Looks like it's already close to airborne before the end of the cat. Have you tried anything like a little forward pressure on the stick to keep the tail up?
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Older bridle equpped jets had attach points near the landing gear trunions or on the belly - if the cfg file has them aft of the MLG that can happen. I believe his jets show a bridle on cat tension and typically a plane should squat, but not with the nose wheel off the deck.
I just tried it in P34.5, same result - very weird.
If you use fwd stick it will nose down right at the end of the cat stroke - not good!
Last edited by Mike71; July 20th, 2023 at 13:03.
I changed the launch assistance. Off to test the changes.
Cees
Solved!
//[launch_assistance]
//launch_bar_pivot = 3.80, .00, -2.6
//launch_bar_lug = 8.50, 0.00 ,-5.20
[launch_assistance]
launch_bar_pivot = 14.610, .00, -2.5
launch_bar_lug = 16.110, 0.00 ,-3.500
14.610, 0.000, -4.000 (location of the nosewheel)
[QUOTE=Cees Donker;1317547]I changed the launch assistance. Off to test the changes.
Seems to work great!
[QUOTE=Cees Donker;1317569]For those interested, I found a Navy training film on the F2H-2.. See https://www.google.com/search?
q=f2h+banshee+cockpit+photo+picture&rlz=1C1CHBF_en US1026US1026&cs=0&filter=0&biw=1920&bih=963&dpr=2# fpstate=ive&vld=cid:48cc1abd,vid:H_ZixqnoRCM
An amusing point is a couple of sailor plane captains securing a Banshee with the engines running, while they are wearing their "white hats" - the J-34 was obviously not much of a sucking threat at idle!
[QUOTE=Mike71;1317578]A faster link to the Banshee vid, Mike! Dumb squid with his dixie cup in front of the intakes!=Cees Donker;1317569]For those interested, I found a Navy training film on the F2H-2.. See https://www.google.com/search?
q=f2h+banshee+cockpit+photo+picture&rlz=1C1CHBF_en US1026US1026&cs=0&filter=0&biw=1920&bih=963&dpr=2# fpstate=ive&vld=cid:48cc1abd,vid:H_ZixqnoRCM
An amusing point is a couple of sailor plane captains securing a Banshee with the engines running, while they are wearing their "white hats" - the J-34 was obviously not much of a sucking threat at idle!
https://youtu.be/H_ZixqnoRCM
Captain of the Saratoga '69-'70 Med Cruise, Warren H. O'Neil was a Banshee pilot in his younger years!
Charlie Awaiting the new Microsoft Flight Sim and will eventually buy a new computer. Running a Chromebook for now!
[QUOTE=MrZippy;1317582]I have a feeling that "being covered" outside might have been required - as dumb as that may be, but not sure. Perhaps it was a Public Affairs input?
My XO in my first A-4 squadron flew F8Fs and Banshees in VF-51. Also the CO of sister squadron VF-13 Pete Easterling, later COMNAVAIRLANT.
I knew ADM Easterling when he was the CO of VF-124 (Crusader College). I was an ORDY with VF-24 (F8C) back then.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jacksonville-fl/crawford-easterling-8897791
[QUOTE=Mike71;1317599]
[QUOTE=gray eagle;1317603]I knew ADM Easterling when he was the CO of VF-124 (Crusader College). I was an ORDY with VF-24 (F8C) back then.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jacksonville-fl/crawford-easterling-8897791
I used to talk to my XO and then-CDR Easterling about flying in Korea and the F8F / F2H. They would tell me about shutting down a Banshee engine for most of their flight and not lighting it off again until they were turning off the 180! Good Lord!
I would note that some Brit jets DID launch with the nose gear apparently off the deck as I recall - the Brit cat length was very short and an exaggerated angle was needed to avoid the need for excessive aft stick input after launch, which could lead to overcontrol. Even the US F-4 Navy versions had a problem but solved it by having an extendable nose strut for launch.
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