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“But how do I even fly it?” Alex asks.

<flight_control name="FCS"> <channel name="pitch"> <pid name="elevator_pid"> <kp> 0.8 </kp> <ki> 0.05 </ki> <kd> 0.2 </kd> <input> aero/qbar-psf </input>  <output> fcs/elevator-cmd-norm </output> </pid> </channel> </flight_control> He runs a quick test using JSBSim’s command‑line tool: jsbsim tutorial

JSBSim has no built-in graphics. It’s a flight dynamics model (FDM) meant to be driven by a simulator like FlightGear, or controlled via scripts. The aircraft is defined entirely in one XML file (or split into metric/units/aero/propulsion files). Part 2: Skeleton of an Aircraft Alex opens a template from the JSBSim aircraft folder. Copies c172.xml as a base. Renames it x1.xml . “But how do I even fly it

<aerodynamics> <axis name="LIFT"> <coefficient name="CL"> <function> <table> <independentVar lookup="row">aero/alpha-rad</independentVar> <independentVar lookup="column">fcs/camber-command</independentVar>  <tableData> -0.2 -0.4 -0.35 ... 0.0 0.2 0.25 ... 0.4 1.2 1.3 ... </tableData> </table> </function> </coefficient> </axis> </aerodynamics> He does the same for drag and pitch moment. For sideforce, yaw, roll, he uses simpler stability derivatives. The aircraft is defined entirely in one XML

aero/alpha-rad is a property. JSBSim has hundreds of built‑in properties (like velocities/u-fps , attitude/phi-rad ). You can also define custom properties under <property> . Part 4: The Control System – First Crash Alex adds controls:

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