Giles Robertson wrote: > Working out gravitational and kinetic energy is trivial; accounting > for energy in the fuel not hard - but I don't think you'll be able > to account for elastic energy stored in the airframe.
It's a pilot's tool, not a design thing. It's designed for glider pilots to show them rate of climb/descent information corrected for dynamic conditions like a zoom climb or accelerating dive. The airframe energy is essentially miniscule compared to this. Gliders, last I checked, were decidedly incapable of flapping their way to a safe landing. :) Andy _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
