Howto:Add aerotow hitch to an AI-aircraft
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For the visualization of the tow rope, it is advantageous if a hitch position is defined for the AI tow plane.
To set the hitch position for the AI aircraft, add the following code to the top of the {aircraft}-ai.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<PropertyList>
<nasal>
<load>
var rplayer = cmdarg();
rplayer.getNode("sim/hitches/aerotow/local-pos-x",1).setValue("x");
rplayer.getNode("sim/hitches/aerotow/local-pos-y",1).setValue("y");
rplayer.getNode("sim/hitches/aerotow/local-pos-z",1).setValue("z");
</load>
<unload>
rplayer.getNode("sim/hitches").remove();
</unload>
</nasal>
<!-- Rest of content here -->
</PropertyList>
In place of x, y, z, enter appropriate values for the hitch position. Coordinate system: x forward, y to the left, and z up. The units are meters.
That's it! The tow rope ends at the defined position.