US and/or Metric measurements for our airplanes...

[Bob Reeves]

Need a few opinions.. As some of you may have seen I am working on an enhanced version of LineII. Line II was a program written by Pete Soule that among other things accurately calculated the leadout position at the wing tip. I have contacted Pete and with his help have managed to get the heart of his math routines working in the new program. I can give the software the ability to switch between US and Metric units. Problem is it's going to be quite a chore to add metric units and the ability to switch between them.

So here is the question... just how important is it to you to be able to enter and read the results in metric units?

[Dick Fowler]

Bob, the simple answer is dependent upon where you live. The US guys don't need metric numbers... I  don't believe Tonga needs them either! 

It's just the rest of the world that might find them useful.

[Bob Reeves]

Ya, but have made the decision to stay with US units only. Feel the time is better spent on other parts of the program..

[Roger Vizioli]

Bob,
 
Should not be a problem, for those using Metric units. There is an abundance of conversion value sources, from metric to "US measurements".

A metric number; ie line length or speed can be converted to "US units" , entered into your system, answer obtained in "US units" and then converted to Metric units. 
Roger

[rob biddle]

     G'day Bob,
 It's interesting that you raise this question as I was born late enough to be taught metric at school.

 But Dad always worked in imperial measurements and I started building stick and tissue, rubber powered models when I was about 8 or 9.
 Most of the plans we worked from were in imperial.

 As I have always had a soft spot for classic stunters I always worked in imperial and continue to do so. It just "Feels" right.

 I also tinker with old cars and the only times I reach for a metric spanner is when working on my BMW motorbike (R90), In fact my metric spanner set lives under the seat as I don't use them for anything else.

 So feel free to keep the plans coming in imperial measurements, Its tradition.

 Cheers, Rob.
 

[Bob Reeves]

Still working on it, the face has changed to make more room for Computed Data and have the Advanced Input form finished. It's real close to a finished product. Still have to write the Help files which is always trudgery for me. Kinda like final sanding an rubbing out a Stunt ship..