Mathias Fröhlich wrote
> > On Mittwoch, 7. Juli 2004 21:12, David Megginson wrote: > > Jon S Berndt wrote: > > > Off the top of my head (and I'm in a real hurry at this > second), I > > > think it would be nice to make it possible to supply the > FDMs with a > > > force vector and point of application - perhaps even a moment > > > vector. Is that what you are proposing? > > > > Once we support ground reactions with a moving surface > (like the deck > > of a ship), why not just model the catapult as a faster moving > > surface? > Hmm, I also think that this will provide more problems than it solves. > > I am also for a force/acceleration vector applied to the nose > gear. This is > how it works in reality. Also it is easier to just add an > additional force > then to have a surface which is used to compute a force that is then > added ... > Don't forget that we only have 2 carrier capable models right now: A4 Skyhawk and Seahawk. Both these predate the nose wheel launch system, and use strops. Regards Vivian _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
