EE Lightning?

I've been playing with the engine effects and have come up with this;

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Look on it as a 'proof of concept' design rather than the finished product. I think once you've pushed the throttles past 70%, it's too bright at night.

Replace your lights, smoke and effects section in aircraft.cfg with this one, copy the contents of Effects to your fsx effects folder and add the Eng_Effects.xml to your CAB file.

(I tried to show the other engine settings but I'm limited to 6 per post - but you get the idea anyway)

Forgot! In your panel.cfg, get rid of all the TAXI/BEACON/LOGO references (leave the REC) and just add;

gaugenn=EELightning(F6)!Eng_Effects, 0,0,20,20
 
Henk - you and Jens are killing me :icon_lol: ... Away from my sim pc for a week - so it'll be a long wait to try these. Don't know if you were planning to do that one, or just a "spur of the moment thing" - but it is massively, hugely appreciated.

:ernae:

dl

ps: Chris - the reheat edits look awesome. Kudos ....
 
This I like. The transition to reheat looks better and I've increased the number steps to give a smoother effect with increasing N2. It's now every 5% from 40% to 95%. There are enough smoke effect indices left to go to 2% steps if someone feels up to it :mixedsmi:

Henk, you remember the plane problem on the strobe and nav lights for the T4/T5? Could this system be used to fix that I wonder.

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Chris Keane said:
.... Henk, you remember the plane problem on the strobe and nav lights for the T4/T5? Could this system be used to fix that I wonder.
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Chris, I guess with FSX I learn something new almost everyday... I had given up on the smokesystem vertical effects positioning, several sources claim it does not work and then you demonstrate it works with the burner effects LOL :greenf:
About the embedded exterior lights on the trainers: I have no clue since it is an MDL issue (and I think the lights channel workaround + L-key blocker gauge solved it quite nicely).
 
The Arabian Lightning repaints are getting ready for release. The last days have been used to completely remake all the F53 panel lines and rivets in accordance to drawings. Actually all of the marks are getting the same treatment.
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Two RSAF F53’s are finishing the seven repaints; one of them is “53-667” as it looked in the early 1980’s serving with No 13 Sqn. At this time the Saudis had changed the serial numbers from individual AC numbers to a code system reflecting the unit and position within that unit, the new code for 667 was “1301”. A large squadron badge was painted directly in front of the Saudi flag.<o:p></o:p>
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As were common on most of the RSAF Lightnings in this period, the auxiliary intakes behind the cockpit were brightly marked with red and white decals. The RSAF legend was also painted considerably bigger and the Arab text did not have a white background. This makes maybe the most interesting and colourful F53 scheme. <o:p></o:p>
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This aircraft later served with No 2 Sqn as “221” and crashed in 1985 shortly before the type was withdrawn from RSAF service.

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Thanks! Its the same picture I have used for reference (+ 3 more taken during the same flight). Trying to get some more details on the red tops right now.
 
One interesting detail in these formation pictures is that it looks like the Red Top missiles have the standard NATO brown/yellow marking for a live missile. I have never seen Redtops with this marking before, but it might be that later batches of the missile were painted this way. Somebody having more information?
 
Henk has been testing the Arabian Lightning paints and he has given some good inputs on the smaller details regarding both the textures them selves and readme details. This has also given me some time to finally start on a RAF repaint using the new master metal textures which I used on the F.53s and T.55's.

I have no interest in a "mainstream" RAF Lightning so I have been searching for something more special. The F.2A of No 19 and 92 Sqn are remembered for their OD Green top color, but the rebuild F.2As got a few years in metal before they were covered in green.

F.2A XN782 "H" from No 92 Sqn, RAF Gutersloh.

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All Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian Lightning F.52, F.53, T.54 and T.55 repaints (total 9 paints) have now been uploaded, enjoy!

Henk Schuitemaker has been of great help with both testing and coming with information/feedback during the making of the Lightning repaints, thank you!
 
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I have never used a portover plane in FSX, but with all the mods from the talented people here at the forum these Lightning models have become good performers in FSX. And you can probably see my enthusiasm from all the repaints :)<o:p></o:p>
 
Hi JensOle

Those textures look great! Well done! :applause:

Lateral-G

Yes, to answer your question, the Alphasim (now Virtavia) Lightning is still payware.

Cheers

Paul
 
Thanks Paul!
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The former RSAF ”55-711” as ZF597 with full British roundels, as it looked during “Operation Dhonanyi”, the return flight from Saudi to the UK in early 1988 done by BAe with pilot and Victor tanker support from RAF Strike Command.

Kind of a cool scheme with the polished areas where the RSAF decals used to be.
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I can't believe I asked a simple question last July and here we are almost a year later and 18 pages into it. Kinda cool. Especially where people have taken it.
 
Just want to leave a small note to say thank you so much!
My dad's been nagging me since we upgraded him to FSX to get the old lightning up and running and thanks to you guys she's flying again.

Since my Dad retired in '94 he's been working hard as a volunteer at the Dumfries and Galloway aviation museum (http://www.dumfriesaviationmuseum.com/) re -painting and repairing old planes for display and preparing exhibits.

A weird coincidence occurred when I downloaded the re-paint of the lightning from this thread (post 57) when dad saw it he was dumb struck, I asked what I'd done and he said they'd just finished re-painting the museum's Lightning the same colours!

Again great big thank you, dads chuffed to bits.

Dave

If I manage to get this right 2 pictures should appear below of the very plane, enjoy :D
 
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