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This aircraft depends on instruments from some other aircraft (for FlightGear 2.6.0 and above). Install these too. | This aircraft depends on instruments from some other aircraft (for FlightGear 2.6.0 and above). Install these too. | ||
* Short Empire | * [[Short Empire]] | ||
* Spitfire II | * [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire II]] | ||
* Spitfire IX | * [[Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX|Spitfire IX]] | ||
* ZLT-NT | * [[ZLT-NT]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 7 December 2011
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| Type | Gas balloon |
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| Author(s) | Anders Gidenstam |
| FDM | JSBSim |
| --aircraft= | ZF Navy free balloon |
| Status | Beta |
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This is a US Navy free balloon as used for initial lighter-than-air training during the 1920s to 1940s. It is fairly representative for a type of aircraft that first flew in 1783 and soon afterwards found a shape and construction that it retained (almost) to this day.
Handling instructions
Important controls / keys
Flight controls
- Gas valve
- Ballast
Ballast
- W - Weigh-off to 10% of current weight by dropping ballast. Takes about 10 seconds and only works when on the ground.
- w - Show current on-ground weight. Only works when on the ground.
- D/d - Drop ballast in 1%/0.1% decrements.
Gas
- F/f - Open/close the gas valve.
- R - Rip the envelope. Use only close to the ground and when you really really want to stay there.
Dependencies
This aircraft depends on instruments from some other aircraft (for FlightGear 2.6.0 and above). Install these too.
External links
- A very good resource for information about and instructions for gas ballooning. Has links to couple of (old but good) books available in PDF format.
- Theory of Ballooning, War Department, 25 Apr, 1940. The basics in 13 pages.
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