mattebubben Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 In my 20 years of flying, neither did I. My point was that I saw a video showing a bunch of A-4 carrier traps where the nose gear collapsed. And you guys complaining about my post saying "I did that job for so long and never saw anything like what you say"... doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Watch this video (the one I originally commented about). At the 20min mark, there are a few A-4s that collapse the nose gear. A few other aircraft are shown, but again at the 25min mark is another one. So, for you nay-sayers, the nosegear can collapse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84eVxXXdy-E Dont think it was a matter of a Fragile Landing Gear on those incidents. My guess would be that for some reason the Noes Gear did not Lock in properly. But there is no Combat aircraft (that has seen use for more then a few years) that has never had a Gear Related Failure. so with the A-4. if it has lets say 10 gear failures from during its entire service (and all the hundreds of thousands if not millions of landings) with the US Navy/Marinecorps. but if all 8 of those were Filmed then ppl might mistakenly thing the aircraft is dangerous and has a Nosegear that is prone to failing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidRider Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) @Levelpulse, How hard has it been to get the shape of the A-4 right? I remember reading a post not too long ago on the Leatherneck F-14 thread where someone pointed out an issue with the shape/proportion, and Cobra responding that there was indeed more refining to do, and that they had already remodeled some parts because they weren't accurate enough. Edited May 2, 2016 by RabidRider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombeckett2285 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Looking splendid guys, can really appreciate all the hard work going in! Can't wait to get behind the stick of this bad boy :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk "The only replacement for a Buccaneer is a Buccaneer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archimaede Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 @Levelpulse, How hard has it been to get the shape of the A-4 right? I remember reading a post not too long ago on the Leatherneck F-14 thread where someone pointed out an issue with the shape/proportion, and Cobra responding that there was indeed more refining to do, and that they had already remodeled some parts because they weren't accurate enough. Not level but I'll answer. Modelling is done using blueprints when available, and eyeballing when not, preferably using other known references as a base. The aircraft shape is not the hard part, there's a lot of data available with lots of info on it. The smaller details are harder to get because of the lack of references, but we make do. Community A-4E mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidRider Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I see, thanks for the answer. Really looking forward to this module. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plusnine_ Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 as a companion to the cockpit shot, here are some in-progress images of textures for ground equipment, and the mk-77 bomb. plusnine Community A-4E-C (Textures & sounds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbeard Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 as a companion to the cockpit shot, here are some in-progress images of textures for ground equipment, and the mk-77 bomb. Looks great! How are you gonna implement the Napalm into DCS? __________________ Windows 7 Ult 64 Bit | Intel Core i5-3570 | 16GB DDR3-2133 | GTX 770 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archimaede Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Looks great! How are you gonna implement the Napalm into DCS? That's the million dollar question! :) There's "fire bombs" in DCS code but they don't seem to be working right now. We're looking for a workaround. Community A-4E mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbeard Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Fingers crossed that you make it! __________________ Windows 7 Ult 64 Bit | Intel Core i5-3570 | 16GB DDR3-2133 | GTX 770 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gospadin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Watch this video (the one I originally commented about). I'm sure the nosegear can collapse. I don't know how or if we can model a failed nose gear lock. In most of those landings, they're properly landing on the mains but the nose gear simply folds back up into the nose of the plane. In one, it went backwards due to an apparent on-nose landing at night, but it's hard to tell. My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gospadin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 @Levelpulse, How hard has it been to get the shape of the A-4 right? I remember reading a post not too long ago on the Leatherneck F-14 thread where someone pointed out an issue with the shape/proportion, and Cobra responding that there was indeed more refining to do, and that they had already remodeled some parts because they weren't accurate enough. If you have a specific piece of feedback regarding a shape issue in the pictures we've shown, please PM archimaede or one of the rest of us and we'll see what we can do. If you have a photo as data, even better. --gos My liveries, mods, and missions for DCS:World M-2000C English Cockpit | Extra Beacons Mod | Nav Kneeboard | Community A-4E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEma Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Looking forward to this aircraft! In the progress of setting up a New Zealand Virtual Aerobatic Team based on the A4 Skyhawks (the original team was named Kiwi Red and part of the RNZAF). Kaby Lake @ 4.6Ghz - Gigabyte Z170-D3H - 16Gb DDR4 - Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 OC - Samsung EVO 250Gb SSD - Seagate 1 Tb HDD - HTC Vive - Rift CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oesau Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Looking forward to this aircraft! In the progress of setting up a New Zealand Virtual Aerobatic Team based on the A4 Skyhawks (the original team was named Kiwi Red and part of the RNZAF). That would be very cool to see and bring back many memories - so... you planning to do the buddy AAR demo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Same here. Really looking forward to this plane!! :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEma Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 That would be very cool to see and bring back many memories - so... you planning to do the buddy AAR demo? Absolutely :) Including barrel rolling in pair, right? Kaby Lake @ 4.6Ghz - Gigabyte Z170-D3H - 16Gb DDR4 - Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 OC - Samsung EVO 250Gb SSD - Seagate 1 Tb HDD - HTC Vive - Rift CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QJW Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Me too, been one of my favorite ground attack planes for a long time and can't wait to see what you guys make of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevelPulse Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) We'll have a update for you guys at the end of May. Lots of people from our team have put a massive amount of work in for the past two months. Edited May 24, 2016 by LevelPulse 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Director | Team Coordinator ME-163B Project The DCS Modding Hub Discord PC Specs: Intel I7 8700k 4.7Ghz Gigabyte Aorus Ultra Gaming Z370 Motherboard 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000MHz Ram 500GB Samsung Evo 850 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroEma Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 We'll have a big update for you guys at the end of May. Lots of people from our team have put a massive amount of work in for the past two months. Awesome!! Thanks for the update! Kaby Lake @ 4.6Ghz - Gigabyte Z170-D3H - 16Gb DDR4 - Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 OC - Samsung EVO 250Gb SSD - Seagate 1 Tb HDD - HTC Vive - Rift CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aginor Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Cool, looking forward to that! :) DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QJW Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 We'll have a update for you guys at the end of May. Lots of people from our team have put a massive amount of work in for the past two months. Awesome! Cannot wait to see what you guys have in store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AG-51_Razor Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 What QJW said!! :thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnjp5 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Do you guys have any need for subject matter experts regarding the A-4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archimaede Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Do you guys have any need for subject matter experts regarding the A-4? Always, yes! Community A-4E mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnjp5 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Always, yes! Awesome, tried to send a pm but doesn't seem to have worked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 :music_whistling: Waiting for some news... ACER Predator Orion 9000: W10H | Intel i9-7900X OC@4.5Ghz | 8x16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport | Sapphire GTX1080TI | Intel 900P 480GB | Intel 600P 256GB | HP EX950 1TB | Seagate Firecuda 2TB ACER Predator XB281HK: 28" TN G-SYNC 4K@60hz ThrustMaster Warthog Hotas, TPR, MFD Cougar Pack, HP Reverb Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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