747 Classic Progress
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All, work continues but there's still lots to do, test, tweak and so on so an April release is out of the question. Will update with more pics and hopefully videos in the coming weeks but for now at least you can put your credit cards away :)
Thanks to all of you for the interest you're showing in the project.
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This is looking like a great add on, I just pray that focus goes into ensuring the flight dynamics and ground handling model are correct and that resources are diverted into systems, high quality base textures up to the standards of freeware developers like Tavers, and the flight deck rather than novelty stuff like fancy cabin designs that waste PC (and development :P) resources.
Please.... make it a good one and worth the wait. This aircraft deserves to be done justice!
I know the folks at BAVirtual are anticipating this one and are hopeful that it delivers on quality!
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@cmcloughlin said in 747 Classic Progress:
I just pray that focus goes into ensuring the flight dynamics and ground handling model are correct
The flight dynamics base was the calculated figures for the early 747 from Roskam's paper, "Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls Part I". Further to that, a thorough reading (multiple times!) and application of information therein of "Handling the Big Jets, third edition" by D.P. Davies (chapter 9).
Those were the two primary sources, alongside a rather large selection of original manuals and flightcrew's notebooks.
With regard to the ground handling, the undercarriage is being coded seperately to the flight model because it is so complex - should resolve the usual problems inbuilt to the sim that we often see in that area.
I hope it'll be close enough!
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When can expect to hear a time frame for release this year?
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@cmcloughlin said in 747 Classic Progress:
I just pray that focus goes into ensuring the flight dynamics and ground handling model are correct
The flight dynamics base was the calculated figures for the early 747 from Roskam's paper, "Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls Part I". Further to that, a thorough reading (multiple times!) and application of information therein of "Handling the Big Jets, third edition" by D.P. Davies (chapter 9).
Those were the two primary sources, alongside a rather large selection of original manuals and flightcrew's notebooks.
With regard to the ground handling, the undercarriage is being coded seperately to the flight model because it is so complex - should resolve the usual problems inbuilt to the sim that we often see in that area.
I hope it'll be close enough!
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It's been a long time since the last time your pics came out, could you guys release the latest pics?
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Especially some pics about AP, INS and ILS
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Are we going to see this plane this year?
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Are we going to see this plane this year?
@Captain-Bakon I'd be relatively optimistic in thinking there will probably be a release within the year. I however would prefer that the product wasn't rushed in order to ensure the aircraft is as polished as it realistically can be so that we can get all the more enjoyment out of it when it eventually does release.
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Hi all, have you had any thoughts on just using GSX integration? That would be really neat.
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Are we going to see this plane this year?
@Captain-Bakon Yes you will, the team are working hard very hard and good progress is being made, hope the wait won't be too much longer for you.
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Hi all, have you had any thoughts on just using GSX integration? That would be really neat.
@cmcloughlin You'll have the option of both.
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Hey Voice of Reason, do you have any more pictures of the night cockpit for us? it's been a while and the last ones were taken early WIP.
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@Captain-Bakon Yes you will, the team are working hard very hard and good progress is being made, hope the wait won't be too much longer for you.
@Voice-of-Reason said in 747 Classic Progress:
@Captain-Bakon Yes you will, the team are working hard very hard and good progress is being made, hope the wait won't be too much longer for you.
great news :-)
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Hey Voice of Reason, do you have any more pictures of the night cockpit for us? it's been a while and the last ones were taken early WIP.
@Captain-Bakon Will get some sorted for you this coming week
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@Captain-Bakon Will get some sorted for you this coming week
@Voice-of-Reason hey any updates? I've really been wanting to fly this especially the cargo version for soo long now
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JF any updates? You said you would provide us some pictures. Can we expect to see the plane initiral RC this summer even?
@Captain-Bakon said in 747 Classic Progress:
JF any updates? You said you would provide us some pictures. Can we expect to see the plane initiral RC this summer even?
Yes :thumbs_up:
