+dtmdragon 2,704 Posted November 25, 2013 Now that we have some good ‘fake pilot’ mods to create the A-4M/N style larger canopy are any of the cockpit gurus out there interested in creating an A-4M/N cockpit to complete the mod? Cheers, Dan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stary 2,427 Posted November 25, 2013 frankly, it's one of those I allways were curious about.. do you have good reference materials? I think popular method was to use Julhelm's Kestrel cockpit as a stand-in 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+331Killerbee 840 Posted November 25, 2013 I've spent many a Days and Nights in the Cockpits of A-4M's and OA-4M's doing Maintenance and Riding Brakes out to the Fuel Pits......and so on... Besides the main Canopy Shape and the Windscreen Struts being straight, It's a A-4F Cockpit. The trick is getting those Struts straight. I've done ARBS for My Early AV-8B via a Weapons Trick. It works close enough to the real thing. So, there will be a little Avionics Work and Weapons Work. The "Spitfire" Canopy Is not that noticeable from sitting inside, But the front Windscreen Struts are. BTW...........It has a HUD that looks just like the A-7's Symbol for Symbol... While stationed at MCAS Cherry Point, NC. I was with VMA-331 when they accepted the last production Skyhawk (A-4M) that McDonnell Douglas made. I've waited 11 Years in this Sim for somebody to make one. You have my interests. I hope You well. If there is any thing I can do, Just holler'. It's looking Good. Semper Fi, 331Killerbee 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+dtmdragon 2,704 Posted November 25, 2013 I don’t have any reference other than what’s on the net but it sounds like 331Killerbee will trump all that anyway! Lol. I have been using the Kfir pit as a stand in with the A-7D HUD symbols and the ARBS camera screen from the AV-8. From what 331Killerbee has said we’re pretty much there once we have a pit, which as he said, is just an A-4F pit with a HUD and straight windscreen struts. I have already worked out the new view angles from a Douglass document that had a diagram with the percentage increase in view over the earlier Skyhawks with the smaller canopy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+torno 6,139 Posted December 6, 2013 the cockpit of A4M is not very different from the a4f, camvio the most significant is the adoption of a very old hud, he succeeds in placing the rider a false system hud in the cockpit of a ta4 on sfp 1 fails the same result on the sfp 2. not manage to get the old look of aiming not think it's impossible, but I do not have enough time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilches 1,172 Posted December 6, 2013 the cockpit of A4M is not very different from the a4f, camvio the most significant is the adoption of a very old hud, he succeeds in placing the rider a false system hud in the cockpit of a ta4 on sfp 1 fails the same result on the sfp 2. not manage to get the old look of aiming not think it's impossible, but I do not have enough time. Good work Torno, but the canopy structure is different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Piecemeal 450 Posted December 6, 2013 Don't know if you've seen it already but this page in the svsm.org gallery might be good for referencing: http://svsm.org/gallery/a4m_cockpit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slick cowboy 142 Posted May 24, 2014 this topic sort of disappeared... wondering if any work has been done or is an A-4F pit our best option here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FANATIC MODDER 118 Posted June 27, 2015 Nobody for a proper A-4M cockpit?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
