On 01/12/2007 04:08 AM, Stuart Buchanan wrote: > I don't know whether this should just a c182rg-set.xml file in the c182 > directory, or completely separate in a c182rg directory. I suspect the > latter as the FDM and models files will (eventually) be different.
Eventually, I suppose. But there's no hurry. > We can > live with a dependency on the c182 directory for the moment Yes. For that matter, it could be just /one/ airplane in one directory. A 182rg with the gear down is very nearly the same as a straight-leg 182. To convert RG-gear-down to fixed-gear, all you need to do, to a good approximation, unless I'm overlooking something, is: -- don't enforce the 140kias Vle limitation. -- if you want to "disappear" the gear handle and position indicators (much like the disappearing yoke) that would be a nice touch. Pilots could "remodel" the 182 into the 182rg and back again whenever they wanted. I'm advocating a keep-it-simple approach. Forsooth, I'd be happy with a little toggle switch that turned on a green light. Any unrealism associated with /simple/ gear model would be the gnat on the tip of the iceberg compared to other unrealism in the system. If you're going to fuss with the FDM, don't worry about the gear, worry about the adverse yaw, the yaw damping, the roll damping, and the power/flap/trim interaction. > the c182 is commonly provided in distributions. Yeah. And it would be the only fully-developed "complex single" in such distributions and/or the flightgear.org download page. As such it would attract even more attention than it does now. The nearest competition is the PA24 Commanche, which is (a) not nearly as common in the real-world fleet, and hence not as familiar to most pilots, and (b) not fully developed at the moment, e.g. no altimeter at the moment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
