ravenclaw_007

i´m working on a new F-4B model for SF2 and need a bit help 1. based on the tactical manual from September 1972 for the F-4B was the AERO-3B launchrail used on early F-4B versions , antil when was this Aero-3B / AIM-9B used in the Navy ??? i assume that with the AIM-9D service start ( about 1966 ) the LAU-7A launchrail was used also for the AIM-9B 2. the F-4B was able to carry 1 AIM-7 on the inner wing pylon , did that continou for all Navy versions of the F-4 , i have pictures showing the AIM-7 on inner wing pylon on F-4N dont know with later versions 3. is there a way to limit the drag chute to be used on land based airfields only , i now that we have some entrys so the chute can only be dployed with a certain air speed dont know if there is a way for land based airfields to if anybody knows some answers please let me know

its funy , i dont have that on my R.550 Magic 2 , maybe you got an early version but i cant remeber to have that problem on any of my Magic 2 versions can you please try this one and let me know if the problem is still there Matra550-2.7z

i will check that

i have material ( fligth manuals ) for many different F-4 Cockpits , some are in work already F-4B cockpits , early and late F-4C cockpits , early F-4D cockpits , early F-4E cockpits , early , mid and late F-4F cockpits , early and late F-4G cockpits , early , mid and late , and single windscreen F-4J cockpits , early and late F-4N cockpits , early and late still searching more F-4 Phantom flight manuals

that picture is great , Thanks i may start making all F-4 Cockpits based on my F-4G cockpit , but you may have to wait a long time until they are done

in the original TW cockpit are no tga objects assigned to this lights , so sorry but no

the AERO-3B is the one on the Danish F-104G , dont know what type or manufacturer the Japanese launcher is by the way the italian and the japanese have different mountings but the same launch rail AERO-3B launcher

here an other picture of that pylon with AIM-9B launch rails mounted here are the AIM-9 fuselage launch rail of an Danish F-104G here are the AIM-9 fuselage launch rails of an Japanese F-104J

here is a picture from a turkey F-104S showing the pylon in question

Thanks , i will give it a try

the hierarchy looks ok but i have somebody who is checking it again , the change in the material maps happen automatically when i delete the not needed parts

Thanks , i changed the names but still no show of LOD2

yap but i cant find any error

here is the AN/ALQ-184 3 Band pod with both lod´s and all the ini´s ALQ-184_3Band.7z

where can i change that ??? the only detail setting i know of is the object detail and there i´m on high

i changed the name to a shorter one , still not showing up what puzzels me a bit is that LOD1 is using the distance setting from LOD2 and if i add a LOD3 he is taking that distance setting as well

i only removed the details from LOD2 everything else is as in LOD1 , cant find any problem there , and i have this problem with other weapons as well [WeaponData] ObjectFullName=AN/ALQ-184 3-Band ECM Pod ObjectDataFile=ALQ-184_3Band_data.INI [LOD001] Filename=ALQ-184_3Band.lod Distance=3 [LOD002] Filename=ALQ-184_3Band_LOD2.LOD Distance=10 [Shadow] CastShadow=TRUE ShadowCastDist=10000 MaxVisibleDistance=100

i´m trying to get the distance lods i made for some of my weapons to work but what ever i try the only lod that gets displayed is the LOD1 all other lods are ignored , although every distance change i made on the LOD2 entry is regognized and the LOD1 is displayed on the respective distance i enter for LOD2 i check if the LOD2 is displayed at all by removing the the LOD1 and changing the entry , and yes it is displayed but as soon as LOD1 is back the LOD2 will not be displayed anymore anybody with a good idea what is wrong here , or do distance lod´s only work for aircrafts ????

looks like in december 03 the HOTAS Warthog will be available againe including the throttle for about 450 Euro´s , at least here in germany https://www.voelkner.de/products/196213/Thrustmaster-Hotas-Warthog-Flugsimulator-Joystick-USB-PC-Schwarz.html?ref=51&offer=fe8757d3d1b7bd4dc7a4f56065faa0b3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqZfapsjD7AIVj7h3Ch2qmgo_EAQYASABEgI9n_D_BwE

some more detail pictures of the R-13M that i made at the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz , check the last picture that missile has russian and english warnings on the wings and instead of a nozzle there is a cast ring with holes , maybe Gepard knowse what this part is for , on life missiles this part is not present also interesting is the holding mechanism for the front wings on the launch rail

the extendet nose gear is a pain in the a... , i try it several times but in game it will not work , modeling it in 3ds max is not the problem but to get it working in game is , the nose gear should be only extendet on launching from the carrier not on landing one way i got it somhow working is removing al the unneccesary animations like open canopy , wing fold etc and use this animation slots for the nose gear maybe ant gets it working

the poly heavy weapons have distance lods , will try to add them to the others as well

it just has a lod size of 759 KB Num Nodes: 97 Total: (22958 polys, 18484 verts) Mesh Max: (2744 polys, 2004 verts) Otto it is time for a new computer

AN/ALQ-184 , 3 Band -pod ( long version ) , almost finish , some details are still missing , the 2 Band-Pod ( short version ) will be next

during a update the F-4E´s did get a iranien made chaff flare dispenser , i dont know exactly what year this started but there is one article from the swiss side Offiziere.ch , i post the important part below ( blue colored ) "It wasn’t until the early 2000s that Tehran made serious investment in the F-4s, as detailed by Babak Taghvaee in the latest issue of Combat Aircraft magazine. The first step was to repair the planes’ existing systems. In March 2010 the state-owned Iranian Aircraft Industries began upgrade work on the first F-4D, replacing the wiring and, with the help of Chinese technicians, adding new Chinese-made radar, radios, flat-screen displays and moving map with embedded GPS. The updated F-4D flew for the first time in February; testing of the new systems is ongoing. Further planned updates include a new Chinese Head-Up Display, radar warning receiver, chaff and flare dispensers and PL-7 infrared- and PL-12 radar-guided air-to-air missiles." here you can see the chaff -flare dispenser used by the Iranian Air Force i made the F-4E_01IRIAF that includes this chaff flare dispencer as well as the new antennas , if i find some pictures of the new cockpit i may be able to make that as wellbut it is very difficult to get any info on that , the pylon adapter in the picture above is includet already and the chinese C-802 missile is in work