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I've noticed some odd behavior with the above method. It appears when I have two calls to this method, but for two different axes, the latter call doesn't seem to work. So my scenario looks like this: //In clbkPreStep sprintf(oapiDebugString(), "Roll %lf %lf %lf", rollval, dCurrRoll...

I'm a little stuck working on the autopilot for my Prometheus. I've made a little more progress in a combined vector system to work on all three axes at once. Here's the code I'm working with so far: VECTOR3 attitude = _V(0, 0, 0); double x = 70*RAD; //pitch double...

Endor may have one saving grace. I can't find a pic to illustrate this, but by the time the DSII exploded, the rebel fleet was between it and the moon. It is entirely possible that they projected an energy field between them to protect the moon from the worst of the explosion. It seems now that...

Um, not to nitpick your opinion, but the latter takes place after this, and the former took place 19 years before this.

I'm guessing you mean object-oriented programming? I actually did. The core simulator is written in C++ with classes for blocks, signals, trains and ports (entrance/exit of blocks). Hmm, I have the sharing settings enabled for no sign-in required. Can you try again? That's pretty much it. The...

A while ago I asked for some help with passing references in C#. I mentioned that it was a project outside of Orbiter. This is it. For about 3 or so years, I've been working on and off (mostly off) on a railroad signaling simulator. I am pleased to say that I am releasing version 1 to the wild...

Another thing that bugs me slightly, 3PO and R2 were clearly on Yavin 4 while the fleet was departing. Did they make time to get them up to the Tantive IV before the entire fleet left? Or did the Tantive IV stop at Yavin IV first (which I can't believe since that's kind of most of the plot of ANH).

Hey Artlav, can you hop over to the spoiler thread and tell me what it means? I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what this means. I'm sure it's something staring me in the face.

WOW! I thoroughly loved Ep 7, but this is better! The waterworks did flow for me during a few key parts, particularly the end. So, onto the review. Most of the positive...is most of the movie, so in terms of specific things, I'll primarily be pulling the negative. The final scene. I agree with...

When looking at long-range transfer vehicles, like could be used for heavy transfers between LEO and the Moon or LEO and Mars, I've noticed one peculiarity in the structural design of such modules. Most follow a design of engine > tanks > open bay > crew module. The peculiarity is that in...

I think if Disney announced that they were going to remake the prequels, then that would give us a new hope!

I just can't see how this is thermodynamically more efficient than anything else we already have. Just because some peak load power comes from a bottle of liquid gas, doesn't mean the energy (and then some) wasn't used in compressing it, it was just used at a different time...

The Cagle comic site has a good John Glenn tribute series: http://www.cagle.com/news/john-glenn-death/

Well that just hits hard. John Glenn is responsible for my primary interest in spaceflight. I had had a passing interest before his STS-95 flight, but when my 3rd grade class watched that launch live, that ignited a lifelong interest. I still remember the words said by commentator Lisa Malone...

So they are going to then dismantle the reactor underneath this thing? I never read that before. Maybe I'm missing something?

An accusation requires direction. He didn't say "x shot the rocket" that's just a possible failure mode that they hadn't previously considered, probably because of see below. A fire/explosion requires oxygen, fuel, and a heat source to ignite. Just like the myth of shooting a gas tank (petrol...

There is broad model consensus that it's going to loop. The specifics may differ, but there's more than enough agreement to indicate some kind of loop will happen: http://www.sfwmd.gov/sfwmd/common/images/weather/plots/storm_14

Matthews of the world, unite!

Other than the outer rainbands, I think it will stay pretty far east of the U.S., but the models will know better once it leaves Cuba: http://www.sfwmd.gov/sfwmd/common/images/weather/plots/storm_14

Wow, 12m, that's bigger than the S-IC from the Saturn V!