CPACS 3.5

Release in November 2023

• new headerType and versioning strategy
• cpacsVersion marked as deprecated and moved to versionInfo node
• fix typos:
• various fixes in documentation
• airportCompatibility
• mAdditionalCenterTanks
• consistency in globalBeamPropertiesType
• capType: add uID
• massBreakdown
• genericMassTyp: add componentUID to link the corresponding components
• mOperatorItemsType:
• add mAdditionalCenterTanks
• add mEngineAPUOils
• add mRemovableCrewRests
• add mToiletFluids
• add mUnusableFuels
• add mWaterReservoirs
• add mMiscellaneous
• align mLandingGear elements with more the new generic landingGears definition
• add mGenericFuelTanks to mFuselageStructure
• sparPositionType: add sparPositionCurve (defines a spar position via a point on a curve)
• isLink attribute: marked as deprecated
• Systems definition
• aeroMaps, loadCases
• configurationUID, ... --> configurationDefinitionUID
• aircraftAnalysesType
• add systemAnalyses
• aircraftModelType
• add configurationDefinitions
• add systemArchitectures
• engineType
• add rotors
• fuels replaced by chemicalEnergyCarriers and electricalEnergyCarriers
• make sub-elements optional
• genericSystemType: add components
• operationalCaseType
• add configurations
• mPayload optional
• vehiclesType
• add systemElements
• add rotorElements
• add energyCarriers
• weightAndBalanceCaseType
• add configurations
• aircraftModelType
• add systemAnalyses/powerBreakdowns
• add cryogenic fuel storage
• add ducts definition
• hinge line definition aligned with TiGL
• fix wront type assignment in costHydraulicSystemsType
• wingWingAttachmentType: upperShellAttachment and lowerShellAttachment restricted to upperShell and lowerShell
• add wingCutouts
• add fuselageStructuralMountsType
• controlSurfaceTrackTypeType: joint position names in figures changed to count from P1
• add CI schema validation
• add python script for automatic syntax formatting
• add automatic generation and publication of html documentation via GitHub actions and Appveyor