AERODYNAMICS

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FLIGHT SIMULATOR

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USER'S GUIDE

Contents

Introduction

CD-ROM contents

AFS is distributed on one CD-ROM disk containing the software for PC DOS platform. The CD is produced according to the ISO 9660 standard. The software is distributed in an non executable format and the installation must be performed by using the supplied installation script. Please read the chapter 'installation procedure' for detailed information of how to install AFS.

The AFS CD-ROM contains an installation script 'install.bat' and the AFS documentation which is provided in both TXT and HTML format, making it possible to read if you do not have a HTML browser.

INSTALL.BAT installation script

AFS.BAT msdos startup script

AFS.PIF Win95 startup script

DOC/CONTENTS.HTM Documentation in HTML format

System Prerequisites

This chapter lists the hardware and software prerequisites that must be fulfilled for a successful installation of AFS.

By reading this chapter, you will reduced the risk of running into problems that are subject to terminate the installation or may lead to malfunctions or unexpected behaviour when running AFS software.

Hardware :

PC DOS at least 486DX2-66

8 Mb of RAM

580K of conventional memory

Video board providing SVGA mode 640x480x256 with VESA BIOS

56 Mb of free disk space

VGA monitor

Microsoft Mouse or compatible

Standard analog Joystick

Software :

DOS 6.2 or greater

a Memory manager (HYMEM from microsoft recommended)

AFS may run under WINDOWS 95 in DOS emulation. (see the FAQs)

Other Recommended software

a HTML browser in order the read the Hyper Text documentation (e.g netscape, mosaic ...)

Recommended Configuration

PC DOS Pentium 75

16 Mb of RAM

a Disk cache of at least 2 Mb

580K of conventional memory

Video board providing SVGA mode 640x480x256 and 1024x768x256

60Mb of free disk space

SVGA monitor

Microsoft Mouse or compatible

Standard analog Joystick

Additional extended memory and fast CPU will increase the performance.


AFS

AFS is an integrated set of tools used to create, edit and check aerodynamics aircraft model and to train to flight navigation.

This is the version v1.02, please read Features/Know problem list .

The AFS user interface

The AFS user interface is based on a graphical windowing system and use the keyboard and the mouse to interact with the user.A field can bet set by clicking on it with the left button of the mouse,typing and ending with the "enter" key. Some fields have an help button which displays existing values. The user can pick out one of them by selecting it with the left button of the mouse and then pushing the OK button.

On instruments such as Altimeter or HSI, click with the left mouse button, maintain the button down and move left/right or up/down.

On radio such as NAV1,NAV2 , click with the left mouse button to count up frequencies or right mouse button to count down, You could also click with the left mouse button on radio upper left corner, its allow you to enter frequencies directly from keyboard, press return when finish.

AFS dialogue boxes

Dialogues are used to set any parameters that a tool/command may need. These parameters are usually indicted by setting option switches, marking choices or providing input from the keyboard.

The Cancel command

All AFS dialogues have a Cancel Button which allows the user to gracefully quit a dialogue without the dialogue being executed.

AFS Help facility

The AFS help facility can be accessed from the main menu by clicking on help section. A reduced Help is also available under 'flynow' section by pressing the 'F1' key.

- The Aerodynamics section

  it contains 3 embedded editors :

       - The Aerodynamics editor

           is used to create and change aerodynamics properties of a given aircraft

       - The Build editor

           is used to create and change structural properties of a given aircraft

       - The Panel editor

           is used to create and change instruments panel of a given aircraft

- The Log analyzer

is used to check the recorded flight

- The fly now section

is used to execute , simulate, and test the behavior of created aircrafts

- The pre-flight section

is used to set weather and to edit airports/navaids database .

- The help section

is used to get some help about instruments, and bio-medical .

Installation

Pre-flight

Fly-now

Flight resume

Setup

Aerodynamics, Build and Panel editors

Keyboard functions

How to ?

Features / Known Problems