On Friday 17 June 2011 07:17:45 xsaint wrote: > Hello Folks... > > Was wondering if any nice souls will assist clear this doubt on mine... > > In YASIM, what does "actionpt" really refers to? > Is it the point the engines pull the air through? which the point will > be ahead of the engines or > is it the point at back the end of the engine where the exhaust takes > place? > > OR > > Do we have different application for "actionpt" based on the aircraft we > are modeling. For example, > if it is a passenger jet, the actionpt is ahead of the engines and if > it is a military jet, then the actionpt is behind the nozzle? > > Thank you all for the clarifications > cheers >
It should be the point of force application, which for a jet engine is the exhaust nozzle end, commonly found aft of the engine center of mass. For a prop, it should be the blade/hub linkage, and thus commonly found ahead of the engine center of mass. HTH Emilian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
