New afterburner cone

[komarov]

 

And here is my favourite airshow fighter, the MiG-23.

Sadly, but here in Hungary, I saw this plane in 1992 last time and the last flight with the Flogger was in 1997.

But I saw MiG-23UB in Moscow, summer of 2005, on MAKS, without afterburner, but of course, this was very loud.

 

Check the takeoff. At max dry thrust, the sound of the R-29BD-300 engine is same or louder than other fighterjet with reheat. And the forsazh produce a real boom!!!

The americans like it, yes they like every noisy thing... ;)

[some1]

There are no animation stages for afterburner cone in Lock On. There is single model that is used by all aircrafts. It's scaled by the game engine to fit the plane nozzle size and position. Then it's scaled further according to the thrust applied so it's shorter at 100% RPM and longer at 102%. And that's all. No function of height or air temerature. A single model must fit to every plane and situation. Anyway, very interesting discussion :thumbup:

 

As for the visibility range maybe I'll try to experiment with LOD's one day if I find some free time.

[komarov]

Yes I know it, but maybe in the future, in the next Lock On, on the next generation of PCs...:)

[Trident]

Very nice. I wouldn't have expected a polygonal (as opposed to a particle effect) afterburner to look this good. Great work :)

[Vekkinho]

The RPM at 103-108% (smaller for low pressure shaft, higher for high pressure shaft) are not an override.

This is a normal regime, as I said, this is for the stabil gas flown in the engine at max reheat.

 

However my MiG-29A never goes beyond 103%, no matter of angels!!!

 

And I know that export variants (B models) have slightly downgraded RD-33 by Isotov/Sarkisov to prolong service hours and A variants had Tumanski/Klimov/Leningorod augmented turbofans with 110% RPM capable reheat. That's major difference between 9-12 A and B and there's a small payload change (B lacked nuclear weapons delivery, wing tanks (PTB-1150) and R-27T).

[3Sqn_Sven]

I'd give you some more rep but I gave you rep for your fantastic movie recently and I can't give you anymore.

 

Nice work dude

[komarov]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKbvTfpVH0M

 

Good afterburner flame. :)

[Vekkinho]

Cool video,

 

does anyone have any photos of RL aircraft (F-14,15,16, MiG-29, Su-27,30,33) with burners lit during the night. Or links to it?!

 

Thanx.

[komarov]

Improved afterburner, but more fuel consumption:

The F-15E's F-100PW229 engine with longer flame than F-15C's F-100PW220.

 

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1023546/L/

 

Not interesting, but nice...

[Vekkinho]

It's a nice Strike, just like you said More fuel consumption but there are side tanks for tht extra fuel needed. Too bad it's shot during the daytime and author isn't focused on flames so I can't really tell the lenght and the shape of the AB.

 

Nightshots really tell how long the flame is. It'd be nice to have those sidetanks in LO :smilewink:.

[Corsair7662]

wish i was there to see this!

[komarov]

Not a serious fighterjet simulator, but the BF2 has a good graphic, and I think the afterburner effect in this game looks very good.

Why not use like this?

[Merlin555]

simply because BF2 engine has nothing to do with Lockon engine..

[komarov]

Of course, not this engine, but this effect.

[Disso]

The new, longer version is beautiful! Thanks alot for this very original mod!

 

[komarov]

but the real is allways better :)

 

http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/1144351/L/

 

What do you think about this?

This is not an australian F-111...

[Disso]

but the real is allways better :)

 

http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/1144351/L/

 

What do you think about this?

This is not an australian F-111...

 

Did you not read the caption?

[komarov]

yes, but this flameout is not a usual thing...

[Disso]

Exactly..

[komarov]

And go back to the old discussion about the Tomcat real flame lenght.

Here is the final evidence: :)

 

 

But I think much more interesting the climb rate of this bird, especially after a tight turn!

Yes, the D-Tomcat was a very good plane!

[Cosmonaut]

I agree that the length is more realistic when using the long AB mod however IMO because the effect can't be animated it doesn't look as real as the standard MOD, especially on the Russian planes.