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Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Waffle on August 30, 2004, 03:23:25 PM

I just recieved alot of footage/files and audio that I need to sift through to pull some sounds for a new soundpack I'm working on.

But what I need to know ( don't have much free time to research this) is how flight systems were mechanically activated.

Simply I'm wondering what planes used Air, Hydrualics, electric motors to actuate gears flaps ,covers, ect...

so If you have a plane of specialty and you know all about it, could you please post the details on the flight systems.


Also,


I'm lacking most research on the russian and JP planesets,
but alot of stuff that I have, I haven't sorted through yet, so hopefully I'll find some usefull materials.

I'm also looking for russian or Japanese radio transmissions, as well as any files of russian aircraft engine, or JP planes ki-61, Nik, ki67.

Even if they are crappy quality, I can listen to the properties and hopefully "develop" a resonable interpretation.


Thanks in advance
Waffle

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Karnak on August 30, 2004, 03:25:45 PM

Ki-61 used a license built DB601, so the engine files you use for the Bf109E should be used for the Ki-61.

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Waffle on August 30, 2004, 03:31:04 PM

thanks karnak,

I have all the engine data for which plane used what - right now most pressing issue for the accuracy of thie new sound pack is flaps / gear mechanical actuation. Be it if it used air  / hydraulics / electric motors ,ect..

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Crumpp on August 30, 2004, 03:58:56 PM

The FW-190 used electric motors to actuate the Flaps, tail trim, and Gear.  The gear was notoriously slow to raise and lower.  

Don't know if you can add sounds for the elevator trim, which moved the entire horizontal stabilizer up and down or not.  If you can add sounds it would be cool to hear that and the explosively jettisoned canopy when you bail.  The FW-190 had no other adjustable trim.  Everything else was a fixed trim tab.

I think I have a sound byte of an actual BMW-801D in flight.  The BMW-801 was famous for sounding like it was going to explode at any moment.  In fact British test pilots commented, "It must have made pilots flying over water very nervous."  

I have recording of an actual DB-605 (Bf-109G6 and G-10) and a Merlin 66 (Spitfire) if you want them.

Crumpp

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Karnak on August 30, 2004, 04:40:33 PM

Spitfire used nuematic air pressure for it's gear and flaps.  The flaps were single stage.

I believe that the Hurri operated via the same mechanism.

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Angus on September 01, 2004, 06:02:56 AM

Their brakes as well :)

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: Waffle on September 07, 2004, 03:26:27 AM

OK few more questions -

Lancaster, Tiff/temp, and Mossie  - motor driven flaps/gear?

Title: Ok all you Aircraft Gurus - need your help
Post by: jetb123 on September 07, 2004, 03:30:46 AM

Hey waffle How do you make sounds just curious?