On Saturday 03 September 2005 11:47, Andy Ross wrote: > Vivian Meazza wrote: > > YASim has not yet implemented shut down/start up controls for > > gas turbines. Therefore there are none for the Hawker Hunter. > > As far as I can see, there is no generic implementation possible > for turbine startup and shutdown. Everything would have to be > done specifically for each engine type. Maybe the best thing to > do would be to expose some appropriate inputs to the engine > code (running or not, current RPM, station temperatures, etc...) > and implement the details per-engine in Nasal...
For the most part, starting a jet engine is a no-fuss, no-muss proposition. You turn on the power, push the start button, and bring the throttle to the Idle Stop when it shows some small value of RPM. The fuel control takes care of the rest. That's pretty much the case for anything but the first Me 262s/Meteors/YP-80s. Occasionally you might have a fuel booster pump, or separate switch for the ignitors, but that's about it. Unless you want to be logging Hot Starts and Wet Starts, there's nothing horribly inaccurate about just pushing the button or advancing the throttle, and a few seconds later it's idling at 10% thrust. (Somewhere around 35-40% RPM) -- Pete Stickney _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
