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'''Engine controls''' | '''Engine controls''' | ||
* RPM select levers (PgUp/PgDown) - Increase/decrease selected engine RPM. | * RPM select levers ({{Key press|PgUp}}/{{Key press|PgDown}}) - Increase/decrease selected engine RPM. | ||
* Mixture levers (M/m) - Leaner/richer mixture. | * Mixture levers ({{Key press|M}}/{{Key press|m}}) - Leaner/richer mixture. | ||
'''Thrust vectoring''' | '''Thrust vectoring''' | ||
* Side engine swivel ([/]) - Swivel side engines up/down. 0 - 120 degrees. | * Side engine swivel ({{Key press|[}}/{{Key press|]}}) - Swivel side engines up/down. 0 - 120 degrees. | ||
* Aft engine swivel (G/g) - Swivel aft engine down/up. -90/0 degrees. | * Aft engine swivel ({{Key press|G}}/{{Key press|g}}) - Swivel aft engine down/up. -90/0 degrees. | ||
* Thrust levers (N/n) - Decrease/increase thrust (i.e. propeller blade angle). | * Thrust levers ({{Key press|N}}/{{Key press|n}}) - Decrease/increase thrust (i.e. propeller blade angle). | ||
The levers in the cockpit can also be controlled via the mouse pointer, either by clicking on a lever (left mouse button increases / middle mouse button decreases) or pointing at it and rotating the scroll wheel. | The levers in the cockpit can also be controlled via the mouse pointer, either by clicking on a lever (left mouse button increases / middle mouse button decreases) or pointing at it and rotating the scroll wheel. | ||
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=== Gas and Envelope === | === Gas and Envelope === | ||
* F/f - Open/close the gas valve. | * {{Key press|F}}/{{Key press|f}} - Open/close the gas valve. | ||
* Q/q - Inflate/deflate fore ballonet. | * {{Key press|Q}}/{{Key press|q}} - Inflate/deflate fore ballonet. | ||
* A/a - Inflate/deflate aft ballonet. | * {{Key press|A}}/{{Key press|a}} - Inflate/deflate aft ballonet. | ||
The fore and aft ballonets (air-filled bags inside the envelope) serve two purposes: (i) by inflating/deflating they maintain the pressure differential and volume of the envelope when the gas changes volume; and (ii) the trim of the airship can be changed by the relative inflation of the ballonets. While the required envelope pressure dictate the total volume of the ballonets the airship can be trimmed by having one ballonet more or less inflated than the other. | The fore and aft ballonets (air-filled bags inside the envelope) serve two purposes: (i) by inflating/deflating they maintain the pressure differential and volume of the envelope when the gas changes volume; and (ii) the trim of the airship can be changed by the relative inflation of the ballonets. While the required envelope pressure dictate the total volume of the ballonets the airship can be trimmed by having one ballonet more or less inflated than the other. | ||
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The Zeppelin NT has no ballast approved for inflight adjustment. Use on ground only. | The Zeppelin NT has no ballast approved for inflight adjustment. Use on ground only. | ||
* w - Show current on-ground weight. Only works when on the ground. | * {{Key press|w}} - Show current on-ground weight. Only works when on the ground. | ||
* W - Weigh off to 700lbs heavy by adding/removing ballast. Takes about 10 seconds and is only applicable when on the ground. | * {{Key press|W}} - Weigh off to 700lbs heavy by adding/removing ballast. Takes about 10 seconds and is only applicable when on the ground. | ||
* D/d - Drop ballast in 1%/0.1% decrements. | * {{Key press|D}}/{{Key press|d}} - Drop ballast in 1%/0.1% decrements. | ||
=== Ground crew / Mooring mast === | === Ground crew / Mooring mast === | ||
* Y - Release mooring mast connection or wire. | * {{Key press|Y}} - Release mooring mast connection or wire. | ||
* U - Attach mooring wire. Only possible when close to a mooring mast. | * {{Key press|U}} - Attach mooring wire. Only possible when close to a mooring mast. | ||
* y/u - Play out/winch in mooring wire. | * {{Key press|y}}/{{Key press|u}} - Play out/winch in mooring wire. | ||
* Alt + click on terrain - Place the mooring mast. | * {{Key press|Alt} + click on terrain - Place the mooring mast. | ||
When landing to a stationary mast (which is the usual case in FlightGear), approach straight into the wind and land slightly short of the mast and taxi up to it under precision control. Use the rear thruster to keep the tail wheel in the air while taxing. The Zeppelin NT is very maneuverable and can land with great precision. The Road & Track Magazine wrote this about the real one "can ... almost land on a dime (Jim Dexter actually tried this, and missed by the length of a dollar bill)". Achieving that (or any) kind of precision is by no means easy, though. | When landing to a stationary mast (which is the usual case in FlightGear), approach straight into the wind and land slightly short of the mast and taxi up to it under precision control. Use the rear thruster to keep the tail wheel in the air while taxing. The Zeppelin NT is very maneuverable and can land with great precision. The Road & Track Magazine wrote this about the real one "can ... almost land on a dime (Jim Dexter actually tried this, and missed by the length of a dollar bill)". Achieving that (or any) kind of precision is by no means easy, though. | ||