Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-26 Thread Dan Lyke
On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:42:34 -0700, Maik Justus wrote: > Is there any other helicopter (3D-model) in preparation? Just saying this publicly lest someone else start on it (or if someone else wants my Blender file thus far), I've got a good bit of the high struts version of a Bell 205 under way.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-25 Thread Mathias Fröhlich
On Saturday 24 June 2006 00:29, Maik Justus wrote: > >> - ground effect > > > > Look into Mathias' ground cache. This should make it quite easy to > > get the necessary altitudes quickly. > > I will have a look on this. Is this used in yasim? Yes it is. There is an api in FGInterface which can be u

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-25 Thread Maik Justus
Hello Melchior, Very good. Thank you. Maik Melchior FRANZ schrieb: > * Maik Justus -- Sunday 25 June 2006 23:49: > >> Is it possible to switch it to a air-speed-drift-indicator? >> > > Not the C++ instrument, because it's a GSDI and that's not how these > work. But you can open $FG_ROOT/

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-25 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Maik Justus -- Sunday 25 June 2006 23:49: > Is it possible to switch it to a air-speed-drift-indicator? Not the C++ instrument, because it's a GSDI and that's not how these work. But you can open $FG_ROOT/Aircraft/bo105/Instruments/gsdi/gsdi.xml and replace the two properties "instrumentation/gs

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-25 Thread Maik Justus
Hello Melchior, thank you very much. It helps me much to find the correct input for the tail rotor. Is it possible to switch it to a air-speed-drift-indicator? Maik Melchior FRANZ schrieb: > * Maik Justus -- Friday 23 June 2006 23:42: > >> @Melchior: is it possible to add an instrument, whi

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-24 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Maik Justus -- Friday 23 June 2006 23:42: > @Melchior: is it possible to add an instrument, which shows the lateral > movement of the helicopter or the direction of the translation? Done. There's a GSDI (Ground Speed Drift Indicator) on the right side, under the VSI. The implementation is rath

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-24 Thread Josh Babcock
Maik Justus wrote: OK, you are clearly way ahead of me on this. Everything you say makes perfect sense, so I retract my original request. The welcome back still stands though! Josh Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrat

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-24 Thread Maik Justus
Josh Babcock schrieb: Martin Spott wrote: Josh Babcock wrote: I like your todo list. I would just suggest one more thing. If you look at a helo from behind, the rotor disk will be canted slightly to one side in straight and level flight. The side force offsets the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Josh Babcock
Martin Spott wrote: > Josh Babcock wrote: > >> I like your todo list. I would just suggest one more thing. If you look >> at a helo from behind, the rotor disk will be canted slightly to one >> side in straight and level flight. The side force offsets the side force >> of the tail rotor to prevent

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Martin Spott
Josh Babcock wrote: > I like your todo list. I would just suggest one more thing. If you look > at a helo from behind, the rotor disk will be canted slightly to one > side in straight and level flight. The side force offsets the side force > of the tail rotor to prevent sideslip. In FG, instead of

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Josh Babcock
Melchior FRANZ wrote: >>> Yes, there is an R22, and Josh works on a CH53. Both not in CVS. )The >>> R22 probably won't ever.) >>> >> good (more helicopters) and bad (not in cvs) > > I'm confident that the CH53 will be submitted for cvs. :-) Yes, the Sea Stallion will be in CVS as soon as I

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Josh Babcock
Maik Justus wrote: >> Missing: >> -Downwash >>-Effect on stabs >>-Effect on rotor itself >>-Effect on ground (ground effect) >> -Engine (The needed power is calculated, but very simplified (i.e. a >> autorotation is not possible now) , but the rotor now accelerates in 5 >> sec and ho

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Maik Justus -- Saturday 24 June 2006 00:29: > Melchior FRANZ schrieb: > > Look into Mathias' ground cache. This should make it quite easy to > > get the necessary altitudes quickly. > I will have a look on this. Is this used in yasim? Yes. It's use to get "cheap" terrain intersections for the g

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Maik Justus
Hi Melchior, Melchior FRANZ schrieb: * Maik Justus -- Friday 23 June 2006 23:42: Hello all, ... - ground effect Look into Mathias' ground cache. This should make it quite easy to get the necessary altitudes quickly. I will have a look on this

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Melchior FRANZ -- Saturday 24 June 2006 00:12: > Yes, there is an R22, and Josh works on a CH53. Both not in CVS. )The > R22 probably won't ever.) The R22 is available here: http://www.geocities.com/flightgearproject/ Don't know if it still works with current cvs, though. m. Using Tomcat but

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Melchior FRANZ
* Maik Justus -- Friday 23 June 2006 23:42: > Hello all, Woohoo ... welcome back! :-) > now want to fix some of the "missings" in the helicopter simulation. Wow, excellent news. Bah, who needs sliced bread ... > And a very big thank you to Melchior for the great Bo105. You are welcome. It

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Helicopter: First Impressions

2006-06-23 Thread Maik Justus
Hello all, after a long period of absence on business and family I now want to fix some of the "missings" in the helicopter simulation. But first I have to say thank you to all of you, because of the great development of flightgear in the last three years. And a very big thank you to Melchior