euroastar350
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I'm in the process of coding my FSX Trislander and I'm getting to the fuel selectors next. The real airplane has 3 selectors which has 2 functions, as tank selectors and cross feed functions. Quoted from a real world pilot that is helping me with the project:
I have the selectors animated, but don't have a working code as of yet. What would be the best way to approach this? Much of systems are written into an external logic gauge, but an internal script would work just as well. Any help is appreciated
I'm in the process of coding my FSX Trislander and I'm getting to the fuel selectors next. The real airplane has 3 selectors which has 2 functions, as tank selectors and cross feed functions. Quoted from a real world pilot that is helping me with the project:
OK this is purely from memory. The 3 rotary selector levers in the cockpit roof are all arrow shaped, the tip of the arrow pointing in the direction of the selection made. Left selector is coloured red, rear engine selector coloured yellow, right selector is green. The left and right selectors have 3 positions - left can be selected to LEFT TANK, X-FEED, OFF. the right selector can be selected to RIGHT TANK, X-FEED, OFF. the rear eng selector can be selected to LEFT TANK, BOTH, RIGHT TANK, OFF. The normal selections in flight are left to LEFT TANK, rear to BOTH, right to RIGHT TANK. X-FEED means crossfeed and is used on the left and right selectors to allow the left engine to feed from the right tank, or the right engine to feed from the left tank. The rear selector is usually at BOTH, but can be selected to feed from either the LEFT or RIGHT tank. All 3 selectors are turned to OFF when parked on the ground. The reason for X-FEED on the wing engines or LEFT/RIGHT on the rear engine is to balance up the quantity in the main tanks should it be necessary, or to feed all 3 engines from only one main tank if there is a blockage or similar problem in the system. The tip tanks ONLY feed fuel into the main tanks, once there is room in them for the transfer to take place. None of the engines can be fed directly from the tip tanks, as can be done on the Islander.
Forgot to say... looking up at the roof panel from the pilot's seat, all three selector arrows point forward in normal flight. When all are selected to OFF on the ground, the left and right selectors point outwards towards the wingtips, the rear selector points rearwards towards the tail. Using X-FEED, the left engine selector arrow would point to the right wing, the right engine selector to the left wing. The rear engine selector would point towards the left or right wing, if not feeding from BOTH in flight. This is a rough sketch of what you would see in flight when looking UPWARDS towards the roof panel - that's why left and right are reversed.
I have the selectors animated, but don't have a working code as of yet. What would be the best way to approach this? Much of systems are written into an external logic gauge, but an internal script would work just as well. Any help is appreciated