[Flightgear-devel] Possible error in KAP140.xml

2007-02-06 Thread woodyst
Looking at the KAP140.xml file I have found this line: /autopilot/internal/heading-bug-error-deg --> The "-->" is in the file, line 114. I think it may be a bug (I suspect it may be a mistake with keyboard, copy and paste, or something similar). Please, confirm it and fix in CVS. Thanks. Some t

[Flightgear-devel] glibc invalid pointer error - fgfs cvs osg

2007-02-06 Thread Laurence Vanek
After fresh updates & builds of osg, simgear& fg I get this when executing flightgear from command line (sorry for the long post). This is new behavior for me. Im running Fedora Core 6 with nvidia geforce 7600 GS graphics card (256 megs VRAM). No problems prior to latest cvs update. There h

[Flightgear-devel] small pa24 bugs

2007-02-06 Thread Dave Perry
On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 15:49 -0500, John Denker wrote: > Hi -- > > 1) If you hop into the aircraft and do not touch the fuel selector, > it is possible to start up and fly around all day with the selector > in the "OFF" position. > > Attached is a patch that fixes this. > > Rationale: Th

[Flightgear-devel] reverse Turing test

2007-02-06 Thread John Denker
Can you pretend to be a computer? Try interpreting the following trivial piece of nasal code "by hand". Then see if the nasal interpreter agrees with your interpretation. node = props.globals.getNode("/foo/bar", 1); bar = getprop("/foo/bar"); if (bar == nil) { str = "bar: nil,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] J7W Shinden

2007-02-06 Thread Dave Perry
On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 12:47 -0800, Tatsuhiro Nishioka wrote: > Dave, > > On Feb 5, 2007, at 8:35 PM, Dave Perry wrote: > > > I made > > an estimate from the 3D model as to approximately where the CG should > > be. The main wing should carry most of the weight, so since the > > wing is > > sw

Re: [Flightgear-devel] memory leak

2007-02-06 Thread Durk Talsma
John Denker wrote: > On 02/05/2007 07:55 PM, Durk Talsma wrote: > >> I've never seen any memory leaks that bad. >> > > > Could you please try it with the simulator /paused/? > > > A rather steady leak of 2 meg per minute is observed chez moi during pause, > no matter whether the aircraft i

Re: [Flightgear-devel] J7W Shinden

2007-02-06 Thread Tatsuhiro Nishioka
Hi John, On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:33 PM, John Denker wrote: >> CGoffset = D - (F*L) / W[1] >> >> where D is the distance between the front wheel and the main wheel, F >> is the weight of the front wheel, >> L is the distance between the nose and the main wheel, and W is the >> tot

Re: [Flightgear-devel] J7W Shinden

2007-02-06 Thread John Denker
On 02/06/2007 03:47 PM, Tatsuhiro Nishioka wrote: > I calculated the position of CG with the equation obtained at: > http://www.paragonair.com/public/docs/FAA-Handbooks/8083-01_WnB/ > 8083-01_ch08.pdf > According to this document, the distance from the nose to the CG is > calculated as: > > CG

[Flightgear-devel] Updated c182rg model

2007-02-06 Thread Stuart Buchanan
Hi All, I've been spending a bit of time updating the c182rg model. The new version is available from http://www.nanjika.co.uk/flightgear/c182rg.tar.gz Improvements: - More accurate dimensions, windows - Proper wheel wells for the rear gear - Modelled fuel caps, vents, beacons - Improved texture

Re: [Flightgear-devel] J7W Shinden

2007-02-06 Thread Tatsuhiro Nishioka
Dave, On Feb 5, 2007, at 8:35 PM, Dave Perry wrote: > Hi Tat, > > Thanks for this great addition! > > I took a look at the j7w Shindon including the j7w.xml yasim > configuration. Did you know there is a command line yasim in > $FG_ROOT/bin that allows you to get a lot of feedback from a trial >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: data/Nasal dynamic_view.nas, 1.22, 1.23

2007-02-06 Thread Maik Justus
Hi, hm, maybe it's not solved fully. I got it again :-( Maik Maik Justus schrieb am 06.02.2007 16:52: > Hi Melchior, > > by updating data without updating the source the spinning bug is gone. > > Thanks! > Maik > > > Melchior Franz schrieb am 06.02.2007 15:34: > >> Update of /var/cvs/FlightGe

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: data/Nasal dynamic_view.nas, 1.22, 1.23

2007-02-06 Thread Maik Justus
Hi Melchior, by updating data without updating the source the spinning bug is gone. Thanks! Maik Melchior Franz schrieb am 06.02.2007 15:34: > Update of /var/cvs/FlightGear-0.9/data/Nasal > In directory baron:/tmp/cvs-serv15580 > > Modified Files: > dynamic_view.nas > Log Message: > - fi

Re: [Flightgear-devel] memory leak (was: bug roundup)

2007-02-06 Thread John Denker
On 02/05/2007 07:55 PM, Durk Talsma wrote: > I've never seen any memory leaks that bad. Could you please try it with the simulator /paused/? A rather steady leak of 2 meg per minute is observed chez moi during pause, no matter whether the aircraft is aloft or parked on the ground. Vastly less

[Flightgear-devel] B-2 Spirit

2007-02-06 Thread Markus Zojer
Hello everyone! I was in the "mood" to create a beast, the B-2, consisting of 3D model, FDM and some "stolen" cockpit panels. Some autopilot functions are misused for stabilizing the bird if you want to prevent your controls from overstress. Since it is a bit annoying not to see other aircraft