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June 24, 2010 Milviz Updates- Agusta 109 and Chinook screens.

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Roadburner440

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June 24, 2010 Milviz Updates- Agusta 109 and Chinook screens.

Good afternoon everyone. With work, and coding well underway on the Skycrane and the project steaming ever closer to release modelers have been busy working behind the scenes on other aircraft. We announced the 109 project a little bit ago, and there isn't much in the way of textures or anything to report as we have been going through and optimizing the model/correcting discrepancies. With the Chinook it has been in work for a little while longer. The external model for the most part is finished, and work will commence on the VC before it gets sent off for coding. Other than that we are still plugging away on the Skycrane beta optimizing it and ironing out bugs. The Cessna is still in alpha while we adding features to the aircraft. Although I think we are nearing a point where the aircraft can go into beta testing. So stay tuned here in the upcoming weeks for news on the 310! Now on to the screens of the 109, and Chinook. As always they are works in progress, but please critisize and comment as it is easer to fix at this stage of the game than later. Thanks for taking the time to look.

Agusta 109 Model
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Boeing Chinook
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I like flying real life choppers, but FS choppers bore me to tears. HOWEVER, that Chinook would do the trick for me.
 
Thanks for the comments everyone. As far as features/functionality go nothing has been set in stone yet with these models. So we are still exploring options as to the final direction.
 
Was around these buggers (the Wokka) during both Gulf Wars and the fwd gearbox doesn't quite look right, I don't know if it's the angle the model is shown at, but the fwd gearbox is tilted fwd and lower than the rear gearbox, the only clean way of entering the rotor disks when the blades are turning is from the rear if you want to keep your head even with the tail down stance, static blade clearance at the front is 10ft 11inch then you subtract lots due to the blade sail and the relitively slow rotor RPM.

Bruce
 
I think it is the angle (I am not the modeler so do not have access to it). I know what you mean though about keeping your head. These had full articulated rotor systems? I know on the H-60 are blades can drop as low in front as 4ft to the ground (sometimes lower depending on where the pilot has the cyclic/collective sticks).. You always enter at a 90degree from either side and stay as close to the nose as you can while ducking to get to the other side to pull out chocks.. We will get some different renders up. Thanks for the input though. Front pylon looks huge on this one (granted it is a newer model) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/MH-47.Chinook.jpg .
 
peter12213 said:
Hope we get an RAF spec one, those American army ones are just so basic!
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LOL. When I was married to an English woman, we were on the road betweet Christchurch and Salisbury when we stopped at a country Inn for afternoon "tea"...which was food and not tea, of course...anyway, we were sitting there on the patio eating lunch, and this RAF Chinook comes over a ridge and just hovers about 200 yards away. He hovered there for about 30 minutes, and it was the coolest thing to watch while having "tea". So, the RAF has great paint jobs AND they're entertaining. Random thoughts, back on topic...
 
The Chin Chin chin .. nook wont get a back seat but the Agusta 109 ..Umm more closer to my home , Christchurch , ... over here .. New Zealand :wavey:<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">
 
Hi,

On the subject of the Chinook, how well does it (Other FSX Chinooks, not this one as not in FSX) fly compared top the FSX. Accel. EH-101? I find the EH-101 is the easiest heli for me to fly in X but still I find it hard. BTW those pics look amazing.
 
Well, given that the Chinook isn't even IN FSX yet, it's hard to say what it's FPS will be.

On the subject of an RAF version, if someone would send me a set of pics or URLS depicting the exact differences, that will make it easier for us to decide if we're doing it.

Please note that we are only doing a steam gauge version of this chopper. No glass screens will be included....

Thanks,
 
maybee i never made myself clear, those pics ARE the milviz one, I am on board with Krazycolin to help
 
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