Eurofighter Typhoon FM Testing

[Scorpion82]

Gents,

I have created a BETA 1.1 for open testing, as BETA Flight Model development takes more time.

The changes, compared to the stock BMS 4.36 Typhoon aircraft are described within the readme file, as are the installation instructions.

NOTE: If your install is modified (database edits) this mod may cause issues. It’s extremely important to backup the files you have, as described in the readme.

Simply extract the zip to a folder of your choice, backup the files of your install, as described within the README. Then extract the install.zip file on your Falcon BMS 4.36 maindirectory. This will extract the files in the appropriate folders and overwrite those already located there.

I haven’t managed to get it working with OvGME in time, so I decided for this simpler solution.

Feel free to test the modified aircraft, its flight model, weapons and avionics settings. If you have any questions, comments or other observations let me know.

If devs of the BMS team or theater feel that this mod is good as is, or wish to include content of it, feel free to do so, giving credit to me. I can support devs, if required to support integration of the modifications, if required.

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Best regards
Scorpion

[TOPOLO]

@Scorpion82 All updates you shared are already in integration process

[Scorpion82]

@TOPOLO

thanks for the feedback. There is quite a bit more content now and in particular a new flight model, which is work in progress. The present one within the beta is still an interim solution though.

General remark, the installation instructions in the readme still refer to BETA 1, instead BETA 1.1. Nothing changes with regard to the installation or affected files, however, the referenced import files are not included, as it would be a bit more complicated to include the import files, especially those for new record numbers, which aren’t present in the stock install.

[DrJester]

@Scorpion82

Thank you!! I will give this one a go as soon as I have time

You should give OpenModManager a go, it is from the same guy who made OvGME
https://github.com/sedenion/OpenModMan

The start is a bit complicated in choosing folders with the naming of context menus, but it is more powerful.

[Scorpion82]

@DrJester
thank you for the hint. I may give it a try for a future beta release, if necessary. When the work is considered suitable and is directly incorporated into the stock release (some of the work will be included with the next update on 4.36), we’ll certainly be able to skip this and avoid the dance and any potential compatibility issues.

[TOPOLO]

@Scorpion82 said in Eurofighter Typhoon FM Testing:

@TOPOLO

thanks for the feedback. There is quite a bit more content now and in particular a new flight model, which is work in progress. The present one within the beta is still an interim solution though.

I’ve not started to evaluate your new flight model, it will take some time to compute perfo diagram from OFM file (once data are loaded from OFM, it takes around 2-3 hours on my machine), but even after that, it will be difficult to build an argumented assessment as there is no public performance data for the plane.

If one know he can’t comment…

[Scorpion82]

@TOPOLO
Don’t worry, as said the current BETA 1.1 FM is an interim solution anyway. I consider it good to go for the time being and definitely more accurate than the stock FM. I’m working on a more advanced one. Ofcourse it can’t be as accurate as the FM where detailed charts are available.

In any case I would be interested in the plots, as it may ease assessment of the FM. I’m currently using an excel spreadsheet. Is the programme you use specifically designed to calculate the aircraft’s performance based on the dat content?

[TOPOLO]

@Scorpion82 said in Eurofighter Typhoon FM Testing:

@TOPOLO
Is the programme you use specifically designed to calculate the aircraft’s performance based on the dat content?

No, it uses as input an “proprietary” model format, but I can feed this model from an OFM file (this step is manual, but does not take so much time)

[Scorpion82]

I have deleted the link to the open beta test version of the EFTP. The modded Typhoon is now fully integrated with the OFM Theater which can downloaded from
here.

OFM development is now complete with v1.2. I’m now progressing with what I call the hybrid flight model, which attempts the development of an AFM. It might be a bit simplified though, compared to the extant AFMs for other aircraft.

[Jackal]

@Scorpion82
This is good news, mate.
If you would like, please count me in for further testing.

With best regards.