On Wednesday 05 April 2006 10:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi! > > I am experimenting with some lighter-than-air support for > JSBSim and FlightGear. The progress is not fast, but it is > there. Currently, I have implemented enough to make free > flying balloons behave sort of decently[0] and it should be > possible to make simple airship models (though, I have not > quite grasped how to specify the aerodynamics part in JSBSim > yet and that is crucial for airships to behave in a plausible > way). > > You can find my stuff here: > http://www.gidenstam.org/FlightGear/JSBSim-LTA/ > > > Are there anyone else interested in lighter than air flight > for FlightGear/JSBSim? > > Comments and suggestions are welcome! > > Best regards, > > Anders Gidenstam > > [0] I have never piloted nor flown with a balloon IRL, though.
There is a balloon fdm in FlightGear but the last time I tried it I got some very strange results, and accelerations;) I'd _would_ like to do some Zeppelins though... You are absolutely right about incorporating the dynamic lift aspects of airships - it was a vital factor in their operation. LeeE ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
