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Static aircraft.

Blood_Hawk23

Blood_Hawk23

Charter Member
Hey all,

when you want to place static aircraft on a carrier, do you have to make the ship stationary and add a runway bgl in the scenery?

you can't add them like payloads can you?

I know I've seen this topic before.
 
they should have made it so you could add aircraft or even payloads to the ships.

it takes alot to put them on a model.
 
Carrier Multi-Aircraft Take Off Tutorial.

 This process will place a virtual runway over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, and allow wingmen or groups of AI aircraft, to populate or take off, from the carrier deck.

To make things easy, I created a new airbase in the airbase.dat file, (located in the CFS2\INFO folder.).

1. Create entry in airbase.dat file.

(You can have more then one just increase xxx numbers and change name)

Here is Data for the Airbases.dat file. Fill in the XXX with the next numbers in sequence and do not delete the little square eof marker.


[runway.xxx]
id=xxxx
name=Fake runway one
heading=40
allegiance=0
units_across=1
base_lat=N6* 8.70'
base_lon=E135* 4.68'
base_alt=+64
takeoff_start_pos=28,0
takeoff_stop_pos=1600,200
landing_start_pos=5000,350
landing_touchdown_pos=5,0
landing_stop_pos=150,0



2. Build mission with yourself taking off from carrier.(Start with two wingmen)
(Make sure starting speed of carrier is zero.)

(Try to make the starting heading of the Carrier either North, South, East ,or West.)

This will make things easier when you decide to advance from here.

3. Fly mission, PAUSE, then Hit Shift-Z, and write down starting info. IE- lat, lon, alt, heading.

4. Exit mission Builder.

5. Edit the new "Fake runway one" airbase entry that you placed in the "airbase.dat" file. (use data from step 3)

6. Restart mission builder and load mission.

7. Change takeoff from "Name of Carrier" to "Fake runway one" airbase.

8. Save and Exit

9. Enjoy

Note: If the carrier speed is greater than 20 knts. your wingmen will start their takeoff roll as soon as you start your engine.


B24Guy
 
View attachment 1010Let us know how it works out.

A few more thoughts.....
Open the Static Aircraft's config. file and increase the MOI numbers and weight, a lot.

This fix will help keep them on the deck.

Also if you want to share the mission with others Open the mission with notepad and hand edit it.
Change the runway ID number to a Stock MS base. This will prevent a CTD if the other people do not have "your fake airbase" in the airbase.dat file.

Here is a photo of what can be done.

Regards,
B24Guy
 
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