F-14D Cockpit
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Mykinge, don’t take it as an obligation. You are making this pit for fun in your free time and that’s why you are doing so great results. Keep it up!
Glad this video is in help
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D version of the cat was equipped with the martin baker mk 14, with no overhead handles!!
Regards,
Pepe
Could you put both?
That’s something Iove in the cat for ages.
Anyway, that handle close to the legs, is it that big in size? Never noticed it that way. -
Maybe a bit too big but not far of IMO. Perspective also makes it look bigger I think.
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Maybe a bit too big but not far of IMO. Perspective also makes it look bigger I think.
Overhead handles would only be extra polys so sorry mate!:DPssst… do some re-arrangement - kind of BMS version -> only over head handles
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The pit is looking absolutely phenominal Mykinge. Keep up the excellent work. Amazing work!
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Pssst… do some re-arrangement - kind of BMS version -> only over head handles
butbutbut……overhand handles are so difficult to reach when falling under high G’s
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butbutbut……overhand handles are so difficult to reach when falling under high G’s
Yep, I know… and much probably why it was moved next to the stick.
BUT it’s a trademark of that aircraft. I just love to see them there… without them, feels like something missing… -
another attempted motivational video, just in case you haven’t seen it yet:
around 7:30 they talk about the f-14 and at 8:28 you get to see footage of the backseat tid (probably beyond scope, but still interesting). there was a video i saw a while ago that was a cursory review of each instrument cluster in the f-14d, but i can’t seem to find it anymoreanyways, i hope you’re doing well, and having fun.
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another attempted motivational video, just in case you haven’t seen it yet:
around 7:30 they talk about the f-14 and at 8:28 you get to see footage of the backseat tid (probably beyond scope, but still interesting). there was a video i saw a while ago that was a cursory review of each instrument cluster in the f-14d, but i can’t seem to find it anymoreanyways, i hope you’re doing well, and having fun.
No, noting motivating in this movie.
CAT lovers hate hornets (well talking for myself - cof, cof… that piece of flying junk) -
No, noting motivating in this movie.
CAT lovers hate hornets (well talking for myself - cof, cof… that piece of flying junk)LOL! So true! :uham:
Still, nice educational video about how those bugs came to infest our carriers
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Skip the Hornet part and watch the F-5 docu…that’s IMHO America’s most classy and iconic plane next to the F-86, F-104, F-15 and F-16.
The F-104 and F-15 (T-38 Talon) where literally two of the 3 first fighter jets I read about as child.
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as child.
CheersYou read them last week??:uham:
Hey Thorsten whats up, how’s it hanging?? LOL
You should come on to the 420th’s TS some time and BS. If you want the info lemme know.
Brian
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True! Not very motivating but interesting nonetheless with a great overview of the development over the years, thanks for sharing. I personally didn’t know of the existence of the YF-17 Cobra. And its also true that generally Cat lovers don´t really like the F-18 (also true in my case) :mrgreen: I love the looks of the T-38 talon and I still don´t understand how the F-104 Starfighter manages to fly, with those tiny wings and fat body…pure power is the answer I guess!
Little progress to show I´m afraid…been keeping my self away from the computer laterly to rest a little bit. But I do bring one of the last panels I still need to map :woohoo: , the Control Surfaces Indicator Panel. I have a few questions for all the aviation savyys out there, as I am not sure what it really shows. First of all I don’t understand what the scale on the left is for, because surfaces that can go up and down are 4, 2 ailerons and 2 vertical stabilizers. Do you think that it would show only the left and right vertical stabilizers because they cannot be seen by the pilot? Makes sense right?
The second questions is the rudder scale, as it has too needles its clear its for each rudder but on the NATOPS image it shows both rudders moving outwards (or inwards) so each moves in a different direction? Is this even possible? I always thought they would move parallel to the other and never “against”. What do you think?
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The left scale should stands for horizontal stabilizer (2 needles because it also provides roll control by opposite move).
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I love the looks of the T-38 talon and I still don´t understand how the F-104 Starfighter manages to fly, with those tiny wings and fat body…pure power is the answer I guess!
Its a manned rocket. There’s a doco of it on youtube somewhere.
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Does this helps;
http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/uswpns/air/fighter/f14.htmlFor roll control below 57 deg, the F-14 uses spoilers located along the upper wing near the trailing edge in conjunction with its all-moving, swept tailplanes, which are operated differentially; above 57-deg sweep, the tailplanes operate alone. For unswept, low-speed combat maneuvering, the outer 2 sections of trailing edge flaps can be deployed at 10 deg and the nearly full-span leading-edge slats are drooped to 8.5 deg. At speeds above Mach 1.0, glove vanes in the leading edge of the fixed portion of the wing extend to move the aerodynamic center forward and reduce loads on the tailplane.
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well, the whole idea was to use the times to get straight to the f-14 stuff
i watched the whole thing and was sorta surprised at how they kept mentioning the tomcat was better.did anyone else see that video where they show the cameraman around the f14d cockpit? does anyone know where to find it?
[edit found it]
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Quick update guys…not too much going on with the pit at the moment…but I did find time last weekend to remodel from scratch the whole HUD assembly. The one I had was somehow corrupt and had problems with some faces of the triangles. 3ds max works in mysterious ways sometimes! See a small pic below…nothing too exciting I know…I need to do the UVW again…something seems not to be quite right.
Anyway…going to bed soon…I´m so tired. Please, if you have any experience with sounds in BMS, have a look at the F-14D sound pack thread and give me a hand if you can!
Take care,
Pepe
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Quick update guys…not too much going on with the pit at the moment…but I did find time last weekend to remodel from scratch the whole HUD assembly. The one I had was somehow corrupt and had problems with some faces of the triangles. 3ds max works in mysterious ways sometimes! See a small pic below…nothing to exciting I know…I need to do the UVW again…something seems not to be quite right.
Anyway…going to bed soon…I´m so tired. Please, if you have any experience with sounds in BMS, have a look at the F-14D sound pack thread and give me a hand if you can!
Take care,
Pepe
Hang in there mate.
You already have done a great work and you are alone!
My respect for your really hard efforts in order to give us a great cockpit of the famous F-14!
Just keep it there and i hope to find some help (personally i don’t know about cockpits developing or sounds editing in order to help :().
See you my friend.
Nikos.