> 1. Aerodynamic coefficients
>
> You probably won't be able to find these anywhere, unless your
> airforce once did wind-tunnel tests on a DC-3/Dakota, but these are
> what JSBSim needs to model a DC-3 correctly.  There will be a lot of
> numbers or tables with headings like CLo, CLa, CDo, etc. (or maybe
> CX*).  I saw a story that someone once requested this data from
> Douglas, and an old engineer at Douglas replied that the DC-3 was
> invented before aerodynamic coefficients were (I doubt it, but it
> makes a good story all the same).

Very good guesstimates can be made given the right book, the right info, and
the right aero engineer. ;-)

> 4. Wright Cyclone Engine Data
>
> Any engine performance or maintenance data for the Wright Cyclone (or
> whatever the later DC-3 engine was) would of course be very helpful.

I sent some info to Dave Luff a little while ago for the B-17 Wright
Cyclone. Eventually he'll get something for us, I am sure. :-)

Jon


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