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Implementing VNAV support in FlightGear (view source)
Revision as of 17:35, 1 December 2013
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== VNAV for the 777 == | == VNAV for the 777 == | ||
First part of VNAV is the control of vertical movement of the aircraft. | First part of VNAV is the control of vertical movement of the aircraft. | ||
Second and more important part of that is "to predict and optimize the vertical path. Guidance includes control of the pitch axis and control of the throttle." and the other fancy stuff it can do today to optimize the flight - but only in combination | Second and more important part of that is "to predict and optimize the vertical path. Guidance includes control of the pitch axis and control of the throttle." and the other fancy stuff it can do today to optimize the flight - but only in combination with a FMS/FMC. | ||
The 777 and the Citation X | The 777 and the Citation X don't even use VNAV in their simplest way, i.e. by just targeting the altitude or using FLC-mode. (We don't even have a correct FLC-Mode implemented yet!!) Even if we have a realistic FMS- it would be useless without a correct Autopilot. | ||
To develop VNAV support, we should take the 777 as it is in the base package and has currently the best developed AP. ThorstenB has put a lot of time in it, and we have an user here who knows the real one. | To develop VNAV support, we should take the 777 as it is in the base package and has currently the best developed AP. ThorstenB has put a lot of time in it, and we have an user here who knows the real one. | ||