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- From: worley@a.cs.okstate.edu (WORLEY LAWRENCE JA)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Model Airplane Software
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.003045.21533@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 00:30:45 GMT
- References: <worley@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Organization: Oklahoma State University
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- I am in the process of writing a model airplane design/modelling software
- package that I'm going to release as shareware. I would like some ideas as
- to what would be nice to have in a package like this. Right now I'm
- planning on the following:
- - Input dimensions of airplane, weight, wing specs, motor size etc.
- - A database to save/restore these specs for many planes.
- - Predicted stall/max speed, takeoff speed, cg, etc.
- - Predicted behavior (min turning radius/tightest loop etc).
- - Airfoil database for designing scratch-built airplanes, ability to design
- and model new airfoil designs.
- - Maybe (?) a visual interactive "game" in which you can try to fly the
- prospective plane.
-
- Any ideas or suggestions welcome. Please e-mail.
-
- Thanks-
- Jason Worley
-
- Internet: worley@a.cs.okstate.edu
-