[Flightgear-devel] moving hotspots?

2006-08-01 Thread Sexauer, Steve
Is it possible to have hotspots on moving objects like the stick throttle? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maik Justus Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:06 PM To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] heli

Re: [Flightgear-devel] heli simulation update ready for cvs?

2006-08-01 Thread Maik Justus
Hi Andy, thank you for reviewing the patch. Andy Ross wrote: Maik Justus wrote: for my part the update of the yasim heli simulation is ready for cvs. Andy: therefore I want to ask you for a review of the patch and your agreement to add this to cvs or a list of necessary modifications or

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YF-23/yasim: how to climb to 163000 ft

2006-08-01 Thread Lee Elliott
I think this is resulting from a combination of factors. The YASim YF-23, as currently defined, probably doesn't weigh enough and the engines are a bit too powerful, both due to a dearth of good info on the YF-23 when I originally did it. I suspect that this means that it can get to 74000ft

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YF-23/yasim: how to climb to 163000 ft

2006-08-01 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Lee Elliott -- Tuesday 01 August 2006 23:40: Again, IIRC, the real (Y)F-23 could (was intended) get to 65000ft so with the YASim YF-23 under weight and too powerful it's able to climb just a bit too high:) That's a minor problem. The bigger problem is that it *accelerates* in very narrow

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YF-23/yasim: how to climb to 163000 ft

2006-08-01 Thread Lee Elliott
On Tuesday 01 August 2006 22:50, Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Lee Elliott -- Tuesday 01 August 2006 23:40: Again, IIRC, the real (Y)F-23 could (was intended) get to 65000ft so with the YASim YF-23 under weight and too powerful it's able to climb just a bit too high:) That's a minor

Re: [Flightgear-devel] heli simulation update ready for cvs?

2006-08-01 Thread Maik Justus
Hi, Maik Justus wrote: The outer definition of the wing in Yasim is given by the innermost and outermost bound[]. But the bound[] are only defined at flapx start, flapx end, spoiler... and slat... .Therefore for an wing without flap, spoiler and slat the bound[] array is empty and no

Re: [Flightgear-devel] heli simulation update ready for cvs?

2006-08-01 Thread Andy Ross
Maik Justus wrote: my impression was, that a stab is not producing forces perpendicular to its surface, when the wind is blowing perpendicular to its surface You have misinterpreted the code, I think. The stallLift value is only one contribution to the transverse force from the surface.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YF-23/yasim: how to climb to 163000 ft

2006-08-01 Thread Josh Babcock
Lee Elliott wrote: dearth of good info on the YF-23 when I originally did it. I Should you find a moment, I feel that I should point this out: http://www.flight-manuals-on-cd.com/YFN.html Josh - Take Surveys. Earn Cash.