Re: [Flightgear-devel] Calculating free stick position and forces

2011-04-03 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 12:38 AM, Jon S. Berndt jonsber...@comcast.netwrote: Actually, Alan is correct, as Ron also mentioned in the JSBSim-devel list, where this topic is cross-posted. I think it is quite possible that we can already do this using function definitions in the aerodynamics

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Improving the elevator modeling

2011-03-30 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 11:05 AM, cas...@mminternet.com wrote: Hi, ... The only parts lacking in the JSBSim as best as I can determine are some numbers to define the elevator aero coefficents, hinge moments as a function of tail alpha and deflection, and changes in the aspect ratio

Re: [Flightgear-devel] NASA 3D Models

2010-09-12 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
What a coincidence! I discovered those models just yesterday! I managed to open the Shuttle model in Blender, so I guess it would be possible to have them exported to Flightgear. BTW, here's the link to the site: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/models.html Regards, Fabián On Sun,

[Flightgear-devel] Optimal desktop processor/graphic card

2010-09-11 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
Hi, I'm planning to buy a new desktop PC and I want to be sure I will be able to run FG smoothly (I may also be doing some video editing, but that's for another forum). Which processor/graphic card will be the optimal combination, without braking my bank account? I was thinking on an Intel i5

[Flightgear-devel] Operating System

2010-03-20 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
Hi, I'm planning to buy a new PC with operating system. Is there any OS that is not supported by FlightGear? I want to be sure I'll be able to compile and run FlightGear. Is Windows 7 64-bit supported? Or should I better stay with Windows 7 32-bit. Please Linux people don't laugh at me :( Thank

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Airliners and Auto Pitch-Trim

2010-03-07 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
Hi, I have no experience in FGFS capabilities in terms of autopilot and trimming, but I do have some in JSBSim, so I will refer only to that FDM, and I hope this will be relevant to this discussion. First, I think it would be good to have this in mind: there are two types of trim: 1. Aircraft

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flightgear in industry use

2009-10-28 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Arnt Karlsen a...@c2i.net wrote: On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:50:14 -0500, Curtis wrote in message ef5fc9920910270650p21349d36x27b990b1a8ea3...@mail.gmail.com: On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Leonardo Fabian Grodek wrote: Hi, Looking for information

[Flightgear-devel] Flightgear in industry use

2009-10-27 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
Hi, Looking for information on autopilots I've found this: http://www.cloudcaptech.com/piccolo_II.shtm#software In the list of downloadable software you can see Flightgear listed, with credits. I've also found this:

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Another person selling FlightGear on ebay

2009-10-21 Thread Leonardo Fabian Grodek
On 10/21/09, Jon S. Berndt jonsber...@comcast.net wrote: Maybe there ought to be a continuous listing on eBay for FlightGear that we put there, that mentions all the other rebrands, and prominently displays the web site, that it can be downloaded freely. The idea behind the listing wouldn't