Airwave Xtreme 150

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Airwave Xtreme 150
Airwave Xtreme 150 Innsbruck.png
Type Hang glider
Author(s) Michael Selig, Captain Slug, D-NXKT
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= airwaveXtreme150-JSBSim
Status Unknown

Recommended flying sites

A very beautiful site is the real life hang gliding launch "Seegrube" which is located near LOWI (--lon=11.377417 --lat=47.30525 --heading=180 --on-ground). Choose 15kt wind from 180deg for all altitudes and soar up to the summits.

A more challenging flight is "Fort Funston" near KSFO. It's a famous hang gliding site located at the coast with an altitude difference of only (250ft). Unfortunately directly at "Fort Funston" the FlightGear terrain is too smeared to produce sufficient ridge lift but a little bit further south (--lon=-122.4942234 --lat=37.6980674 --heading=270 –-on-ground) ridge lift works perfectly. Choose wind with 20kt from 270deg. Be careful with the angle of attack on ground. Turn left after launch and fly very close to the cliff. Play with the performance settings to explore their influence on sink rate and wind-penetration.

Development status/Issues/Todo

Outside:

  • 3d model is bumpy
  • man in the hang glider needs some running animation when starting from the ground

3D cockpit:

  • 3d cockpit is not available ( i don't know how you call those rods of a hang glider)

General:

  • engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound (the plane has no engine and there is no inside)
  • aircraft is not set on the correct elevation when starting flightsgear, lowest part of the aircraft is approximately 0.40 m below the ground

External links

A nice flight with the Airwave Xtreme