Hey btw do you guys think flying videos like these should show the whole flight, or should I chop & edit the video down to just the key/highlight moments of the flight?
@Freerider2142
Ikr? It bothered me the base map in general lacked any major international airport. Kaper Town Airport was great, but I instantly fell in love with Maywar Airport since it was so huge, and looked a lot like the airport that my RP company (Rainier Aerospace) is based at; Grant Co Intl. Airport in Moses Lake, WA (which is in a high semi-desert). There's also another airport mod in Maywar on the steam workshop.
@Notaleopard
Its insane how they built them; They constructed each carrier in Earth's orbit, and then descended/re-entered them into Earth's atmosphere so they could start flying on their own, and all 4 of them are nuclear powered. Banshee carriers were never intended to land, and were literally flying air bases. When I get SR2, I think I'm gonna try making some kind of Banshee-like carrier, and construct it in orbit around Earth, piece-by-piece.
@Notaleopard
That was actually Banshee #4. According to the novel (from what I've heard; I've only gotten half way through the first book so far), the 1st Banshee was the prototype, the 2nd Banshee I think was used as a training carrier, and the 3rd & 4th were fully commissioned models for immediate use by the FAF. Although I think the 1st or 2nd Banshee carriers (or both) was eventually converted into a fully commissioned carrier for the FAF. Not too sure about that, but by the end of the 2nd novel, I think all the Banshee carriers, at least all operational ones with the FAF on Planet Fairy, were destroyed.
@Notaleopard
No the giant flying aircraft carrier (the 4th image). That's a Banshee Flying Aircraft Carrier from the series "Battle Fairy Yukikaze". Just when you thought the P-1112 Aigaion was insane, the Banshee and the lore behind it is even more ridiculous!
@ChiyomiAnzai
I like to think of it as this in the RP: Rainier Aerospace uses flight simulations & software to virtually "test fly" their designs before-hand and perfect their flight dynamics, that way the real-world aircraft has good flight dynamics by its official first flight, that way no unexpected "surprises" occur on the flight. Boeing and Northrop Grumman have done this with the 777, 787 and YF-23; where they perfected the flight dynamics in a flight simulator, and I'm pretty sure every new plane nowadays by any major aerospace manufactures like Airbus or LockMart was done like this too, especially with the F-35.
@ChiyomiAnzai
Well obviously I flew it in SP before-hand to get the flight dynamics right, but this is the canonical/"official" first flight in my company RP.
Fun fact: The US actually conducted carrier trials with 3 modified U-2's from the USS America & USS Ranger. They even conducted at least 1 official recon mission in 1964, which had them launch a U-2 from a carrier, the USS Ranger, to spy on a French nuclear test in the Pacific.
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is one of my favorite planes, other than the Piper Pacer and Maule M7. The buzz-saw sound the 185 makes on take-off is music to my ears. ;)
@Squirrel
The E.E. Lightning was actually the first aircraft in history to super-cruise without A/B. The final variant of the Lightning, the F.6, was able to stand toe-to-toe with the F-15 Eagles of the time... at least before it runs out of fuel... ;)
And while the F-35 is a fairly chubby plane, a lot of that wide body acts as a lifting surface. Martin Marietta, a company Lockheed merged with to form Lockheed Martin, experimented with wingless flying-body designs, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if LockMart incorporated lifting-body design ques in their F-22 and F-35 aircraft based off the research & data gained from Martin Marietta. The wide F-35 body is also due to it having weapon bays.
@Squirrel
I read the F-35 needs afterburner to reach Mach 1, but once it gets there, it will cruise at Mach 1 without A/B. I think the Eurofighter & Rafale are like that too. Think of it as an airplane starting to taxi; You apply quite a bit of power to get the plane moving, but once its moving, you can bring back the power since it won't take much to keep it moving. I think the F-22 is the only fighter in the world that can reach Mach 1 without A/B and stay there.
I personally love the Su-57 design and I think it'll be a great fighter for Russia. You did an excellent job with this one. Although I have to ask with that comment about F-35 super-cruising; how would super-cruising for long duration damage the engine? Your literally at mach 1 without afterburners because you have enough engine power to get there without it.
Watches without reading title fully
Oh cool a satisfying video of an orange A-190-300 buttering the bread. Sees side profile of A-190 and notices its considerably longer
Wait why is this plane so long- Reads title fully and sees-400
OOOOHHHH
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Hey btw do you guys think flying videos like these should show the whole flight, or should I chop & edit the video down to just the key/highlight moments of the flight?
Cool! Looks like something that would race in Sport Class at the Reno Air Races!
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@Freerider2142
+1They both work fine together.
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@Freerider2142
Ikr? It bothered me the base map in general lacked any major international airport. Kaper Town Airport was great, but I instantly fell in love with Maywar Airport since it was so huge, and looked a lot like the airport that my RP company (Rainier Aerospace) is based at; Grant Co Intl. Airport in Moses Lake, WA (which is in a high semi-desert). There's also another airport mod in Maywar on the steam workshop.
@Freerider2142
Ah, I see your also using Maywar Airport.
Also I just realized we have the same amount of points.
@Notaleopard
+1Its insane how they built them; They constructed each carrier in Earth's orbit, and then descended/re-entered them into Earth's atmosphere so they could start flying on their own, and all 4 of them are nuclear powered. Banshee carriers were never intended to land, and were literally flying air bases. When I get SR2, I think I'm gonna try making some kind of Banshee-like carrier, and construct it in orbit around Earth, piece-by-piece.
@Notaleopard
That was actually Banshee #4. According to the novel (from what I've heard; I've only gotten half way through the first book so far), the 1st Banshee was the prototype, the 2nd Banshee I think was used as a training carrier, and the 3rd & 4th were fully commissioned models for immediate use by the FAF. Although I think the 1st or 2nd Banshee carriers (or both) was eventually converted into a fully commissioned carrier for the FAF. Not too sure about that, but by the end of the 2nd novel, I think all the Banshee carriers, at least all operational ones with the FAF on Planet Fairy, were destroyed.
@Notaleopard
+1No the giant flying aircraft carrier (the 4th image). That's a Banshee Flying Aircraft Carrier from the series "Battle Fairy Yukikaze". Just when you thought the P-1112 Aigaion was insane, the Banshee and the lore behind it is even more ridiculous!
I spy with my little eye a Banshee Flying Aircraft Carrier from Yukikaze. :)
+2Congrats!
@ChiyomiAnzai
+2I like to think of it as this in the RP: Rainier Aerospace uses flight simulations & software to virtually "test fly" their designs before-hand and perfect their flight dynamics, that way the real-world aircraft has good flight dynamics by its official first flight, that way no unexpected "surprises" occur on the flight. Boeing and Northrop Grumman have done this with the 777, 787 and YF-23; where they perfected the flight dynamics in a flight simulator, and I'm pretty sure every new plane nowadays by any major aerospace manufactures like Airbus or LockMart was done like this too, especially with the F-35.
@ChiyomiAnzai
+1Well obviously I flew it in SP before-hand to get the flight dynamics right, but this is the canonical/"official" first flight in my company RP.
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Sure why not.
Emirates. It wouldn't be a 777 without Emirates. ;)
Fun fact: The US actually conducted carrier trials with 3 modified U-2's from the USS America & USS Ranger. They even conducted at least 1 official recon mission in 1964, which had them launch a U-2 from a carrier, the USS Ranger, to spy on a French nuclear test in the Pacific.
+2You should make a Nanchang CJ-6. Its basically a Chinese Yak-52 with some improvements, and its a very popular warbird in the US.
The Cessna 185 Skywagon is one of my favorite planes, other than the Piper Pacer and Maule M7. The buzz-saw sound the 185 makes on take-off is music to my ears. ;)
+1Sweet! The Blue Angels will be getting F/A-18E/F's by 2021 I believe.
+1@Squirrel
+6The E.E. Lightning was actually the first aircraft in history to super-cruise without A/B. The final variant of the Lightning, the F.6, was able to stand toe-to-toe with the F-15 Eagles of the time... at least before it runs out of fuel... ;)
And while the F-35 is a fairly chubby plane, a lot of that wide body acts as a lifting surface. Martin Marietta, a company Lockheed merged with to form Lockheed Martin, experimented with wingless flying-body designs, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if LockMart incorporated lifting-body design ques in their F-22 and F-35 aircraft based off the research & data gained from Martin Marietta. The wide F-35 body is also due to it having weapon bays.
+1@Squirrel
I read the F-35 needs afterburner to reach Mach 1, but once it gets there, it will cruise at Mach 1 without A/B. I think the Eurofighter & Rafale are like that too. Think of it as an airplane starting to taxi; You apply quite a bit of power to get the plane moving, but once its moving, you can bring back the power since it won't take much to keep it moving. I think the F-22 is the only fighter in the world that can reach Mach 1 without A/B and stay there.
I personally love the Su-57 design and I think it'll be a great fighter for Russia. You did an excellent job with this one. Although I have to ask with that comment about F-35 super-cruising; how would super-cruising for long duration damage the engine? Your literally at mach 1 without afterburners because you have enough engine power to get there without it.
@WNP78
Just re-downloaded it and this issue is fixed now, thanks!
Watches without reading title fully
+3Oh cool a satisfying video of an orange A-190-300 buttering the bread.
Sees side profile of A-190 and notices its considerably longer
Wait why is this plane so long-
Reads title fully and sees -400
OOOOHHHH
Hey btw the X-ray is stuck for me on PC/Windows.
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@Texasfam04
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@CrashFighter05
Added you to the list, although you probably wont see an upload until this Saturday since things are pretty hectic for me this week.
@VerldVarIII
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@Freerider2142
+1Oh cool thanks