[Flightgear-devel] Cessna 310

2006-01-08 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Has anyone flown the C310 (JSBSim) and found the flaps to be too ineffective? I'm looking at the lift increment due to flaps. They seem to be too low by quite a bit. I'm wondering if anyone has notived that in flight. Jon --- This SF.net

RE: [Flightgear-devel] A little experiment with KSFO

2006-01-12 Thread Jon S. Berndt
In anycase, this new method cuts down the work by half. I also think that SVG is an excellent format to work with. So, I will continue my experiment using this format. SVG is nice. I'm going to be using it with XSLT to display JSBSim config file tables - I hope. Jon

[Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim code

2006-01-13 Thread Jon S. Berndt
) on the JSBSim web site, www.jsbsim.org. Jon -- Jon S. Berndt Development Coordinator JSBSim Project www.JSBSim.org --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Converting aircraft to the new JSBsim format

2006-01-14 Thread Jon S. Berndt
After noticing that the animation for the rudder, the elevator, the ailerons and the flaps are not working anymore, I dig into the code to find out that FlightGear expect normalized properties from JSBsim ( see FGJSBsim::copy_from_JSBsim ). This was discussed at length in the JSBSim developer

[Flightgear-devel] New release of JSBSim at JSBSim.org

2006-01-16 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I've packaged up the latest JSBSim code into 0.9.10 (Pre-v1.0). It is available in the Files section of www.sf.net/projects/jsbsim. There are executables built for several versions of Linux: i386, PPC, AMD64. There is a Win32 executable. Simplot is available there for Win32. The source archive is

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Modelling tools

2006-01-17 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I am also interested in the modelling of jet engine. I've been looking into the problem for quite some time and have darkened many pages of equations in order to find a model that could meet my expectations. What I would like to achieve would be the following - Engine stall and surge

[Flightgear-devel] FW: Request for comment: runtime validation of input files

2006-01-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
this capability could be added without much code overhead at all, and would make JSBSim much more robust in the hands of new users. Comments? Jon Jon S. Berndt Development Coordinator JSBSim Project www.JSBSim.org --- This SF.net email

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FW: Request for comment: runtime validation of input files

2006-01-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
However, a validator with some knowledge of the expected content of tags and possibly values would be very nice indeed and could save quite a bit of time hunting around for the source of errors. I've created a schema for the JSBSim aircraft configuration file. The XMLStarlet utility, xml,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Visual Studio 2005

2006-01-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Maybe they've made improvements, so our code won't need the "hacks" so much ... ? -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Vance SoudersSent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:05 AMTo: 'flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net'Subject:

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim crashes when referring to undefined property

2006-02-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Hi, the new JSBSim code crashes when referring to an undefined property in the function element. Example: function NAME=foo description This one will crash fg /description product propertyaero/function/bar/property

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim crashes when referring to undefined property

2006-02-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
This is no proplem when you have a working config file, but is no fun while developing a new model :-( I think a message like function name=xyz referring to undefined property aero/function/bar and a more or less graceful shutdown of fg should be more developer friendly ;-) OK,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim crashes when referring to undefined property

2006-02-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Hi, the new JSBSim code crashes when referring to an undefined property in the function element. Example: function NAME=foo description This one will crash fg /description product propertyaero/function/bar/property

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim crashes when referring to undefined property

2006-02-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Great! And thanks to the little devil, that woke you up to solve my problem :-) :-) I just committed a fix to JSBSim cvs, to file FGFunction,cpp. Here is a snippet that contains the new code: --- start --- while (element) { operation = element-GetName(); // data types if

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim crashes when referring to undefined property

2006-02-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
It is and it works. But the nightmare continues... the same happens when using undefined property in the independentVar tag... Ain't there some noise in your kids room? :-) Did you turn on the logging messages like I mentioned in my other mail? JSBSim does output these messages, but

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim crashes when referring to undefined property

2006-02-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
It is and it works. But the nightmare continues... the same happens when using undefined property in the independentVar tag... Ain't there some noise in your kids room? :-) Did you turn on the logging messages like I mentioned in my other mail? JSBSim does output these messages, but

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Seneca model is still under construction

2006-02-15 Thread Jon S. Berndt
How does the flight model feel when you kill an engine? I remember a couple of years ago that we weren't getting nearly enough drag from a windmilling propeller, either in JSBSim or in YASim, but I don't know how the code is now. David It should be much better in JSBSim, now. Thanks to

[Flightgear-devel] Free math/science/engineering software

2006-02-16 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I'm writing an article for an upcoming AIAA Houston newsletter about the great free software titles out there today - particularly those relating to science/engineering, software development, and office/productivity. Any suggestions (particularly in the area of aeronautical engineering, and

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft startup failure, confirmed by others (Concorde / Boeing314A)

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
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RE: [Flightgear-devel] A-10 3D cockpit progress

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Chris Metzler wrote: Sorry, I'm feeling really slow (probably because it's late where I am, and I should go to sleep). There was a change in JSBSim configuration file format in going to JSBSim 2.0; that has caused a lot of aircraft that haven't yet been updated to not run under FG 0.9.9, and

RE: [Flightgear-devel] A-10 3D cockpit progress

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Chris wrote: To what little I understand, I agree completely that changes were good. But from the FlightGear perspective, one could have imagined different ways of dealing with old-style config files. For example, one could have imagined a parser which detected the config file style, and

RE: [Flightgear-devel] A-10 3D cockpit progress

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Erik wrote: FlightGear should always display messages when it is labeled alert. Maybe there is a log-level mismatch between FlightGear and JSBSim? Here's the controlling code in JSBSim.cxx: switch (logbuf::get_log_priority()) { case SG_BULK: FGJSBBase::debug_lvl =

[Flightgear-devel] Plib make install problem?

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Has anyone seen this when trying to run make install on plib? Making install in sg make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/d/jon/src/plib/src/sg' make[2]: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop. make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/d/jon/src/plib/src/sg' make[1]: *** [install-recursive]

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft startup failure, confirmed by others (Concorde / Boeing314A)

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Version of both FG source and data -- CVS, current as to six hours ago. Ditto for SG. plib I haven't updated in a week. OK, I updated by plib/simgear/flightgear/base installation as of this morning. The Concorde and Boeing 314 are both made of the old config file format. The newest code

[Flightgear-devel] SimGear compile error

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
AFter a fresh plib/simgear/flightgear build, I got a successful plib and simgear build, but got tripped up in FlightGear due to a problem with SimGear as follows: === start === g++ -g -O2 -D_REENTRANT -L/usr/local/lib -o test-text.exe test-text.o if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.

RE: [Flightgear-devel] SimGear HEADER error in FLIGHTGEAR compile

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
AFter a fresh plib/simgear/flightgear build, I got a successful plib and simgear build, but got tripped up in FlightGear due to a problem with SimGear as follows: Stupid me. I worded the problem incorrectly. Obviously, the problem is with a compile of the FlightGear test program, with the

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Flightgear-devel digest, Vol 1 #544 - 9 msgs

2006-02-26 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I to had this problem with a FDM that Dave Culp sent me for the new 737. Here is what occured. ... I have from my start of using FG used wordpad under windows 98se to do all my XML files without problem.Could there be something in the new XML format that my worpad does not handle leading

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Flightgear-devel digest, Vol 1 #544 - 9 msgs

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Opening it in a browser shows no errors and the file opens correctly. It seems strange that just commenting out a section of the file and then uncommenting it again would cause FG to abort.I have changed the old JSBSIM file without any problem. I only commented on this because some one else

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Changing JSBSim config causes crashes

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
One thing to watch out for is that JSBSim can choke on TABs in certain parts of the config file for some reason. It seems perfectly happy with them in some places (as indeed it ought to be), but if they exist in other parts, it crashes. If this problem is not a priority for fixing,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Error in SGMisc class? I don't see it ...

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Here's the offensive code in /usr/local/include/simgear/math/SGMisc.hxx === start === static T min(const T a, const T b) === end === The last line, above, is the culprit. As before, the errors are: SGMisc.hxx:28: error: expected unqualified-id before const SGMisc.hxx:28:

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Error in SGMisc class? I don't see it ...

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Melchior FRANZ wrote: I suggest we put that in every single file in sg and fg, with an #ifdef around, just like those sophisticated #include config.h. That way the likeliness of omissions and typos is vastly reduced. :-} m. At the suggestion of an email, I seem to be getting much farther

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Error in SGMisc class? I don't see it ...

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
At the suggestion of an email, I seem to be getting much farther by putting this: My build was successful. Jon --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Make Process: Amazing

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Has anyone ever checked to see how many lines of code are involved in plib/simgear/flightgear? Jon This: wc `find . -name *.[ch]??;find . -name *.[ch]` results in a finding that there are 420,000+ lines in the source and header files. That's not lines-of-code, but just lines. Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Make Process: Amazing

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
It's not all that useful a metric -- I'd prefer to count methods, functions, etc. -- but FlightGear checks in at roughly 215,000 lines of C/C++ code, and SimGear checks in at close to 75,000 lines. Why stop there, though? The base package contains about 95,000 (!!!) lines of XML and nearly

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Make Process: Amazing

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Another metric: there are ~1500 files in the plib/simgear/flightgear codebase. Jon Here's a clarification (before I get called on this), there are ~1500 .c, .h, .cpp, .cxx, and .hxx files. Jon --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Changing JSBSim config causes crashes

2006-02-27 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I found a spot where I can put a tab and make it fail. I'll work on that. I think I also must still hav eyour file - thanks for reminding me. Jon I've committed a fix to JSBSim CVS for the situation where tabs or spaces appear in element data - for instance, in tables. Tabs and/or spaces

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft startup failure, confirmed by others (Concorde / Boeing314A)

2006-03-01 Thread Jon S. Berndt
and have completed an initial cut at that. Have not tested it, yet. It's all in JSBSim CVS if you are interested. Jon Jon S. Berndt Development Coordinator JSBSim Project www.JSBSim.org --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737 diy cockpit

2006-03-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
The code for JSBSim is in the tar file from MIADC or Scale. It is not part of the CVS tree or 0.9.9, source is avaialble but not my call to put it in.JW John: Which JSBSim files are changed for the propulsion mods you made? Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737 diy cockpit

2006-03-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I also noticed that none of the electrical systems can be switched off either. I am trying to add as much realism i.e. switches etc to this as possible. Justin Smithies I think the fuel would flow to the engines anyway due to gravity. Ampere Remember dihedral. Are the tanks

[Flightgear-devel] Video problems

2006-03-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
This is not a FlightGear related problem, especially. It might actually be a solid Direct3D / Windows problem. But, I'm hoping someone here has seen something similar. I was trying to fly MS Combat FS the other day. When the thing initialized I noticed that some of the terrain areas had not been

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Video problems

2006-03-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
FlightGear seems to have no problems. I also don't see any obvious problems elsewhere. Hey, you might as well just stick with what works ... :-) :-) Curt. Heh. I expected someone to say that! Actually I consider it more of a video card / driver problem. Very frustrating. :-( Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 engines

2006-03-06 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Before we go stuffing around it might be good if we find out how the real 737 fuel delivery system works(it ain't a cessna).As it stands now if you activate the fuel cutoff the engine should shtdown and that pretty much is how the real aircraft works. Cheers Innis True. It would also

RE: [Flightgear-devel] c172p normalized control surface positions

2006-03-07 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I've applied this patch to both the c172r and c172p in JSBSim CVS. Thanks, Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jean-Yves Lefort Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 3:26 PM To: flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject:

[Flightgear-devel] JSBSim FAQ

2006-03-11 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I've updated the FAQ for JSBSim considerably. You can get there by visiting the JSBSim web site and clicking at the FAQ link at the top of the page, or by going directly here: http://www.jsbsim.org/FAQ.html I've also added a listing of all articles in the JSBSim newsletter on the documents page.

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

2006-03-12 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I agree with Melchoir on this point, and, in fact, I have an unbiased reference point. I took my 13-year-old daughter and her friend for a one-hour flight yesterday in beautiful, sunny late-winter weather. While we were taxiing at 1000 rpm, the propeller was -- just barely -- visible as a

[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] easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-14 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I have a large JSBSim aircraft defintion file that was not parsing. I discovered that easyxml has a size limit of 16K. Any xml tag must complete in 16384 bytes: Did you confirm the location of the problem with gdb? Was there actually a crash here? The input buffer size shouldn't

RE: [Flightgear-devel] application-data-base-failed.wav !?!?

2006-03-15 Thread Jon S. Berndt
make sure you updated your base package with -d option, like in : cvs -z4 up -d -P -A $FG_ROOT That fixed the problem. I've got a running FGFS, now. Although, when I quit the application, I got this: OpenAL error (AL_ILLEGAL_COMMAND): stop (alDeleteSources) OpenAL error (AL_ILLEGAL_COMMAND):

[Flightgear-devel] C172 in newest flightgear

2006-03-15 Thread Jon S. Berndt
The default C172 in FlightGear seems to be a bit overpowered. It climbs nicely, and at level flight at about 1,000 feet, I settle out at 140 kts and 2800 rpm with full throttle. Does that seem high? Jon --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by

RE: [Flightgear-devel] [PATCH] shutdown engine on fuel shortage

2006-03-18 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Markus - I've got your patch. I hope to take a look and implement this shortly - might be a day or two. Email me if I forget. Jon Jon S. Berndt Development Coordinator JSBSim Project www.JSBSim.org if noticed that my engine doesn't shutdown if i'am out of fuel. the attached patch fixes

RE: [Flightgear-devel] [PATCH] shutdown engine on fuel shortage

2006-03-18 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Markus - I've got your patch. I hope to take a look and implement this shortly - might be a day or two. Email me if I forget. I've quite possibly missed something - but was pretty sure (and others have also confirmed) that this functionality is already present in JSBSim? I didn't do

RE: [Flightgear-devel] [PATCH] shutdown engine on fuel shortage

2006-03-19 Thread Jon S. Berndt
The patch has been incorporated into JSBSim and has been committed to JSBSim CVS. Thanks, Markus. Jon --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend

[Flightgear-devel] 737 model

2006-03-19 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I noticed that the 737 model (the flight model definition file) differs from the one in JSBSim CVS. Did someone edit the copy in FlightGear CVS? The changes need to go to the source, else they risk being eventually lost. I'm not sure which is more recent. Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737 model

2006-03-19 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Are you talking about the data/Aircraft/737*/Models/*xml files? I am not the one who changed them, but I must say, that, while I was aware that the source/src/FDM/JSBSim subdirs are all coming from the JSBSim CVS and should be updated there, the data/... thing is new to me. Maybe you should

RE: [Flightgear-devel] RE: Re: easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-20 Thread Jon S. Berndt
. 1 dimensional table with 2 rows. -0.3490 -0.0688 0.8730 -0.0115 Function: aero/coefficient/Cndr JSBSim startup complete Could not open initialization file: src/../aircraft/src/../f15/src/../.xmlInitialization unsuccessful From: Jon S

RE: [Flightgear-devel] RE: Re: easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-20 Thread Jon S. Berndt
While there could be bugs there, they shouldn't be related to line ends. Expat (underneath EasyXML) will have normalized all of the line ends before JSBSim ever sees the data. David I stepped through the code. It *appears* that the line endings were NOT handled by expat. There could be

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-21 Thread Jon S. Berndt
On 20/03/06, Phil Cazzola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right. Sorry, I was looking at the version in the JSBSim cvs. No exceptions there. If the JSBSim version simply removed the exception throws without compensating with some other kind of mechanism, then I can see how

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-21 Thread Jon S. Berndt
If the JSBSim version simply removed the exception throws without compensating with some other kind of mechanism, then I can see how you'd run into a lot of problems. I don't have a copy of the JSBSim code on my computer to check. Having a quick look at

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-21 Thread Jon S. Berndt
On 21/03/06, Jon S. Berndt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The exception sg_io_throws are a result of a problem in parsing. I've replaced those in our local copy of easyxml.cxx with error message printouts (cerr ), thus reducing our dependence on specific external exception classes

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: easyxml.cxx tweak

2006-03-22 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Regarding the parsing problem where tabs were present in the config file, I believe I have fixed that - I had made a stupid error in the last changes. The fix was tested with the lightning config file in JSBSim standalone (where I had been able to reproduce the error). Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: FG core dump when running Concorde

2006-03-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
* Buchanan, Stuart -- Thursday 23 March 2006 11:39: I'm getting a core dump when running with Concorde on an up to date SimGear/FG/Data on Cygwin. There are apparently two reasons: (a) the concorde doesn't work with jsbsim 2.0 yet, and aborts (b) this crashes fgfs (but why?) I've

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: FG core dump when running Concorde

2006-03-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
* Melchior FRANZ -- Thursday 23 March 2006 12:42: There are apparently two reasons: (a) the concorde doesn't work with jsbsim 2.0 yet, and aborts (b) this crashes fgfs (but why?) One could assume that it's because FDM/JSBSim.[ch]xx uses a lot of unguarded pointers to SGPropertyNode-s

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: FG core dump when running Concorde

2006-03-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Thanks. Does the same issue apply to the c310? -Stuart No - I've fixed that one too, I believe. During testing of the C310 in JSBSim standalone mode, I had created an autopilot for that to fly between waypoints. It's not completed, but the reference to it made its way into the FlightGear C310

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: FG core dump when running Concorde

2006-03-24 Thread Jon S. Berndt
* Melchior FRANZ -- Thursday 23 March 2006 16:18: It's just a question of time, though, until the same bug in JSBSim bites us in the ass in the same way. Please fix. (see attachment) Anything wrong with the patch? Nobody from JSBSim interested? Should I commit? m. Go ahead. Have you

FW: [Flightgear-devel] collision detection.

2006-04-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Any possiblity of collision detection in the near future ? I.e. instead of the aircraft falling through the ground it just stop dies explodes whatever. Also would it be a big job to stop the aircraft going through 3d models as if they were ghosts ? Cheers Justin Smithies JSBSim

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 re-entry question (JSBSim)

2006-04-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
* Stefan Seifert -- Monday 03 April 2006 21:49: Melchior FRANZ wrote: flying with Mach 1.00 at 250,000 ft, a little higher, and you won't come back. I reached ~310,000 ft, but an unexpected shortage of fuel forced me down again (with Mach 1.5). m. This kind of sucks. I'll have to

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 re-entry question (JSBSim)

2006-04-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
The reason why I don't remember exactly is that I had tried the 737 a few dozens of times with AP before that, because I was working on an improved version of the autopilot.xml dialog. m. Is this a new problem? Did it occur with 0.9.9? Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 re-entry question (JSBSim)

2006-04-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
* Jon S. Berndt -- Tuesday 04 April 2006 01:40: Any inputs on how to duplicate this problem quick and insight into a cause would be helpful. I didn't start on ground, but with this command line (relevant parts only): $ fgfs --aircraft=737-300 --airport=KSNS --altitude=3 --heading

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 re-entry question (JSBSim)

2006-04-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I notice a couple of things here: 1) According to the visuals (and the flight characteristics) the spoilers are deployed when the sim starts up with these options you give, above. BTW: what would cause spoilers to be deployed at startup? Jon

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 re-entry question (JSBSim)

2006-04-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Add this (which is in my $FG_HOME/preferences.xml): --prop:/environment/params/control-fdm-atmosphere=1 and don't ask *me* what it is good for. ;-) m. I don't know what this does, but all bets are off (and there's nothing I can do) unless you use the default JSBSim atmosphere model.

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 re-entry question (JSBSim)

2006-04-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I remember: it's for injecting METAR temperature/pressure into the FDM. No problems without that set. It's definitely a bug, but the question is where? fgfs? JSBSim? Or some disagreement in between. Or does it only work when METAR is actually activated (which it wasn't)? Anyway: the vast

[Flightgear-devel] 737-300 exposes a possible property/memory bug in real-weather-fetch

2006-04-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Using k/j or Ctrl-b or Shift-S - nothing seems to be able to stow the speedbrake/spoilers on the upper surface of the 737-300 wing. Using the j key seems to start it stowing, but it's only momentary. Then, it deploys again. This happens when I use the --disable-real-weather-fetch on the command

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 737-300 exposes a possible property/memory bug in real-weather-fetch

2006-04-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I cannot reproduce the spoiler problem. I tried using Melchior's command line, with and without --disable-real-weather-fetch. I attached my fgfsrc for completeness, but don't think it makes any difference. Of course I'm on current CVS (plib, SimGear, FG, base data, 737-300). Nine

[Flightgear-devel] JSBSim and Nasal

2006-04-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
While debugging the 737 I discovered something that I find unsettling. For the 737-300 model (using a JSBSim flight model) there is a nasal script called air-ground.nas. This apparently adds some automatic control of the spoilers while on the ground. Now, understand up front that the discussion

[Flightgear-devel] Aircraft with old JSBSim specs in base package

2006-04-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I've done a search and found that the following aircraft flight models currently have no valid (new) specification using JSBSim-ML v2.0: 707 B29 C150 C310u3a-jsbsim colditz Lockheed1049 I'll try to get to those soon, but don't know when that will be. If someone else wants to convert them (and

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 exposes a possible property/memory bug in real-weather-fetch

2006-04-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I'm subsribed to all fgfs/sg cvslogs mailing lists, and update and recompile *at least* once every day, often within minutes after a commit. Except if the commits were mine, which isn't exactly rare either. No, I won't update anything. I'm already running CVS/HEAD, just like always. (Of

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Aircraft with old JSBSim specs in base package

2006-04-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Well, the B-29 doesn't really have any correct JSBSim config at all, so you might as well just ignore that entry. I don't think I will ever get the polar data for the Boeing wing, so it will probably not happen in the future either. Josh I think we can wing it fairly accurately (pun

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: 737-300 exposes a possible property/memory bug in real-weather-fetch

2006-04-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
* Jon S. Berndt -- Wednesday 05 April 2006 15:21: Now the question is, how up-to-date is your code? ;-) About an hour ago. plib/simgear/flightgear/base. Hehe ... OK. I just remember that you come occasionally with compilation problems that are caused by code changes done several weeks

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Two different problems with c172p and c172r

2006-04-08 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Thanks for the file. It fixed the seg fault. But C172R seems to suffer the same lower-than-RL max RPM as C172P (2200 vs 2400), and as such cannot climb at the expected rate. Do they share some engine spec file that may have been modifed recently? Yavuz Onder I don't think so. I've got a

RE: [Flightgear-devel] XML Schema for YASim, or: a GUI to build YASim aircraft

2006-04-10 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Hi, inspired by the XML Schema delivered with JSBSim, I started to write on for YASim (and I have in mind to create one for the other config files, too). Bravo! I think this is a great idea. First, for those who do not know what the hack is a XML schema and what do I need it for? FYI,

RE: [Flightgear-devel] XML Schema for YASim, or: a GUI to build YASim aircraft

2006-04-11 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I think the point of Torsten ( the OP ) was that if we have a XML schema,users are then free to use the tool they want. Correct, I don't want to promote a specific tool. The reason to name one was to give those a hint who do not know where to start. You have the freedom of choice.

RE: [Flightgear-devel] request for new screen shots

2006-04-12 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Who needs screenshots where there are movies?! :P http://pigeond.net/photos/flightgear/videos/ Ampere These won't play on my WinXP box using Windows Media Player. Jon --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking

RE: [Flightgear-devel] JSBSim engine config

2006-04-14 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Question 1 : Is there any way to configure the EGT for a JSBSim engine? The 737-300 uses a CFM56-3 engine and the stabilized idle EGT should be approximately 475 degrees Celcius although it can be as high as 650 degrees Celcius on a hot day in bleed configuration and if it's in a

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Funny things for a Cessna and a dog

2006-04-21 Thread Jon S. Berndt
If you want to see some really bad flying, check out this link (probably requiring windows.) http://media.putfile.com/wild-fun-fly I'm trying to decide if they are blind, drunk, have no depth perception, have their controls reversed either physically or metaphorically. Curt. Is it

RE: [Flightgear-devel] jsbsim reverse thrust

2006-04-22 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Hi, Justin: Yes, this should be possible, soon. I've added some capabilities that should support this in code. Really, it will amount to thrust dumping, I think. I've got a few other things in the queue ahead of this, though, including the latest JSBSim newsletter (almost done - and nearly twice

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Better way to edit XML files

2006-04-23 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Is there a better way to edit FG XML files than using a text editor? Possibily something that helps with syntax and keywork selection? Regards :-D ene There are several very good XML editors available. I use OxygenXML. If there exists a schema for the XML file being edited, there are even

RE: [Flightgear-devel] F-14 anyone?

2006-04-29 Thread Jon S. Berndt
http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-detail-dimensions.htm in case you need some more info :-) Excellent source. Jon --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Douglass A-4

2006-04-29 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Anyone here know if the A-4 had a pitch SAS? Dave Dave: It seems that in the pitch channel for the A-4 the pilot commands normal acceleration. The Az error is computed, and that is differenced with pitch rate. That error drives the elevator. See the A-4 section here:

[Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim Newsletter Posted

2006-05-01 Thread Jon S. Berndt
. Sam Heyman (University of Bristol) discusses his use of Matlab/Simulink and FlightGear/JSBSim in developing control laws for the Manta UAV. There are also articles on using Gnuplot with JSBSim, and a preview of a coming paper on Aerodynamics using JSBSim. ... and lots more. Enjoy! Jon Jon S

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Frames of Reference in jsbsim

2006-05-10 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I just *know* I'm going to get totally flamed for this, but can someone please tell me how the CG, Eyepoint, AERORP and VRP are interconnected? Yeah, I know - RTFM. I'd say that, but there really isn't much of one, yet! :-( You won't get flamed. It's not the easiest concept to figure out.

[Flightgear-devel] test

2006-05-10 Thread Jon S. Berndt
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RE: [Flightgear-devel] Frames of Reference in jsbsim

2006-05-11 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Steve Hosgood wrote: Before I say anything, I'd like to commend you Jon, along with Dave Culp and Erik Hofman for your three replies to my original question. *None* of you flamed me or anyone else, and answered pretty much all my questions really neatly. You're not subscribed to

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Frames of Reference in jsbsim

2006-05-16 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I'm working on a thorough document now, but I still only hav e alittle psare time in which to write it. :-( Jon -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Steve HosgoodSent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:22 AMTo:

[Flightgear-devel] Request for recommendations on screenshots

2006-06-01 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I'm putting together a presentation to give my fellow workers about FlightGear and JSBSim. I'd like to feature the best screenshots of landscapes, aircraft, sky scenes, structures, etc. that showcase FlightGear's current capabilities. Suggestions? Jon

[Flightgear-devel] LOC

2006-06-02 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Does anyone have a good Lines of Code count for FlightGear 0.9.10? Also, as I recall, there was a tool that allowed for an estimation of the value of a set of code. Has that been run on Flightgear in its current state? Anyone willing to estimate what the development cost would be of FlightGear

[Flightgear-devel] FlightGear movies

2006-06-02 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Are there any videos (screen captures) of flightgear in action on the web anywhere? Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] [OT] JSBSim wiki

2006-06-03 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Can anyone tell me what the file structure should look like for a MediaWiki installation? Say I've got a main html directory where all the public html pages go, and I want to install a wiki in a subdirectory of that, wiki/. I think that is where the LocalSettings.php and index.php files are

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Some question about panels and a big thank you

2006-06-04 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Here's just a little reminder that you might want to try the new (*very* new, in fact) JSBSim Commander, which is in early beta stage, but is usable. That might be helpful in editing your aircraft model. JSBSim Commander has gotten a great start with a lot of hard work by Matthew Gong. See the

[Flightgear-devel] JSBSim Wiki

2006-06-05 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Well, SourceForge seems to have temporarily lost the ability to post to the JSBSim mailing list, so, if I may, here's one that I'd like to publicize: [Inspired by the new FlightGear Wiki] I have set up a Wiki for JSBSim. This should help in creating a living, online, reference for JSBSim. You

[Flightgear-devel] New JSBSim document posted

2006-06-11 Thread Jon S. Berndt
I have posted an initial (but still useful) article I am writing on the process of creating a JSBSim aircraft model. You can read it here: http://jsbsim.sourceforge.net/CreatingJSBSimAircraft.pdf If you have any comments on what is unclear, or where more detail needs to be added, please let me

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Aerobatics using flight gear and JSBSim

2006-06-14 Thread Jon S. Berndt
Using derivations very similar to those described by Jon in his latest paper, I have managed having my Su-26 alpha model do most of these figures : http://aerobatics.ws/acro_figures.html The ones that still are a little dirty for me are the tailslide and sided loops (the former because I

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