Douglas DC-4

I just finished updating the spec map with the wheel wells and gear doors and everything seems to look okay so Doug I'll check it out a bit more tomorrow and send you a beta to play with. I guess this is one of those lulls in the forum it seems I'm updating to an empty room. Anyway I have the changes to the CS and SPEC MAP finished and here's a picture for you. I have to say being able to color the wheel wells and inner gear doors definitely makes the gear look better.
 

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technoid said:
I just finished updating the spec map with the wheel wells and gear doors and everything seems to look okay so Doug I'll check it out a bit more tomorrow and send you a beta to play with. I guess this is one of those lulls in the forum it seems I'm updating to an empty room. Anyway I have the changes to the CS and SPEC MAP finished and here's a picture for you. I have to say being able to color the wheel wells and inner gear doors definitely makes the gear look better.
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WOW ! The DC-4 looks awesome, great work as usual Technoid.
Love flying these "big birds" especially at the RC Ranch Airport in RF-X.
 
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I looked at everything today and found an area I needed to fix so I fixed it and created another beta hopefully everything good to go now.
 
technoid said:
I just finished updating the spec map with the wheel wells and gear doors and everything seems to look okay so Doug I'll check it out a bit more tomorrow and send you a beta to play with. I guess this is one of those lulls in the forum it seems I'm updating to an empty room. Anyway I have the changes to the CS and SPEC MAP finished and here's a picture for you. I have to say being able to color the wheel wells and inner gear doors definitely makes the gear look better.
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ok sounds good technoid
 
Here's the latest beta if you like to fly the DC-4 it's worth the download the gear doors and wheel wells add a lot.

The fixes I can remember since the last beta.

1. Reshaped fuselage to align side windows.
2. Tweaked windscreen.
3. Added wheel wells and gear doors.

CONTROLS

Smoke: CH 8 3 Position Switch Away From You.
Gear: CH 7 Switch.
Flaps: CH 6 Knob.

CAMERAS

F4: Cinema Cam
F5: Pilot Seat
F6: Plane Front
F7: Plane Left
F8: Plane Right
 

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technoid said:
Here's the latest beta if you like to fly the DC-4 it's worth the download the gear doors and wheel wells add a lot.

The fixes I can remember since the last beta.

1. Reshaped fuselage to align side windows.
2. Tweaked windscreen.
3. Added wheel wells and gear doors.

CONTROLS

Smoke: CH 8 3 Position Switch Away From You.
Gear: CH 7 Switch.
Flaps: CH 6 Knob.

CAMERAS

F4: Cinema Cam
F5: Pilot Seat
F6: Plane Front
F7: Plane Left
F8: Plane Right
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the landing gear is reversed on the X axis. i think the bottom surface of the fuse is still mirrored is still reversed (have not confirmed at this time
 
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the landing gear is reversed on the X axis. i think the bottom surface of the fuse is still mirrored is still reversed (have not confirmed at this time
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Here's a picture of the pivot points for the fuselage, wings, and landing gear. The landing gear retracts forward. I looked at several built-in planes that retract forward and most were like mine. (most) Where am I wrong?
 

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Here's a picture of the pivot points for the fuselage, wings, and landing gear. The landing gear retracts forward. I looked at several built-in planes that retract forward and most were like mine. (most) Where am I wrong?
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in realflight the right physics gear is on the left side and the left one is on right. the x axis position (in realflight) is negative instead of positive
 
technoid said:
Here's the latest beta if you like to fly the DC-4 it's worth the download the gear doors and wheel wells add a lot.

The fixes I can remember since the last beta.

1. Reshaped fuselage to align side windows.
2. Tweaked windscreen.
3. Added wheel wells and gear doors.
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AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME, love it, the DC-4 fly's great and looks fantastic.
Thanks for the beta.
 
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in realflight the right physics gear is on the left side and the left one is on right. the x axis position (in realflight) is negative instead of positive
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Yes I remember that from the G4 Artist Reference PDF but when I looked at some of the planes in RealFlight that rule wasn't necessarily followed.

P-38 from Swap Pages Both Sides -X (retracts backward)
B-25 from RF-9 Both Sides -X (retracts backward)
X-29 from EP 1 Both Sides +X (retracts forward)
A-4 from EP 5 Both Sides +X (retracts forward)

That rule may only be necessary if the retracts fold inward meaning RealFlight internally rotates the Y axis in the directions using the + and - requirements.
 
technoid said:
Yes I remember that from the G4 Artist Reference PDF but when I looked at some of the planes in RealFlight that rule wasn't necessarily followed.

P-38 from Swap Pages Both Sides -X (retracts backward)
B-25 from RF-9 Both Sides -X (retracts backward)
X-29 from EP 1 Both Sides +X (retracts forward)
A-4 from EP 5 Both Sides +X (retracts forward)

That rule may only be necessary if the retracts fold inward meaning RealFlight internally rotates the Y axis in the directions using the + and - requirements.
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  1. open the aircraft in the aircraft editor
  2. open the main landing gear
  3. in the location from parent remove the negative in the x position (as the right gear is under the left wing)
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FYI on the Interlink DX the landing gear ends up on switch A on the back left and the flaps on switch D on left front. I kinda like it being there on planes. Plus you can just select no flaps, half flaps, or full flaps which is easier than reaching for a knob. You should really break yours out and give it a go with RF9.
 
legoman said:
  1. open the aircraft in the aircraft editor
  2. open the main landing gear
  3. in the location from parent remove the negative in the x position (as the right gear is under the left wing)
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Thanks I guess I've always messed that one up I thought of it as subtracting from the center out but I guess it's really adding from the center out. Ha maybe I have a backwards brain.
 
technoid said:
Thanks I guess I've always messed that one up I thought of it as subtracting from the center out but I guess it's really adding from the center out. Ha maybe I have a backwards brain.
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you are subracting from the leading edge of the root of the wing so the gear ended up on the opposite side.
 
legoman said:
you are subracting from the leading edge of the root of the wing so the gear ended up on the opposite side.
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I've been thinking of it wrong the whole time I think all of my planes are that way. I hope I remember this I tend to loose stuff these days (old guy thing).
 
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