> De : "Lee Elliott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Looks like an F-14 :)
>
Now *those* are good news :o)
> I've got to say that imo this is quite an ambitious project but
> it looks pretty good so far.
>
>From the 3D model perspective it is not more daunting than the Hornet (try to
>find a single straight line on the "bug"). One reason why I am modelling the B
>(or A+ as you like it) is that from the pilot crew station it is not that
>different from an A. The advantage is that you do have a lot of
>electromechanical instruments instead of MFDs which are often poorly
>documented and awfuly complex.
The bad news is that the F-14A was (to my knowledge) the first aircraft in US
inventory to feature a "PFD and ND"-like set of displays even though with a
limited number of modes.
Since there is no weapon system model to be introduced on flight gear there is
no need to implement the RIO station (even though that could turn into a high
speed trip over the network for the would-be RIO. Things maybe different if the
model is ported to CSP but let's not chew more than we can swallow.
> What are you planning to do with the jet-pipe nozzles? It looks
> as though you have shown different nozzle area settings in the
> two pics.
>
Good sight indeed. Actually I have already made the animation for the petals or
turkey feathers (inner and outer) for the nozzle. I will definitely need the
help from somebody who has ported from blender to FG in order to know how to
define and export animations because there are quite a few of them in this
beast.
> In many respects the F-14 design is very similar to that of the
> SU-27 family of aircraft.
>
True enough, for instance landing gear design (downlocks are located on the
engine nacelle), poded engines, twin tails, blah, blah.
But then the Su-27 is much more refined in its aerodynamic layout (and quite
tempting to model with its completely outdated flight avionics suite), even
though reports seem to indicate that the tomcat *had* (sigh) quite amazing high
alpha behaviour.
To answer Mathias Fröhlich kind offer, I have a few docs myself (mainly Aerofax
volume on the Tomcat), and I am using Airliners.net quite intensely. Photos are
as important as good drawings when you want to go into detail. If I get stuck
somewhere, I will surely get back to you.
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