Josh Babcock wrote: > Steve Hosgood wrote: > >>On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 02:37, Josh Babcock wrote: >> >> >>>>>>>I'll see what more I can deduce tonight. >>>>>>>Steve >> >> >>Didn't get anything much done, sadly, but I have taken a look at your >>fuselage images, Josh. Nice work! >> >> >> >>>Just an update. >>> >>>http://jrbabcock.home.comcast.net/flightgear/colditz/colditz1.jpg >>>http://jrbabcock.home.comcast.net/flightgear/colditz/colditz2.jpg >>> >> >> >>One small observation. It's hard to be sure, but I think the photos of >>the glider replica show that the "riser" forming the back of the pilot's >>seat is also the centre bolting-on point for the wings, and therefore >>comes to a narrow flat-top under the wing, not to a sharp point as >>you've modelled it. >> >>Looks like P.Reid's drawing (body_glider_plans.htm) shows it like that >>too. It would also seem that the wing overhangs forward of the top-of- >>the-seat bolt-on point too. This is where I assume the passenger was >>squashed in. He gets a bit of side-to-side view in there, but not much. >> >>He wouldn't see much at night anyway. >> >>Other opinions may differ of course. Annoyingly, the photos from the >>1999 flight on the 'fiddler's green' site don't really have enough >>detail in that area to be sure of anything. >>Steve >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flightgear-devel mailing list >>Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org >>http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel >>2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d >> > > > You are correct. The pointy bit is there as a reference point for me to > place the wing, and will be hidden once the wing goes on. It also saves > a few polys :) > > Josh > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d >
Not quite done yet, still need some stuff in the cockpit, landing gear and some animations. I'm not planning on putting in a pilot, though if enough people want one I can give it a shot. http://jrbabcock.home.comcast.net/flightgear/colditz/colditz.tgz Josh _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@flightgear.org http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
