Due to popular demand following our recent movie, here is a closer look at the new Virtual Blue Angels F/A-18C cockpit. It is roughly at the "Pre-Alpha" stage, with several enhancements yet to come, but it is far enough along for us to be flying with it, and to make the odd movie with it! :)
18 months in the making, this mod is based off all new geometry, and uses no tricks or third party programs - just pure Lock-On modding. :)
F-18 Features include:
F/A-18 HUD
Working velocity vector, pitch ladder, VSI, Baro Alt, Airspeed, Mach, G, AOA, Angle of bank indicator, E-bracket, heading indicator
Wheels up and wheels down modes
Three working DDI displays
DDI 1 includes FCS status display and Electronic Attidude Display Indicator
DDI 2 includes Engine Monitor Display
DDI 3 includes Horizontal Indicator
3D geometry including knobs and switches
Warning / Information lights
Fire, APU Fire, Speed brake, Master caution, Landing gear, Flaps, Radio "button", Inverted fuel pump, hook
Working gear handle, hook handle, throttle, stick, moving ejection handle
Blank displays when engine off
Working Angle of Attack Indexer
Working Integrated Fuel / Engine Indicator
Includes RPM, Temp, Fuel Flow, Nozzle position, oil pressure
Includes Internal fuel quantity, external fuel quantity, bingo, local time
Standby instruments
Working ADI, Airspeed indicator, Altimeter, VSI, compass
Moving park brake and seat arm levers
Blue Angels specific features include:
Center mounted Stopwatch
Stick spring
Smoke lights
Inverted fuel pump switch
Inverted fuel system lights
Pilot with Blue Angels uniform
More features to be added in the near future include Radalt, remaining warning lights, 3D switches and knobs on side panels, and more!
Mod created by:
Bob "Kato" Tyler
Detailed Geometry
Digital Display indicators
Head Up Display
Textures
Animations
Port into FC2
"Beaker"
Canopy Geometry
Canopy Textures
Texture color correction
Tom "Racer" Mihelich
Initial Geometry
Here are some pics:
Here's a movie: :)
For those who can't view the youtube version, here's a link to the video on Vimeo: