似乎还没有巨佬发TFDi最近的春季吹风会,大致结论如下:
(在不久的将来)要来力(狂喜)
- 目前还没有、也不会确定发布时间,但总体进展迅速;
- 外部建模进入细节阶段,VC正在进行剩余建模工作,主要面板初具雏形;
- 此前承诺的“高级故障模式”研发顺利(比如搞定了备用仪表和其中的逻辑);
- FMS和AP继续敲代码,为了保证进度新雇了一名程序员,AP基础模式和FMA逻辑进展顺利,预计几周内AP基础飞行模式可用,但MD-11特有的诸如纵向增稳等功能还需要进一步研发;
- 首要任务是保证产品质量,底线是在保证质量的前提下再加快进度(隔壁作文厂警醒点)
原文(划重点):
>The MD-11 by TFDi Design for Prepar3D and Microsoft Flight Simulator continues to make progress. Our team has been working very hard in the background, and we are proud to start showcasing their efforts so far!
"while we still do not have an official timeline for release and testing, just know that we are progressing at rates never even imagined during the production of the TFDi Design 717."<
We are continuing to work on mapping and texturing. We expect to see significant progress in these areas over the next few months. One of the most important advantages of our workflow is that the code can advance simultaneously with the visuals.
In terms of system progression, Romel from our team has successfully connected the ISIS and is a true backup - it is a fully self-contained instrument. Complete with all three statuses: self-test, alignment, and operational. As the system is entirely standalone like the real thing, this does not depend on the Primary Flight Display for any data obtained from the simulator, allowing failures of the PFD not to affect the backup displays, paving the way for future development of the failures package going forward.
Collin has been working on the autoflight system recently. We have taken what we learned from the TFDi Design 717 project and used it to build a much more robust autopilot. The added complexity of this aircraft’s automation, such as the RCWS and LSAS, makes it a challenging system to implement correctly. However, the autoflight has been able to hold the aircraft level successfully, and we have laid out the foundation of the code required for the mode logic and FMA. We expect to have an autopilot capable of at least basic flight control modes within the next few weeks. We are also welcoming a new programmer, Pedro, to our team this week! He will be working on systems code with us to help move the project along even faster.
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As always, we appreciate your support and patience. We aren’t providing any release date estimates because our priority is quality. We’re working as fast as we can without sacrificing that quality until we’re ready to put some awe-inspiring products in your hands.
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