On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 07:30, Curtis L. Olson wrote: > Matthew writes: > > Wing flexing? Is that possible in FG? Keep going this way and I might need > > to replace my Geforce 2 GTS 32MB card with something new, if its worth it > > (seems to be still perfoming really well though). Would be cool to see > > wings flex when taking off, or with turbulence etc. > > Have a look at the Wright flyer in FlightGear. > > fgfs --aircraft=wrightFlyer1903 > > The wing flexing isn't perfect, but it shows that it's possible and > with a bit more work, could be made a lot smoother. This could be > very interesting to attach to some internal FDM variable for the much > larger aircraft ...
Already one there ... normal load factor or nlf. This is basically lift/weight so when it's zero the wings are unloaded. One is lift=weight, so the wings should bend to their normal, one-g shape. Greater than one, and you're pullin g's, so the tips should bend up to varying degrees depending on the aircraft and load. BTW, it's a wee bit scary to see just how much high-aspect ratio wings will bend up when pulling more than 2-3 g's. > > Curt. -- Tony Peden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
