Virtavia C-17A Tweaks (minor)

[StormILM]

As some here know, Virtavia released an upgraded version of their C-17A. I decided to make some additional minor updates on the HUD and Lift/Drag settings in the aircraft config file to allow for a more normal pitch attitude/AoA and speed on landing approach. First, the HUD change I decided to use is from the Stargate AH-1 Cobra HUD update found here on SOH: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?84219-AH-1W-Super-Cobra-released-StarGate/page3
Just download the zip in that link and place the cab file named AH-1W_HUD_GD into the C-17 panel folder. Next, edit the panel config file under the [Vcockpit03] entry to look like this:

[Vcockpit03]
; HUD
file=
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,600
visible=0
pixel_size=512,600
texture=$vpanel3


//gauge00=Virtavia_C-17!HUD, 25, 0, 450, 600
gauge00=AH-1W_HUD_GD!AH-1W_HUD_GD, 25, 0, 450, 800 // GD tweaked 3rd party FA-18 HUD for Stargate


Regarding the slight lift/drag handling, I edited the cruise lift scalar in the flight tuning section of the aircraft config file from 2.00 back down to 1.00

[flight_tuning]
cruise_lift_scalar= 1.00

and last, the flap lift/drag/pitch numbers in the flaps entries:

[Flaps.0] //Trailing edge flaps
type= 1
span-outboard= 0.50
extending-time= 13.30
system_type= 0
damaging-speed= 285.00
blowout-speed= 300.00
lift_scalar= 0.50 //<-----------
drag_scalar= 1.50 //<-----------
pitch_scalar= 0.50 //<-----------
flaps-position.0= 0.00, 350.00
flaps-position.1= 0.00, 280.00
flaps-position.2= 37.50, 250.00
flaps-position.3= 50.00, 250.00
flaps-position.4= 62.50, 190.00
flaps-position.5= 75.00, 190.00
flaps-position.6= 87.50, 175.00
flaps-position.7= 100.00, 175.00



[Flaps.1] //Slats
type= 2
span-outboard= 0.50
extending-time= 13.30
system_type= 0
damaging-speed= 285.00
blowout-speed= 300.00
lift_scalar= 0.50 //<-----------
drag_scalar= 0.50 //<-----------
pitch_scalar= 0.50 //<-----------
flaps-position.0= 0.00, 350.00
flaps-position.1= 100.00, 280.00
flaps-position.2= 100.00, 280.00
flaps-position.3= 100.00, 280.00
flaps-position.4= 100.00, 280.00

A screen shot of the HUD. (BTW, you'll get the best visuals of the HUD of it if you zoom in on it some).

 

[fsafranek]

Thanks for the tweaks.

 

[JensOle]

Hi,

Looks nice, I'll need to check it out. My association with the 17' sort of ruined both of the payware models for me as I saw all to many mistakes or lack of details in the VC and systems... but it has been a few years now so maybe the nostalgia will make the models looks better now

Here are some real HUD and cockpit shots.