Phantom Phun! (spectator)

Nigels soundset is awesome! To go with that I created an AB effects with correct angle. You can see a swirl of fire as the flame holder ignities the fuel, then bang... flame on!

 
TuFun said:
The sound.cfg file says created by Nigel Richards, but this one is not post by him at SOH.
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I am not sure where this one came from. I have a few different J79 sound packs and I uploaded wrong one. If this is from Mr Richards then, it must be same thing as what you have
therefore, I will delete what I just uploaded.
 
Not to take anything away from Nigel's soundset, which is awesome, but after spending four years around the Phantom when I was in the USAF, plus living just a few miles from Miramar NAS, something is missing from the sounds. Namely, the deep boom from the afterburners. There was a definite, noticeable change in tenor and loudness when the burners lit. And you could tell, even when you couldn't see when the fires went out, as the sound got quieter. I don't remember for sure, but I'm pretty sure the distinctive howl was only there when the fires were out. The burners over rode the howl. The one thing I definitely noticed, after being away from any bases for a while, then moving back, is that none of the newer series jet fighters were as loud as the 'Toom until the F-18. It is definitely different, but also noticeably louder than the F-14, F-15 & F-16, which all were a little quieter than the Phantom, as I remember it.

As I said, I wish to take nothing away from Nigel's soundset, and I could be all wet, as it has been many, many years since I have heard an F-4 live. And there is no movie sound track that can do justice to the sound of a Phantom in full fury. I never missed a performance by the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels, and was lucky enough to be at one of their very rare dual appearances at the same show. Talk about THUNDER!!! :redfire::redfire:

I am so looking forward to the next release of the F-4!:untroubled:
 
The smoke and thunder F-4....the days where the airshow ground quaked !! I remember them fondly.
 
TuFun said:
The sound.cfg file says created by Nigel Richards, but this one is not post by him at SOH.
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Okay, let's try this again; I had a few different J79 sound packs and as Murphy's Law goes, I had upped wrong one.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=115&linkid=18465


BTW, WIP on Virtavia Pak 1 F4B's- Short nose version (NAVY PACK) . Got nice startup exhaust effect done, and have AB effect incorp. Trying to get the LP gas Bar-B-Que effect on tailpipes.
Don's panel is incorp as well. Plenty of Navy repaints at Flightsim.
 
Remember the Phantom screech! Our shop was near the end of the runway. Watched F-4's and F-105's takeoff and rattle the rafters in our shop.


 
TuFun said:
Remember the Phantom screech! Our shop was near the end of the runway. Watched F-4's and F-105's takeoff and rattle the rafters in our shop.


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I do! While at then NAS Miramar, home of Top Gun School, I'd hear and watch them take off in formation and was really loud. Think that is how I got tinnitus from all that jet noise being on the flight deck and flight line. My squadron had a newly overhauled F-4J waiting for takeoff clearance when a civilian twin prop made emergency landing and plowed the rear end of the F-4J that was going for a check flight.
 
Look ma no huffer hose

Here is one starting up with no huffer hose (GSE) Ground support equipment. I remember now and then hearing the huffer hose pop or blow up when starting an F-4. Pretty scary and dangerous.

 
Sorry if a bit OT, but enjoying the Cloud9 port discussion and dusted off this old Alphasim beast - enjoying also the SEA/Nam environment . .


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