[CS-FSLUG] interactive animation question

David M. dave at edificationweb.com
Sun Jul 11 08:12:04 CDT 2004


On Saturday 10 July 2004 12:08 pm, R. Thompson wrote:
> 	If I'm not becoming a bother, I'd like to ask the list for some advice
> regarding my webpage.  To add some instructional information, I would
> like to set up an interactive animation.  For example, I have in mind to
> set up an animation to simulate the testing procedure for a pitot-static
> test on an aircraft.  (Pitot-static system - the air data sensing
> instruments that give the pilot airspeed, altitude, and vertical
> airspeed information).  I'd like an illustration of the system, the test
> set up, and the interconnections, and be able to show what happens with
> various valves open or closed, and how the instruments respond.  Nathan
> may be able to help me write something in Java, but would there be an
> option where the simulation is run from the hosting site (and less
> likely to be downloaded (appropiated by someone else)?

To be less likely to download anything, java would be the way to go. But you 
can also use Flash, which is run serverside also, but sometimes, depending on 
the file size takes a little time to load on a slow connection.

-- 
David M.




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