Starting the plane:
1. Activate the Battery(PWR switch)
2. Activate the Parking Brake(optional)
3. Set Engine to Idle and turn on Flight Systems
4. Start the JFS(Don't take too long or the battery will die)
5. Wait for the Engine to spool up(will be indicated by the master caution)
6. Reset the master warning and caution lights
Using Autopilot:
1. Cycle Set Mode to Autopilot
2. Turn on the keypad
3. Input Heading(3 numbers, press enter after)
4. Input Altitude(5 numbers, press enter after)
5. Click Activate on the ICP
6. Turn on autopilot(Activate1 or the switch on the FBW control panel)
7. If you want to change the heading and altitude, just press "Deactivate", press "Clear" and repeat steps 3 to 5
Weapons:
1. Activate Master Arm(Activate 2 or the switch)
2. That's it
ILS:
1. Make sure at least one of the screens is on ILS
2. Select a runway using the 4 buttons bellow the keypad
3. The glideslope is the circles on the left
4. The localizer is the circles at the bottom
5. The marker beacon is indicated by the "+" sign
Takeoff and Landing:
1. Make sure the switch is set correctly to either takeoff or landing(was too lazy to make this automatic. Also, switches are cool)
2. The "Flight System" needs to be on in order to extend/retract the landing gear
Activation groups:
1: Autopilot
2: Master Arm
3: Fuel Probe
4: Formation Lights
5: Nav Lights
6: Afterburner
7: Bay Doors(not needed for firing weapons)
8: AoA Limiter
@tarikGR Are you going to be testing this on Android? I haven't tested my aircraft on android, so I'm not sure if it'll work properly(it has a lot of funky trees code, and lag sometimes messes with the FBW)
Thank you to @CptLiar for being a wonderful test pilot. Very detailed testing and amazing suggestions from him! He was also the one who took the screenshots, which are pretty awesome
@BogdanX Ah yeaaaa the canopy is quite bad, but I probably won't change it anymore, sorry. I'm kinda done with this plane. I can't even fly it without constant lag spikes, so I don't really want to spend time fixing it more. Also, I've already had someone take some awesome screenshots for the post, and I don't want to make them do it again. I'll just apply those stuff to the next thing I make. So thanks for the advice!
P.S. How to make the gold plated canopy? What color is it?
@Winterfield Ok I respect that opinion, but I think I'll have to disagree. I think the music fits pretty well with what I was trying to go here. Maybe it's just my bad editing skills xD. Anyway, that's just my opinion as well so...
Also, next time, maybe don't just say "that music tho" because it's really vague to the point where someone might perceive it as disrespectful(or maybe it could just be me, I dunno)
@Winterfield @Diloph Why does everyone keep saying "the music tho" The music is really good. It's from a really great movie from my childhood: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Made by the same guy who made Fireflies btw...
@ReinMcDeer the wings, the space above the intakes, the space behind the pilot. It has a bit less internal fuel than the f-16, but it doesn't need a lot. It's a light attack/ interceptor aircraft
@GuyFolk Thanks! It does break though when you move the gun over it slowly at its lowest elevation(didn't spot it and a lot of other things since I wasn't able to test it extensively)
Simple explanation and why it won't work with an electric generator: The reason it works is because the power to the propeller is dependent on ground speed, or how fast the wheels move along the ground. When the machine reaches wind speed or when its IAS = 0 through normal means(the air pushing the craft), its GS would still greater than 0, therefore, the wheels would be powering the prop. And when a prop is powered at 0 IAS, the craft would tend to move in the direction of thrust. With a generator(connected to the turbine), the generator would also be dependent on IAS, so it would never be able to go past wind speed.
@Starbound Maybe, but this aircraft is quite small anyways. It's quite a bit smaller than the F-22 and its dry mass is significantly less. Using that engine would've meant increasing the length and wingspan in order to accommodate the larger and heavier engines(and it's supposed to be small, since it's a carrier based plane which doesn't have folding wings). The TWR is almost the same anyways, since I used a fictional F404 engine so...
Special thanks to:
@ALRX for helping me with some cockpit glitches and for testing out my plane
@rexzion for criticizing the size of my landing gear
and
The peeps at SPCS for supporting me and giving suggestions, thanks!
@OperatorLeaf @Harder258
Beep Boop
Starting the plane:
1. Activate the Battery(PWR switch)
2. Activate the Parking Brake(optional)
3. Set Engine to Idle and turn on Flight Systems
4. Start the JFS(Don't take too long or the battery will die)
5. Wait for the Engine to spool up(will be indicated by the master caution)
6. Reset the master warning and caution lights
Using Autopilot:
1. Cycle Set Mode to Autopilot
2. Turn on the keypad
3. Input Heading(3 numbers, press enter after)
4. Input Altitude(5 numbers, press enter after)
5. Click Activate on the ICP
6. Turn on autopilot(Activate1 or the switch on the FBW control panel)
7. If you want to change the heading and altitude, just press "Deactivate", press "Clear" and repeat steps 3 to 5
Weapons:
1. Activate Master Arm(Activate 2 or the switch)
2. That's it
ILS:
1. Make sure at least one of the screens is on ILS
2. Select a runway using the 4 buttons bellow the keypad
3. The glideslope is the circles on the left
4. The localizer is the circles at the bottom
5. The marker beacon is indicated by the "+" sign
Takeoff and Landing:
1. Make sure the switch is set correctly to either takeoff or landing(was too lazy to make this automatic. Also, switches are cool)
2. The "Flight System" needs to be on in order to extend/retract the landing gear
Activation groups:
1: Autopilot
2: Master Arm
3: Fuel Probe
4: Formation Lights
5: Nav Lights
6: Afterburner
7: Bay Doors(not needed for firing weapons)
8: AoA Limiter
@TRD6932 Sure, go ahead
+2@tarikGR Are you going to be testing this on Android? I haven't tested my aircraft on android, so I'm not sure if it'll work properly(it has a lot of funky trees code, and lag sometimes messes with the FBW)
+3@Phoebe lmao
Below are all the people who requested a tag I guess
@Cobra63
@TRD6932
@BeastHunter
+2@KDnotSpy
@X99STRIKER
@xNotDumb
+2@IceCraftGaming
@Aviator01
Thank you to @CptLiar for being a wonderful test pilot. Very detailed testing and amazing suggestions from him! He was also the one who took the screenshots, which are pretty awesome
@BogdanX Ah yeaaaa the canopy is quite bad, but I probably won't change it anymore, sorry. I'm kinda done with this plane. I can't even fly it without constant lag spikes, so I don't really want to spend time fixing it more. Also, I've already had someone take some awesome screenshots for the post, and I don't want to make them do it again. I'll just apply those stuff to the next thing I make. So thanks for the advice!
P.S. How to make the gold plated canopy? What color is it?
hmm I'll probably join this challenge instead, because the stealth challenge seems to be missing
+2@Winterfield Ok I respect that opinion, but I think I'll have to disagree. I think the music fits pretty well with what I was trying to go here. Maybe it's just my bad editing skills xD. Anyway, that's just my opinion as well so...
Also, next time, maybe don't just say "that music tho" because it's really vague to the point where someone might perceive it as disrespectful(or maybe it could just be me, I dunno)
@Winterfield @Diloph Why does everyone keep saying "the music tho" The music is really good. It's from a really great movie from my childhood: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. Made by the same guy who made Fireflies btw...
+2Final teaser for the F-116PH I guess
I'm gonna borrow this for a video
awesome
+1@WarHawk95 O__O
+1@ReinMcDeer the wings, the space above the intakes, the space behind the pilot. It has a bit less internal fuel than the f-16, but it doesn't need a lot. It's a light attack/ interceptor aircraft
+1@Phoebe Color scheme for easier paneling... but yes, tigor
For the stealth challenge
"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
Yooooooow nice
@GuyFolk Thanks! It does break though when you move the gun over it slowly at its lowest elevation(didn't spot it and a lot of other things since I wasn't able to test it extensively)
+2@TheVexedVortex Also, thanks!
@TheVexedVortex It's an rtgi thing using ReShade. I'm not sure how I did it, I was just messing around with stuff
@AWESOMENESS360
@TatsuTheDemonLord Exactly. If I saw this challenge earlier I would've joined. Can't believe I missed it.
P.S. I'm Filipino too btw
How did I only see this right now
@ollielebananiaCFSP Thanks! I'll probably submit mine in a few hours, hopefully
can the deadline be extended a little bit?
Simple explanation and why it won't work with an electric generator: The reason it works is because the power to the propeller is dependent on ground speed, or how fast the wheels move along the ground. When the machine reaches wind speed or when its IAS = 0 through normal means(the air pushing the craft), its GS would still greater than 0, therefore, the wheels would be powering the prop. And when a prop is powered at 0 IAS, the craft would tend to move in the direction of thrust. With a generator(connected to the turbine), the generator would also be dependent on IAS, so it would never be able to go past wind speed.
+1sus
+1SR2 has no weapons :(
I will join
Accurate, because the Philippines will be part of China in the future if we don't do anything :(
+1bote
@Starbound Maybe, but this aircraft is quite small anyways. It's quite a bit smaller than the F-22 and its dry mass is significantly less. Using that engine would've meant increasing the length and wingspan in order to accommodate the larger and heavier engines(and it's supposed to be small, since it's a carrier based plane which doesn't have folding wings). The TWR is almost the same anyways, since I used a fictional F404 engine so...
Cool, I just posted mine yesterday
This, maybe?
@captainlevi820 happy to help!
@captainlevi820
[clicky thing](link)like thisOh wow, thanks everyone!
@LieutenantSOT Thanks!
+1@SCP1471 depends, what do you need?
Special thanks to:
@ALRX for helping me with some cockpit glitches and for testing out my plane
@rexzion for criticizing the size of my landing gear
and
The peeps at SPCS for supporting me and giving suggestions, thanks!
This is where I got all the tag requests from(for reference)
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1311266/Carrier-Based-Stealth-PlaneTEASER
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1324419/YF-119-Multirole-Light-Attack-FighterTEASERPOLL
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1336631/Get-a-good-lookTEASER
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Forums/View/1344578/That-time-when-your-plane-looks-bad-so-you-use-reshadeTEASER
https://www.simpleplanes.com/Videos/View/1351320/A-Navy-Stealth-Plane-The-YF-119B-A-SimplePlanes-Build-Teaser
@VerargerterVortex Yea, it's pretty weird. I was supposed to shrink the cockpit panel a bit, but it looked worse when I did
@Ergithe
@Cyieed462
@mLk17
@WilboorSut
@Infinite17
@GreenFrog
@SkyIer
@RongahSah
@VerargerterVortex
@LieutenantSOT
@TirpitzWantsPlanes