On Sunday 18 December 2011 04:02:01 Martin Spott wrote: > Patrick Callahan wrote: > > What can be said about the flight dynamics of the C172P model? > > Is it accurate? If not, how could it be improved? > > The response varies _much_ depending on whom you ask :-) > Personally I'm quite confident with FlightGear's flight dynamics, but > there's always room for improvement and if you know someone who's > flying the real one (maybe you're evn doing yourself), take a > stopwatch, pen and paper and record climb rates at certain weather > conditions and power settings and the like. > > Note that there are many, many different variants of the real one, > therefore claims like "it climbs too fast" might be rather moot the > smaller the deviation gets, because it depends much on the weight > (which might depend a lot on the installed equipment) and the condition > of the aircraft. > > Just an idea - cheers, > > Martin.
I just noticed the c172p.xml (FDM) in FGData doesn't match the one in JSBSim. The one in JSBSim has propeller induced effects added in. Also, the FDM, by default, Has one 180 lb pilot, no other passengers and no luggage. It also only has 200 pounds of fuel and a capacity of 370 lbs. So, it is very lightly loaded. That could be why some observe that it climbs too well. Ron ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
