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SSW McDONNEL DOUGLAS AV8-B II "HARRIER" AVAILABLE FOR P3D V4
RELEASE NOTES:
VISUAL MODEL CHARACTERISTICS
Highly detailed external model, fully animated
Highly detailed 3D internal model, fully animated
Equipped with 3D lights system, both internal and external.
High quality external/internal textures, bump, specular mapping and backing.
Italian, Spanish an USA liveries provided
Light weight, frame rate friend model
Cames in two configurations: 'SOLO' and 'UBUNTU' optimized for multiplayer sessions.
FLYING CHARACTERISTICS
SSW Harrier is a not conventional model, it can be considered both a wing-borne and a jet-borne aircraft model since it can take-off and land using wing-lift or using engine nozzle vectored thrust.
To implement such not conventional characteristics was a challenge but we believe to have obtained a behaviour very close to real as witnessedby real pilots and real former Harrier pilots.
Transition flight from jet-borne to wing borne and viceversa is surprisingly smooth, all typical vertical or short types of takeoff and landings can be performed with a very high degree of realism
SSW Drag coefficient concept implementation:
WING-BORNE CHARACTERISTICS
Flight characteristics have been accurately reproduced, almost all flight conditions: conventional takeoff, climb, cruise, combat, descent and landing are very close to flight tests and performances tables.
The model has, like in the real plane, the SAAHS (Stability Augmentations And Holding System) that greatly enhances manuverability and departure resistance.
Flaps are handled by a computer controlled schedule, no flap lever is provided, like in the real airplane user can choose from 3 flap operation modes: CRUISE, AUTO an STO.
The RR 408 engine combat trust and JPT control have been reproduced.
JET-BORNE CHARACTERISTICS
All aspects of Harrier vectored thrust flight has been reproduced with an high grade of realism:
Water injection control, wet/dry RR 408 engine
Ground effect
Wind effect
LIDS (Lift Improuvment Device System)
Sideslip acceleration with RPS (Rudder pedal shaker) a system to warn the pilot of a sideslip condition
Computed and displayed hover weight based on air temp, altitude and gross weight, therefore computed fuel quantity permissible on board
Computed and dispaleyd STO parameters, nozzle STO stop angle, STO nozzle rotation speed, ground roll, etc.
To enhance the real feeling some random perturbations are injected on the three axes during the hover.
All of above systems assure an high degrre of realism and a great smoothness in the transition from jet-borne to wing-borne flight and vice versa.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
As per LM Prepar3D x64 v. 4.0 and later, it requires about 2 Gb of disk space.
RELEASE NOTES:
- Compatible with both TacPack and vACMI (at least required to have weapon working)
- Air to Air weapons: AIM9-L and gun (vACMI only)
- Air To Ground weapons: MK82 SE, MK83, GBU 12 (vACMI only)
- Projected Moving Map Display, it uses real maps, TPC 500 k available.
- Internal model and externl model has been revisited making it much more eye-candy with new texture set.
- Sound set completely redone sampled from real.
- Several other minor enhancements.
- It can be used with vACMI into JoinFS multiplayer net, not tested with TackPack.
- As usual customers that purchased a previous version may want upgrade with a 15 € discount, open a ticket at SSW help desk to this end, add also a proof of purchase.
VISUAL MODEL CHARACTERISTICS
Highly detailed external model, fully animated
Highly detailed 3D internal model, fully animated
Equipped with 3D lights system, both internal and external.
High quality external/internal textures, bump, specular mapping and backing.
Italian, Spanish an USA liveries provided
Light weight, frame rate friend model
Cames in two configurations: 'SOLO' and 'UBUNTU' optimized for multiplayer sessions.
FLYING CHARACTERISTICS
SSW Harrier is a not conventional model, it can be considered both a wing-borne and a jet-borne aircraft model since it can take-off and land using wing-lift or using engine nozzle vectored thrust.
To implement such not conventional characteristics was a challenge but we believe to have obtained a behaviour very close to real as witnessedby real pilots and real former Harrier pilots.
Transition flight from jet-borne to wing borne and viceversa is surprisingly smooth, all typical vertical or short types of takeoff and landings can be performed with a very high degree of realism
SSW Drag coefficient concept implementation:
WING-BORNE CHARACTERISTICS
Flight characteristics have been accurately reproduced, almost all flight conditions: conventional takeoff, climb, cruise, combat, descent and landing are very close to flight tests and performances tables.
The model has, like in the real plane, the SAAHS (Stability Augmentations And Holding System) that greatly enhances manuverability and departure resistance.
Flaps are handled by a computer controlled schedule, no flap lever is provided, like in the real airplane user can choose from 3 flap operation modes: CRUISE, AUTO an STO.
The RR 408 engine combat trust and JPT control have been reproduced.
JET-BORNE CHARACTERISTICS
All aspects of Harrier vectored thrust flight has been reproduced with an high grade of realism:
Water injection control, wet/dry RR 408 engine
Ground effect
Wind effect
LIDS (Lift Improuvment Device System)
Sideslip acceleration with RPS (Rudder pedal shaker) a system to warn the pilot of a sideslip condition
Computed and displayed hover weight based on air temp, altitude and gross weight, therefore computed fuel quantity permissible on board
Computed and dispaleyd STO parameters, nozzle STO stop angle, STO nozzle rotation speed, ground roll, etc.
To enhance the real feeling some random perturbations are injected on the three axes during the hover.
All of above systems assure an high degrre of realism and a great smoothness in the transition from jet-borne to wing-borne flight and vice versa.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
As per LM Prepar3D x64 v. 4.0 and later, it requires about 2 Gb of disk space.
