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  • Tupolev Tu-104D-3Nk8 (Tu-154 unbuilt early prototype) 7.1 years ago

    @Nguyenhuuhao0101 hm... weird it doesnt show it... may be mod creator has deleted it... ill post it in dropbox in the evening (have to get to my home pc first)

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @Sonicandknuckles BTW, despite no hollow fuselage, all my planes have space for cockpit interior and a cockpit camera. And your cockpit seems pretty descent here. How about you try making a cockpit for this tu-104d model or my Convair CV-880? You can take a dashboard, and animated yokes and thrust levers from here:
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/Wn68Dd/000-cv-cockpit-0-22

    Or if you start with tu-104 - just select fuselage and windows with a finetuner and move them down to work inside. i even think i know how to make it possible to look inside the navigator area from the cockpit camera (like in your model) despite they are in different fuselage segments

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @Sonicandknuckles it's like 3 months old) i just forgot to upload) and a tu-134 wing reminded. It's basically identical except scale and wing area

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    Sorry, had not yet finished the wing for tu-134, but you can take a look at it bigger version.

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/36N90T/Tupolev-Tu-104d-3-Tu-154-unbuilt-prototype

    Thought i cant just scale it down, i have to manually make all the wing panels inside smaller by wing area, so it flies correctly

  • Engine Expansion Pack 7.1 years ago

    @Starbound thanks a lot in adwance! Just one small request, i didnt yet had time to test your engines, but if you'll be able to keep the ingame settings (prop count, types, pitch, size and so on, like in agjustable prop and turboprop - this would be triple AWESOME

  • Engine Expansion Pack 7.1 years ago

    This is just amasing!

    Can i make a request? If you are good with engines - can you make a tunable turboprop but in a form of just a separate propeller? So it be easier to hide inside a custom engine cowling? Or if you will be able to make a turboprop and a piston with a contrarotating props - that would be extremely AWESOME. I need it for my tu-114 and tu-95 VIP models -
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    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/PA2opw/Tupolev-Tu-114-0-452-size-demo
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/NZe6NV/Tupolev-Tu-114-0-442
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    Also, late marine Spitfires had contrarotating props too. I like them)

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @Sonicandknuckles I do play sometimes anyway. I just don't upload anything because didn't get finish any plane I'm working on) so this would be a nice simple side project)

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @Sonicandknuckles no prblemo) just a little later. I'm really almost inactive in game because I have shitload of activities and problems with my job and personal life... also in February bought a new car, lifetime dream, almost new Mercedes cls and got it totalled on may 1st... and seems I will have to sue the insurance company to get full coverage

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @QingyuZhou oh, I may have misunderstood you. You are speaking about an angle of attack of the whole wing? Well, there is one, just small, about 2 degrees. It is probably just not very obvious visually. Most jets have it just 2-3 degrees, except for b-52, with its bycicle landing gear, its hard to pitch up on the runway, so Boeing mounted its wings with 5 degrees angle of attack, so it takes off with a fuselage almost horizontal and cruise with a noticeable pitch down.

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @QingyuZhou BTW, looked at photos, those tupolew planes really have a very flat area on the wings near the trailing edge
    http://militaryarms.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/95-5.jpg

    https://imgprx.livejournal.net/7328d810872d390d374dc4ac822c80ec908a8624/TLngL-JOf0UtKFL8BXPyuir9ufbvXli7EcvcA01qJk6OdJzn6PxUOtm5ZU44XbLoio3fIFie2ZYs5jiEVf-_HfPRkPeEjWF6TQQXhvA9WDs

    Quite possible that is due to their wings being based on 1951 tu-16 airfoil and high swept angle

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @QingyuZhou i've already seen it, its great) Though i just think that visual difference is not that great enough to redo. Your wings are anyway somewhat more complex.

    Check this one, it is an unfinished plane, but so far with my best wing design. But it also looks flatter at the trailing edge. Would be very interesting to hear what you think.
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/5BNjyr/Tupolev-Tu-114-0-441-first-test-flight

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @Jetliner101 not exactly... it is noticeably smaller than DC-9 (but i think it looks more streamlined and elegant), 2+2 seating, just the size of big business jet. That was enough in 1970, but not today.

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @QingyuZhou Well, dont know, may be. To my eye it seems close enough given the limitations of the current game version. The upper back area of a wing is a little canted, as much as i could have done making it from flat parts. I actually started from this plane because one construction companty is building an apt. complex near my EX girlfriend home, and they named a complex "Airplane" and just towed a decomissioned Tu-134 near the construction site as a sales office) So i was able to walk around numerous times and look for details.
    Hope DEVS one day will make wings with real airfoil shape and real airflow calculations like in X-Plane with their blade theory aerodinamic calculations. I think it is totally doable in this game too.

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @GritAerospaceSolutionsLTD Thanks for the care, but i'm totally OK with that. It's interesting to see other players creations with my parts) Just hope they tell me so i can take a look)

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    @QingyuZhou these are wings of my design, The airfoil is not like you have drawn, i made it as close as possible to a real teardrop shape.

  • Tupolev Tu-134 7.1 years ago

    Kinda you could have notified me about using my wings and gear) It is really interesting to me to see how what other players can make with my designs. Great that somebody at last startted to make it with interior. I thought about that, but always stopped because there is yet no real way ingame to make a real smooth outside hollow fuselage.

    BTW, Your fuselage is too wide.
    BTW2 - i have made a synchronised landing gear doors, they need no AG usage, you can take them from my turboprop tu-134 fantasy along with newer wings and tail.
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/4azLcA/Tu-314-1970s-highspeed-turboprop-regional-liner
    Or if you wait a bit, i can fit newer version of wings and gear to your creation, but i'm afraid i will only have time at weekend.

  • Flaps 7.3 years ago

    Mosg likely just tilting down panels, just like ailerons. Such flaps were on il-28, search for pictures. Also flying wings tend not to like high lift flaps due to ballance issues, so the simple ones are fine.

    But not like spitfire. More like bf-109

  • Boeing 737-800 cockpit 7.3 years ago

    I simply understand the amount of time and effort spent. WOW.

  • Tupolev TU-134UBL 7.3 years ago

    Nice) by the way, it was first created as tu-22m trainer. And i think nose is a bit shorter and wider, with more squareish bottom. Btw, it was able to carry some of the tu-22m weapons under the fuselage - some smaller bombs and cruise missiles, how about you add them in an update?

    P.s. sorry for no updates on tu-114, job overload. 1/3 through the landing gear.

  • AL1-31 Carrack 60’s European Airliner 7.4 years ago

    Hawker Sidley Trident?)

  • Flight Control 7.4 years ago

    So far, it totally seems promising. Though its a pity it's basically finetuned for a particular plane and uses VTOL, as it is useful for other controlls. It doesn't correct roll yet? And there was a common problem - when getting your example plane on high angle of attack, it may freak out and start pitching up in a circle. But still - i really like how it works! P.S. may be it would be better to use Trim instead of VTOL?

  • Flight Control 7.4 years ago

    @JoshuaW I'm already looking)

  • Focke-Wulf Ta-410 7.4 years ago

    Looks promising!

  • The First Ever Steerable Torpedo 7.4 years ago

    First ever?)))

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/B8mg7B/Realistic-torpedo-goes-underwater-for-real

    And this one is not probably the first either)

  • Tupolev Tu-154m S7 V.0.9 7.5 years ago

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/sJvMBT/Tupolev-Tu-104d-3-0-325

  • Tupolev Tu-154m S7 V.0.9 7.5 years ago

    Nice! It's a pity i didnt upload a new version in time. i made a totally cool AG only - activated airbrakes, theyre much easier to control. I'll send you in the evening, so you can update this one with a new livery. And i also has a classic radome nose for it

  • show AOA 7.5 years ago

    @JoshuaW I will be totally waiting for that. Thats what the devs should have made instead of a gyro. And if you will be able to allow it to use as a complete autopilot (say tell the plane to climb to a desired height and heading) - it will be awesome! And if you will be able to add autothrottle (so you set the desired speed and plane controlls throttle automatically)

  • Cruiser Aurora--The symbol of the Octorber Revolution 7.5 years ago

    Nice modell! But its almost twice smaller than it should. It was around 120m long

  • Martin XB-51 Cougar 7.5 years ago

    @ChiChiWerx thanks!!!

    BTW, a sneak peak of my new project:
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    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/jWS886/Tupolev-Tu-114-fuselage-0-193
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    P.S. the stand is for testing if it tends to roll. Very useful. Spawn at Wright and set wind to 180 degrees and 200 mph. A rotator is in fuselage at CoG.
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    P.P.S. Check a new flexible wing)

  • PL-107 SOYA Version.0.5 7.5 years ago

    Bloody hell!!!! This is freaking amasing!!!!!!!

  • Martin XB-51 Cougar 7.5 years ago

    BTW, how you add screenshots in the description?

  • Martin XB-51 Cougar 7.5 years ago

    so you did it) Looks extremely pretty!

  • Can a Rotator/piston return to 0 when AG is deactivated? 7.5 years ago

    @Kerbango i'll write down the exact command later

  • Flexing at End of Piston / Rotator Assembly 7.5 years ago

    Do you have two flexible wing segments and two segment flap? That happened on my m-4. I had to add free moving horisontal rotators before and after the pistons of the outbord flap segment, so it can slide left-right along the wing trailing edge. Also make sure that powered rotators are alligned nicely along the wing. Disassemble my m-4 flaps for an example.

    also, as mentioned below - reduce flap weight, that wont help with this problem, but is useful. Also try making wing unflexible in xml - change wing-3 name to wing-2. or try flexible if it is rigid (-2) now)))

  • 1935 Bomber challenge (CLOSED) 7.5 years ago

    The drawer is probably more cool than the planes would be)

  • Come Back! 7.6 years ago

    @ChiChiWerx i think my planes are underrated because i tend to make them as realistic as possible and thus they are heavy, hard to fly and have a lot of controls) but thanks a lot for you words))
    @MethaManAircraft - fell free to ask if you need help with making landing gear doors. I also found how to make doors that open and close back each time you lower or retract landing gear

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/aMc37w/Convair-CV-880-Preview-0-8-with-Tu-104-nose

  • Prague Airport 7.6 years ago

    @DerekSP may be it is somehow related to my planes being heavy and having totally custom landing gear

  • Prague Airport 7.6 years ago

    Its great, but for some reason, the runway is kinda bouncy, all my planes landing gear start to bounce like on a rocky road, and tend to brake when nearing 150 mph

  • Alternative Tu-104 (based on tu-16 preliminary drawings) 7.6 years ago

    @DJ123 Thanks! Corrected

  • TuBe-124 Jet flying boat, Soviet Navy "Blue 14" (Guided torpedos armed!) 7.6 years ago

    @Carsong1017 yep) sounds funny)

  • Tupolev TU-154m “Careless” S7 Livery Collab V.1 7.6 years ago

    take a look on tu-104d-3 WIP, if interested.

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/jqcpmH/017-tu-104d-3-0-11

  • Circular Runway 7.6 years ago

    may be it will work if you make an incline towards the center? And youse a joystick?)

  • Tupolev TU-154m “Careless” S7 Livery Collab V.1 7.6 years ago

    @asteroidbook345 well, it's simple. It wont take me long to modify the wings. And the tail will go straight from your 154

  • Tupolev TU-154m “Careless” S7 Livery Collab V.1 7.6 years ago

    @asteroidbook345 Hi! I got into some troubles after scaling your tu-154 to a proper size. How about we make an intermediate project first? I have a good model of tu-104, and initially, tu-154 was developed as tu-104d-3, it was never built and looked like a tu-154, but with a simpler flaps, no spoilers (it had a big singe airbrake below the fuselage) and it is slightly smaller, as it utilises tu-104 wings and fuselage. How about we make it first as a training?

    http://www.airlinereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Tu104D.jpg

  • Convair CV-880 Preview 0.9 7.6 years ago

    @asteroidbook345 Yeah, you re right... Well, anyway gonna upload a completely finished one in a week-two, with full animated cockpit interior and livery.

  • Real working artificial horizon v0.8 7.6 years ago

    @DarthAbhinav thanks. Didnt know

  • Real working artificial horizon v0.8 7.6 years ago

    @SSSvaSSa @GenrichTitov @DarthAbhinav @grantflys

    i have corrected the mistake, please see an updated version in successors

  • Real working artificial horizon v0.8 7.6 years ago

    @grantflys sorry, was too eager to boast it working) it was doing all sorts of strange things in development) i will get back home in a few hours and reupload. Or just move the hull with finetuner and set roll and pitch inputs in gyro to 0