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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby D-ECHO » Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:39 pm

I *think* it should immediately become available via the launcher (it's uploaded now https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fg ... it_browser ), but I'm not 100% sure
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby Thorsten » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:06 pm

You need to give it a day or two, but it should appear in the launcher automatic download then (which has issues of its own, because it might use features not available on last stable, but that's how it is).

In the other hand i have implement the landing light cone effect.


In my view, this is one of the most unrealistic visual effects widely in use for FG aircraft - given that we've been working a while to give you other options in ALS and Rembrandt, please consider using them (see the Alouette-III for a template effect manager which shows landing light, position lights and strobe light rendered on the ground) in ALS.
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:21 pm

I have also the ALS lights but it only show the iluminated ground, not the effect of the lights coming from the heli. (I think).
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby Thorsten » Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:27 pm

I have also the ALS lights but it only show the iluminated ground, not the effect of the lights coming from the heli.


In reality you don't see a lightcone from the side unless it's *really* foggy (like CAT-1 or so, visibility < 100 m), most of the time you see it near-forward.

I've been working on an effect that does this (similar to how the thruster flame works), but the number of situations where this is relevant is really small.
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sat Dec 30, 2017 10:53 pm

Added entry to the wiki (WIP):
http://wiki.flightgear.org/Robinson_R44
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:45 pm

In reality you don't see a lightcone from the side unless it's *really* foggy (like CAT-1 or so, visibility < 100 m), most of the time you see it near-forward.


you are right. I have redone the landing light effect using what I have learned from the alouette, it's a much more realistic aproximation based on this photo.

Real:
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Fg:
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Also increased the brightness of the garming gps to be more useful at night:

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:03 pm

Added mixture leveler.

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby N-SCOT » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:52 pm

Nice paju1986.

But the carpet is waaaaay too clean. Suggest streaky, oil based stains near pedals, possibly chewing gum wrapper or two, a couple of leaves (small, dry) and a dead fly.

Otherwise you nailed it! ;P

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:30 pm

Added air vent lever.

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But the carpet is waaaaay too clean. Suggest streaky, oil based stains near pedals, possibly chewing gum wrapper or two, a couple of leaves (small, dry) and a dead fly.


Let's assume it's a brand new one :)

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:59 am

Now if you remove one door the weight of it is subtracted from the gross weight of the helicopter.

Front doors weight 7.5lb

Rear doors weight 7.0lb

This data is obtained from the official R44 Handbook.

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:12 pm

Hello guys.

I have a question. I am trying to make the vor works, but when selecting the vor frequencty on the nav1 radio the vor doesn't get automatically selected. apart from selecting the right frequency there is something else to be done on the code to actually activate the vor? thanks you.

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby D-ECHO » Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:57 am

Have you loaded the Instrument Code for the nav through the Instrumentation file?
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby Thorsten » Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:38 am

The way this is supposed to work is that you request the instrument via the xml config, and for your trouble there's a section under /instrumentation generated where the relevant properties are then driven - for instance there should be one for the needle position given the frequency and your bearing to the station, but you have to pick it up via an animation and drive the needle in the 3d cockpit yourself.

So there might be a mistake anywhere along that chain (including something as simple as having the wrong frequency).
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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:13 pm

Thanks you!

I figured out the problem, it was that on the electrical system i was not applying power to the nav system. Fixed now.

Working VOR indicator.

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Re: Improving R44 Clipper/Raven II Helicopter Project

Postby paju1986 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:03 pm

Hey @RenanMsV I am trying to show/hide the tv camera from a new Equipment dialog that I am working on but I can't get it to work, also i tried to show the tv camara by manually changing the
<r44>
<tv type="bool">false</tv>
</r44>

parameter on the livrarie as you said on the merge request but no luck either.

Do you have any idea?

The code for the new Equipment dialog is on the repo now

Thanks you!
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