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[Levi]

Wikipedia: The ASK 13 is a two-seater glider that was built by Alexander Schleicher. It was and still is widely used for ab-initio training of glider pilots.

In collaboration with Flight Gear, and with permission from bomber (Simon Morley), I'm porting this beautiful glider into Outerra Anteworld.
bomber (Simon Morley) is responsible for doing the flight dynamics, and Me the rest.

Download
(March 28, 2015)

Update:
(March 28, 2015)

• Added lights (gauges, cockpit, strobe). As usual, using the control panel at the top of the script, you can turn on and off these group of lights.
• Added various cameras (pilot, copilot, tail tip, left wing and right wing). Use 'V' key.

Screenshots here

Update:
(September 16, 2014)

• Upgraded WingFlex.

Update:
(August 30, 2014)

• Updated FDM.

Released on August 27, 2014

Features:

• Basic Wing Flex (upgrade pending).
• Two different camera positions (using  Mixture).
• Animated ailerons.
• Animated air brakes (using throttle).
• Animated rudder.
• Animated elevator & elevator trim.
• Animated rudder pedals (front & rear).
• Animated air brakes handles.
• Animated elevator trim handles.
• Animated yokes (front & rear).
• Animated canopy (using gear key).
 

• Sounds for:
  - General wind.
  - Air brakes wind.
  - Roll.
  - Creak % Vario beep based on AoA.
  
 

• Working instruments/gauges:
  - Turn indicator (front & rear).
  - Air speed indicator (front & rear).
  - Vertical speed indicator (front & rear).
  - Compass (front & rear).
  - Altimeter (front & rear).
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Release Video:

Screenshots

Gallery here.

[ZeosPantera]

Cooool. Can we launch this from the bottom of the Airbus yet?

[HiFlyer]

I'm more interested in when we might start to see Outerra wind, thermals, and etc. 

(Mandatory for a glider)

[bomber]

Levi, try this

http://target4today.com/_posted_images_/2014-08/ask-13.zip

[CaptTrego]

Looking good! 

[bomber]

Levi, if you split the right and left wings into 8 sections each, we can work on the wingflex code in the fdm and animation files.

[PytonPago]

Youre splitted them ? ... i thought that was made by an armature based deformation ...

[Levi]

Levi, try this

http://target4today.com/_posted_images_/2014-08/ask-13.zip

Thanks! That's another story now Working perfectly

Btw, I think the dummy-engine can be reduced to this:

Code: [Select]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<piston_engine name="dummy-engine">
</piston_engine>
It tested that, and all works fine. What do you think about it?

[Levi]

Levi, if you split the right and left wings into 8 sections each, we can work on the wingflex code in the fdm and animation files.

Right! I completely forgot about that I'll try and see what can be done. I guess the ailerons will complicate the things a little...
But... 8 sections each? isn't that a bit too much? The wings on the A-380 are splitted in four sections each, and only three (the fourth one is connected to the fuselage) are rotating...

Youre splitted them ? ... i thought that was made by an armature based deformation ...

Yeah, on the A-380 the wings are splitted, but the rotations are based on two pivot points (one at the top, and one at the bottom of each section). This way, it's harder to notice the seams in between

With armature based deformation, things would have been much easier and better looking...

[Levi]

Cooool. Can we launch this from the bottom of the Airbus yet?

That's a pretty nice idea! It would have been so cool if we could do that

I'm more interested in when we might start to see Outerra wind, thermals, and etc. 

(Mandatory for a glider)

+1

[bomber]

The wing is already split up into 8 sections in the fdm,  so thought it'd be a good experiment to match this.

[Levi]

The wing is already split up into 8 sections in the fdm,  so thought it'd be a good experiment to match this.

Alright then, I think I can do it

Are those the 8 sections we're talking about? Because only 7 will be movable ...


Or something like this? Eight sections movable now. The red one is static.

[bomber]

Go for the second one, don't you think.

[Levi]

Go for the second one, don't you think.

Perfect! I'm gonna do it

[PytonPago]

Didn't mention any blending problems at my play at the airbus (but i kinda worry, it might make some weird lightning or shadow blimps at cross-sections when close up or whyte reflections from the wing-surface at that place) - yes, animated stuff would be great, but true, that even i haven't got a handle of it yet - guess we will wait till OT gets a step more to completion (and the documentation) to play things that way.