBSim newsletter,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Diamond Katana model

2005-07-17 Thread Jon Berndt
Hi, folks, I'm trying to build a Katana model (the flight model, at least) so I don't have to perpetually terrorize the airfield's neighbors and my CFI while I practice touch go's. I went through the Aero-Matic and came out with a starting set of files, which I've been combing through and

RE: [Flightgear-devel] how do I access GetCoefficientValuesfromFGAerodynamics?

2005-07-06 Thread Jon Berndt
With the potential of exposing my C++ knowledge deficiency, I'll explain how far I got ;-) As mentioned in the last post, I have two variables I can access through the existing code I have. One variable is cur_fdm_state which is of type FGInterface. FGInterface is a parent class of JSBSim so

RE: [Flightgear-devel] how do I access GetCoefficientValues fromFGAerodynamics?

2005-07-05 Thread Jon Berndt
Can anyone suggest a way of accessing the methods: GetCoefficientValues(...) and GetCoefficientStrings(...) from a --native socket? I have a piece of code within flightgear which uses 'globals' and 'cur_fdm_state' via a socket similar to the --native socket provided with flightgear. I'd

[Flightgear-devel] Strange goings-on: Simgear, ReadXML

2005-07-01 Thread Jon Berndt
I've noticed two things about easyXML.cxx. 1) There is a function or macro called sg_io_exception(). This exception gets thrown in my development version due to an as-yet unidentified problem with readXML(). However, the message that emanates from FlightGear is simply: FlightGear aborting

[Flightgear-devel] Strange goings-on: Simgear and easyXML

2005-07-01 Thread Jon Berndt
I've noticed two things about easyXML.cxx. 1) There is a function or macro called sg_io_exception(). This exception gets thrown in my development version due to an as-yet unidentified problem with readXML(). However, the message that emanates from FlightGear is simply: FlightGear aborting

[Flightgear-devel] Strange goings-on: Simgear and easyXML

2005-07-01 Thread Jon Berndt
I've noticed two things about easyXML.cxx. 1) There is a function or macro called sg_io_exception(). This exception gets thrown in my development version due to an as-yet unidentified problem with readXML(). However, the message that emanates from FlightGear is simply: FlightGear aborting

[Flightgear-devel] test

2005-07-01 Thread Jon Berndt
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RE: [Flightgear-devel] readXML problems

2005-06-30 Thread Jon Berndt
Here's an update to what I've discovered - hopefully someone can give me a hint on some questions I have. First, I've added some output statements in easyxml.cxx, in this version of the readXML() function: --- -- start -- --- void readXML (istream

RE: [Flightgear-devel] readXML problems

2005-06-30 Thread Jon Berndt
void readXML (istream input, XMLVisitor visitor, const string path) { XML_Parser parser = XML_ParserCreate(0); ... XML_ParserFree(parser); cout A-3 endl; throw sg_io_exception(Problem reading file, sg_location(path,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] readXML problems

2005-06-30 Thread Jon Berndt
void readXML (istream input, XMLVisitor visitor, const string path) { engine_filename = FindEngineFullPathname(engine_filename); readXML(engine_filename, *engine_file_parser); The parameters don't match up for one thing. engine_filename is a string? Dave Sorry - there's

[Flightgear-devel] readXML problems

2005-06-28 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm continuing to install the new JSBSim code. I've run into a strange problem. After I start up FlightGear and begin to parse an aircraft, I'll be humming along just fine until I get to the point where the engine file is specified. When the engine file is specified, it causes the file to be

RE: [Flightgear-devel] help: .cxx extension not processed inMakefile.am

2005-06-28 Thread Jon Berndt
As far as I know, none. This is the first time I heard of this behavior ?!?? Erik It's frustrating as hell. I don't see that I am doing much different from the Makefile.am from the previous build. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

RE: [Flightgear-devel] readXML problems

2005-06-28 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm continuing to install the new JSBSim code. I've run into a strange problem. After I start up FlightGear and begin to parse an aircraft, I'll be humming along just fine until I get to the point where the engine file is specified. When the engine file is specified, it causes the file to

RE: [Flightgear-devel] readXML problems

2005-06-28 Thread Jon Berndt
Erik: Are you calling readXML while another call to readXML is in progress? Norman: Can't be done unless this other call is in a different thread :-) Jon: I'm doing it in standalone JSBSim (calling readXML from within another readXML()). I thought you simply had to provide new arguments.

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Linking order problems?

2005-06-27 Thread Jon Berndt
Obviously, this doesn't seem optimal. I'm not sure how I could possibly arrange the files so there is only a single link reference to each library. Yet, I don't know how I should modify the Makefile.am to produce a multiplely- referenced library - or even if that is possible. Jon I wonder

[Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim Config File Format Partial Documentation Online

2005-06-27 Thread Jon Berndt
I've placed an early copy of the new JSBSim config file format documentation online. It's incomplete, but I thought it was better to get something out there than wait until it's all done. You can find it here: http://www.jsbsim.org/Overview.pdf Comments welcome. Jon

[Flightgear-devel] RE: New JSBSim Config File Format Partial Documentation Online

2005-06-27 Thread Jon Berndt
You can find it here: http://www.jsbsim.org/Overview.pdf Comments welcome. Note, however, that rate_groups are not yet implemented for the flight control system. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org

[Flightgear-devel] Makefile.am and new JSBSim files

2005-06-26 Thread Jon Berndt
I'm working on getting the new JSBSim code into FlightGear. It's going pretty well, actually, but I still have one problem. I can't seem to get JSBSim.cxx to compile in the JSBSim directory. It wants to use JSBSim.cpp - which isn't there. My new Makefile.am looks like this: --- start ---

[Flightgear-devel] Linking order problems?

2005-06-26 Thread Jon Berndt
I've got the basic build procedure figured out (I think) with the new JSBSim code in FlightGear. However, once it gets to the Big Link, it ultimately fails. Here's the link line: --- start --- g++ -DPKGLIBDIR=\/usr/local/share/FlightGear\ -g -O2 -D_REENTRANT -L/usr/local/lib -o fgfs.exe

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: New turbo/supercharger code

2005-06-25 Thread Jon Berndt
That all looks very good. Does your implementation of the Boost Control just control the pressure, or does it act on the throttle as I understand was the way it worked in the Merlin? In simulation terms the outcome is probably the same. V. Hi, Vivian: That would be a question for Dave

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Turn Coordinator is out == c172r and others

2005-06-25 Thread Jon Berndt
Beware instrument failure ! C172r and others aircraft have a turn coordinator out of order :=( seems to be property: /instrumentation/turn-indicator/indicated-turn-rate I noticed that. I wonder when that happened? Jon ___ Flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: New turbo/supercharger code

2005-06-24 Thread Jon Berndt
Thanks, My question could be a question to Jon, Dave, and any JSB specialist. I just wonder, about, the opportunity to get profit of your work for developments on the JSB branch. The properties should be the same on the global FG level. Both FDM -YASim -JSBSim with a different

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FGFS 0.9.8 Compilation Error #2

2005-06-22 Thread Jon Berndt
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I typed make and I got the following error: FGNozzle.cpp: In method 'JSBSim::FGNozzle(JSBSim::FGFDMExec *, JSBSim::FGConfigFile *, int =0)': FGNozzle.cpp:74: implicit declaration of function 'int JSBSim::snprintf(..)' Does someone knows what is

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wind and Turbulence

2005-06-20 Thread Jon Berndt
I used this command line: fgfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] --aircraft=c172r --turbulence=0.0 This set up the winds as I wanted. However, even though turbulence was set to zero, there was still lots of noise present in the wind velocity coming from FlightGear. The wind seemed to vary +/- 5 to 10

[Flightgear-devel] Property Manager enumeration of properties

2005-06-20 Thread Jon Berndt
Is anyone aware of a [simple?] way to print out the property tree once it has been populated? It seems to me that there ought to be a class attribute in the property manager somewhere that is a pointer to a linked list, or a vector, or whatever, that contains the properties, each of which may

[Flightgear-devel] Short Reference Document error?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
This short reference: http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/FGShortRef.pdf shows the rudder control on the numeric keypad as being the 0 and , (comma) keys. There is no comma on the numeric keypad. This is confusing. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

[Flightgear-devel] Landing Gear Jitters: Resolved?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
I am testing out a small preliminary fix for the landing gear jitter seen in various JSBSim aircraft. Curt has relayed that the default C-172 does have this problem - and I have now seen that. The preliminary fix does seem to have fixed that, although when brakes are applied while at rest there

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wind and Turbulence

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
What does FlightGear do in the way of wind and turbulence? I assume that winds are set in FlightGear in NED coordinates and that those change slowly? Turbulence is modeled in the FDMs, but parameters are passed in? FlightGear does not model turbulence itself, does it? What is WEATHER_CM?

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wind and Turbulence

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
I am debugging the gear jittering in JSBSim and I am seeing windNED spike every so often and I have commented out turbulence code in JSBSim, so I am wondering if these wind spikes are coming from FlightGear. OK, in working to fix the gear jitter I've discovered some things about the winds

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: FlightGear Wind and Turbulence

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
WeatherCM is the old weather system that has been removed from cvs for fgfs 0.9.4. It's in the old repository's hidden Attic/. I think it's safe to remove all traces to it. m. Thanks. Will do. That simplifies looking at the code. Jon ___

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Short Reference Document error?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
So there's nothing wrong with it, it's just that every user has another kind of keyboard layout. ;) Best Regards, Oliver C. Aha! Well, yes, I understand, now, but for newbies from the U.S. it will be wrong. I'll modify the PDF and send it to Curt (or whoever maintains that doc). It needs

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Short Reference Document error?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
Modify the PDF? Of course, you mean the TeX source file from which it was generated, not the PDF itself, right? It's in the docs module. m. I already modified the PDF (I have Acrobat). I didn't know where the doc came from originally, and I don't know TeX. If I have time later I'll take a

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Short Reference Document error?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
Aha ? In fact the notation in the cheat sheet _is_ correct and clear, why the hell do you want to break it ? It's just a matter of point of view an I assume there are _many_ FlightGear users out there that have a comma as a decimal separator - it's just that they probably don't live in the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Tail dragger trouble.

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
I have been trying to make the JSB flight model for my PA-25 pawnee for over a week now, however, I can not get it to steer on the ground. Every time I start my take off roll the plane goes in circles. Has anybody encountered any similar problems? I am working on trying to resolve the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Short Reference Document error?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
So, you think the UK is part of Europe, eh? We use the same convention as the US for ./, Vivian. Heh. :-) What's above the number 4 (not on the numeric keypad)? Is it a $ or a ? (not sure that will print correctly)? Jon ___ Flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Short Reference Document error?

2005-06-19 Thread Jon Berndt
This complies entirely with my intention. Please excuse me for missing the point - from reading your comment I had the impression you simply changed the comma to a dot in the PDF. Please send me a copy of your PDF and I'll change the TeX source accordingly. Thanks - will do. I'm currently

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Native-Ctrls UDP packet structure

2005-06-18 Thread Jon Berndt
bass pumped 3. I send 0s for all the other properties that I do not want to control. I realize now that it was a bad idea... the aircraft sits frozen (none of the usual JSBsim vibration either) on the runway. Can you give me a good example case of where an aircraft is sitting on the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Native-Ctrls UDP packet structure

2005-06-18 Thread Jon Berndt
Can you give me a good example case of where an aircraft is sitting on the runway and jittering a lot? I know that problem existed at one point with the C-172, but it does not seem to happen for me now. I have a possible fix I wanted to try out, so I need a good example. The

[Flightgear-devel] Cygwin and FlightGear startup

2005-06-18 Thread Jon Berndt
It's taking about 3 minutes to initialize FGFS under CygWin. I seem to recall a conversation about that a few weeks ago. Is that something that is being worked, or can it be resolved? Is there something I can do to my setup? Jon ___ Flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] SP_FMDS

2005-06-16 Thread Jon Berndt
..speaking of which; Are those Big-Overhaul-So-Lay-Off-cvs jobs done in the FG and JSBSim cvs trees? Sorry. Yes. I thought I made a small announcement that I had gotten that taken care of. Maybe not. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

RE: [Flightgear-devel] OpenAL for CygWin

2005-06-14 Thread Jon Berndt
I have placed a compiled tarball of yesterdays OpenAL CVS files @ http://www.vso.cape.com/~nhv/files/cygwin/cyg_openAL.tgz you might want to test these against the current FGFS before blindly overwriting your currrent installation Is this distribution modified for use with CygWin as

[Flightgear-devel] Gear jitter

2005-06-14 Thread Jon Berndt
I was looking at the gear jitter in the latest version of FlightGear with the current C172 (JSBSim). I didn't notice much jitter at all - really very little. Is that because winds are off by default, now? Is there a particular setup where I can see it most noticeably? I have a possible fix that

[Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim Branch

2005-06-13 Thread Jon Berndt
It appears as though JSBSim CVS is in a good state, with the new code, and new directory structure. Notes: 1) No attempt has yet been made to test this with FlightGear - that will take a little bit of work. Things are different: the directory structure, the code, the aircraft config files,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] OpenAL for CygWin

2005-06-13 Thread Jon Berndt
Hmmm ... we had to fiddle with it to make it work some months ago ... I forget exactly what we did This seems really unfortunate for FlightGear - that we have to rely on another package where some of us have to fix the code to work for CygWin users. Is this even documented anywhere? jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] OpenAL for CygWin

2005-06-13 Thread Jon Berndt
In the developers' list archives is the best we have. Cygwin wouldn't work at all if it were not for the excellent work by Norman Vine. There's no sign of OpenAL being ported to Cygwin at the moment, so this is the best we have. We are in constant danger of being left behind. Have you got it

[Flightgear-devel] C library timing

2005-06-12 Thread Jon Berndt
Is anyone aware of which C library calls for determining time (down to the millisecond) - either elapsed or calendar - are best used under all the platforms that FlightGear runs on? Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

RE: [Flightgear-devel] OpenAL for CygWin

2005-06-12 Thread Jon Berndt
Jon Berndt wrote: I'm finally getting around to reinstalling FlightGear after a hard drive crash a couple months ago. I have this as a place to get OpenAL for Cygwin: Try this version: ftp://ftp.ihg.uni-duisburg.de/FlightGear/Win32/openal_cyg.tgz Vivian I got that file. I untarred

RE: [Flightgear-devel] C library timing

2005-06-12 Thread Jon Berndt
There is a plib api for accurate timing. You may not want a plib dependency in jsbsim, but you could take a look at which functions they use on which platforms. Curt. Thanks. I'll take a look. I've got something that seems to work well enough at the moment, but at some point I'd like to

RE: [Flightgear-devel] New developer

2005-06-12 Thread Jon Berndt
Well, I had been working on a B717... the flightmodel seemed ok, but hasn't been updated to the newer JSBSim config file formats, so it will need some work in that area. I'll be posting a converter that takes old format files into the new format - not the engines or thrusters, but those are

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