On 10/19/2007 09:27 AM, Torsten Dreyer wrote: >> ... if you start from an >> airport, or if you initialize at a reasonable altitude, then what happens? >> I don't think the engine model should allow one to climb to 100,000'. The >> c-172 engine model can't power the aircraft very high. > I only get the Seneca up to some 24,000ft > the c172p and the 182rg stop climb at rouhgly 11,000ft
That's not even approximately the correct ceiling for the 182. > No chance to reach 100,000ft with a normal procecure. The chance of reaching 100,000 ft is not the only issue. Things pilots care about include: -- RPM as a function of altitude, prop control, throttle, etc. -- MAP as a function of .. .. -- Rate of climb as a function of .. .. -- Level-flight speed as a function of .. .. -- Mixture requirements as a function of .. .. -- EGT as a function of mixture and .. .. -- fuel-consumption rates as a function of .. .. > IMHO the FGPiston model is ok and you should close the bug report. Evidently "ok" means different things to different people. *) Some FG users don't care much about the aforementioned items or about handling or flight dynamics in general. Some of them may actually prefer a model that doesn't consume any fuel. *) Some of them do care. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel

