Hi! Just a little information, if someone wants to animate the nose section (dont look at me, Im still working on the cockpit :-) ) Turning down the ramp takes 7 (!)minutes, the cross-section of the hold is 6.4m, the ceiling is at 4.4m with cranes hanging from it (can lift 20 tons each). I can send you some photos if you want to.
Ciao, Adrian ----- Original Nachricht ---- Von: leee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: FlightGear developers discussions <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Datum: 26.05.2007 15:22 Betreff: Re: [Flightgear-devel] AN-225 patch > On Friday 25 May 2007 10:36, Joacim Persson wrote: > > On Fri, 25 May 2007, leee wrote: > > > http://www.air-and-space.com/Antonov%20An-225%20Mriya.htm > > > > > > it's the rear four sets. This site also has some nice pics of the main > > > gear, which show that the front three and rear four units are > different, > > > if anyone would like to make more detailed and accurate main gear > units:) > > > > (I can barely make a cube in Blender -- so don't look at me ;) > > > > I suspect it can also kneel like the An-124. Looks like that on some of > the > > pictures too. But the 124 has a different setup with the main gear > > steering, with the two forward axels steerable instead. > > Yeah - it can kneel to lower the nose for loading/unloading but I never > modelled the opening nose or kneeling:) > > > > > And rumor has it they are working on finishing the second 225 down in > Kiev > > now. The one they have in operation is booked up most of the time. > > Yeah (again) - I saw some reports saying that the sole AN-225 is in such > demand that they are going to complete a second airframe, due for completion > > in 2008. > > > > > > The AN-225 also has a max taxiing weight but I couldn't find the doc > > > which stated what it was:( Basically, it means that the AN-225 cannot > > > make ground turns above this weight and so for mtow takeoffs it has to > be > > > lined up on the runway and then loaded. Unlike the AN-124, from which > it > > > was developed, it was never intended for short-field operation. > > > > That information ought to be in the 2001 civil type certificate. (which > may > > have been published in Ukranian only though) I found the type certificate > > number for it: (in latin-faked kyrillic) CTOK200-AH-225, but not the > > document itself. (well, I can't google in non-latin alphabets) > > > > We should add some more hard points to it. One can easily dip a wingtip > or > > engine in the ground now by turning too hard at too high taxi speed. Max > > taxi speed is probably also specified in the type cert. And CG limits, > and > > other goodies... > > The contact points should be ok as the aircraft geometry is fundamental to > YASim and is taken from the 3d model. YASim does recognise ground contact > with wings etc - heh - I've hit the ground with a wing tip in a turn when at > > very low level and realistically spun in and crashed as a result and I've > also clipped a few buildings and structures and got a yaw to the appropriate > > side:) Perhaps the problem is that these collisions don't cause any > damage. > This isn't the fault of YASim because FG only really recognises a total > crash > and doesn't have any provision for partial airframe damage. > > Personally, I wouldn't do anything to pervent the wing tips or outer engines > > grounding when taxiing at too high a speed because I suspect this would be > realistic. It's just the lack of resultant damage that's unrealistic. Of > course, there's certainly scope for further tuning of the undercarriage > springing and displacements - atm it's just tuned so that the a/c sits level > > on the ground at various weights and doesn't collapse on landing, which was > a > serious factor when I was developing it. It was certainly possible to > collapse the nose gear by breaking too hard on the ground at high weights, > which also seemed realistic to me:) I don't think I put any brakes on the > nose gear, just the mains. > > LeeE > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > Viel oder wenig? Schnell oder langsam? Unbegrenzt surfen + telefonieren ohne Zeit- und Volumenbegrenzung? DAS TOP ANGEBOT JETZT bei Arcor: günstig und schnell mit DSL - das All-Inclusive-Paket für clevere Doppel-Sparer, nur 39,85 inkl. DSL- und ISDN-Grundgebühr! http://www.arcor.de/rd/emf-dsl-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
