ZF Navy free balloon

Revision as of 22:01, 18 February 2012 by AndersG (talk | contribs) (→‎Dependencies: Removed ZLT-NT as it is part of the base package.)

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.

ZF Navy free balloon
ZF Navy free balloon.jpg
Type Gas balloon
Author(s) Anders Gidenstam
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= ZF Navy free balloon
Status Beta
 FDM Stars-3.png
 Systems Stars-2.png
 Cockpit Stars-3.png
 Model Stars-3.png

Handling instructions

 
The ZF Navy free balloon with the envelope shader enabled.

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