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Cessna C182S (1996 model) for FlightGear

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Add floats option #452

Open hbeni opened 3 years ago

hbeni commented 3 years ago

There are C182's outside in the world with floats, so we should have them too! (Probably most of this can be borrowed from the c172 project)

[ ] Add model + texture
~~[ ] Add option to switch to floats in aircraft menu~~ cancelled due to "separate variant" decision
[ ] Add FDM ground reactions for floats
[ ] Add drag effects
[ ] Add water splash effects and sound
[ ] Mooring option in aircraft securing dialog

References:

https://wiki.flightgear.org/Howto:Modelling_hydrodynamics_in_JSBSim

HHS81 commented 3 years ago

But then please as seperate -set.xml. It was wish by the core developers (Espcially Stuart Buchanan) some time ago, that such heavy modifications needs a seperate set.xml. I also think it is easier to maintain

hbeni commented 3 years ago

Can we inherit from the default c182s-set.xml, so just the floats stuff needs to be added? (EDIT: Yes) I would define it as variant, so it is not showing as new plane.

And I think that this separation also will help with framerates :) :+1:

Drawback is that we can't switch in flight then.

hbeni commented 3 years ago

I currently hacked up experimental code, mostly C&P from the C172. So far floating on water seems to work, but alot tedious optical things still need to be done:

Alot of model related things like hiding default gear and textures on the floats
Fixing the Gear lever in the cockpit to be able to retract the gear
Enable the rudder up/down (model wise and technically) and the connected effects
Enable this for multiplayer too

I will push shortly. Currently I'm out of luck and nerves :) Maybe someone more capable than me can pick this up as a starter.