Danged Heat Ate My Brain !

[sc7500]

Okay - my A/C is on the fritz, and my memory died too.

I just converted Edmundo Abad's Ju-86K to CFS2. The danged thing jumps 12 feet off the tarmac and explodes in Free Flight, even with massive adjustments to contact points and weight location.

What am I missing here ???
SC
:kilroy:

[Shessi]

Hi SC75x100,
It will be the airfile, combined possibly with a poor (for CFS2 use) ac.cfg file.

To test this out swap the airfile for, say, a good CFS2 Ju52 one and see.

The original airfile is missing an entry and can be auto tweaked using Airwrench to make it CFS2compatible.

Cheers

Shessi

[sc7500]

Thank You, Senor Shessi - I shall mess with this plane some more tonight and report back ! :salute:

SC
:kilroy:

NO JOY - Installing several different-but-similar AIR files did NOT help the "Jump and Explode" challenge.... I'm going to Mothball this particular aircraft and see if a solution shows up down the road...

[JapLance]

This thread reminded me that I had been looking for a Ju 86 for my SCW installation a while ago.

I just googled that Abad Junkers and found only a CFS plane... Too old for my taste. Nevertheless, in my prevoius research of Ju 86 to try there was a FS2004 Ju86D by Bertil Nilsson (http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=122087):

http://www.flightsim.com/zview.php?cm=view&fn=/home/flight/files/74/swiss86.zip&an=Ju-86/junkers86.JPG&idx=40

It has Jumo inline engines instead of the radials of the K version, but looks nice and seems quite simple to skin. Strangely, the 3D model needed no conversion to CFS2, is Multi-LOD :jump:, and it seems to fly well (I can't remember right now if I did something on it). It will also need a DP file and a better panel, as I can barely see anything on my screen.

It may be an option for you.

[Shessi]

Hi SC,
Well if it's this Ju86 then it doesn't need converting and agree with JL that's a slightly(!) better Ju86 anyway.

Cheers

Shessi

[sc7500]

Once again the Denizens of the Basement come through.

Yes, JL - it WAS Abad's CFS1 plane, and has some very rudimentary textures which I was working on correcting. Thot it would make a nice ground attack option....

I am downloading the Nilsson (http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=122087) plane even as I type, and [once installed and running] will be a very happy camper !

Thank you, Fellows
SC
:kilroy:

[Sopwith Chameleon]

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This thread reminded me that I had been looking for a Ju 86 for my SCW installation a while ago.

I just googled that Abad Junkers and found only a CFS plane... Too old for my taste. Nevertheless, in my prevoius research of Ju 86 to try there was a FS2004 Ju86D by Bertil Nilsson (http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=122087):




:jump:...........this could be quite a find - I've done a quick "Splash & dash" on the paint, and I'm working up a dp ..........

.........did you find the key assigmnent to deploy the ventral gun station ?

Jim

[sc7500]

... But my small effort makes a GREAT target !

14004

No luck finding the lower gunner pod actuator... Yet

SC
:kilroy:

[tonybones2112]

Once again the Denizens of the Basement come through.

Yes, JL - it WAS Abad's CFS1 plane, and has some very rudimentary textures which I was working on correcting. Thot it would make a nice ground attack option....

I am downloading the Nilsson (http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=122087) plane even as I type, and [once installed and running] will be a very happy camper !

Thank you, Fellows
SC
:kilroy:

I'll be looking forward to Sopwith's .dp and paint jobs, I want to see how good a target, er, flyer it is:D

Bones

[JapLance]

I couldn't find neither how to deploy the dustbin gunner nor how to open the bomb bay doors, but I spent some time on a .dp file with 16x 50Kg bombs in two 8-bomb salvoes.

Sopwith, that looks splendid. Any chance of a SCW livery?. I think it would be the same camo pattern, substituting the German insignias for the Nationalist, and adding the plane number:

http://www.zi.ku.dk/personal/drnash/model/spain/Media/Ju86.gif

[Sopwith Chameleon]

I couldn't find neither how to deploy the dustbin gunner nor how to open the bomb bay doors, but I spent some time on a .dp file with 16x 50Kg bombs in two 8-bomb salvoes.

Sopwith, that looks splendid. Any chance of a SCW livery?. I think it would be the same camo pattern, substituting the German insignias for the Nationalist, and adding the plane number:

http://www.zi.ku.dk/personal/drnash/model/spain/Media/Ju86.gif


...........I'm looking at it

Jim

[Sopwith Chameleon]

...........I'm looking at it

Jim

WIP :salute:

The Bomb doors open with the spoiler (/) key

Jim

[Jagdflieger]

Shift C, Shift T, Shift H or Shift W for the dustbin? Just a guess as I don't have the plane, but CFS 2 only has a limited number of animation options.

[JapLance]

That SCW livery looks great, SC.


I couldn't find any standard animation to work with the low turret. Maybe that Concorde Nose thingie, but I never asigned a key to it (if only I could find it in that damn key assignment menu).

[sc7500]

...Maybe that Concorde Nose thingie, but I never asigned a key to it (if only I could find it in that damn key assignment menu)...

That's SUPPOSED to be <F7> or <F8>, according to my setup.... but it doesn't work for me...

SC
:kilroy:

[Jagdflieger]

Try:

Settings > Controller Assignments> Extend Concord Nose & Visor Fully > Change asignment > I use "n"

Settings > Controller Assignments> Retract Concord Nose & Visor Fully > Change asignment > I use "Shift N"

[JapLance]

Try:

Settings > Controller Assignments> Extend Concord Nose & Visor Fully > Change asignment > I use "n"

Settings > Controller Assignments> Retract Concord Nose & Visor Fully > Change asignment > I use "Shift N"


Thanks Jagdflieger, have them set up now, but still no results on the Ju 86. What a mistery.

[Jagdflieger]

It was worth a try. I guess the model must not feature that animation. Seems like one of Primavesi's (sp?) early FS 7 and CFS 2 Ju 52 models had that feature.

[kdriver]

All of you are still doing much better than I am. I can't get the aircraft to show.

I only get an error message saying unable to startup flight model. :confused:

[JapLance]

It was worth a try. I guess the model must not feature that animation. Seems like one of Primavesi's (sp?) early FS 7 and CFS 2 Ju 52 models had that feature.


The thing is that Aircraft Container Manager shows the dustbin rear turret deployed when the gear is retracted...:isadizzy:.



All of you are still doing much better than I am. I can't get the aircraft to show.

I only get an error message saying unable to startup flight model. :confused:


Yes, you get an error at first. I had to put the airfile through Airwrench prior to using it. I wonder if this could have caused the dustbin problem.

[kdriver]

Thanks Japlance - I got her flying by substituting the air file from an He 111E which also has a retractable dustbin. However, still no luck in getting the dustbin to show.

[tonybones2112]

ICARUS has a Ju-86 I believe. Overall I am very pleased with the few I bought from them, the TB-3 Soviet bomber is awesome.

Bones