GNU/GPL MiG-21 development

[pjedvaj]

MiG-21 was my first attempt to make an aircraft for FG and it never functioned as it should have.
You need to understand that I basicly just wraped my 3D model around David Culp's FDM. I'll look into it but I don't promise much.
Russian livery was lost during past two years somwhere on my old PC, I'll make a new one for "fixed" package.

[mr_no]

Oh yes I know. That's the old version of Mig 21.

[Ernest1984]

Too bad the liveries will be not compatible with the new version. I've done 2 nice ones...

[mr_no]

I'd like to make two suggestions before the release.

-- Remind users in the aircraft help menu that they have air bakes - CTRL+B.

-- Make flaps stronger. This will make it possible to land at realistic speeds, and fly slower. The flaps also make sure you can't fly too fast with flaps down. I did a similar tweak for my own copy of f-16.
So, replace <function name="aero/coefficient/dCLflap">... </function> with this.

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<function name="aero/coefficient/dCLflap">
       <description>Delta_Lift_due_to_flaps</description>
       <product>
           <property>aero/qbar-psf</property>
           <property>metrics/Sw-sqft</property>
           <table>
             <independentVar lookup="row">fcs/flap-pos-norm</independentVar>
             <tableData>
               0.00  0.00
               0.50  0.40
               1.00  0.70
             </tableData>
           </table>
       </product>
    </function>

The last two values to the right are doubled but despite that they are not too much.

Again, these were suggestions. Don't feel pressured to follow my advice.

[pjedvaj]

Thanks Mr No, I've implemented your fix and help menu item. I'll lok into Mach 2 speed issue.
Ernest, sorry about livery compatibility but your's will still work with old the MiG in GIT. New ones will be more "photorealistic", paintkit will be included.

[pjedvaj]

Prerelease is available for download, still need to add lights and start to work on cockpit.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y124ha0qm6719uq/MiG-21bis.zip

[pjedvaj]

Small updates;

added lights
small fixes on livery and paintkit
some fixes on model and animations
changes in keyboard configuration and help menu
improved weapon system (working FAB-250 bombs, still struggling with R-60 missiles)

[pjedvaj]

Progress on cockpit development, front panel arangement:



I'll release the download when I finish it all.

[mr_no]

Very nice.
I love all the instruments, even though it means a lot of work for you.

[Bjoern]

Wow, nice! Can't wait to throw some LSK camo on it!

[pjedvaj]

East German AF? That would be great, paintkit is already released with the package.

I'm done with front and side panels modeling, also there is a new gunsight model. Download link is the same...

[Ernest1984]

There was many nice polish liveries, hopefully when You release the aircraft i will make couple.

[pjedvaj]

Latest update is released for download, panel modeling is finished, texturing and instruments are next.



Great Ernest, if you're interested to work on MiG-21bis liveries Paintkit.psd is included into package. 3 layers include Lines, Paint and UV Map.

[Bjoern]

East German AF?

Of course. I'll wait for a working cockpit first, though. And to get my PC pack, as I've already done some LSK paints for a FSX version of a Fishbed and having the source files for insignias and tactical numbers is kind of an advantage.

[pjedvaj]

As you wish. I'll try to release it this sunday afternoon (with most instruments but without cockpit textures).

Unreleased updates;

*changed keyboard settings (weapon system) and help
*few working instruments (gunsight, radar + landing gear, gmeter, ai)
*applied cockpit materials
*working R-60 missiles
*full Bombable compatibility