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Understanding Jetway [exits] codes (Read 474 times)
May 5
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, 2010 at 9:32pm
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I've been trying to fix up all my jets to make sure the jetways will attach. I've got the part about adding the exits codes. But I need to understand how to tweak them a bit more than is explained in many aircraft.cfg files.
Can someone break it down for me?
Here's a sample line (from the FSX A321):
[exits]
number_of_exits = 3
exit.0 = 0.4, 45.50, -6.0, 7.0, 0 //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
I can understand most of it, but I've got a jet I'm working on that the jetway attaches too low. Now about 2 feet of the top of the door shows. What value would I change to raise the jetway up by about 2 feet?
And while we're at it, what value can I change that allows for the jetway to attach at less of a horizontal angle? (example: the part of the jetway towards the stern of the plane attaches to the plane and the bow side of the jetway is a few feet away.
I appreciate the help.
ND6849C
---ND6849C using FSX Standard on an Insignia D400a Pentium 4-2.8mhz-2 gig RAM-256MB under Windows XP (SP3) using an ATI Radeon 9250 graphics card. (and yet it works! ...kind of. LOL)
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May 5
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If it is too low you would have to increase the value of the vertical value. In the A321 example that you provided, the value we are talking about is the number 7.0. If you find that the jetway is two feet too low you would need to add 2 to 7. In other words change the 7.0 to 9.0 .
As for the angle issue, there unfortunately is nothing that can be done about that. The trick is to embed the jetway slightly into the aircraft so the gap at the front is less noticable. In the A321 example, this would mean making the lateral value (the value -6.0) slightly less negative, say about -5.5.
Peter
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May 6
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Thanks Peter.
If you don't mind, for the sake of the post for others who may view it, can you be a bit more specific for all the values?
In my example: exit.0 = 0.4, 45.50, -6.0, 7.0, 0
Please descriibe the values further, such as:
Value 0.4 is ______________ , increasing it does this: _____
Value 45.50 is ____________ , increasing it does this: _____
Value -6.0 is _____________, increasing it does this: _____
Value 7.0 is _______________, increasing it does this: _____
I've got what I need, but defining it may indeed help others.
Thanks,
ND6849C
---ND6849C using FSX Standard on an Insignia D400a Pentium 4-2.8mhz-2 gig RAM-256MB under Windows XP (SP3) using an ATI Radeon 9250 graphics card. (and yet it works! ...kind of. LOL)
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May 6
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Sure I'll be happy to elaborate:
Value 0.4 is the rate at which the door opens, increasing this makes it open faster
For the next three numbers imagine that you are sitting in the cockpit looking forward:
Value 45.50 is the front/back distance (known as the LONGITUDINAL value), increasing this makes the jetway move toward the nose.
Value -6.0 is the left/right distance (known as the LATERAL value), increasing this makes the jetway move toward the right side of the plane.
Value 7.0 is the up/down distance (known as the VERTICAL value), increasing this makes the jetway move up toward the sky.
When these values are set for a type 0 exit (known as a MAIN exit) it controls the postion of the jetway. When these values are set for a type 1 exit (know as a CARGO exit) it controls the postion of the baggage truck.
Peter
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