Dino Cattaneo
Charter Member
@ Skyblazer3
Very interesting pics and info...
"The most impressive thing about the aircraft to the pilots, was it's stealth and sensor capabilities. This is obviously something that is difficult to appreciate in FSX, but it means a lot to real world combat pilots."
I agree. The F-35 is a revolutionary project - but if you consider it simply as a flying machine, it is not a major leap from the F-16 / F-18 in terms of performance. The only model that is revolutionary, in that respect, is the F-35B which appears way superior to the AV-8B.
You need to consider the F-35 as weapon system to appreciate it. The "package" is simply fantastic.
@ all
My rendition will lack many of the most peculiar aspects of the F-35., but I hope it will be a reasonable F-35.
I've tried to create a resonably realistic flight model based on figures from LM ans pireps (with thanks to Roberto Leonardo - a simmer that gave me a huge hand with the FM) and create realistic visuals, and (with a lot of artistic licence) recreate the touchscreen/HMD interface (with thanks to Neutrino for the custom HUD). Of course it will not be in the same league of, say, the VRS Superbug - but I knew it from the start. It is a less ambitious project, but I have to confess I am quite happy with the quality level of the current build.
Last, as for the Thunderbirds F-35, here is a link to a slidershow apparently from the LM Multimedia team:
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/07/presenting-the-f-35-thunderbir.html
Also, for those interested in the real F-35, there are a lot of nteresting videos on youtube (including one that shows how to fly the F-35 in STOVL mode).
Very interesting pics and info...
"The most impressive thing about the aircraft to the pilots, was it's stealth and sensor capabilities. This is obviously something that is difficult to appreciate in FSX, but it means a lot to real world combat pilots."
I agree. The F-35 is a revolutionary project - but if you consider it simply as a flying machine, it is not a major leap from the F-16 / F-18 in terms of performance. The only model that is revolutionary, in that respect, is the F-35B which appears way superior to the AV-8B.
You need to consider the F-35 as weapon system to appreciate it. The "package" is simply fantastic.
@ all
My rendition will lack many of the most peculiar aspects of the F-35., but I hope it will be a reasonable F-35.
I've tried to create a resonably realistic flight model based on figures from LM ans pireps (with thanks to Roberto Leonardo - a simmer that gave me a huge hand with the FM) and create realistic visuals, and (with a lot of artistic licence) recreate the touchscreen/HMD interface (with thanks to Neutrino for the custom HUD). Of course it will not be in the same league of, say, the VRS Superbug - but I knew it from the start. It is a less ambitious project, but I have to confess I am quite happy with the quality level of the current build.
Last, as for the Thunderbirds F-35, here is a link to a slidershow apparently from the LM Multimedia team:
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/07/presenting-the-f-35-thunderbir.html
Also, for those interested in the real F-35, there are a lot of nteresting videos on youtube (including one that shows how to fly the F-35 in STOVL mode).