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Aero L-39 Albatros

Awesome shots Ferry, and thank you. Glad you picked up the Breitlings! I hope they weren't too much of a pain to install. I did my best with the instructions, but the L-39 has a fairly funky folder layout I know.

-Mike
 
Ok such Cuba has these, the wife made me clean the attic and basement to buy the L39. I'll be joining you gents soon. So who's got a cuba paint?
 
Lotus said:
I hope they weren't too much of a pain to install. I did my best with the instructions, but the L-39 has a fairly funky folder layout I know.
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I've seen the Breitlings perform a few times, one of the reasons to buy this package. No problem at all to install the paints, just a case of reading the instructions and a bit of copy & pasting.

BTW the development story at the end of the manual was a good read. Pretty funny too!:d
 
Lotus said:
Thanks Warrant. I'm a bit curious about your experience with the flaps though, as I find them quite effective. You do have to be flying slower than 300 kph though to deploy them or they will automatically retract if you try. It's a self protection feature of the real aircraft.

Glad you're enjoying it otherwise!

-Mike
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Definitely enjoying the Albatros.
I have the bird between the speed bracket, but when applying the flaps i always remember the words from my flight instructor..."first reduce throttle until reaching the appropriate speed, then apply flaps..". It was his warning not to use flaps as a speed brake. My experience with the L-39 is when i do just that it quickly gets me below the 170, to drag me in to a stall. I have to get used to the slow engine response, and find the right touch for the ideal approach.
That's why i love the bird, the realism! :applause:

Great job there :medals:.

Are you planning on different liveries and loads?
 
yago9 said:
Any ideea why the engine cuts off while flying inverted for a longer time ?
No need for oxigen mask for the pilots ?
General FSX question ,aircraft self shadowing works only with DX10 ?


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The cockpit is pressurized. You must wait until the engine spools down so the pressure bleeds down before you open up the canopies.

Also has heat, and sudo a/c from bleed air.... as I understand it. Even has hookups for G-suits.

Not sure why the engine quits from being inverted for a long time. Inverted is not something you do on purpose for very long anyways. ;)
 
Warrant, the best way to manage the transition from cruise to approach is to use the speed brakes. If you start off at around 400-450 kph in level flight, deploy the speed brakes and set your rpm to 80% N1. Then as soon as the speed drops to around 280 kph deploy your gear and flaps to half extension, and immediately retract the brakes. Your speed should remain constant at around 280 during this and you won't have to adjust the throttle. For approach I recommend a speed of about 220 kph, 170 is dangerously close to stall and difficult to manage. About 3 seconds before crossing the threshold slowly pull the throttle back to idle and you should cross at around 200 kph for a smooth touchdown of around 170. The L-39 has pretty good ground effect, helps smooth out the flare considerably.

As for different loadouts... possibly, but paints? Definitely! Next up is the East German AF. :) It should be on the site next week sometime.

Good luck! :)
 
Lotus said:
Warrant, the best way to manage the transition from cruise to approach is to use the speed brakes. If you start off at around 400-450 kph in level flight, deploy the speed brakes and set your rpm to 80% N1. Then as soon as the speed drops to around 280 kph deploy your gear and flaps to half extension, and immediately retract the brakes. Your speed should remain constant at around 280 during this and you won't have to adjust the throttle. For approach I recommend a speed of about 220 kph, 170 is dangerously close to stall and difficult to manage. About 3 seconds before crossing the threshold slowly pull the throttle back to idle and you should cross at around 200 kph for a smooth touchdown of around 170. The L-39 has pretty good ground effect, helps smooth out the flare considerably.

As for different loadouts... possibly, but paints? Definitely! Next up is the East German AF. :) It should be on the site next week sometime.

Good luck! :)
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Thanks Mike, gonna try that.
Looking forward to the NVA bird!
:wavey:
 
Hi again Lotus

Well done for this - i am very impressed with the VC rain effect.

You and your team deserve a best seller with this one.

Thanks again.
:ernae:
 
Lotus, Add me to the list of very happy pilots. I gotta a feeling I'm going to learn a bit from this machine. Like someone else said I got behind the power curve on the approach. I got lucky, touch down just as it began to drop out - the horn goes off about 10 feet higher than I wanted it to. Not bad for a first flight.

Glenn
 
Ok lotus im now onboard. But i will have to wait for flight time as Hurricane Felcia has my current attention.
 
Thank you Glenn and Trans. Yes the engine is evil, but so is the real one, part of the plane's character. Doesn't take long to get used to though. However on the flip side, after 700+ hours in it, I have completely forgotten how to taxi planes that have steerable nose wheels. No joke. :)

Yago.... that... is.. insane. I'll finish my East German AF paint, but then I may officially have to hang up my stylus. Well done. Glad you don't hate the paint kit! :)

-mike
 
Great little jet trainer indeed, very impressed.

@yago9: Could you channel your awesome painting skills into some fictional aussie VH-reg Albartros? That would be great.
 
Hi!
This tiny little jet leaves me speechless... congrats Lotus!!!
And what can I say about Yago9's repaints? Ah yes: terrific!!!

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:
 
Oli-TUB said:
Great little jet trainer indeed, very impressed.

@yago9: Could you channel your awesome painting skills into some fictional aussie VH-reg Albartros? That would be great.
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Thank you all.Fictional ? So I have to imagine how an aussie L39 would look like ? I dont think i,m any good at fictional stuff.

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Yago, my wonderful friend Eric, who is the front pilot in your paint (and also the lotussim website's creator) says he would like to have a black beard. :) Hahaha... (kidding, it's great). We're both getting an enormous laugh out of this. Thanks mate.

-Mike
 
Lotus said:
Yago, my wonderful friend Eric, who is the front pilot in your paint (and also the lotussim website's creator) says he would like to have a black beard. :) Hahaha... (kidding, it's great). We're both getting an enormous laugh out of this. Thanks mate.

-Mike
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LOL..I wont tell where I got the lady,s face from then, but she would make Eric very happy :jump: I guarantee that.

Ok..last Roaf .

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