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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2015, 07:27:22 PM »
Hello Marcel,
     It is frustrating that those attached pictures have been deleted.  We'll have to post new ones as we go on, that are more up-to-date.  That Microsoft ESP SDK publication is a handy reference when trying to wrap your head around a function, or what syntax or parameters are relevant. 

     No boat designers have stepped forward yet.  But, we've never called out to them either.  Is there a boat designer in the house?  The marina is pretty quiet, usually.  No comments, no pictures, no stories.  But the thread gets many views.  People are boating out there.  But nobody is talking about it.   ;)

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2015, 10:14:05 AM »
I found this document.
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=fs_flight_dynamics_v1.0.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search
Looks rather complicated but maybe interesting for us who want to develop RTMM boats...
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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2015, 12:39:28 AM »
Marcel,
I'm heeere! Let the fun begin! One boat at a time, of course. Who's on first?

What day is it? What month? I got lost on the way here. Veered off into the FAQ page and couldn't get it all read. Then I went to other departments and got eye-ball-itis (my brain hurt too-hehe). This site has a LOT of reading and not to mention tons of downloads for scenery, etc. But I can handle it-give me a weak or too. I'll be hanging around here on a daily basis as I am registered now. Certified, too.
Chuck B

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #18 on: September 04, 2015, 07:05:22 AM »
Hey Chuck, welcome aboard!!!

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #19 on: September 04, 2015, 05:05:18 PM »
As we always point out to all newcomers, find and install all of our libraries of objects first.

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2015, 05:22:38 PM »
Welcome, Chuck!

The fun is just beginning!

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2015, 05:54:36 PM »
Well, glad you made it Chuck.
You will not be disappointed, I can assure you...
There is enough to keep you busy for years!!!
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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2015, 09:34:02 AM »
Hi to the boaters
I think I got some breakthrough in the subject of REVERSE THRUST FOR SHIPS.
I specifically was looking for a solution for boats with a piston engine (boats with turbo props and jet engines don't seem very realistic, do they?).
To me, many changes in the flight dynamics file (aircraft cfg) often looked like trial and error solutions. So i wanted to find out if there was'nt a universal method that could be applied.
Therefore first a small theoretical framework, but as simple as possible (my excuses to people who know much more about this and who'll say that I am oversimplifying):
A piston engine in FSX delivers forces that make a shaft turn in 1 direction only. That movement can not be reversed (i.e. anti clockwise). So reverse thrust does not come from the engine.
On the shaft sits the propellor.
There are 2 kinds of propellors.
A fixed gear propellor that can not create a reverse thrust,
and a constant speed propellor that can.
Why? Because it can feather. This is what happens when you feather a propellor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3Pn6o6Dco
So it can create a reverse thrust, because it can change the angle of attack of the blades in the air or in the water.
Back to FSX:
It is actually rather simple to create a reverse thrust for a ship.
You go to the aircraft CFG file, look for the propeller section and see that you set the following parameters:
propeller_type= 0
beta_max= 65
beta_min= 15
min_gov_rpm= 500
prop_feathering_available= 1
prop_auto_feathering_available= 1
min_rpm_for_feather= 500
beta_feather= -65
prop_reverse_available= 1
minimum_on_ground_beta= 1
minimum_reverse_beta= -14
The rpm values may somewhat vary and also the beta values (feather angles) are not absolute. But I am pretty sure that the reverse beta must be a negative value.
And maybe a propeller with 4 blades works better for a boat, but I don't know for sure.
How do you make this work when piloting?
First F1 and then F2 will not work.
There is a command Cntr+F2, that is often misunderstood. In most literature it says that it reduces the RPM. But in Microsoft literature I found that it actually decreases the propellor beta (angle of attack of the blades), which means that it is the feathering command.
So if you are piloting a ship and want to reverse:
Push F1 first, keep Cntr+F2 down for some seconds, give throttle again and you'll be in reverse.
To return to normal thrust: again push F1, then Cntr+F4 for some seconds and give throttle again.
VoilĂ , problem #1 of the pilotable shipping solved.
Up to the next one: improving the autopilot tracking...
Cheers
Marcel



 
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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2019, 08:50:09 AM »
Hi Garry,
     This thread is almost four years old now.  You're also "off topic" for this thread. 

     That being said, I do have the gator bait air boat, but have not tested it in P3Dv4.3.  Here is a copy of the air boat's folder.  I couldn't find the original zip file, so not sure about gauges, effects, sounds, etc.  If you need those, they are probably on my system.  Sorry for the disorganization, I haven't had my morning coffee yet.
     On a footnote, I remember the airboat was pretty flakey.  The hovercraft is better.  But you decide.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jx6wohrlgg8g93w/FSX_Air_Boat.zip?dl=0



ps- Whatever happened to Chuck? (Napamule)  :P ???
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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2019, 09:27:06 AM »
Jeff ... don't you think we should document Marcel's reverse thrust comments somewhere, maybe on the boating page? That seems pretty interesting and perhaps important. Seems we should put that "somewhere safe."

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2019, 09:31:21 AM »
Jeff ... don't you think we should document Marcel's reverse thrust comments somewhere, maybe on the boating page? That seems pretty interesting and perhaps important. Seems we should put that "somewhere safe."

Doug

Sure.  I agree.   8)

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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2019, 10:11:25 AM »
Quite right Jeff.  Apologies.

I have just found the zip file here:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/7jicrgrv8hini9h/fs9_fsx_air_boat_1.zip.

Perhaps Doug can update 'The Marina' page?


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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2019, 10:12:27 AM »
Jeff - I removed the offending post.


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Re: Pilotable Shipping
« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2019, 11:15:37 AM »
Jeff ... I've got it on the TO DO list. I'll doc it in a pdf and we'll put it on The Moorings page. Thank you - Doug