Lionheart
August 10th, 2009, 14:12
Hey all,
I thought I would pose this question here also, as well as Dev websites.
I wish to do a Hybrid engine, but will be using a single propulsion platform or 'airfile'.
I would like the aircraft to do two things.
1. Have two versions of engine sounds.
2. Have two versions of fuel burn.
Question one; Can I have a moderately increased fuel burn via 'Emergency Power' where fuel will be burned at double speed?
Question two; Has anyone done engine sound files that can be 'changed' by gauge code? Is it possible to do this for a engine sound pack? Can one perhaps replicate the engine sound system in steps via throttle position in percent steps? Say 8 steps of sound in 15% ranges?
Its a tall order...
The aircraft will feature a hybrid propulsion system; hybrid cumbustion engine with a fuel cell powered electric motor. The motor would be able to run for 1 hour, where the fuel engine (hydrogen) could run for 4 to 5 hours.
That is the difficult part, is having the E-motor run for only 1 hour, and the fueled version cumbustion engine run for 4 to 5 hours (max and economy cruises).
Any thoughts would be welcome... My thoughts presently are to find a way to run the engine for 1 hour, with a gradual decrease in power (loss of power) near the end, having a gauge timer running this. But switching between the two is the difficult part. One moment, it runs for 4+ hours, one moment, only for an hour and gets weaker.
Switching sounds is going to be a nightmare also... If only like a twin engine, and have the secondary engine sound running... Like a Cessna MixMaster? (Skymaster). (I didnt think of that... arrgh.. ansers one question).
If only I could tune each of the engines instead of them having a common file tune. Guages will have to work on that part...
Edit; So I guess Question three would now be; how one would go about having engine one run for 4+ hours, and engine two, run for only 1 hour...
Bill
I thought I would pose this question here also, as well as Dev websites.
I wish to do a Hybrid engine, but will be using a single propulsion platform or 'airfile'.
I would like the aircraft to do two things.
1. Have two versions of engine sounds.
2. Have two versions of fuel burn.
Question one; Can I have a moderately increased fuel burn via 'Emergency Power' where fuel will be burned at double speed?
Question two; Has anyone done engine sound files that can be 'changed' by gauge code? Is it possible to do this for a engine sound pack? Can one perhaps replicate the engine sound system in steps via throttle position in percent steps? Say 8 steps of sound in 15% ranges?
Its a tall order...
The aircraft will feature a hybrid propulsion system; hybrid cumbustion engine with a fuel cell powered electric motor. The motor would be able to run for 1 hour, where the fuel engine (hydrogen) could run for 4 to 5 hours.
That is the difficult part, is having the E-motor run for only 1 hour, and the fueled version cumbustion engine run for 4 to 5 hours (max and economy cruises).
Any thoughts would be welcome... My thoughts presently are to find a way to run the engine for 1 hour, with a gradual decrease in power (loss of power) near the end, having a gauge timer running this. But switching between the two is the difficult part. One moment, it runs for 4+ hours, one moment, only for an hour and gets weaker.
Switching sounds is going to be a nightmare also... If only like a twin engine, and have the secondary engine sound running... Like a Cessna MixMaster? (Skymaster). (I didnt think of that... arrgh.. ansers one question).
If only I could tune each of the engines instead of them having a common file tune. Guages will have to work on that part...
Edit; So I guess Question three would now be; how one would go about having engine one run for 4+ hours, and engine two, run for only 1 hour...
Bill