Hi Lee, Am Montag, den 02.07.2007, 15:57 +0100 schrieb leee: > While YASim is a very good fdm, imo (and I've done a few in my time), it > isn't > suited to accurately portraying a glider because the 'cruise' definitions > don't apply. The cruise section assumes level flight and needs to know the > power required to maintain that level flight for it to work correctly. > that was true some months ago, but since early this year (when Maik improved the ground handling and introduced the towing capability) there is no need for a YaSim engine anymore. Instead you can specify for "cruise" and "approach" a glide-angle and comletely omit the engine definition.
Greetings Detlef > Doing a powered glider in YASim would be fine, provided that the propeller > isn't retracted when not in use (I believe some motor-gliders are able to do > this) > because the drag etc. effects from the prop will also be taken into > consideration by YASim. > > Apart from the heli developments, there has been no hint of YASim being > adapted to work with unpowered or tailless/elevatorless aircraft so it looks > like you'll either have to use JSBSim or UIUC if you want any real accuracy > for these types of aircraft. > > LeeE > > On Monday 02 July 2007 09:24, Heiko Schulz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > At first thanks for uploading and correcting the > > error. > > > > How is the behaviour of a glider in flight? > > If YASim is a good fdm, it should simulate the > > behaviour with the right data correct. > > > > I see more problems in the simulating of the > > enviroment like thermals, turbulences, wind etc.... > > > > Greetings > > HHS > > > > --- Martin Spott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > > Detlef Faber wrote: > > > > Am Montag, den 02.07.2007, 00:43 +0000 schrieb > > > > > > Martin Spott: > > > > > The in-flight behaviour of the YASim FDM is, > > > > > > similar to that of the > > > > > > > > 'Bocian', extremely 'direct' and unforgiving. As > > > > > > an alternative you > > > > > > > > might do better by using a derivative of the > > > > > > JSBsim FDM as used in the > > > > > > > > Schweizer, > > > > > > > > ... and loose capabilities like aerotow and winch > > > > > > starts? > > > > > > Well, the model rellay looks excellent and the > > > Bocian does as well > > > (man, 13 MBytes of textures for that one ;-) but I > > > don't think > > > that any of these two behaves like a glider. So this > > > is some sort of a > > > "choose your poison" :-) situation as the > > > Schweizer _does_ behave > > > reasonable, > > > > > > Martin. > > > -- > > > Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about > > > who its friends are ! > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ BE A BETTER INTERNET-GURU: Jetzt > > Frage stellen und einen von 44 iPods gewinnen! www.yahoo.de/clever > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
