SF2 Avionics Community Pack - - Beta release v0.4

[+Eagle114th 913]

Hello everyone!

I have two thigns to report today:

Firstly, my apologize, I did not realize that I accidentaly set "Had lead sight" to true for ADs / A-1s Skyradier series.  It is fixed for next version of SF - CAP.  It also includes the fixes for the gunsight missing a piece of reticle for gunsight.

By the way, the work on Wings Over Korea F4U-4s and F4U-5s are now completed, including the fixes for F4U-5NL radar being upside.

Here is screenshot of F4U-4 / 4B, F4U-5, and F4U-6 (AU-1) with Mark 8 gunsight:

 

F4U-5NL with Mark 20 Mod 4 gunsight and AN/APS-19A radar

 

Eagle114th

 

 

 

[+Eagle114th 913]

Hello everyonoe!

The work on F-82G Twin Mustang was a quite challenging due to the challenging research looking for hte picture of the radar itself.

What I learned is that F-82G carries the same radar used in P-61 known as SCR-720C18.

By luck, found this gem; the pictures of P-61 radar scope!

 

I noticed that it looks simliar to An/APS-4 radar used in AD-2.

After creating the textures for the radar of F_82G while implementing the K14 / K-14B gunsights, it works great in SF2.  This is from Wings Over Korea:

(NOTE:  There is no radar scope in F-82G cockpit, so you will need to use radar windows to view the radar.)

 

Eagle114th

 

 

 

[+Eagle114th 913]

Hello everyone!

I am currently woorking on F2H Banshee series, starting with Wrench (V2K).  From what I have learned; F2H-2 / 3 / 4 uses AN/APG-30 radar ranging for Mark 8 Mod 0.  What i find so interesting iis how F2H's gunsight have two systems in it, one for fixed and anotehr for gyro (computing lead sight), using the same Mark 8 sight, with Mark 6 Mod 0 FCS.

And based onthis image:

 

You can see, the refelctor glass is rather tall and wide, almost reaching the top of cockpit frame.  The Mark 8 is 150 MILs sight, so it makes sense.  however with the placeholder cockpit have refelctor galss too short for Mark 8 sight.  To solve this, I removed the reflector galss, it works well with Mark 8 gunsight.

NOTE:  The depressed fixed sight for rockets and bombs are included too.

Here is screenshot of F2H-2 (V2K):

The RAMBAM version are being worked on too.


Eagle114th

 

 

[+Eagle114th 913]

Hello everyone!

The work on Wrench (Razbam) F2H-2 / 3 / 4have been completed now.  In this projects, I learned how to edit the cockpit by moving or hide certain objects.  With that, I am able to fix two things:

- Move the 'reflector box" a bit forward, so the instrument / radar can be seen better.
- Removed the reflector glass and applied Reflector glass by HUD method (Since there is no texture assigned to the canopy glass front of cockpit.)

Here is F2H-2 screenshots:

 

What I have researched from flight manual and online about F2H-3 (AN/APQ-51) and F2H-4 (AN/APG-37) FCS and radars.  What I have experienced from the flight manuals;  The USA combat aircraft's flight manual does not always have information on FCS / radar easily available, they are usually in separated manuals.  So therefore, the information can be vague often.  Therefore, I am required to research and connect the dots, especially do an educated guesses with the missing puzzles pieces (Information / data / pictures).

Anyway, I found the picture from flight manual, which appears to be An/APQ-41 radar (F2H-3)
 

 

In-game screenshot:

 

This is interesting part, one of aircraft that uses Hughes FCS (E-10) and An/APG-37.  The information and pictures of Hughes E-10 FCS + AN/APG-37 radar scope is quite challenging to find.  So based on what makes sense, I am using the texture based on MG-4 FCS + AN/APG-37 used by F-86K.

In-game screenshot:

 

 

Eagle114th

 

 

 

Edited 22 hours ago by Eagle114th

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NICE!!!!