Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and

2007-05-20 Thread Martin Spott
Anders Gidenstam wrote: The diff file is available here: http://www.gidenstam.org/FlightGear/aircraft_updates/F80C.diff So, do the involved parties agree that the patch is ok ? Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact

2007-05-20 Thread Martin Spott
Jon S. Berndt wrote: I've contacted Dave Culp to ask him about it. It seems OK to me. I'd say go ahead. Done, Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! --

[Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread Anders Gidenstam
Hi all, I recently noticed that the F80C has a tendency to flip upside down on the runway and then keep rolling along upside down hanging from its wheels. This diff adds contact points at the wingtip fuel tanks and at the nose and tail. I also moved the visual reference point 185 back to

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread gh.robin
On Sat 19 May 2007 17:34, Anders Gidenstam wrote: Hi all, I recently noticed that the F80C has a tendency to flip upside down on the runway and then keep rolling along upside down hanging from its wheels. This diff adds contact points at the wingtip fuel tanks and at the nose and tail. I

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread Anders Gidenstam
On Sat, 19 May 2007, gh.robin wrote: Are sure F80C needs that update, the existing one gives the right position, when we fly it push and pull the joystick , from the external view we can see it rotating on an axis correctly situated (somewhere on the CG). 100% sure, no. But I do see that

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Hi all, I recently noticed that the F80C has a tendency to flip upside down on the runway and then keep rolling along upside down hanging from its wheels. This diff adds contact points at the wingtip fuel tanks and at the nose and tail. I also moved the visual reference point 185 back to

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread Anders Gidenstam
On Sat, 19 May 2007, Jon S. Berndt wrote: Also, the problem with the aircraft flipping is probably due to landing gear specification. It has nothing to do with the visual reference point, of course. I thought I had checked this model out once in JSBSim by itself, and it seemed fine. Maybe I

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread gh.robin
On Sat 19 May 2007 18:40, Jon S. Berndt wrote: Hi all, I recently noticed that the F80C has a tendency to flip upside down on the runway and then keep rolling along upside down hanging from its wheels. This diff adds contact points at the wingtip fuel tanks and at the nose and

Re: [Flightgear-devel] F80C FDM patch for additional contact points and more correct 3d-model location

2007-05-19 Thread Anders Gidenstam
On Sat, 19 May 2007, Anders Gidenstam wrote: The VRP issue was something I noticed when adding the contact points. The aircraft is from FlightGear CVS. I've verified the relation between FDM gear positions and the 3d-model for the updated version by falling of the carrier forwards and