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Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Kev367th on December 17, 2006, 03:19:33 PM
Following on from the F-117A -

T-38C Talon, complete with -
Pilots that 'look' around
"Remove Before Flight Tags" that gently sway in the breeze.
Animated canopies, airbrakes.
Afterburner effect.

About 90% complete, just the LODs to do -

(http://www.cyberonic.com/~kreed/talontest.jpg)
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on December 17, 2006, 03:23:29 PM
Nice!
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: sluggish on December 17, 2006, 03:59:49 PM
Let me know if you need a beta tester...
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Toad on December 17, 2006, 04:21:44 PM
There are very few T-38 travel pods in the inventory. Most bases had a handful of them at best.

I think you ought to take them off. The Talon looks much better without a pod on.

Also, they're primarily ATC birds; the vast majority of them are white.

Otherwise, looks pretty nice. Well done.
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: ByeBye on December 17, 2006, 05:02:01 PM
Looks really good.

Could you make an F-5 from that?
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Kev367th on December 17, 2006, 05:33:43 PM
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Originally posted by Toad
There are very few T-38 travel pods in the inventory. Most bases had a handful of them at best.

I think you ought to take them off. The Talon looks much better without a pod on.

Also, they're primarily ATC birds; the vast majority of them are white.

Otherwise, looks pretty nice. Well done.


Not a travel pod, it's the practice gun pod.

A lot of the T-38C's are in the two tone "Shamu" scheme, some at moody are in a two tone IFF scheme. (rip off from the Falcons).
Pics I've seen show them in the this scheme at at least -
Moody, Sheppard, Laughlin, Columbus and Vance.

Will come in 7 different versions -
T-38A - single and dual crew
T-38B - Single crew and dual crew
AT-38B - dual crew with practice gun pod
T-38C - single crew, dual crew with baggage pod

Just has gun pod on the the moment as its easier to do LODs then remove for other versions.


Bye Bye - Yes can make an F-5B and F-5B (G) from it.
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Laurie on December 17, 2006, 05:50:08 PM
nice work
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: eagl on December 18, 2006, 02:28:24 AM
Most (all?) AETC T-38s were converted to a new gray/gray camo paint job starting about 8 years ago.  There should be very few white T-38s left.
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: DiabloTX on December 18, 2006, 02:48:32 AM
The dozen or so T-38's here at Ellington flown by NASA are all white with blue trim.  After 25+ years I'm kinda tired of seeing them.  

Funny thing though, I've seen quite a few F-4's over the last couple of months.  THOSE I never got tired of seeing in the air.
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Rolex on December 18, 2006, 05:47:32 AM
Reminds me of the old Braniff story/myth, take your pick. From 1971 to 1979 they ran their only 747 (painted orange and the 100th 747 off the Boeing assembly line) back and forth on the same route - DFW to Hawaii. The thing was supposedly in the air 16 hours a day and seen so often that a controller in DFW asked if all Braniff 747s were painted orange.

The answer was "yes." ;)
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Toad on December 18, 2006, 08:35:52 AM
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Originally posted by eagl
Most (all?) AETC T-38s were converted to a new gray/gray camo paint job starting about 8 years ago.  There should be very few white T-38s left.


Shows how long it's been since I visited an A(E?)TC training base!

Guess they're not afraid of the studs running into each other out in the areas any more. ;)

My mistake... I'll wrap up in my graybeard and settle back down in the rocking chair.
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: Shuffler on December 18, 2006, 02:19:47 PM
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
The dozen or so T-38's here at Ellington flown by NASA are all white with blue trim.  After 25+ years I'm kinda tired of seeing them.  

Funny thing though, I've seen quite a few F-4's over the last couple of months.  THOSE I never got tired of seeing in the air.


Diablo I always get a kick out of the bulbous bird they fly out of ellington.. The Guppy

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/X-Press/stories/2005/061705_guppy.html
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: DiabloTX on December 18, 2006, 02:21:27 PM
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Originally posted by Shuffler
Diablo I always get a kick out of the bulbous bird they fly out of ellington.. The Guppy

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/X-Press/stories/2005/061705_guppy.html


Yep.  In fact if you look at Ellington Field in Google Earth you'll see it on the tarmac.
Title: My latest AI aircraft for FS2004
Post by: JB88 on December 18, 2006, 03:18:27 PM
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Originally posted by Rolex
Reminds me of the old Braniff story/myth, take your pick. From 1971 to 1979 they ran their only 747 (painted orange and the 100th 747 off the Boeing assembly line) back and forth on the same route - DFW to Hawaii. The thing was supposedly in the air 16 hours a day and seen so often that a controller in DFW asked if all Braniff 747s were painted orange.

The answer was "yes." ;)


woah.  i remember that bird.  i'd swear that i used to see it over omaha all of the time.