Space Shuttle (FG Space Program)
 |
Work in progress This article or section will be worked on in the upcoming hours or days. See history for the latest developments. |
 | |
|---|---|
 Shuttle Atlantis | |
| Type | Spaceplane |
| Configuration | Delta-wing aircraft |
| Author(s) |
|
| FDM | JSBSim |
| --aircraft= |
shuttle shuttle-Atlantis shuttle-Columbia shuttle-Launcher |
| Status | Alpha |
| FDM |
 |
| Systems |
 |
| Cockpit |
 |
| Model |
 |
| Supports |
 |
| Development | |
| Website |
 |
| Repository |
 |
| Download |
 |
| License | GPLv2+ |
|
| |
| Space flight |
|---|
| in FlightGear |
| Space Shuttle |
| Vostok-1 |
NASA's Space shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System (STS), was the spacecraft used by the United States government for its human spaceflight missions until July, 2011.
Space Shuttle Enterprise is on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
Development status/Issues/Todo
Outside:
- The 3D model is finished: Gears, Ailerion, Ruder with Speedbrake, Doors, Robotarm, Parachutes(!)
Cockpit:
- 3d cockpit is not available, it is in development now
General:
- HUD available with a lot of information for a orbit flight and returning to any base airport
- Because the shuttle starting facility is not present now, we have to start up like a airplane and going to a pitch hold of 23 degree
- In Orbit control with Orbit Control Engines for 10 directions
- Orbit manouver with Orbit Manouver engines, pitchably for changing the orbit, turning nose to opposite direction for brake manouver
- Ruder Control Engine for holding and changing heading in Orbit
- Pilot and Main Parachute with original functionality
- Launcher facility is now there, DEMO-Version (not working)
New Version: latest update:16march2015 (Launcher Demo)
The new version of the shuttle has now 3 main engines, 2 booster rockets, 5 orbit control engines (with reversers, makes control of 10 directions), 2 orbit manouver engines (pitchably for real manouver in orbit), braking parachutes, smoke for all engines (carneval edition with coloured smoke), robotarm, doors, launching satelit and a man in the dock. All animations are in MP-modus, full orbit manouver system to hold a stable orbit at 150.000-300.000 ft, mach 30, HUD with extra information, 2 versions for MP-modus (Columbia and Atlantis), light system, help menue, all sounds, new JSBSim FDM. Development by HerbyW.
http://www.github.com/herbyw/shuttle
Variants
- Enterprise
- Challenger
- Columbia ** Available Now ¡
- Discovery
- Endeavour
- Atlantis ** Available Now ¡
Aircraft help
Cheat sheet
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| ⇧ Shift + B | Set or unset the parking brake. |
| Control + B or use s | Deploy the speedbrakes. |
| G | Raise the landing gear. |
| ⇧ Shift + G | Lower the landing gear. |
| ] | Lower flaps. |
| [ | Raise flaps. |
| H | Hide or show the HUD. |
| F2 | Deploy parachute. |
| F11 | Open autopilot dialog. |
| :Df | Open Payload and Fuel dialog. Case sensitive. |
Compatibility
The shuttle is been developing and tested on several platforms, including GNU/Linux, Windows XP, Windows 7, and Mac OS X with FlightGear 3.2 3.4 and GIT.
Thanks to...
- John Berndt and all the developers who have contributed to FlightGear
Test pilots
- Michat
- Signal
- You
Technical systems assistance
- D-LEON
Custom Propulsion integration assistance
- D-LEON
Gallery
KTTS Launchpad with NASOM in vertical position.
Orbit control engines being used
Pilot parachute deployed
Main parachute deployed
Supersonic boom effect
Monitoring Challenger's orbital flight
Holding for departure on the back of the Antonov An-225
Related content
- FlightGear space program missions
- Space Shuttle
- Antonov 225 Mrija
- Antonov 22A
- Antonov 12BK
- Shuttle Landing Facility
- National Air and Space Museum