RE: [Flightgear-devel] A4F - AAR Capability
Dave I committed a new facility for the A4F yesterday. It now has a functioning AAR capability with YASim, like the one already available for JSBSim. ... Great. I can't wait to try it out. BTW, now I can stop using the T-38 as a refueling demonstrator :) It's still a radar demonstrator though, unless someone else has added radar to his model? Will the KA-6 be part of the carrier AI scenario? That is the plan, but it's turning out to be a little more protracted than I first thought (no surprise eh!). Weeks rather than days I now estimate. Vivian --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid0709bid3057dat1642 ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] A4F - AAR Capability
On Sat, 2006-04-29 at 09:01 +0100, Vivian Meazza wrote: Ron I have also taken the opportunity to adjust the panel to make it more nearly like that of an A4F, rather than an A4C, although a couple of the instruments are not correct, principally the ASI should be replaced with a combined ASI/Mach instrument. Take a look at my F-4's ASI/Mach meter. http://www.jentronics.com/fgfs/f4e-progress03.jpg model at http://www.jentronics.com/fgfs/F4E.tgz This meter is close to the A-4 instrument from my limited research. It reads 0-800 KIAS, while I think the A-4 instrument is 0-600 KIAS. Your welcome to drop the F4 instrument into the A4, its GPL. Thanks, it seems like a standard US instrument of the time, with slightly different ranges. I've downloaded it. I just have to work out how to rotate the mach dial, or rather, what would be the appropriate input. The mach dial rotates based on pressure altitude using the property /instrumentation/altimeter/indicated-altitude-ft see https://ewhdbks.mugu.navy.mil/mach-as.htm . The scale is calibrated so once the dial is set for a given pressure altitude it doesn't need to move until the altitude changes. See the file Models/asi.xml its already set up. Ron --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
[Flightgear-devel] A4F - AAR Capability
Hi, I committed a new facility for the A4F yesterday. It now has a functioning AAR capability with YASim, like the one already available for JSBSim. I have also taken the opportunity to adjust the panel to make it more nearly like that of an A4F, rather than an A4C, although a couple of the instruments are not correct, principally the ASI should be replaced with a combined ASI/Mach instrument. I have added a nav-display on which TACAN data is displayed. In due course waypoints will also be displayed there as well. To use all these goodies, you need to have included refuelling_demo_1.xml in your preferences.xml file. You can then tune your TACAN to the channel of the KC135 (039X), which is on a long N/S racetrack starting in the vicinity of KSFO. You will see the TACAN position on the nav display (it's a Plan Position Indicator so N is always up). You can make your approach, and when you are within 250 ft of the tanker, a green light will come on in the fuel contents gauge, and fuel transfer will take place. When you have taken enough fuel, you can break off. If you also have nimitz_demo.xml in your preference file, you cab retune your TACAN to the Nimitz channel (029Y), and recover back aboard. That should keep you busy for a while, enjoy! Regards, Vivian PS Yes, the A4 has a probe while the KC135 is a boom refueller. I'm working on a KA6-D right now. --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid0709bid3057dat1642 ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] A4F - AAR Capability
On Friday 28 April 2006 12:08 pm, Vivian Meazza wrote: I committed a new facility for the A4F yesterday. It now has a functioning AAR capability with YASim, like the one already available for JSBSim. ... Great. I can't wait to try it out. BTW, now I can stop using the T-38 as a refueling demonstrator :) It's still a radar demonstrator though, unless someone else has added radar to his model? Will the KA-6 be part of the carrier AI scenario? Dave --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] A4F - AAR Capability
Hi Vivian, On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 18:08 +0100, Vivian Meazza wrote: Hi, I have also taken the opportunity to adjust the panel to make it more nearly like that of an A4F, rather than an A4C, although a couple of the instruments are not correct, principally the ASI should be replaced with a combined ASI/Mach instrument. Take a look at my F-4's ASI/Mach meter. http://www.jentronics.com/fgfs/f4e-progress03.jpg model at http://www.jentronics.com/fgfs/F4E.tgz This meter is close to the A-4 instrument from my limited research. It reads 0-800 KIAS, while I think the A-4 instrument is 0-600 KIAS. Your welcome to drop the F4 instrument into the A4, its GPL. PS Yes, the A4 has a probe while the KC135 is a boom refueller. I'm working on a KA6-D right now. http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/kc135/kc1351.html http://www.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=38page=2 KC-135s have drogue refueling equipment available, so its not totally inappropriate, but for carrier ops a KA6-D is more realistic. :) Ron --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
