G'day,
Friend here. I'm currently developing a series of realistic HUDs for the F-16CJ (not the original F-16, mind you), and I need to know how to implement certain aspects of Canvas, radar, and targeting.
Please address whatever you will with the number before your post so I know what your'e talking about.
1) In the 787-8 (the newest version, in GIT I believe), the Head-Up Display(s) are a nice green with a convenient runway liner-upper thingy. It has an arrow that looks 3D to line up with the runway so you can land or takeoff accordingly. The F-16 has this in real life, so I need to implement something along those lines. How do I do this?
2) In real life, the F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multi-role jet fighter designed with a magnificent HUD that allows close-in dogfighting with air superiority aircraft. The HUD displays among other things what we know as a Target Lead (TL); often this is mistakenly referred to as the "energy worm" that sits so mysteriously in the hud.xml. The TL displays a line connecting the target--often an enemy aircraft--to a box or circle (preferably a box) that allows the pilot to aim his/her 20mm at the fleeing target. The box is the area that he or she must aim inside of to successfully hit the aircraft. Its slang is the "gun box". I need to know how to do this. I saw something similar in the FG Forum where someone made a custom HUD for the V-22(X) Osprey, but that, after all, is not the F-16. Real fighters have this feature if all else goes wrong and they need to depend on the ol' guns. Again, I have no idea how this will work, but if anyone knows anything, that would be great.
3) The F-16CJ could use the energy worm. There it lies in the XML, but how does it get implemented? It is a massive help for pilots of any sort, and I would really like to see this worked out as well as the waypoint marker.
4) Also, this is perhaps the most important out of all. The F-16CJ must have the radar capabilities that the Mirage 2000-5 has, or close to them. The Mirage 2000-5 has radar capabilities which identify the selected target's callsign, bearing, speed, etc. This must happen. Radar improvised autopilot tracking would be fantastic but is not required, I suppose.
5) Final issue. There needs to be a panel, which might already be modeled for the Falcon, which has switches for the different HUDs: T/O, A/A, LDG, etc. The F-14b has an example of this, and I believe the Mirage 2000-5 has it as well, though I could be wrong. Regardless, it is essential that this need be met so that the gun box can lead and whatnot.
Many thanks to all,
Friend, Commander of HSOTF
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