Probe-and-drogue AR
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Yep , the one. Good luck!
I have an issue When I look at screenshots posted there, I see the photobucket error only
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Nvm, I found that, it was on 84 page, I pm’d the creator, we shall wait
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I have an issue When I look at screenshots posted there, I see the photobucket error only
Yea, a lot of good old reference threads around the web were ruined when Photobucket changed their hosting rules in the last few months.
See more and more threads on forums with the Photobucket error. -
Under the current engine you’ll never get a true flapping in the wind, punch the bucket type drogue refuel, but as mentioned earlier–it shouldn’t be too terribly hard to rework a model and make it think the drogue is the boom. Might be funny to watch it move toward you when the AI tries to make the plug though.
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Under the current engine you’ll never get a true flapping in the wind, punch the bucket type drogue refuel, but as mentioned earlier–it shouldn’t be too terribly hard to rework a model and make it think the drogue is the boom. Might be funny to watch it move toward you when the AI tries to make the plug though.
There should be a way to disable the AI moving the probe I think. Well, I asked the creator of the mod for help, I will try adding the basket to the model, but I should ask the creator of vanilla KC135. Or just use some free model from the web.
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There should be a way to disable the AI moving the probe I think. Well, I asked the creator of the mod for help, I will try adding the basket to the model, but I should ask the creator of vanilla KC135. Or just use some free model from the web.
I would assume the boom is attached to a DOF, you could just limit the range of movement for the DOF to keep it from moving. Then again, I’m not a models guy, so who knows.
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Ahh… nickety pickety pick… just want to try refueling from KA-6D , nvm boom flapping in the wind… for start. (that means modifying .dat file , and we all like our necks , huh )
Otoh, you could try to simulate breaking the boom , for not so gentle flyers , approach. That … would be interesting
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I would assume the boom is attached to a DOF, you could just limit the range of movement for the DOF to keep it from moving. Then again, I’m not a models guy, so who knows.
Also - don’t forget the whip that can be set up in the hose if one hits the basket too hard…in RL this should/can rip the probe off the jet (seen the aftermath of one of those), but I think that might also require a mod to the receiving aircraft model as well. I’d settle for a simple disconnect condition as the whip hits the probe as a compromise, at this point.
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I spoke to the creator that posted low poly screenshots on the forum. They werent from BMS unfortunately
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Guys, again me, why there is a file kc130r.dat in Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Data\Sim\Acdata folder defined, but no in game?
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In Data\Campaign\Save\teplanes.lst:
// KC-130R Hercules Tanker // 1 10 3 13 21162 458 10083 ```Remove the // on the second line. No idea why it's disabled though…
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@Switch:
In Data\Campaign\Save\teplanes.lst:
// KC-130R Hercules Tanker // 1 10 3 13 21162 458 10083 ```Remove the // on the second line. No idea why it's disabled though…
Thank you
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Maybe model KC-130 is incomplete , no probe/drogues , well it should be drogues only for KC130 , think it has no refueling probe, actually pretty sure, from memory. Maybe that’s the reason why it is disabled.
Or you could try with new model , think it’s JanHas C-130 , (not AC-130, gunship) , but, , model needs edit for drogues again…. If it is ‘nice’ C130 model, then it is JanHas version for sure,
but …doh , cough, maybe you should contact him for … i dunno, legal shit. Stupid if u ask me , for mixed-open source , but then again … I don’t give … for copyleft too much., but ‘they’ do … much. (internally you could do whatever you want , just don’t publish without permission … you’ll get banned … or ur neck broken )
… so just PM us with results , … for testingMaybe it would be better to try also Russian IL76 , or KA6D … they are not disabled in DB/teplanes.lst … and we really need Russian tanker … none so far active, and it exist only one.
(otoh, side can be just changed … red/blue , so no big deal, … more important is that the model is correct for operation, that means , editing model , switches/dof’s , and .dat file for configuration)For western planes we do have 3 , KC10 , KDC10 , KC135 … but none use drogues. Ruskies only use drogues, that is IL76 - Midas (not M version , that’s transport , see in DB).
Cheers!!
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Yes…drogues only, and I recall hearing in circles that the KC-130 is one of the least desired tankers by jet pilots…because it’s slow, and usually flies lower than a jet tanker.
So…you’re low on gas, burning more gas by flying low and slow…high AOA, up on the throttle(s). And the boat is still out there…somewhere…
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Cute … , also you’re light when tanks are empty … but getting heavier, … yeah I hear you , …slow and high AOA when refueling , that must be fun when trying to stay in place
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Is there a chance, that there will be AR with a drogue?
It would be great to do drogue-AR with a Mirage 2000, F-14 or F-18.Cheers Jeroen1974