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Implementing VNAV support in FlightGear (view source)
Revision as of 04:36, 1 December 2013
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== Objective == | == Objective == | ||
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Determine how to implement the building blocks required for supporting VNAV in FlightGear: | Determine how to implement the building blocks required for supporting VNAV in FlightGear: | ||
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The PDB is derived from the IFP aircraft databases. Slight simplifications were taken into account because of the limited size of the FMS memory. For example, only one air conditioning setting is available (LO/ECON as appropriate). Per design, the aircraft performance databases are stored in the FMS Perf Data | The PDB is derived from the IFP aircraft databases. Slight simplifications were taken into account because of the limited size of the FMS memory. For example, only one air conditioning setting is available (LO/ECON as appropriate). Per design, the aircraft performance databases are stored in the FMS Perf Data | ||
Base (PDB). There is only a single PDB per family of aircraft. | Base (PDB). There is only a single PDB per family of aircraft. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||