On Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:29:18 -0800, 
Andy Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
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> David Megginson wrote:
>  > I've added two new properties tied to the FGEnvironment class
>  > (you'll see these only if you compile with --with-new-environment):
>  >
>  >   /environment/temperature-sea-level-degc
>  >   /environment/pressure-sea-level-inhg
>  >
>  > I'm sticking with sea-level-equivalent values for now, because I
>  > know that the FDM people are pretty possessive of their atmosphere
>  > models. Later I might add properties and methods for the values at
>  > current altitude as well.
> 
> Possesive?  Heh, I hereby declare that I'd be extraordinarily happy to
> dump the YASim atmosphere model in favor of a standard one.  The
> reason it's there at all is for the solver -- it's nice to be able to
> specify a cruise altitude instead of an air temperature and pressure,
> and there has to be some way to convert altitude to these values.


..for flight in other atmospheres (Mars, Venus, Jupiter, or in 
fluids like water), which atmosphere model is easier to work from?


-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)

  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.


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