On Saturday 24 January 2004 09:36, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > 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. "
This has just brought to mind some of those German WW2 assymetrically powered designs. There's a couple of examples on this Blohm & Voss page http://www.luft46.com/bv/bv.html There're some other interesting a/c on that site if you move up and check out some of the other manufacturers. LeeE _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
