Sh4rk Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Flappie said: Devs answered me: they have no info about what this switch is for. In the Black Shark 2 cockpit, they're even identified: Sling load Auto/Manual, and Stabilisation and indication of hanger cable switch. And it's been like that since before slingloading was even implemented... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC_Official Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 awww jesus , I enjoyed doing sling load in the ka-50 shame to have removed it No more pre-orders Click here for tutorials for using Virpil Hardware and Software Click here for Virpil Flight equipment dimensions and pictures. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Flappie said: Devs answered me: they have no info about what this switch is for. I assume we are talking about one of the 3 switches related to sling load. Considering level of details in the cockpit, I assume that ED must have had better pictures with more details than the ones I found. Would it be possible check what is at least written on labels of those switches IRL? Perhaps someone from the original team could comment (there is even a name of developer who did cockpit on page 594 of the BS2 manual or the dudes who implemented avionics)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiazusa Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, okopanja said: I assume we are talking about one of the 3 switches related to sling load. Considering level of details in the cockpit, I assume that ED must have had better pictures with more details than the ones I found. Would it be possible check what is at least written on labels of those switches IRL? Perhaps someone from the original team could comment (there is even a name of developer who did cockpit on page 594 of the BS2 manual or the dudes who implemented avionics)? 13 hours ago, Sh4rk said: In the Black Shark 2 cockpit, they're even identified: Sling load Auto/Manual, and Stabilisation and indication of hanger cable switch. And it's been like that since before slingloading was even implemented... If you change the cockpit language to Ru and read the label,then you will find identical switch/advisory light in the DCS Mi8 manual Edited January 31, 2023 by Akiazusa 1 Kyoto Animation forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) @Flappie This morning I got idea to look the outside pictures of ka-50 for an evidence of a hook and compare it with Mi-8 sling load mechanism. Isn't this a hook on Ka-50? Edit: not a sling load on picture. wrong section. Edited January 31, 2023 by okopanja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 @FlappiePlease ignore the last one, I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 If there is a sling load mechanism, likely it should be located in this area. The handle visible here, exists also on Mi-8 but there there is a separate relatively large hatch through which the sling wire goes. Here is the source of the #25 pictures: https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/kamov-ka-50-hokum-walkaround/ Mi-8 where the hatch is nicely visible: null Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpticFlow Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) From recent events... Edited June 20, 2023 by OpticFlow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlomo1933 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) It’s Not a Ka-50….. Edited June 21, 2023 by Schlomo1933 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 10 hours ago, Schlomo1933 said: It’s Not a Ka-50….. No it is not, but it certainly hints that same people were thinking about sling loading. I hope sooner or later old family Ka-50 photo will surface as well. It also hints at possible location where the sling is attached. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlomo1933 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Sling load was never used in the ka50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobel Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Am 22.6.2023 um 11:18 schrieb Schlomo1933: Sling load was never used in the ka50 Just like 6 pylons...? it would be interesting to see pictures of the real cockpit and panels and what the IRL switches say, in the DCS Ka50 these are each described with "Sling load" possibilities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobel Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) Am 30.1.2023 um 00:03 schrieb okopanja: Hi Flappie, I was able to find some cockpit pictures of Ka-50 #25. It appears all 3 switches related to the sling load are indeed in this cockpit. Note that #25 cockpit has a 3 word label for the switch just like BS2/BS3. Sadly the picture quality does not allowing reading the labels... ...But could this be a confusion caused by the fact that prototypes before #25 had large differences in cockpit layouts? Edited September 6, 2023 by Hobel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz48 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Hello, it would still be great to be able to choose the load transport in the options if you want like the iglas..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbiter28 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 With these new ground effects, carrying loads would have been a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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