Recent content by gp

Hi blixel, Aerobrake has the HdV option to calulate the gliding path at a different speed than your actual speed. So you can, for example, set it at 500. The gliding path will be that you will fly AFTER a deorbit burn with that deceleration. gp

Hi C3PO, it's not a problem related to your request! Orbter 2010 has a better atmospheric model and the solution of the differential equation stops very near the ground. When the number was "instable" the height of the tochdown point was of few meters above the ground, with old Orbiter...

I have posted a new version of AerobrakeMFD to Orbit Hangar Mods that fix the instability of touchdown point. gp

The MFD calculates the path on the atmosphere. You can use for precise reentry, aerobrake, aerocapure etc. etc... The glide path is integrated keeping account of lift and drag. The new version is for Orbiter 2010 patch 1. Inside there is also a zip file with old version for Orbiter 2006. The...

No, it's the old version for Orbiter 2006!

Thanks to all! The bug on planet without atmosphere is now corrected. Inside zip file there is another zip with old version for Orbiter 2006. Hypothetic is now Hipothetical! I have included four .ld files that Ugo Palazzo sended to me, if you have .ld files for other ships please send them to...

It' s quite simple to have what you ask. AerobrakeMFD records Lift and Drag at various angle of attach (AoA) in a file in directory Module/Plugin with extension .ld and name the ship name. To obtain this file you have to put your ship in the atmosphere and do a loop so the MFD knows Lift and...

Hi C3PO, if i have understand you want to set the altitude at the touchdown point. I will try to do that and version will be 0.96. Bye, gp ---------- Post added at 10:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:30 PM ---------- Hi C3PO, i have build the new option, but i need some test. How may...

this is another program based on numerical integration. http://orsa.sourceforge.net/

Look at this: http://chemistry.unina.it/~alvitagl/solex/ prof. Vitagliano has developed a very fast integration method and is able to simulate planet positions for millions of years. Here in Italy he has regular articles on astronomy magazine and searches for unusual configurations of planets...

i agree Orbiter!=Real World, but what is wrong? the atmosphere model, the temperature simulation? i have read an article, i don't remember where, on some japanese research to build a paper reentry veicle. veeery light, with a good l/d ratio there are good chance to survive.

i was able to reenter with dg iv with a maximum temp below 500C with a veeery long flight at 70Km of altitude.

Playback of the Launch Challenge. DeltaGlider from Cape Canaveral to an almost circular orbit over 500KM with only 23% of Fuel!

This MFD controls the Time Acceleration near planets, setting lower acceleration when the ship is inside gravitational influence of the body. With this MFD you can set high time acceleration for interplanetary flight. It also deactivates pro-grade or retro-grade navmode, to avoid rcs fuel...

Lift/Drag and autopilot parameters of DeltaGliderEX for AerobrakeMFD.