On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 21:54 -0600, Jon S. Berndt wrote:
> > As a side note, the engine claims a displacement of 250 cubic inches and
> > an output of 1300 horsepower! I suspect something isn't right.
> > Aeromatic suggests a 1300 hp piston engine should displace ~2080 cubes.
> >
> > Ron
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> As a side note, the engine claims a displacement of 250 cubic inches and
> an output of 1300 horsepower! I suspect something isn't right.
> Aeromatic suggests a 1300 hp piston engine should displace ~2080 cubes.
>
> Ron
One figure I saw online says the displacement is about 1800 in3.
Did th
OK, I've got the model version 0.1 - I hope it's the latest. I'll take a
look at it when I get some time. If it's something obvious I ought to be
able to fix it quickly. I can set up a script to test it out.
Jon
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On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, Ron Jensen wrote:
> I hand massaged the pitch to 17/32 as in the original file, and I
> lowered the diameter from 141.7 to 132 because it wouldn't start with
> 141.7 as a diameter.
That (132in) is the correct diameter for the AV-2 propeller. (132 inches or
3.35 meters) Source:
> I'll add my vote for that something has gone awry with the An-2 recently.
> I have flown it before but today it was impossible to get it to move
> despite the engine running. My guess is that the updated version of
> JSBSim caused the propeller definition to break (or exposed some
> problem in it
While we're on the topic of the AN-2, I revised
/data/Aircraft/an2/an2.html and its associated panel.jpg to enhance
readability and to avoid artifacts created by downscaling the original,
large image.
You may review it here: http://139.78.95.188/flightgear/Aircraft/an2/
Included at that link i
On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 15:49 +0100, Anders Gidenstam wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, AJ MacLeod wrote:
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> > Possibly, but I'm seeing the same as Tim here now... and I had no trouble
> > making it work before. I can start the engine at the first attempt, but no
> > matter what I try or how high the R
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, AJ MacLeod wrote:
> Possibly, but I'm seeing the same as Tim here now... and I had no trouble
> making it work before. I can start the engine at the first attempt, but no
> matter what I try or how high the RPM the a/c doesn't move at all.
I'll add my vote for that something
On Wednesday 07 March 2007 14:33, Martin Spott wrote:
> Sorry, I'm not. Yet I remember that I ran into similar trouble when I
> did an initial check of the AN-2 (before putting it into CVS). I had to
> read the startup procedure at least twice in order not to overlook
> something. Maybe you simply
Tim Moore wrote:
> I apologize in advance if this isn't the appropriate list for this
> question. I've managed to start the engine on the An2 by following the
> supplied directions, but I can't get it to take off. It's as if the
> propeller isn't developing any thrust. Are there any other quirky
>
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Hi,
I apologize in advance if this isn't the appropriate list for this
question. I've managed to start the engine on the An2 by following the
supplied directions, but I can't get it to take off. It's as if the
propeller isn't developing any thrust. Are
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