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+/*
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef AP_VEHICLE_H
+#define AP_VEHICLE_H
+/*
+  this header holds a parameter structure for each vehicle type for
+  parameters needed by multiple libraries
+ */
+
+class AP_Vehicle {
+
+public:
+    /*
+      common parameters for fixed wing aircraft
+     */
+    struct FixedWing {
+        AP_Int8 throttle_min;
+        AP_Int8 throttle_max;	
+        AP_Int8 throttle_slewrate;
+        AP_Int8 throttle_cruise;
+        AP_Int16 airspeed_min;
+        AP_Int16 airspeed_max;
+        AP_Int16 pitch_limit_max_cd;
+        AP_Int16 pitch_limit_min_cd;        
+    };
+};
+
+#endif // AP_VEHICLE_H