Andy, Thanks, the FlightGear code has been synced with your latest changes.
Curt. Andy Ross writes: > OK, I've finally cobbled YASim back into a releasable state, so > there's a new source distribution available at: > > http://12.232.180.89/andy/yasim-0.1.1.tar.gz > > Eventually, this will be www.plausible.org again, as soon as I can get > Network Solutions to find my account. Things are a little simpler now > that the source is in CVS, basically copy the files into place, > rebuild, and go. There's a short README to explain things, which is > duplicated below. > > Lots of bugs have been fixed, and I've (briefly) tested all the > aircraft this time. This is the > > Have fun, > Andy > > == README == > Really simple installation recipe: > > + Copy all the source files in the YASim subdirectory to the > src/FDM/YASim subdirectory of your FlightGear tree. > > + make clean; make; make install > (You can probably skip the clean part, so long as your build tree is > up to date and your system clock isn't doing funny things). > > + Place all the aircraft .xml files (there are only four so far) in > the "Aircraft" subdirectory of your base directory. > > + Run: > fgfs --fdm=yasim --aircraft=a4 # A-4 Skyhawk > --aircraft=747 # Boeing 747 > --aircraft=c172 # Cessna 172SP > --aircraft=c310 # Cessna T310 > > Random notes, caveats, and things to try: > > All aircraft but the 172 have retractable gear. Try it and verify the > drag effects. Recent FlightGear CVS even plays the sound, now. > > The jets perform very differently with differing fuel loads. Try > specifying --prop:/yasim/fuel-fraction=0.5 for 50% fuel, etc... > > The 310 has a variable pitch propeller controlled by the > "/controls/propellor-pitch" (yeah, it's spelled wrong) properties. > These aren't mapped in the default controls. Here is the mapping that > I use, with pitch on the PgUp/PgDown keys: > > <key n="360"> > <name>PageUp</name> > <desc>Increase propeller advance.</desc> > <binding> > <command>property-adjust</command> > <property>/controls/propellor-pitch[0]/</property> > <step type="double">0.01</step> > </binding> > <binding> > <command>property-adjust</command> > <property>/controls/propellor-pitch[1]/</property> > <step type="double">0.01</step> > </binding> > </key> > <key n="361"> > <name>PageDown</name> > <desc>Decrease propeller advance.</desc> > <binding> > <command>property-adjust</command> > <property>/controls/propellor-pitch[0]</property> > <step type="double">-0.01</step> > </binding> > <binding> > <command>property-adjust</command> > <property>/controls/propellor-pitch[1]</property> > <step type="double">-0.01</step> > </binding> > </key> > > The variable pitch code is a little "wiggly". The prop will jitter > around the correct RPM a few times before settling down. If you're > lucky, you can get the engines to do this out of phase with each other > and watch some really freaky yaw oscillations. I think I know how to > fix this but need a little time. > > The 747 _should_ have spoilers and slats, with attendant control > mappings, but doesn't. It should also have four throttles instead of > two. Bug me to fix this, or try it yourself if you're feeling > adventurous. > > Those with real experience in these aircraft, simulations thereof, or > just lots of MSFS experience are encouraged to provide feedback about > the control "feel" of the aircraft. This can't be looked up in books, > for the most part. Are the roll rates OK? Are the yaw oscillations > too damped or not damped enough? Are the stalls to shallow or too > sharp? Are the pitching moments through the stall too high (I suspect > they are)? Etc... > > -- > Andrew J. Ross NextBus Information Systems > Senior Software Engineer Emeryville, CA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nextbus.com > "Men go crazy in conflagrations. They only get better one by one." > - Sting (misquoted) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel -- Curtis Olson Intelligent Vehicles Lab FlightGear Project Twin Cities [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt http://www.flightgear.org _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
