######### # contrail calculator. Based on an approxmation to the "Appleman Chart" # y = -0.077x2 + 2.7188x - 64.36 # ######## updateContrail = func{ var pressure_Node = props.globals.getNode("environment/pressure-inhg"); var temperature_Node = props.globals.getNode("environment/temperature-degc"); var contrail_Node = props.globals.getNode("environment/contrail"); var contrail_temp_Node = props.globals.getNode("environment/contrail-temperature-degc"); var x = pressure_Node.getValue(); var y = temperature_Node.getValue(); var con_temp = -0.077 * x * x + 2.7188 * x - 64.36; contrail_temp_Node.setValue(con_temp); if (y < con_temp and y < -40){ contrail_Node.setValue(1); } else { contrail_Node.setValue(0); } settimer(updateContrail,30) } ### Contrail print ("init contrail"); _setlistener("/sim/signals/nasal-dir-initialized", func { props.globals.initNode("environment/pressure-inhg", 1, "DOUBLE"); props.globals.initNode("environment/temperature-degc", 1, "DOUBLE"); props.globals.initNode("environment/contrail", 1, "BOOL"); props.globals.initNode("environment/contrail-temperature-degc", 1, "DOUBLE"); var static_contrail_node = props.globals.getNode("sim/ai/aircraft/contrail", 1); var time_node = props.globals.getNode("sim/time/elapsed-sec", 1); updateContrail(); });