Boeing Wins T-X Competition!

[Sundog]

Oh man Dino, I would love to have this in flightsim! You're the best!

BTW, if anyone is interested in how Boeing won, this article really explains it; Boeing's eye watering T-X bid.

[c87]

The nameplate will say Boeing but I'll know it as a McDonnell Douglas bird! Nice to see the St. Louis manufacturing facility get the win.
https://www.stltoday.com/business/lo...d95e682a8.html

Brings back memories of my just-out-of-school engineer days walking down the F-15, AV8B and F-18 assembly lines.

[Dino Cattaneo]

Just the very first attempts in importing the mesh after the polycount optimization... this seems to be a very good starting point.
Given the schedule of my other projects, it may take a 8-10 months to complete a Beta - it seems to be a good "gap filler" project (meaning those projects you work on when you are not in the right mood to tackle the boring bits of others!).
As for the TA-4J I am doing, I am trying to build it from the beginning with potential compatibility with other simulators in mind ;-)

[Bjoern]

As for the TA-4J I am doing, I am trying to build it from the beginning with potential compatibility with other simulators in mind ;-)

I already read your conversion experience report for that "other simulator". It was quite helpful, even for a Blender user.

[Dino Cattaneo]

Just another screen with some tweaks and additions... depending on the available information, this project may take 8-10 months to complete...

[Jafo]

I reckon I can wait that long......


.....just...

[Victory103]

Dino, it is okay to take a break and sleep ever so often! Nice job, I agree with resource material being limited, at least there are a few vids on the Boeing site.

[b52bob]

I have read somewhere that the cockpit will be reconfigurable for F-22, F-16 and F-15. Take your pick of which one you want to do.

[Montie]

I am very excited for this!

[Dino Cattaneo]

...completely retextured, all geometry imported and optimized for real time simulation and basic animation in place. Seems a cool project for 2019 (along with the TA-4J)!

[Sundog]

Wow, nice job Dino. Thanks for all of the great work you've done for we simmers over the years and these very cool designs you're working on now (C-2/E-2, TA-4J, the T-X).

[strykerpsg]

Great work indeed sir! You are a machine, since your pace of development is just not humanly possible. Thanks for the updates. Looking forward to the entire fleet you are working on.

[simulloyd]

It's definitely a love child . I was thinking Alpha Jet and Hornet.

So if we call Hornets "Bug" will the T-X gain popularity as "Larva"???

[Dino Cattaneo]

...well, this and the TA-4J are basically diversions while I am gathering the energies for the E-2/C-2 Beta ;-)