durk wrote:Hi,
I would just like to get back to this thread, and inquire how you would feel about including the current state of this aircraft into CVS? I'm asking for a number of reasons: a) This plane has become quite popular in the last months, as exemplified by it's heavy featuring in Multiplayer events, including FSWeekend; b) development appears to have stabilized, and c) we're about to get a new release out before the end of the year, and if it's included in CVS, I could nominate it for inclusion the base selection of aircraft.
Cheers,
Durk
Buckaroo wrote:It would be an honor, though I have the same worries others have already mentioned: resolving the 1049H/JSBsim engine FDM issues with CVS FG in time for the release. I had thought to resolve these after the new release is out, but if these issues could be resolved before the release and Yakko (with his vast flight experience with the 1049H) gives his thumbs-up on the engine functionality, then I think we could do it.
Yakko wrote:You shouldn't be experiencing any engine cut-outs in FG1.9.1 - unless you ascend too high and forget to lean out the mixtures, then the engines will choke out over-rich until you fall back into denser lower-altitude air.
hovkid wrote:Yakko wrote:You shouldn't be experiencing any engine cut-outs in FG1.9.1 - unless you ascend too high and forget to lean out the mixtures, then the engines will choke out over-rich until you fall back into denser lower-altitude air.
I don't fly prop/piston airliners much, I was at 9000 - 10,000 feet without adjusting mixture.
Should this be happening?,
Thanks,
Hovkid
durk wrote:Hi Buckaroo,
Of course, as the author of the plane, it's your (and Yakko's) call, but here's my reasoning: In my opinion, this is one of the better crafted planes, and inclusion in CVS would certainly give it wider exposure, and would also give you the potential to draw upon a larger crowd of experts to help resolve the engine problems with the latest JSBSim version. (I'm thinking of Torsten Dryer, who's handled similar issues with the Seneca engines. I'm not enough of an engine expert, but IIRC, both the Seneca and the connie have turbocharged piston engines, so there may be a common problem to solve). FWIW, my own experience with the connie is that for some time during the summer, I've experienced very erratic engine behavior, but after a more recent JSBSim update to flightgear (around october), engine performance is much more stable. Although in cruise, the engines seem to be a bit overpowered. I usually have to throttle back considerably in order to avoid accelerating to 3000kts in no time. Not sure whether that is a problem; maybe these engines are really that powerful?
In any case, I do believe that this aircraft would be a great addition to CVS, even in it's current state. (Oh, and BTW, I'm volunteering to commit it, and commit updates that may follow. ).
Cheers,
Durk
Buckaroo wrote:Howdy Durk, sorry for the delay, I'm not on the forums much.
OK, let's do it. I'd like to fix up a few things first and invite the Connie flight testers to give her a flight check or two, then off to CVS she goes. I'll contact you when she's ready, probably around or shortly after Christmas time when I have a few days off. Cheers and thanks!
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