On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:19:21 -0600, David Culp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Here's an interesting MD-11 that NASA has modified: > > http://www.nasatech.com/Briefs/May02/DRC9655.html > > Controling the airplane with engines only is interesting, but > controling it with engines on one side only is amazing. This could > probably be modeled in JSBSim, and perhaps with Curt's new > configurable autopilot for FlightGear. > > Interestingly, I read elsewhere that no owners of MD-11's are > interested in the PCA system. ..does that stop us? ;-) .."This invention has been patented by NASA (U.S. Patent No. 6,126,111). Inquiries concerning nonexclusive or exclusive license for its commercial development should be addressed the Patent Counsel, Dryden Flight Research Center; (661) 276-3720. Refer to DRC-96-55. " -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
