
DaVinci Technologies Makers of AirplanePDQ^{^TM}

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AirplanePDQ April 2003 - A Release Notes

New Features in Release

	Improved, easier-to-use CAD infrastructure
	Turbo-Jet and Turbo-Fan Engine support
	UAV support
	3D view and export capability
	Weight distribution control with the capability to place arbitrary cargo and/or fixed equipment anywhere in the aircraft

	Added warning if the cruise speed, max speed or stall speed are outside the analysis speed range
	Added flag to combo boxes on various forms to restrict input to items on the lists
	Corrected handling of 0 passengers in sizing wizard form
	Cleared selection set and entity properties worksheet when switching views
	Corrected cruise speed calculation for jet-powered aircraft
	Changed power loading check to thrust to weight ratio check for jet-powered aircraft
	Added check for divide by zero in Reynolds number calculation
	Added flag to control direction of zoom with mouse wheel
	Added check for license code of improper length
	Corrected bug in X-Plane export
	Corrected bug in fuel tank properties form
	Corrected string byte swapping on import of some X Plane files
	Improved handling of bad input strings
	Corrected handling of engine and propeller deletions
	Added a zoom extents when switching to a new view for the first time
	Corrected vertex picking code when inserting a new vertex in a polyline
	Changed prop disk color to gray on 3D view so that it works with white or black backgrounds
	Add code to check for blank or zero Clmax on sizing form
	Added categories and shortcuts to menu and toolbar items
	Improved fuselage import from X Plane
	Improved prop pitch calculation on import from X Plane