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** Zeppelin NT /LZ N07/ ** 1996. July. 30. **
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At first I would like to apologize to everybody
for the previous ZEP1.ZIP archive. I have included
a bad .air file with a useless flight model.
In those days I had some alternativ experimenting flight models
and it was my misstake to zip the bad one.
So if You have downloaded the zep1.zip archive
the files in this zep2.zip will overwrite the
bad old files.
USAGE
BAO's Flight Simulator Flight Shop is required to use this aircraft
model. Copy the ZEP1.AIR file to your FS5 \PILOTS directory. Copy
all the ZEP1.?AF files to your FS5 \TEXTURE directory.
If You want to modify or improve the model copy the
ZEP1.AFX, *.R8, *.PCX files in a newly created directory
under Your FSFS Aircraft Factory directory, and unpack
the project with Aircraft Factory.
The model has been created by Tamas Palosi, dagent@msn.com
It is freeware.
If You modify the model do not forget to let know.
The ZEPPELIN
About 60 years before on may 6, 1937, at Lakehurst (New Jersey)
ended the era of the huge airships with the catastrophe of the
largest flying machine ever built the zeppelin named "Hindenburg".
The zeppelin is a lighter than air flying machine, a fully
controllable airship with a rigid aluminum frame construction
powered by piston engines. The first zeppelins were built at
Lake Constance (Friedrichshafen) in Germany, designed by the
count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1900. The huge hull contained
not only the helium or hydrogen filled cells to provide buoyancy
and the sophisticated machinery to control the volume of the
cells but the passenger deck with first class accommodation.
Passengers slept in comfortable staterooms, lounged in front of
picture windows and enjoyed fine cuisine in plush dining rooms.
Even a private Jumbo Jet seems to be a doghouse compared to the
luxury roomy zeppelin. The Hindenburg was 803 feet long and had
a diameter of 134 feet. There were 100 passengers on board,
powered by four 1000 HP diesel engines. It had a weight of
423.500 lb. and had a cruising speed about 80 mph.
Zeppelins were used for regular passenger flights from Europe
to the US and Brazil.
The ZEPPELIN NT
Based on the experience and traditions of the famous Luftschiffbau
Zeppelin Ltd. a new airship type is going in production in
Friedrichshafen, Germany: the Zeppelin NT (NT like new technology).
Using the newest technology and materials this type of zeppelin
is very safe and economical. It is filled with helium and the
very robust frame construction makes it rigid even if the gas
pressure inside is going low. The Zeppelin NT is very
maneuverable with special arrangement of the four propellers,
and is able to land exactly without the help of ground personnel.
The LZ N07
The Zeppelin LZ N07 is the very first of the Zeppelin NT series
and the very first airship built in Friedrichshafen Germany after
WWII. It is very environment friendly, and very economic because
it does not need to burn fuel to lift off, but because of the
rigid construction it is much more safer controllable and can
be built bigger then a balloon or a blimp. It is mainly used
for environmental researches over big areas like forests.
Length: 68.4m
Volume: 7200m3
Power: 3 x 200 HP Lycoming
Speed: 140 km/h
Altitude: 2500m
About the model
The making of this FSFS model was inspired by a visit in the
Zeppelin Museum at Friedrichshafen in Germany at the Lake Constance.
Visitors can board a rebuilt section of the hull and the passenger
deck of the most famous zeppelin the Hindenburg. Even this
relatively small rebuilt section is impressive in size and volume.
The museum presents not only the zeppelins of the past but the
future possibilities like the Zeppelin NT. In the souvenir shop
of the museum I could get some "technical drawings" of the
Zeppelin NT, but not a single one about the Hindenburg.
This is my first project using FSFS. I never thought that I will
use the Aircraft Factory, because I have some experience with
real 3D CAD systems and do not like to work with a stone ax.
After completing the work I think a stone ax is a very
sophisticated tool compared to Aircraft Factory.
About the flight dynamics.
I do not think that the very simple flight model in Microsoft
Flight Simulator 5.1 was ever intended to simulate airships
or even helicopters.
So the flight model of the Zeppelin NT is not authentic.
I tried to mix up an ultralight with a heavy jet and a
helicopter, because the flight model using the real parameters
of the Zeppelin NT was disastrous. The trick is to use near as
real huge inertia without weight, set stall speed as low as
possible, add a lot of wing and flaps. Of course this method
gives very limited results, because the software algorithm
uses precalculated tables for normal airplanes, and so some
internal variables will get over or under run very easily.
If You want You can tune up the flight model as You wish.
How to fly
At first: set reality level to 1 not to get crazy the simulator.
I would not use autocoordination, but if You do not have a
rudder, use it. To take off set full flaps, apply a little power
(10-20%) and be ready to push the stick forward to keep the
airship leveled. If You do it right You will fly near vertical
at about 10-12 knots in a near horizontal position. Oh, do not
forget, gears up, and the fastening ropes will disappear on
the visual model. What a magic of software technology.
Do not apply too much power, in reality a zeppelin will take
off without engine power. If You are high enough apply more
power, and reduce flap step by step. With no flaps You will fly
at about 60-70 knots. Do not fly faster than 70 knots it
gets crazy. Turn gently. The zeppelin is huge it has a very
great inertia. I had to increase the effect of the stick to
make the zeppelin controllable at very low speeds, so now at
70 knots be careful not to overstress the ship.
Landing is easy. Jump out, or try to do everything backwards.
Copyright
This is freeware.
If You like it, use it, copy it, upload-download it.
You can modify it, the afx file is included.
If You can make it better, let me know.
And if You have the opportunity visit the Zeppelin Museum
in Friedrichshafen in Germany, and think about those who
had crossed the Atlantic aboard these luxury dinosaurs
of the air.
Author
Tamas Palosi
Budapest
Hungary
e-mail: dagent@msn.com
PS:
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