I tried to download the predecessor and I actually got a message that told me that it was a really big file and it might crash my phone. XD
Not to nit-pick in any way, but may I point out something I observed?
@MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation @Sunnyskies yes, the Devs did this on purpose to help with dogfighting, I agree trying to hit a maneuvering jet at 500 mph with gunfire was nearly impossible, but now my A-4 build is blowing off its nose, which definitely should not happen. Someone else suggested this, but I'm doubtful...do older builds with wing guns completed prior to the 1.5 update have the spread feature? Or did all weapons (legacy and current) adopt the spread in the new update?
The detail and thought that went into this is considerable...I noticed you even staggered the landing gear retraction/extension, just like a real WWII airplane. I did the same on my B-24 and C-47, but doubt anyone noticed. But where did you put the flaps???
Yes, @RandyAndSonsAircraft is correct, the KS-1 Kennel was a Mig-15 which was converted to a cruise missile (drone, in today's parlance, but with the difference that it was intended to kamikaze into its target and blow up).
Previous post cut off (see below), Part II: ...the well-trained British ground forces, the FAA and Marina pilots ran the gauntlet of Harriers, SAMs and AAA day in day out. As a commemorative plaque on one preserved A-4 states: "A-4B/C Skyhawk, 32 years of service, 170,000 flight hours, 1,100 hours of glory...They died with honor because they knew for what they lived." @TrainDude @LuKorp
OK: I've run this long enough. Here's the story behind this particular plane and tail. Argentina was the first foreign customer of the A-4, acquiring 91 A-4Bs and Cs from 1966 onwards. The Argentine "P" and "Q" designations weren't actually used by the Argentine Air Force or Navy, but by the U.S. to designate a foreign version of the aircraft. In fact, in Argentine service, the Skyhawks were still known as "A-4B/C". Following the April, 1982 invasion of the Malvinas/Falklands, 48 Skyhawks were deployed south to confront the British fleet. Not enough can be said of the valor of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina pilots, who confronted Harriers armed with Sidewinders and modern warships armed with air-to-air missiles with essentially 1950's tech jets armed with dumb bombs and cannons IN DAYLIGHT conditions, where they were extremely vulnerable to air defenses. The pilots would fly in below 50' off the ground and see to make their runs and avoid the British defenses. You can see film clips on Youtube here: Mirage and Skyhawks attack British Fleet in San Carlos Sound and here: Skyhawk Flyby. This particular A-4, C-222, was rushed out of heavy maintenance with only its grey anticorrosion paint layer--no camouflage--to participate in the conflict and was known as "El Tordillo" (dapple grey horse). On 21 May 82, C-222, flown by Lt Fernando Robledo and 4 other A-4s, twice hit and badly damaged HMS Argonaut, but due to the low release altitude, the bombs did not fuse or explode, much to the relief of the British sailors. On 8 June, flown by 1st Lt Carlos Cachon C-222, along with two other Skyhawks, attacked disembarking Welsh Guard troops at Port Pleasant. Cachon hit the RFA Sir Galahad with his three bombs, setting aflame and sinking the Galahad and killing 48 troops. We all know the rest of the story: The UK recaptured and liberated the Falklands in June, 1982 and the Argentine military Junta, who had started the war to maintain popular support, was deposed and replaced by a democratic government, but Argentines still mourn the "Malvinas" today. The British managed to destroy 45 Argentine aircraft of all types, killing fifty-five aviators and mechanics, but 6 British ships never returned home. The Junta never deserved the valor displayed by the Argentine combat pilots; while the ground forces, manned largely by undertrained conscripts crumbled in the face of t
@LuKorp well, the Fightinghawk wasn't around during the Falklands/Malvinas (we are, after all talking about an FAA jet here) conflict, so that should get you closer...
@GINGER01 you can easily change the red bar to white on the USAF (or USAAF) insignia, I use @thealban 's insignia and I can use his for either depiction. Probably the same here. Nice work, though!
@MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation they don't seem to be, I noticed this recently as well, but I still err on the side of caution and include caps where applicable :D
Nice. I noticed there was no area rule here, so I looked up some 3-view drawings on the Mig-21 and saw the same...interesting. Wonder why not and if it would have made a difference. Probably not as this thing is a Mach 2 airplane.
@Packman126 I just tried the link I built below (in blue) and it took me right to your plane, when you build the link it needs to have a square bracket, name of your link, close square brackets, parenthesis (no space between square bracket and parenthesis), the link, then the close parenthesis. If it's done right, it will show in blue text when you post.
If you build a link, they will come: [Whatever You Want to Name Your Link Here] (the https address here) Just remove the space between the ] and the ( and when you post your link, it will pop up blue, like this: Airbus A330-200
@LuKorp you are correct, Sir! A-4 Skyhawk! As for the "tail", I mean the specific aircraft, as this one will represent a famous A-4. I still need to fine-tune the nose shape and cockpit canopy, so it's still not quite right.
Nice build, especially considering your experience level. I would do the following: put the landing gear on as they are on the actual plane: hinge is way inboard, close to the fuselage, gear retracts out. Next, attempt to put the radiator and oil coolers under the wing. In order to do that, you'll need to use a .25 high fuselage section (you can make it really small) into the wing...that will provide an attach point to sling the radiator/cooler under the wing. I would use the intake to build the square intakes. You can actually get really close to the real thing without XMLing or using fine tuner mod
Probably was really difficult to land in real life...
I tried to download the predecessor and I actually got a message that told me that it was a really big file and it might crash my phone. XD
Not to nit-pick in any way, but may I point out something I observed?
Thanks!
@MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation @Sunnyskies yes, the Devs did this on purpose to help with dogfighting, I agree trying to hit a maneuvering jet at 500 mph with gunfire was nearly impossible, but now my A-4 build is blowing off its nose, which definitely should not happen. Someone else suggested this, but I'm doubtful...do older builds with wing guns completed prior to the 1.5 update have the spread feature? Or did all weapons (legacy and current) adopt the spread in the new update?
Awesome and only 148 parts, nice!
Pardon: "...but where did you put the ailerons???"
The detail and thought that went into this is considerable...I noticed you even staggered the landing gear retraction/extension, just like a real WWII airplane. I did the same on my B-24 and C-47, but doubt anyone noticed. But where did you put the flaps???
AWESOME! I assume you XML mod...?
@EnderWiggin figured it out already, thanks. 465,000 ft + and 4,000 mph :)
Awesome and only 148 parts, nice!
So, how do you cut away the deceleration chute (AG3 chute)?
4,000 mph and reached 444,000 ft +
Osprey
Yes, @RandyAndSonsAircraft is correct, the KS-1 Kennel was a Mig-15 which was converted to a cruise missile (drone, in today's parlance, but with the difference that it was intended to kamikaze into its target and blow up).
+1Previous post cut off (see below), Part II: ...the well-trained British ground forces, the FAA and Marina pilots ran the gauntlet of Harriers, SAMs and AAA day in day out. As a commemorative plaque on one preserved A-4 states: "A-4B/C Skyhawk, 32 years of service, 170,000 flight hours, 1,100 hours of glory...They died with honor because they knew for what they lived." @TrainDude @LuKorp
OK: I've run this long enough. Here's the story behind this particular plane and tail. Argentina was the first foreign customer of the A-4, acquiring 91 A-4Bs and Cs from 1966 onwards. The Argentine "P" and "Q" designations weren't actually used by the Argentine Air Force or Navy, but by the U.S. to designate a foreign version of the aircraft. In fact, in Argentine service, the Skyhawks were still known as "A-4B/C". Following the April, 1982 invasion of the Malvinas/Falklands, 48 Skyhawks were deployed south to confront the British fleet. Not enough can be said of the valor of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina pilots, who confronted Harriers armed with Sidewinders and modern warships armed with air-to-air missiles with essentially 1950's tech jets armed with dumb bombs and cannons IN DAYLIGHT conditions, where they were extremely vulnerable to air defenses. The pilots would fly in below 50' off the ground and see to make their runs and avoid the British defenses. You can see film clips on Youtube here: Mirage and Skyhawks attack British Fleet in San Carlos Sound and here: Skyhawk Flyby. This particular A-4, C-222, was rushed out of heavy maintenance with only its grey anticorrosion paint layer--no camouflage--to participate in the conflict and was known as "El Tordillo" (dapple grey horse). On 21 May 82, C-222, flown by Lt Fernando Robledo and 4 other A-4s, twice hit and badly damaged HMS Argonaut, but due to the low release altitude, the bombs did not fuse or explode, much to the relief of the British sailors. On 8 June, flown by 1st Lt Carlos Cachon C-222, along with two other Skyhawks, attacked disembarking Welsh Guard troops at Port Pleasant. Cachon hit the RFA Sir Galahad with his three bombs, setting aflame and sinking the Galahad and killing 48 troops. We all know the rest of the story: The UK recaptured and liberated the Falklands in June, 1982 and the Argentine military Junta, who had started the war to maintain popular support, was deposed and replaced by a democratic government, but Argentines still mourn the "Malvinas" today. The British managed to destroy 45 Argentine aircraft of all types, killing fifty-five aviators and mechanics, but 6 British ships never returned home. The Junta never deserved the valor displayed by the Argentine combat pilots; while the ground forces, manned largely by undertrained conscripts crumbled in the face of t
@TrainDude at the end of the link inside the parenthesis or outside the parenthesis?
@TrainDude no, it doesn't. No extension, just a page address (alpha numeric character address)
@LuKorp well, the Fightinghawk wasn't around during the Falklands/Malvinas (we are, after all talking about an FAA jet here) conflict, so that should get you closer...
@LuKorp conflict? This one was the only grey one in the Air Force during that conflict for a very interesting reason...
@LuKorp well, you know the type, but you can guess the rest if you would like...
Mystery Plane 2
Mystery Plane 2
Use the link below, the screenshot thing isn't working for me, don't know why...
Mystery Plane 2
@GINGER01 kewl
@GINGER01 you can easily change the red bar to white on the USAF (or USAAF) insignia, I use @thealban 's insignia and I can use his for either depiction. Probably the same here. Nice work, though!
Wow, really gets it right!
@MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation they don't seem to be, I noticed this recently as well, but I still err on the side of caution and include caps where applicable :D
Nice. I noticed there was no area rule here, so I looked up some 3-view drawings on the Mig-21 and saw the same...interesting. Wonder why not and if it would have made a difference. Probably not as this thing is a Mach 2 airplane.
@MemeKingIndustriesAndMegaCorporation yes, I did.
Noice!
@KingDeadshot gee, I guess so, but it's still SimplePlanes to me!
@Packman126 I just tried the link I built below (in blue) and it took me right to your plane, when you build the link it needs to have a square bracket, name of your link, close square brackets, parenthesis (no space between square bracket and parenthesis), the link, then the close parenthesis. If it's done right, it will show in blue text when you post.
Nice gear, you could try and sweep the wings :)
If you build a link, they will come: [Whatever You Want to Name Your Link Here] (the https address here) Just remove the space between the ] and the ( and when you post your link, it will pop up blue, like this: Airbus A330-200
Oh, never mind it's the BIG engine...no wonder it's overpowered! XD
Very nice, reminds me of another jet close to my heart. Is that a stock engine? Seems really powerful...
@LuKorp no, it is not and in fact, it's a single airplane. Think: who else has flown the A-4 into combat?
@LuKorp nope, it is not a US squadron
@LuKorp you are correct, Sir! A-4 Skyhawk! As for the "tail", I mean the specific aircraft, as this one will represent a famous A-4. I still need to fine-tune the nose shape and cockpit canopy, so it's still not quite right.
Post a link to the Tempest? Looks like a fun plane...
Nice build, especially considering your experience level. I would do the following: put the landing gear on as they are on the actual plane: hinge is way inboard, close to the fuselage, gear retracts out. Next, attempt to put the radiator and oil coolers under the wing. In order to do that, you'll need to use a .25 high fuselage section (you can make it really small) into the wing...that will provide an attach point to sling the radiator/cooler under the wing. I would use the intake to build the square intakes. You can actually get really close to the real thing without XMLing or using fine tuner mod
Excellent! The mighty Lance! I need to wait a few minutes as I'm in cool down mode before I can spotlight this one
Nice! Did you use fine tuner mod? I need to wait a few minutes, in cool down mode, before I can spotlight this one!
And to clarify in case it's throwing anyone off: the wings are only partially built. Try and imagine a delta wing...
@LuKorp @Traindude @Dalton02 @JMicah4 no correct guesses yet and it is a real, actual jet.
@Dalton02 USA
@JMicah4 good guess, but no. Low wing, not high
Sorry guys, can't seem to post the image, but link is below