On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:33:34 -0500, Jim wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > From: Josh Babcock > > > > Right, thanks. It does say .35 in the POH. > > > > Now I have a YASim engine question. I'm trying to rebuild the YASim > > file from scratch to see if I can get it to work. In README.yasim, > > the line: > > eng-rpm: The engine RPM at which eng-power is > > developed > > what does eng-power mean? Is this the RPM where the engine catches? > > > > Sometimes published engine specifications will say X hp at Y rpm. If > you don't have that then just use the specified maximum rpm, or > maximum sustained rpm, or something along those lines. You would not > want to use a "dive rpm" or "war/emergency power rpm" number. For > the Mustang I used 3000 (published max rpm for merlin 1650), but > according to specifications you could spin it up to something like > 3500+ in a dive without blowing the engine. ..those big ass corncobs blew much quicker on overspeeding. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...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 Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d