AIDE F-4B Flight Model V1.6

[+streakeagle]

AIDE F-4B Flight Model Release Version 1.6

This flight model is very close to the real thing.

AI is likely to crash using this FM.

Use at your own risk.

Simply drop these files in your Objects\F-4B folder.

 

V1.6 fixes:

Borrowed engine thrust DryMachTable from F-4C to make military power performance closer to actual charts.

 

V1.5 fixes:

Corrected typos in Right Flap and Inner LE Flap 2.

 

V1.4 fixes:

Increased Stabilator CLa to compensate for change of min deflection from -30 to -24 deg.

 

V1.3 fixes:

Corrected Leading Edge Flap errors, now droops correct amounts:

Outer: 55 degrees

center: 60 degrees

Inner: 30 degrees

 

V1.2 fixes:

Reduced Stabilator deflection min to -24 deg per Mytai's data.

Reduced Spoiler deflection to 45 deg per Mytai's data.

Mapped pilot models to Navy pilots of F-4J addon.

 

V1.1 fixes:

Increased stall speed to help AI take off better.

Increased corner speed to help AI fly smarter.

Reduced Stabilator deflection min to -34 deg per Mytai's data.

Reduced Inner Leading Edge FLaps deflection to 30 deg per book data.

 

F-4B_DATA.INI includes many revisions to improve the flight model.

It also has modifications to the fuel cells to match the pilot manual.

 

F-4B_COCKPIT.INI has revisions to the AOA Indicator gauge and AOA Indexer lights.

The Indicator now shows 20 units = 16 degrees = AlphaMax.

The Indexer shows on-speed when AOA = 11.5 and 12.5 degrees.

 

F-4B_LOADOUT.INI has had the gunpod centerline store deleted and/or replaced by the 600 gal fuel tank.

 

Copy and paste this link into your browser (clicking won't work):

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/sflores1/files/F-4B.zip

 

Or go to my SFP1/WOV webpage where you can simply click on the link at the top of the page:

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/sflores1/StrikeFighters.html

 

 

I can absolutely nail the subsonic portion of the curve.

The supersonic part is still very tricky, but overall I think it came out very well.

The transonic part can only be improved by changing the delta for Mach tables.

If I used a delta of 0.05 Mach, I could make almost every part of the FM follow the published charts.

 

The Sustained G data borrowed from the F-4C/D is not quite right for the F-4B, so performance in that area is going to be slightly off. Most noticable is how the red curves based on The F-4B FM always have a higher Mach at the Vmax part of the 1g line. Just look at the 1g envelope to see why that is ;)

 

I am going to leave this FM as it is for now until AIDE is improved.

But in the future, I intend to make a very high fidelity FM :)

 

By the way, your going to need to know this:

Edited May 1, 2005 by streakeagle

[+streakeagle]

bump for the search engine challenged ;)

 

I spent a tiny bit of time to verify that this FM works with the latest patches for SFP1 and WOV. It will be awhile before I make a new version of this FM incorporating TKs new F-4B FM as a baseline for editing.

Edited May 31, 2005 by streakeagle