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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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CH-47 Chinook

yeah your right, it looks a little odd

i might hold off for now till i see some decent shots
 
Thanks Mel

I dont think that I have ever seen a Chinook's rotors spinning at a blur like that.
 
Barnes said:
I dont think that I have ever seen a Chinook's rotors spinning at a blur like that.
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The whole issue with rotating discs (rotor, prop, vehicle wheels etc.) is very subjective especially when using a recording as a reference. All recordings, whether they are on film, video or digitally captured, will exhibit the 'stroboscopic effect' to some degree. Probably the best example of this would be the wheels on a stage-coach in an old western movie, they appear to rotate forwards, backwards or even stop as the speed of the vehicle changes compared to the speed of the recording.

The only way to be sure what the Chinook's rotors look like when spinning is to observe them with the Mk.1 eyeball and unfortunately very few people (out of the almost 70 billion currently alive) have seen that and even less have made a report about what they saw.
 
Well I see Chinooks flying over here on a regular base, as their practice area is only a few miles away from where I live, and you can actually see the individual blades spinning.

Didn't know it was released btw, and even though it looks nice I'm still waiting for a D model..
 
I agree. Perhaps someone will come out with a different texture for this one as even though the rest of the product looks great, the rotors are a somewhat major feature on a Chinook!
 
Id be happier if the blades stood out more like on this...

wip-159.jpg
 
I've made an inquiry regarding the rotors, but I don't know that they'll be any changes made at this point. But hope does spring eternal.
 
Looks great!
However, ive been spending some money on my other hobby, so i'll wait for a "D" model with a glass cockpit including a Dutch livery (though i can make that happen in a few hours:icon_lol:) and FN MAG (also known as the M240) machineguns instead of M-60's.

Glad to see the CH-47 is back on the scope :medals:
 
It maybe possible to use different rotor textures with a more blade specific alpha. Bob Rivera made plenty.
 
Im holding off till the Milviz/Nemeth CH-47 is out. This one's scale looks way off. CH-47 is a BIG bird. Im also not seeing any shaders like normal or specular mapping.

Boeing-CH-47-Chinook-Helicopter-21.jpg
 
Ya. Heard about it some time ago, but I havent seen any recent updates. If it has the same level of quality as the Huey, then its going to be killer!
 
Uh... without meaning to steal the thread here... The Huey was renowned for having bad frames on release. That WAS fixed in the first update (5 days after release).... (just FYI)
 
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