[Flightgear-devel] Re: Nasal code error?

2006-03-13 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Jon S. Berndt -- Tuesday 14 March 2006 05:48: > I just updated from FlightGear CVS and tried to build. Got this: > ../../src/Scripting/NasalSys.hxx:156: error: expected class-name before '{' It complains about unknown class-name "SGModelData". It's a good idea to always update sg with fg. :-)

Re: [Flightgear-devel] pa24-250

2006-03-13 Thread Dave Perry
David Luff wrote: Yes, the real AC has an Apollo SL60 GPS Receiver and VHF Communications Transceiver. The GPS is enroute qualified but not approach qualified. Yes, I used many photos of the AC and panel to get the model as close a possible to reality. I used the radios from Aircraft/Instru

[Flightgear-devel] prop disc disapears smoothly with rpm increase

2006-03-13 Thread Dave Perry
I was able, with a few lines of nasal and moving the prop disc to it's own model xml, to make the disc smoothly disapear as the rpm increases. An added advantage is the disc is gone for the rotating AC at start up in fgrun. Nasal added to pa24-electrical.nas in the ammeter section: ## # Save

[Flightgear-devel] Nasal code error?

2006-03-13 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I just updated from FlightGear CVS and tried to build. Got this: make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/jon/src/flightgear/source/src/GUI' if ++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../src/Include -I../.. -I../../src -I/usr/l ocal/include -D_REENTRANT -MT dialog.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/dialog.Tpo" -c -o

Re: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 electrical systems

2006-03-13 Thread Innis Cunningham
Paul Surgeon writes One thing I'm not clear on is whether Innis is working on another 737. Are there two aircraft or just one that we're working on? It would be a real pity to end up with two half modeled 737s. The 737-300 is the current model that should be in the basic package the old mo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] pa24-250

2006-03-13 Thread David Luff
Dave Perry writes: > < snip lots about flying the pa24-250 in real life > > > A lot of POH numbers are in the README.pa24-250 file. Here are the > numbers I fly. 90-100 mph on base and 85 -90 mph on short final. POH > say 95 mph no flaps and 82 mph full flaps for approach speeds. The > cru

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 small fixes

2006-03-13 Thread Berndt, Jon S
> Second (and more important) a hopefully good guess about the > VRP. I used the z value of the old 737, which seems to fit > and spent half an hour trying to figure out the y value. I > tested giving full left break and 90% thrust which keeps the > plane spinning around the left main gear and

[Flightgear-devel] 737-300 small fixes

2006-03-13 Thread Stefan Seifert
Hi, just two little improvements to the 737-300: First an increased chase-view distance, so the tail fits into the view. Second (and more important) a hopefully good guess about the VRP. I used the z value of the old 737, which seems to fit and spent half an hour trying to figure out the y valu

Re: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 electrical systems

2006-03-13 Thread Markus Barenhoff
Paul Surgeon wrote: > On Thursday 09 March 2006 04:37, Markus Barenhoff wrote: >> generator bus panel (most important): >> http://www.b737.org.uk/genbuspanel.jpg >> >> for those of you how are interested, i've attached the current work in >> progress to this mail. it includes 2 files: >> >> electri

[Flightgear-devel] update 737 electrical system

2006-03-13 Thread Markus Barenhoff
hi there, the main stuff of the new electrical system is done. if attached 3 nasal files which should be put into the Systems directory. also i've attached a diff file which registers the nasal stuff in the set-xml and connects the pfds and the eicas to the system (as example). the whole system is

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear on LinuxTag; Was: FlightGear Make Process: Amazing

2006-03-13 Thread David Megginson
On 13/03/06, Martin Spott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, they have a nice portofolio of sim-related controls and > instruments, if only the price tag I wonder what a _real_ set of > Cessna pedaly would cost me if I build an appropriate frame on my own, That won't help you much -- the peda

Re: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 electrical systems

2006-03-13 Thread Paul Surgeon
On Thursday 09 March 2006 04:37, Markus Barenhoff wrote: > generator bus panel (most important): > http://www.b737.org.uk/genbuspanel.jpg > > for those of you how are interested, i've attached the current work in > progress to this mail. it includes 2 files: > > electrical.nas : contains the used c

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: data/Aircraft/A320 A320.xml,1.11,1.12

2006-03-13 Thread Erik Hofman
Frederic Bouvier wrote: Erik, it seems you lost my last changes on this one ( aero surface restored ). It is unclear to me if the reference for these planes is JSBSim or FGFS-base. Is there a consensus on this ? Yes I noticed it. I've rescued it on my O2 though :-) Normally I think it would b

[Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: data/Aircraft/A320 A320.xml,1.11,1.12

2006-03-13 Thread Frederic Bouvier
Quoting Erik Hofman : > Update of /var/cvs/FlightGear-0.9/data/Aircraft/A320 > In directory baron:/tmp/cvs-serv15017/A320 > > Modified Files: > A320.xml > Log Message: > Sync. w. JSBSim CVS. Erik, it seems you lost my last changes on this one ( aero surface restored ). It is unclear to me

Re: [Flightgear-devel] flight without open gl

2006-03-13 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:00:42 -0800 (PST), Diarmuid wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Guys, > > I am developing on a laptop that does not have any 3D acceleration > but would like to have a self contained dev environment for use with > flight gear ( I am experimenting with build

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear on LinuxTag; Was: FlightGear Make Process: Amazing

2006-03-13 Thread Martin Spott
Paul Surgeon wrote: > If you want decent rudder pedals then you may want to look at the Flight Link > Jet Rudder Control Module from > http://www.aviationsimulation.co.uk/acatalog/_Pedals.html Oh, they have a nice portofolio of sim-related controls and instruments, if only the price tag I

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Prop discs in 3D models

2006-03-13 Thread Martin Spott
"David Megginson" wrote: > The back of my Warrior's prop is also painted black, and as I > mentioned earlier, it becomes invisible somewhere between 1500 and > 2000 rpm (I can definitely see a very faint blur when I cut to 1500 > rpm for approach). ACK, there are similarities - who wonders

[Flightgear-devel] Re: Intermittent crash on startup w/ plib error message.

2006-03-13 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Chris Metzler -- Sunday 26 February 2006 06:20: > One out of three times I start FlightGear, it immediately crashes back > out to the shell prompt with: > > } FATAL: PUI: No Live Interface! Forgot to call puInit ? (free)glut or SDL? Can you post a backtrace? m. --

[Flightgear-devel] FlightGear photo scenery

2006-03-13 Thread alessandro marassi
Hi.I have searched a way to use real photos in FG scenery generation.As far as I know there are 2 feasible ways to accomplish it:1. model a simple flat rectangular surface as 3D object and map the photoupon it;2. use chop.pl and photo.cxx and then TerraGear;Both methods work only for small

Re: [Flightgear-devel] pa24-250

2006-03-13 Thread David Megginson
On 12/03/06, Chris Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a related question -- should it idle so high? I find that if I start > the engine as-is and release the parking brake, without giving any > throttle at all, the pa24-250 will accelerate up to 70 knots rolling > along 28R at KSFO. I'd gue

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Prop discs in 3D models

2006-03-13 Thread David Megginson
On 13/03/06, Detlef Faber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The color is definitely a point. My C22 microlight is equipped with a > black Warp Drive prop and the propdisk is in flight constantly visible > as a disk slightly darker than the surrounding area. How fast does the propeller spin? The back

[Flightgear-devel] Re: Prop discs in 3D models

2006-03-13 Thread Detlef Faber
Am Montag, den 13.03.2006, 11:48 + schrieb Martin Spott: > Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: > > > I can confirm that at the cruise speeds, I haven't seen the prop disk > > on the planes I've flown. However, I only flew 2-blade props, maybe with > > more blades the feeling is different? > > I would

[Flightgear-devel] flight without open gl

2006-03-13 Thread Diarmuid Wrenne
Hi Guys,   I am developing on a laptop that does not have any 3D acceleration but would like to have a self contained dev environment for use with flight gear ( I am experimenting with building a microcontroller based autopilot). I am using win xp pro. I am most interested in the flight dynamics

flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

2006-03-13 Thread Martin Spott
Vassilii Khachaturov wrote: > I can confirm that at the cruise speeds, I haven't seen the prop disk > on the planes I've flown. However, I only flew 2-blade props, maybe with > more blades the feeling is different? I wouldn't say so, but maybe this depends on the colour of the blades. 'Our' Thiel

Re: Prop discs in 3D models (was Re: [Flightgear-devel] pa24-250 & controls.nas [was: Re: Are the sourceforge lists not working?])

2006-03-13 Thread Vassilii Khachaturov
I can confirm that at the cruise speeds, I haven't seen the prop disk on the planes I've flown. However, I only flew 2-blade props, maybe with more blades the feeling is different? Vassilii --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundb

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Melchior - unwished "side-effect" of local.nas for UFO speed setting

2006-03-13 Thread Georg Vollnhals
Melchior FRANZ schrieb: * Georg Vollnhals -- Sunday 12 March 2006 05:51: When I looked at the controls/gear/gear-down[0] property I saw that neither the joystick nor the keyboard changed it when using the UFO and the new local.nas file was running. Well, then do what I suggested in the pa24 t

[Fwd: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Melchior - unwished "side-effect" of local.nas for UFO speed setting]

2006-03-13 Thread Georg Vollnhals
Original-Nachricht Betreff: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Melchior - unwished "side-effect" of local.nas for UFO speed setting Datum: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:45:28 +0100 Von: Georg Vollnhals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Referenzen: <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 APU

2006-03-13 Thread Innis Cunningham
Hello Markus Markus Barenhoff writes afaik the 737-300 is using a Garrett 85-129. That is correct that consumes 340 PPH of fuel at max load mainly from No1 fuel tank but can be feed from all 3 the other properties needed are the current alititude: - up to FL10: APU Bleed + Electrical load

[Flightgear-devel] Re: Melchior - unwished "side-effect" of local.nas for UFO speed setting

2006-03-13 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Georg Vollnhals -- Sunday 12 March 2006 05:51: > When I looked at the controls/gear/gear-down[0] property I saw that > neither the joystick nor the keyboard changed it when using the UFO and > the new local.nas file was running. Well, then do what I suggested in the pa24 thread: original_ge