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P-38J Lightning update by Allen!

Allen

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You may try asking TheB24Guy to add flat panel to the OH F6F3 Hellcat that the Mark 2 gyro gun site can be textured to and the stock US gun site could be alpha-ed out.

After that you prob asking to much for a SCASM edit of F4U and TBF. They would have to be rebuilt in gMax and my plate is over full. I got the 2 MC 205, Helping Mission with some CANTs, CD Airfield Buildings and my own P-38F rebuilt to P-38J.

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I just about have the rebuild of the P-38F to a P-38J done. Ivan says the radiators changed on the booms but given that gMax is crashing just about every time I try to right click with the P-38J I many not change them.

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With the J done I could start looking at the TBF. I'll have to ask TheB24Guy about using his VC.
 
Nice looking "J". Glad to have a alternative to David Copley's, particularly if it has the usual breaking parts etc.:applause:
 
Allen said:
I just about have the rebuild of the P-38F to a P-38J done. Ivan says the radiators changed on the booms but given that gMax is crashing just about every time I try to right click with the P-38J I many not change them.

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With the J done I could start looking at the TBF. I'll have to ask TheB24Guy about using his VC.
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UncleTgt said:
Nice looking "J". Glad to have a alternative to David Copley's, particularly if it has the usual breaking parts etc.:applause:
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I could see a different J model in the USAAC Bong/McGuire missions.........
 
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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: This rebuild of the stock P-38F Lightning converts the Lightning to Model "J". Come with most of the bells and whistles like animated parts and breaking parts. Model is Multi LOD use damage texture logics as well.

Comes with 2 textures (Olive drab, and Bare metal) Skin templates are included in the textue folders for your painting pleasure. You will need a program that can read .PSD to use them.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit P-38J Lightning
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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Allen,

This is outstanding, thanks for all the hard work on this! :wiggle:
 
Fantastique!

Allen said:
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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: This rebuild of the stock P-38F Lightning converts the Lightning to Model "J". Come with most of the bells and whistles like animated parts and breaking parts. Model is Multi LOD use damage texture logics as well.

Comes with 2 textures (Olive drab, and Bare metal) Skin templates are included in the textue folders for your painting pleasure. You will need a program that can read .PSD to use them.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit P-38J Lightning
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
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Great work! A really needed addition (at least for me!)
Thanks a lot Allen:applause::wavey:

G.
 
Amazing!

Allen,

did they name the Royal Navy aircraft carrier "HMS Indefatigable" after you? You can't sit still, huh? But....


...WE ARE ALL IN DEBT WITH YOU FOR THIS!!!

THANK YOU!
:applause: :applause: :applause:

Cheers!
KH :ernaehrung004:
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Neat, a CFS2 frame rate friendly 'J' version. I have 'J's but they are conversions and/or not frame rate friendly for displaying multiple aircraft in the sim. This is a nice CFS2 model addition, and having the dive recovery and maneuvering flaps of the 'J' also!
Thanks Allen!
 
Thanks Allen

Hi Allen
Another great piece of work.:applause:
Thanks for all your efforts.
Have a great Christmas.
Cheers
Stuart
 
Hello Allen,

Well done on the P-38J. Looks pretty good!
With the J model, there were so many changes during the production run that the basic model can be set up with many different options.

- Ivan.
 
Oglivie
Sadly almost all conversion are not frame rate friendly (FRF). The few that are don't use any breaking parts. The maneuvering flaps don't have the effect I would like. The maneuvering flaps and normal flaps are the same and I can't add the need lift to the flaps with out the AI crashing when trying to land.

Ivan
Thanks!

Yup. From I recall the dive recover flaps wasn't added to the J tell the -25 from the factory but earlier P-38s were fited with them as well.
 
Well...It's better than any other 'J' model I have, Allen. Also if you like I solved the AI crash problem I think. In my test they don't land at all (lol). So if you just prefer fighter cover at landing these attached files should work fine.:biggrin-new::very_drunk:
 
More air file info....

If my memory serves and I attached the correct air file above....the manuevering flaps and dive recovery are set in the air file. The AI do not land with this air file. In section 1101 --Pitch-- 'Pitch Moment due to Pitch rate' is set to 20000. If set to 0 the AI will attempt to land and will crash with the flap settings in the air file. With it at 20000 there is some yo-yo (pitch up & down) in an AI formation. Probably more tinkering in the pitch settings may yield better results. This is just a prelimary work around so player aircraft can have combat manuevering flaps. The air file also has more roll rate as the later 'J' models had. Both the dive recovery and hydraulic boost ailerons were first incorporated on the P-38J-25-LO and subsequent P-38s on the assembly line. If you dive the 38 with this air file you will go into compressibility at some point (I forgot the exact speed) and will need to use the dive recovery system to pull out. Compressibility in a high-speed dive plagued all the P-38 versions until the dive recovery system was incorporated into the J-25.
 
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