On Wednesday 10 April 2002 10:02 pm, you wrote: > "Microsoft To Join The Centennial Of Flight Celebration As Part Of > EAA's Countdown To Kitty Hawk Presented By Ford Motor Company" > http://www.countdowntokittyhawk.com/news/microsoft.html > > Go read it for the full details, but it basically says that Micros~1 > will be creating a "highly detailed" flight model for the 1903 Wright > Flyer to be used in a big simulator. Here's the interesting part: > > <quote> > To create the most accurate simulation of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the > Microsoft "Flight Simulator" team plans to work with EAA to research the > details of the aircraft, the site where the Flyer flew and historical > accounts of Dec. 17, 1903. The team also will observe wind tunnel tests > of EAA's 1903 Wright Flyer reproduction - the only Flyer to fly at the > First Flight Centennial Celebration. Those experiences and the data will > help ensure that the 3-D visuals and the flight model of the aircraft in > Microsoft "Flight Simulator" are as detailed and accurate as possible. > </quote> > > I wonder if the EAA would be willing to share their research data with > the rest of us? Any EAA members here?
I dunno, but M Selig from UIUC has been working on a flyer model for fgfs for a while _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
