The main idea of FDS is the simulation of the realistic dynamic behaviour of an aircraft. Therefore FDS includes calculation of the aerodynamic forces for the aircraft parts (wing, fuselage, rudder, elevator, landing gears, etc.
) with analytic equations and parameters from wind tunnel experiments, calculation of the propeller thrust with analytic equations calculation of the jet engine thrust with solving the gas turbine process with/without bypass and with/without afterburner,calculation of the gear forces as a spring/damper system and of the wheel forces with analytic equations,; configuration of the aircraft parameters in a user friendless GUI (Graphical User Interface)The aircraft parameters are editable in a GUI-GraphicUserInterface, build with Tcl/TK.
FDS can be used for; learning flying as a pilot sitting in the aircraft or as a pilot fixed to ground with RC-RemoteControl of an aircraft model, creating aircrafts in different configurations and testing their characteristics in flight an Air Race.
