GDT Hornet (autogyro)
The GDT Hornet autogyro is the first simulation of an autogyro in FlightGear. It was brought to FlightGear in 2007 by Maik Justus, developer of the rotorcraft FDM implementation in YASim. Always wanting to have an autogyro he asked Emannuel Barranger for help. Emannuel Barranger stumbled about detailed information of the hornet, and they decided to build the hornet in FlightGear. They were very pleased that Don Shoebridge - the engineer behind the hornet - gave them any detailed information about the hornet they asked for and exported his SolidWorks model for FlightGear. Emmanuel Baranger converted it and made some simplifications and added animations.[1]
It does not happen all too often, that a company behind an aircraft even delivers a CAD-Model of their own aircraft to FlightGear to use!
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| Type | Autogyro |
| Manufacturer | Midwest Engineering & Design |
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| FDM | YASim |
| --aircraft= | hornet |
| Status | Alpha |
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| License | GPLv2+ |
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Aircraft help
Startup
- Accelerate the rotor by hand n
- Set magneto switch to both }
- Start engine s
- Release parking-brake B
- Full power
- Wait for the rotor to reach sufficient rpm (~300)
- The rotor accelerates faster if you pull the stick)
References
External links
- Don Shoebridge. GDT Systems: Hornet Autogyro. Published by GDT Systems. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- Midwest_Hornet
- Hornet Documentation Manual