RE: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-11 Thread Jon Berndt
At 11/10/02, Jon Berndt wrote: Michael: What are your design references for the two WWI aircraft? Do you mean how did I get the aero data? Regards, Michael Yes, and any other information used to model them. Jon smime.p7s Description: application/pkcs7-signature

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-11 Thread C. Hotchkiss
I read somewhere that the aircraft was very sensitive to cross winds and would weather vane on the mearest whisper of such. Regards, Charlie H. Michael Selig wrote: I have just added the Fokker Dr.1 triplane to the CVS. There are notes in the readme below about how to get a 3D model file.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-11 Thread Michael Selig
At 11/11/02, you wrote: I read somewhere that the aircraft was very sensitive to cross winds and would weather vane on the mearest whisper of such. Regards, Charlie H. That's true, and most of the WWI aircraft suffered from this type of problem. Most WWI airfields were circular or square so

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-11 Thread Michael Selig
At 11/11/02, Jon Berndt wrote: At 11/10/02, Jon Berndt wrote: Michael: What are your design references for the two WWI aircraft? Do you mean how did I get the aero data? Regards, Michael Yes, and any other information used to model them. Jon Your word design threw me. I don't do

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-11 Thread Rick Ansell
On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:01:51 -0600, Michael Selig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 11/11/02, you wrote: I read somewhere that the aircraft was very sensitive to cross winds and would weather vane on the mearest whisper of such. Regards, Charlie H. That's true, and most of the WWI aircraft suffered

[Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-10 Thread Michael Selig
I have just added the Fokker Dr.1 triplane to the CVS. There are notes in the readme below about how to get a 3D model file. Unfortunately, I could not acquire one under the GNU GPL. If I were going to be in a dog fight and had my pick of the Camel or Dr.1, the Dr.1 would be the weapon of

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-10 Thread Jon Berndt
Michael: What are your design references for the two WWI aircraft? Jon smime.p7s Description: application/pkcs7-signature

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Fokker Dr.1 model added

2002-11-10 Thread Michael Selig
At 11/10/02, Jon Berndt wrote: Michael: What are your design references for the two WWI aircraft? Do you mean how did I get the aero data? Regards, Michael ** Prof. Michael S. Selig Dept. of Aero/Astro Engineering University of