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Vertigo Studios T-33A - Feature Requests

New T-33 Requests

A nice version would be the USAF T-33 used by the Air Force Communication Service, (AFCS), which was used for flight checking USAF NAVAIDS and USAF air traffic controller standards and procedures. They were bare metal with red trim on tail and nose with the AFCS command patch located on vertical stab.

sbp
 
I think it would make sense to add an option for either 'lite' or 'real' flight model/handling. I understand the kick of handling an airplane like you'd do it in RL, but some prefer just 'easy fun' (not to insult anyone ;)). If I am a simmer (what I am sometimes...), I sometimes prefer easy, and sometimes 'real'.

I'm thinking about that for my T.5 too, you see. There's a fair bit of systems (not too many, but anyway), so I could make a gauge which sets certain bools to true which in fact skips all neccessary 'real' steps one should have to do otherwise.

Anxious to see the result in any case Joseph ;) Good luck with this one!
 
Early T-33 did carry the underwing Misawa tanks. Iirc, they were initally called TF-80s.

Jeff
 
ColoKent said:
"3. the option to switch Period helmets. Since it was used for so long by so many operators it would be amazing to switch out the helmets to match the period. vintage through modern (90's era)."

TOTALLY agree, and I've been talking to Dino about that possibility for the last three years (my candidates to Dino were the P-4 [1950s/early 60s], HGU-2P [1962-1986], and HGU-55P [1987-present-ish]). Unfortunately, Dino tells me he is limited to one helmet. I told him my vote is for the HGU-2P, if limited to one, as it covers the longest period of the T-33's service (1962-1985/86).

Also, I've asked for a travel pod...sounds promising.

This bird is gonna be great!

Kent
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Dunno why Dino is limited to 1 helmet. Metal2Mesh has 3 helmets available for their Mirage 2000.
 
Duckie said:
Thanks for the opportunity to comment!

Please, no mirrored texture mapping on any parts that may differ, left from right, in their color, graphic, text, etc. I realize this request may seem sophomoric, but there have been some recent examples where mirrored mapping of some parts prevented the accuracy of the repaint.

Some examples might be:

Tip tanks, landing gear cover doors, flying and control surfaces, external stores that might have left/right differentiated graphics, etc.

Again, thanks very much for the opportunity to comment. Looking forward to this one.

Best regards,
Steve
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Absolutely endorse Duckies comments here. Just tons of repaint possibilities with this bird that would make it immensely popular. Mirrored textures would limit that greatly.

Eric
 
Dutcheeseblend said:
I think it would make sense to add an option for either 'lite' or 'real' flight model/handling. I understand the kick of handling an airplane like you'd do it in RL, but some prefer just 'easy fun' (not to insult anyone ;)). If I am a simmer (what I am sometimes...), I sometimes prefer easy, and sometimes 'real'.

I'm thinking about that for my T.5 too, you see. There's a fair bit of systems (not too many, but anyway), so I could make a gauge which sets certain bools to true which in fact skips all neccessary 'real' steps one should have to do otherwise.

Anxious to see the result in any case Joseph ;) Good luck with this one!
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This is a great idea. As a repainter, Often I just want to jump in and test fly something. I dont want to go through a complex start up etc. On the other hand, sometimes, I do want to do some serious flying. Ability to choose mode would be great.
 
All of these requests are being noted. We can't promise everything, and you can never please everybody, but we'll do our best!

- Joseph
 
Navy T-33's used to operate out of NAS Glenview when I was in the reserves, and you'd see them at just about every NAS either in transit or as station aircraft. I'd like to see at least one stock T-Bird in a Navy paint job.
 
My list:

1. Blade erosion simulation in the J33's compressor, down to vapor-droplet accuracy.

2. That subtle, almost inaudible change in engine whine when you roll about 0.25° while in a -2.226G dive. Get the numbers right, it doesn't happen under any other condition!

3. A helmet from John Doe's training flights in 1958. Standard issue, but had a large scratch running from just about ear-height on the left side all the way to the back.

4. "No switch" mode. A military trainer aircraft is much too complex for me and I just can't wrap my head around that weird "Battery-fuel valve-engine starter" concept.

5. "Student pilot" mode who also flies the plane. He's fresh of the theory, so he should be able to wrap his head around the REALLY perilous handling characteristics of this bird much better than me!

6. A canadian version with maple syrup filled door seals.

7. Drop tanks. You know, these interim models of which only about three dozen or so were produced? Yeah, the look like the ones from the P-80, but taper not quite as hardly (about a 0.005% difference) at the back.

8. Differences between production runs. I've heard that the 1957 wing fastening bolts offered a 0.21% increase in wing stability and thus pushed the critical mach number up by 0.0005. I want that represented in the FDE.

9. Speaking of FDE and flying, you know how the EGT would always be a bit above what it should be on a monday? Yeah? I bet that'd make two more people buy this one! Also, it's supposed to not start up on the first try after a full moon night.

10. Cockpit lighting should be bright enough that I can still slobber about all the details on that Marylin Monroe photo (that is of course mandatory on the instructor's panel) at night while not too bright so that I won't give my position away to one of these dreaded commies on the ground that have certainly infiltrated my country!

11. "Sloppy crew chief mode" with covers and safety pins that appear randomly in flight (and of course make the corresponding aircraft system fail).

12. Accounting for "Mexican Food Night" that was customary on wednesdays back when I was stationed at Freedom AFB from 2/65 to 4/69. Implementation could be via sound bits that randomly exclaim "*Pfffffrt*", "Sorry!" and "Ewww, what's that smell?!"

13. TACPACK support. No purchase without this one! But I want to strap LGBs and nukes on the wings because the only way to deal with a dirty communist on the range is to blow him back into the stone age. Also, didn't you know that the T-33 could be used as a real bomb truck? Not even the F-4 came close!

14. An installer for FSX, FSXSE, P3D 1.4, P3Dv2, X-Plane, FlightGear and every other installment of MSFS back to FS4.

15. Absolutely no frame rate drop and OOM with this bird, regardless of how many strain simulations you're runnning on each wing panel!

16. A price tag of $-5. Hey, after all, my suggestions ensure that the model will become a real winner!
 
NAS Glenview

TARPSbird this is my paint for Tin Conrad's great T-33.



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I spent 4 years at NAS Glenview in the seventies.
 
I'll second the CT133 option. It's also slightly longer than the standard T-33, and was the second-most built variant.
 
In your model, please support alpha channel 'shine' in your textures along with bump and specular mapping so we can go crazy on the repaints. :jump:
 
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