Re: [Jsbsim-devel] Helicopter

[Erik H. <er...@eh...>]

On 10/26/20 12:15 AM, Ron Jensen wrote:
> I made FlightGear Robinson R-22 model using Thomas Kreitler's FGRotor. Not
> sure if its still available on-line or not. It was flyable with a complete
> set of helicopter controls. E.g. cyclic, collective and pedals.
> 
> The biggest trick to implenting a helicopter is you must consider +/-180
> degrees on alpha and -/+ 90 degrees on beta. The typical airplane model won't
> cut it. Also, FGPropeller assumes an alpha and beta of 0, so you won't see
> anything like autorotation.

It's still available:
https://github.com/NikolaiVChr/Robinson

Erik

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