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Offline wplantagenet

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« on: September 10, 2003, 12:06:22 PM »
I want my Goon's cockpit to look like this . . .










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Offline Rutilant

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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2003, 12:15:32 PM »
Wow.. that weather kicks ass!
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2003, 12:17:28 PM »
want it to climb at 4k per minute too? or is that 400 feet?
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Offline Rutilant

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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2003, 12:20:31 PM »
LOL, i notices that too, Furby, i just didnt wanna bring it up.
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2003, 12:23:32 PM »
i would also like to know what the 'Vacuum pump' is for.... bit of in-flight entertainment eh?

and also, its climbing at 4k/m with gear down
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« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2003, 12:52:56 PM »
Why are the drops on the windscreen not moving? Even as slow as 85 ias ... they should be hitting and sliding. ShruG.

Pretty though.
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Offline wplantagenet

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« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2003, 02:37:06 PM »
The whole scenario here doesn't really make too much sense. It doesn't follow true for a takeoff, landing approach, or really anything else . . . .

Flaps are up
Gear is down
Speed is pretty low, not too much above stall speed for having no flaps extended.
Fuel is at Max.
Altitude (MSL) is 2,660ft. We can't tell what AGL is exactly.
Unless I'm in error, the Climb-Rate scale is in hundreds of feet.  The climb rate on the DC-3/C-47 was not really measured in the thousands.:rolleyes:

But anyway, I don't think this was supposed to be a specific, realistic situtation -- but just an opportunity for a screenshot on their part. If only they thought like we did . . .;)

And yes, MS FS 2004 has some seriously great weather. As far as the windscreen spots, my first thought was that they were chips in the glass, not rain drops. But now I'm not sure. Given that the "quality" of the rest of the cockpit implies this thing was just pulled out of the moth-ball hangar, I'm going to stick with the chip-theory.

BUT HEY! Doesn't this look cool!? I want to see this kind of detail in my aircraft. Okay, maybe you goon-phobics can't appreciate this, but imagine this kind of photo-real detail in all the other aircraft!


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Offline Samiam

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« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2003, 02:44:22 PM »
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Why are the drops on the windscreen not moving? Even as slow as 85 ias ... they should be hitting and sliding. ShruG.

Pretty though.



Because water drops won't slide in a still image?

Close inspection shows that the mass of the water in the drops is at the top and they are shaped as if there is upward pressure. It's pretty impressive, actually.
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Offline BenDover

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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2003, 03:11:02 PM »
I don't like it.
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2003, 04:21:44 PM »
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Because water drops won't slide in a still image?

Close inspection shows that the mass of the water in the drops is at the top and they are shaped as if there is upward pressure. It's pretty impressive, actually.


Don't pay no mind to Arlo.  He's the kind of guy who'd ***** if he was given a million dollars in one-dollar bills.  :D
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Offline Purzel

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« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2003, 01:27:48 AM »
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want it to climb at 4k per minute too? or is that 400 feet?


That is err, 4 (in words: four) feet per minute.

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Offline Uncle

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« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2003, 02:55:03 AM »
I ride a motorbike and when it's raining and at around the equivalent of 85 IAS the raindrops hardly move unless I move my head sideways or use my gloves. They're persistent little buggers;)
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Offline Bronson

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« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2003, 05:07:20 AM »
What you all on about!?

Its looks great!
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Offline Scootter

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« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2003, 09:36:31 AM »
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i would also like to know what the 'Vacuum pump' is for.... bit of in-flight entertainment eh?

and also, its climbing at 4k/m with gear down



What do you think powers some of the  flight instruments?
 OR  in response to your question, the Vacuum pump drives the attitude indicator (artificial horizon), it may also power the DG on older aircraft, however today these are elect.

you many not use it for anything else

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Offline Scootter

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« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2003, 09:39:21 AM »
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Why are the drops on the windscreen not moving? Even as slow as 85 ias ... they should be hitting and sliding. ShruG.

Pretty though.



look up "boundry layer air flow"

airflow on a surface is much lower then the surface is moving ( ever had rain stand still on the hood of your car at speed? I have even seen it move forward )
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