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Implementing VNAV support in FlightGear (view source)
Revision as of 18:40, 1 December 2013
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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 (vertical navigation) in FlightGear: | ||
In real aircraft, the purpose of the so called "performance database" is to reduce the need for the pilot to refer to a performance manual during flight and to provide the FMC (flight management computer) with data required to transmit pitch and thrust commands to the FCC (flight control computer. The performance database is | In real aircraft, the purpose of the so called "performance database" is to reduce the need for the pilot to refer to a performance manual during flight and to provide the FMC (flight management computer) with data required to transmit pitch and thrust commands to the FCC (flight control computer. The performance database is | ||