Andy Ross

 
> Vivian Meazza wrote:
> > YASim has not yet implemented shut down/start up controls for
> > gas turbines.  Therefore there are none for the Hawker Hunter.
> 
> As far as I can see, there is no generic implementation possible
> for turbine startup and shutdown.  Everything would have to be
> done specifically for each engine type.  Maybe the best thing to
> do would be to expose some appropriate inputs to the engine
> code (running or not, current RPM, station temperatures, etc...)
> and implement the details per-engine in Nasal...
> 
> I'm wholely open to suggestions.
> 
> FWIW: why do people care about this stuff so much?  Engine
> startup and shutdown is a boring, algorithmic, checklist task.
> It's not exactly what I'd call fun, and it certainly won't ever
> be implemented at a fidelity level useful for flight training.
> What's the deal? :)

No idea. I suppose flameouts and relights could enliven a dull "mission".
Then we could do compressor surge, and bird strikes ... nah, forget it :-)

Vivian 


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