Hueyman

You're welcome ! Well, that is their signature sound, like the Huey has it's own one Do you think it's disturbing ? Some manufacturers put symetrical followers, ( SA 365 Dauphin for instance ) mainly for balancing purposes, but this may have reduced the " noise " on this one, thus adding weight, costs and maintenance...

This part, also known as just " follower " or " swashplate follower " is an angle compass that mechanically links the rotating swashplate and the rotorhead. The torque is consequent in this area and by design, the movement/torque transmission shouldn't even be tried to be transmitted via the pitch links, which are designed just for that : actuate individual blade pitch, and not drive the swahsplate. From a cinematic point of view : - The Main Gear Box houses the rotor mast - The rotor mast is bolted onto the rotor hub ( yoke ) - The swash follower is bolted onto the mast ( top ) and the rotating swashplate ( bottom ) - The pitch links are bolted between the pitch horns and the rotating swashplate ( so they do not need to withstand the radial torque that would be here without the help of the swash follower ) So the rotor mast, pitch horns and rotating swashplate are a solidary mechanical assembly, in terms of circular motion, while allowing every sub-assemblies ( pitch links, lead lag, flapping axis etc .. ) to freely rotate around their respective axis while having a solid and precise driving of these for the intended purposes. And in the Mil Helicopters, this follower creates a small air turbulence over the other rotating parts of the hub that makes that whistling sound, hence the " once per revolution " Hope that helps.

I mean.. I was hoping to see emergence of dedicated online squads ! Watch this entirely and tell me you’re not about to dream being one of these Flights where power comes from strategy, training and discipline !

Or maybe I’ll have to repair that module, will it delete all joystick and keyboard assignment as well as records, logs and campaigns etc ? Just want to restore vanilla files for rotor texture

Hello ! I’d like to get back to default rotor textures ( blurred ) and start from there, could please someone upload the file here or via PM ? Many thanks

Irak and Afghanistan ? Isn't having Persian Gulf and Syria enough already ? I mean, until we have the whole world, having versatile maps would be great ( Europe, Asia, Africa ... ). I feel like PG/Syria and Channel/Normandy are quite close to each over

Oh come on ! Give me a single reason why this popular theatre is not in development yet ?!

Thanks, glad you like it ;) If you're interested in more of that, take your time to browse that YouTube channel, many Soviet classics remastered with original recording quality and a full set of international subtitles.. Looking for my next one for tonight ;-P

In my passion for Russian/Soviet world, I discovered a pearl : Мимино The story of a Georgian helicopter ( Mil Mi-2 ) pilot and it's stories, in good old Caucasus... I'm sure it may please some of you, who are more into delicate heli flying in the mountains than flying at Mach 2 at FL 450 ! I really enjoyed the tone and atmosphere of this movie, very good quality also.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3312304/ It's here !! Many many thanks Ogma, you're the best ! Hueyman

It's a very complete and realistic module indeed. Quite confusing but the Mi-17 is basically the very same Mi-8, but export version. Only Russian operated A/C are designated Mi-8. The full designation philosophy is quite complex, but saying Mi-17 is an upgraded Mi-8 with tail rotor on the other side is a big simplification. Some Mi-8s ( MTV-5 for instance ) are more performant and younger than older Mi-17-1V. I agree that this module would only need a 3D/4K/PBR overhaul, maybe a bit regarding the sounds ( the whisling sound of the swashplate driver "scissor" is louder IRL ) but overall a true masterpiece. Still it is quite limited for serious IFR operations, a VOR/ILS/CDI and a DME would be more than welcome.. but it wouldn't be an Mi-8 MTV2 anymore but civilian MTV1 retrofited with " modern " avionics ( like all current civilian ones around .. )

It's really one of the most detailed and in-depth system simulation ever made around, really under rated .. I believe I saw somewhere they have a slightly different version directly used for FTD Level 3 Mi-8/17 simulators for real crews Type Rating .. It looks very advanced and feature complete system wise, maybe only a cosmetic overhaul, to be on par with incoming Mil Mi-24 ( looking STELLAR ) would be welcommed ! I'd be ready to financially support this, like Black Shark 2,3 .. and A-10 II ..

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It's an awesome module as we're already used to with Eagle Dynamics, but it's also an awesome aircraft with rich history ! I am really surprised in the negative way to see so little interest in it so far .. - There are not many liveries ( though not sure if the paintkit was released ) - No quick/instant missions in Syria - Still waiting for rocket implementation and correct bomb damage blast - No serious campaing that I'm aware of are in the process of being made using Normandy or The Channel - Very little use online - Was expecting to see a ton of virtual squadrons rising up, with ground attack role, formation flying etc.. nothing. Proposed multiple times over groups, no one was interested so far. Is there a reason for that ? I know they are hard birds to fly compared to the jet toys but on the long run, I'm afraid most development power will be moer and more dedicated to the jets, in the disadvantage of the helicopters and WWII birds ( like in the civilian sims where the Liners makes most of the $$ ) Anyway, share your thoughts on that :thumbup:

It's an awesome module as we're already used to with Eagle Dynamics, but it's also an awesome aircraft with rich history ! I am really surprised in the negative way to see so little interest in it so far .. - There are not many liveries ( though not sure if the paintkit was released ) - No quick/instant missions in Syria - Still waiting for rocket implementation and correct bomb damage blast - No serious campaing that I'm aware of are in the process of being made using Normandy or The Channel - Very little use online - Was expecting to see a ton of virtual squadrons rising up, with ground attack role, formation flying etc.. nothing. Proposed multiple times over groups, no one was interested so far. Is there a reason for that ? I know they are hard birds to fly compared to the jet toys but on the long run, I'm afraid most development power will be moer and more dedicated to the jets, in the disadvantage of the helicopters and WWII birds ( like in the civilian sims where the Liners makes most of the $$ ) Anyway, share your thoughts on that :thumbup:

Alpha, check your PMs :thumbup:

Wow !! Thaks Ogma !! Would be so happy if you could make the skins of above mentioned companies ... Thank you so much !

Excellent ahah ! I'm a great Russian stuff enthusiast, including music ! My favorite being Кино

Thanks ! Nice video of that 204 ! That's exactly what I'm trying to achieve ! Basically that's working, but need more to be drawn on the mirror

Cool ! No, fixed settings playing with the .lua values but that's a workable workaround, try this and let me know what you think ! Workable on RIGHT SEAT for slings up to 30m ! Place here : Eagle Dynamics\Mods\aircraft\Mi-8MTV2\Cockpit\Scripts mainpanel_init.lua

I second that ! And the viscosity of the lead/lag dampers, also depending on the temperature, have an effect on how quick blades resets themselves with centrifugal force. The SA330 Pumas and similar fully articulated rotorhead helis also does that. On the current DCS Mi-8, there is already something quite similar, yet not identical on first start up : instead of wobbling once per revolution, at every blade count you notice a light out of balance situation, that disappears as RPM rises to the nominal range and that are only preset at first start up of a newly loaded game.

Yeah Keep in mind in a helicopter, the main sound sources are ( from most heard to least ) 1. Main Rotor 2. Tail Rotor 3. Powerplant 4. Transmission In the Mils, the typical whistle sound come from the swashplate compass follower, known as « scissor ». They recorded the Mi-8 sounds on a real aircraft with outstanding results and I’m sure they’ll do the same with this one :)

Any candidate ?