For those of you who haven't been following the discussion on flightgear-model, we have a new JSBSim aero model available in CVS. The Cessna 310 is a low-wing six-seater, twin-prop piston-powered aircraft with funny fuel tanks on the wingtips. It has a range of 800-1000nm (depending on configuration), and can cruise around 160-180kt.
The aerodynamics are not right yet, but the plane is flyable (be careful to hold the nose down on climb). We don't have a proper 310 panel ready, but John Check has kindly modified the 172 panel to add instrumentation for the second engine in the mean time. You can download a 3D model of a 310 from Wolfram's site if you to watch the flight from the outside: http://home.t-online.de/home/Wolfram.Kuss/FGFS1/FGFS1.htm To try out the C310, make sure you have the latest CVS code for FlightGear and the base package, then do fgfs --aircraft=c310 --prop:/sim/panel/path=Aircraft/c310/c310-vfr-panel.xml You'll need to start each engine separately. By default, the joystick throttle will move the throttle for both engines. Major Caveats ------------- - Most of the aero coefficients are still for the C172 rather than the C310, so lift, drag, etc. are not quite right. - The plane is using the wrong propellor model. - There is not yet any way to control propellor pitch, cowl flaps, or landing gear (which is always down but creates no drag currently). - Single-engine flight doesn't cause any yaw (I suspect a JSBSim bug here). Despite these caveats, this plane can fly a lot faster, higher, and further than the C172, and it should be a lot of fun even before we start fine-tuning the model. Enjoy, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
