7
edits
FlightGear Newsletter January 2014: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
FlightGear Newsletter January 2014 (view source)
Revision as of 07:34, 2 February 2014
, 2 February 2014→DC-10-30 Getting a Flightdeck Refit
m (→Updated aircraft: moved from FlightGear Newsletter February 2014) |
|||
| Line 125: | Line 125: | ||
'''David Waggoner, “DrDavid”''' | '''David Waggoner, “DrDavid”''' | ||
[[File:DC-10-30ER_Over_Mt_Everest.jpg]] | |||
'''DC-10-30ER over Mt. Everest''' | |||
'''A New Front Office for a Great Widebody Airliner ''' | |||
The DC-10-30 (by Ryan Miller) is getting an updated flightdeck with state of the art glass cockpit avionics. The purpose of the project is to create a theoretical refit of the aircraft as if Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas had continued to produce the airplane. The original instrument panel is historically accurate, but as FlightGear has evolved, the advances in avionics technologies have opened up a whole new universe for giving the pilot real-time situational awareness. It proved too good of a prospect to pass by. | The DC-10-30 (by Ryan Miller) is getting an updated flightdeck with state of the art glass cockpit avionics. The purpose of the project is to create a theoretical refit of the aircraft as if Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas had continued to produce the airplane. The original instrument panel is historically accurate, but as FlightGear has evolved, the advances in avionics technologies have opened up a whole new universe for giving the pilot real-time situational awareness. It proved too good of a prospect to pass by. | ||
| Line 133: | Line 140: | ||
[[File:DC-10-30_Flightdeck_Day_Screenshot.jpg]] | [[File:DC-10-30_Flightdeck_Day_Screenshot.jpg]] | ||
'''State of the Project''' | |||
Fortunately, the CRJ-700 Family Series (also by Ryan Miller) has a glass cockpit set up for Rembrandt. The PFD, MFD, EICAS, CDU, Radio Stack, Upper Light Switch Panel, and Side Panels were transferred from the CRJ700 to the DC-10-30. After much tweaking and trial and error, many, but not all of the CRJ’s screens are functional. In addition, a set of standby instruments have been added to support the three glass screens. Note there is cleanup work to be done on the panel—this is a work in development. The choice of instruments and layout are designed to meet my preferences, but that is expected to continue to progress. | Fortunately, the CRJ-700 Family Series (also by Ryan Miller) has a glass cockpit set up for Rembrandt. The PFD, MFD, EICAS, CDU, Radio Stack, Upper Light Switch Panel, and Side Panels were transferred from the CRJ700 to the DC-10-30. After much tweaking and trial and error, many, but not all of the CRJ’s screens are functional. In addition, a set of standby instruments have been added to support the three glass screens. Note there is cleanup work to be done on the panel—this is a work in development. The choice of instruments and layout are designed to meet my preferences, but that is expected to continue to progress. | ||
| Line 141: | Line 150: | ||
A brilliant opportunity has popped up, | '''Rembrandt and Now the Canvas-Ready NavDisplay''' | ||
A brilliant opportunity has popped up, in the mean time. The release of the new Canvas-ready NavDisplay screens, which will be developed by FlightGear over time to match specific aircraft, is now available. I am in the process of installing the ND in the DC-10’s MFD. Once a stable MFD is achieved, the aircraft will be uploaded into Git for the FlightGear Community to take a look at. I have a long TODO list for other improvements to the model, and will welcome other collaborators—I suspect you might have some ideas I haven’t even thought of that would be great to include. There is also the opportunity to create more liveries for the airplane. | |||
==== McDonnell Douglas MD 902 Explorer ==== | ==== McDonnell Douglas MD 902 Explorer ==== | ||