Jon Berndt wrote > One feature in JSBSim that I began and have not yet finished > (pending other > things) is a parent/child capability. You can (for instance) > load a Mk82 on an F-16 and the physical effects of the Mk82 > will affect the F-16. The position is based on the position > of the parent, and so is the orientation. However, the Mk82 > position is not integrated, it always has a position based on > the parent, UNTIL it is released. Then, the EOM begins > integrating and the flyout is physics based. > > The child objects are each their own individual JSBSim > objects in their own right, and each could be loaded and > flown by itself. The JSBSim executive is sort of recursive in > this way. Each would be addressable in a way that I think > Tony set up with Properties, but I can't recall what it is. > > Technically, it is also possible for each droppable piece to > have its own propulsion and flight control system, too. The > possiblities there are quite broad. > > Unfortunately, my time is getting more limited by the day. >
Sounds VERY good. I'm sure you'll get round to it in due course. Vivian _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
