FUELTRUCK DEFINITION

A Fuel Truck vehicle has the same parameters as other Ground Vehicles, with some additional properties. It can attach itself to an aircraft, with a hose that is at least partly in the aircraft model (but hidden by default). The FuelTruck has many similarities in its configuration with the GroundPowerUnit.

A Fuel Truck Connected To An A320Neo

 

 

Sim.cfg

The sim.cfg file of a FuelTruck must contain the following section:

 

[FuelTruck]

This section has the following parameter:

 

Parameter Description Type Required
hose_end_position_XZ This parameter takes one value, which is the coordinate in meters of the point of contact between the end of the fuel hose coming out of the aircraft, and the position on the FuelTruck (or its own hose, if any) where it should be connected.

Float

 Yes
hose_end_relative_heading This parameter takes one value, which is the angle, in degrees, at which the aircraft hose should attach to the point, relative to the FuelTruck vehicle heading. If the point is in the back of the vehicle, an angle of 180° would mean the hose would plug from behind, aligned with the vehicle.

 

 

Model Behavior Helper

A model behavior helper is available for Fuel Trucks, by including "Asobo.xml": ASOBO_FuelTruck_Hose_Deployment_Template. This template takes a single parameter NODE_ID, which contain the name of the Node of hose on the FuelTruck, if any. This will hide this node by default, and only make it visible when the vehicle is connected to an aircraft.

 

For more information please see: Ground Vehicle ModelBehavior Helpers

 

 

Note on Simvars

The individual values for the assignations of the parameters in the [FuelTruck] section are reflected in the following simvars:

  • FUELTRUCK HOSE END POSX
  • FUELTRUCK HOSE END POSZ
  • FUELTRUCK HOSE END RELATIVE HEADING