Step climbs, centre-of-gravity balancing via fuel transfer, thrust and drag curves and a host of other features are being worked upon to ensure that Concorde flies as she did in real life.
While it already can fly in the simulator and reach Mach 2, it does not yet do so in the correct way. The model is nearing the flight-testing phase. Work has also been on-going with Concorde's flight model, which also requires many unique characteristics including supercruise. Textures are being applied and soon coding will begin on the huge number of annunciator lights and other instruments, often unique to Concorde. NEW ORDER: ART AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK CITY, USA. The engineer's station is now also fully animated. All switches, knobs and buttons are now active with coding being created to cover the huge array of functions for this complex airplane. Please note all shots shown are WIP.Ĭoncorde's flight deck is now starting to come alive as more functionality is added.
Here's the first Development Update of the year direct from our Developer DC Designs.
Full testing prior to product launch will be in the capable hands of two real-world commercial airline pilots to ensure as much accuracy as possible. Features include working flight deck and rest-room doors, handles, full interior lighting and hopefully accompanying sound effects.įlight testing has been progressing well, with Concorde achieving range, altitude and airspeed requirements. There have been many requests for an interior that the user can “walk” through, and that's something that we wanted to provide. Work has begun on the forward passenger cabin, the entrance area, the forward galley and the “tunnel” that leads to the cockpit. Work is now progressing on Concorde’s equally vast electrical and hydraulic systems so that they can also be connected up to the relevant controls in the same way, further increasing the realism within this aircraft.
Every tank, pump and valve is connected to the relevant switches on the engineer’s panel, rendering the system fully operational in the sim. Please note all images are WIP currently.Ĭoncorde’s immense fuel network system has been modelled to include all 13 tanks, 160 connecting fuel lines, 38 pumps and 34 valves.
It has many improvements over its predecessors machines (Somerset, Papin, Savery, Newcomen). The animation above shows the steam engine of the Scottish inventor, James Watt.
The piston is attached to a connecting rod for transforming the translational movement into a rotational movement. The pressure generated is then used to drive a piston within a cylinder. The boiler heats the water turning it to steam. It is a technology that converts thermal energy (heat) to mechanical energy (work). As its name suggests, the steam engine operates on the force of water vapor (steam) heated to high pressure.