NOW AVAILABLE: Community A-4E-C Mod

[DmitriKozlowsky]

You may be onto something here. I just tried it. But, aerodynamically, that only works from 80 knots and faster. Below 80, and definitely at 70, there is no lift that sufficiently increases weight on wheels, and A-4E lands with spoilers out. Spoilers add drag without contributing to lift, flaps increase drag but increase lift. A-4E spoilers create slight down vector lift, increasing weight on wheels after touchdown for improved traction. Stick forward at 70-80 knots IAS and faster would push the nose down increasing weight on front gear only. But slower then that, there is insufficient air flow over wings and elevators to make a difference one way or another. I am experiencing poor brake performance at 60, 50 knots. Below 40 and slower at taxi speeds, wheel brake performance is acceptable. But I find myself, at that speed, running out of runway. I aerobrake (at 10 AOA) untill a/c rotates itself and fnt gear touches, then apply wheel brakes and drag chute (in aircraft that have one). Common wisdom is that pilot should not force fnt gear down , let the aircraft aerobrake and rotate down on its own. Perhaps that rule is relaxed in A-4E-C. So it just seems that in A-4E-C , stick fwd while engaging wheel brakes is a quirk of this module. I think we can live with that, given that rest of the mod is really good. I have DCS: AV-8B/NA and Harrier is my favorite module, followed by A-10C, then F-5E is behind Hog, as it is simple to fly and fight, and very fun mod. A-4E-C , fills similar notch as F-5E. Straightforward, high performance, small, nible type. Plus we have training opportunity to practice carrier approaches with actual trap.

Edited December 31, 2018 by DmitriKozlowsky

[heinzknocke]

Morning fellow dcs'ers

 

 

One small problem i'm having everything works fine start up, taxi, take off and flight but every time I try to land boom explosion. Now either i'm doing something wrong or there's a problem i'm not sure which. I admit im using 1.5.8 as my computers getting on a bit and cannot use 2.5 is that the problem ? any suggestions ?

 

 

Heinz

[DmitriKozlowsky]

Post mission track. Off hand, check your aircraft configuration and watch your vertical velocity (VV), sometimes called sink rate. Touchdown with -5 m/s (or feet per second) or less.

Check aircraft pre-landing config.

 

Speed Brake out

Flaps DOWN

SPOILER ARM ON

Gear Down & Locked

AOA around 10-12 deg and use Glideslope Indicator.

130 knots air speed at runway threshhold

VV less then -5 meters/second

[norbot]

Can the interior cockpit color be changed? Visually, I have problems with very dark or total black cockpits. A dark blue, green, or a shade of grey would help. If, not, no big deal. I'll try to learn as is.

 

 

I don't think you can easily change the cockpit color, but most fighter, attack and civilian aircraft have a black and white cockpit design. Try turning the floodlights on and increase the instrument illumination, that makes the cockpit brighter.

[heinzknocke]

Post mission track. Off hand, check your aircraft configuration and watch your vertical velocity (VV), sometimes called sink rate. Touchdown with -5 m/s (or feet per second) or less.

Check aircraft pre-landing config.

 

Speed Brake out

Flaps DOWN

SPOILER ARM ON

Gear Down & Locked

AOA around 10-12 deg and use Glideslope Indicator.

130 knots air speed at runway threshhold

VV less then -5 meters/second

 

 

Thanks for the reply i'll give it a go

 

 

Heinz

[DeathAngel1]

My DCS crashes every time, when im trying to start from carrier`s ramp with A-4E. Is this bug?

[Mud]

My DCS crashes every time, when im trying to start from carrier`s ramp with A-4E. Is this bug?

 

 

 

From the original post of this thread - bugs section:

 

 

Aircraft cannot cold start from a carrier deck due to carrier movement and use of the huffer for startup.

Known solution: Start all carrier missions hot

[DeathAngel1]

From the original post of this thread - bugs section:

 

 

Aircraft cannot cold start from a carrier deck due to carrier movement and use of the huffer for startup.

Known solution: Start all carrier missions hot

 

Ok, thanks, so its a bug. I hope they will fix it. BTW mod is awesome. Thanks a lot guys! :thumbup:

[Mud]

Ok, thanks, so its a bug. I hope they will fix it. BTW mod is awesome. Thanks a lot guys! :thumbup:

 

I think it's more a limitation due to their limited access to the DCS code actually. So not really a bug.

[DeathAngel1]

Can this mod use AGM-45B? Or only "A" version?

[DeathAngel1]

And there are 3 versions of mod also - A-4E 100, A-4E 101 and A-4E 102. I ve installed A-4 E 102.

Is this the last version of the mod? Thanks!

[norbot]

And there are 3 versions of mod also - A-4E 100, A-4E 101 and A-4E 102. I ve installed A-4 E 102.

Is this the last version of the mod? Thanks!

 

 

Yes, version 1.02 is the latest (link in first post of this thread).

[norbot]

Can this mod use AGM-45B? Or only "A" version?

 

 

In the current state you can only use the AGM-45A. I don't know if another version of the Shrike is planned. But there are loads of other weapons. ;)

[DeathAngel1]

In the current state you can only use the AGM-45A. I don't know if another version of the Shrike is planned. But there are loads of other weapons. ;)

 

Thanks for answer! Is there any Manual for A-4? Because there are a lot of systems in this plane, and I want to learn about it. Is TACAN and ILS systems working? Or still WIP?

Edited January 1, 2019 by DeathAngel1

[JagHond]

+1.

Even if would take a proper bit of time, would be a godsend.

 

With best regards.

[norbot]

Thanks for answer! Is there any Manual for A-4? Because there are a lot of systems in this plane, and I want to learn about it. Is TACAN and ILS systems working? Or still WIP?

 

 

You can try Wheelyjoe's guide here, post #42: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=225016&page=5.

 

I think it's the best you can find at the moment.

 

TACAN is working on fixed (ground) stations. ILS not but INS with two waypoints.

[DeathAngel1]

So A-4 TACAN system is not working on carrier's ATM?

[norbot]

So A-4 TACAN system is not working on carrier's ATM?

 

 

Correct. :cry:

[AcroGimp]

The TACAN can only detect non-moving, static stations (ground) due to an SDK limitation, so you have to use the INS to get close to the Boat and then find it visually, like real life.

 

One way is to plot the course of the Boat and predict LatLon every 12-18 minutes and just have a reference table of location vs time hacks. If it is X time the Boat is a t Y coordinates, this is how they would have done it IRL.

 

Helps if you set the Boat to cruise at speeds that are easily divisable by 6 or 10, so 12, 18 or 20 knots - makes the math for Boat position easy (Boat is moving 1 nm every 5 minutes at 12 Knts) - then fly the approach at INS ground speeds that are easily divisable by 5 or 6 (240 and 300 kts) to make the math in-cockpit easy (example: plane is covering 4 nm per minutes over the groundsea at 240 on the INS groundspeed, 5nmMinute at 300).

 

It is very rare the Boat is just cruising around with TACAN on since it gives away the position of the Boat.

 

So instead of TACAN, you set an INS waypoint at a location that is equivalent to the Case III hold point from a known location of the Boat, and fly the Case III tofrom that point - I will be posting a video demonstrating this later today.

 

The navigation methods echniques though will be the same as my TACAN Non Precision Approach video

 

 

With this method you can actually fly non-precision Case III approaches, including holds, in low visibility conditions, like real life.

 

DISCO, CO vVMA-131 Diamondbacks, vCSG-1

Edited January 1, 2019 by AcroGimp

[tmansteve]

After I land, I bring up the rearming screen and after selecting weapons, the plane stays empty. This also happens when I need more fuel. Everything works when I start the mission.

 

 

Any ideas as not sure this is a bug. Update: Found topic a few pages back and think that I have to have the canopy open. Doh!!!!!

 

 

Cheers

Edited January 1, 2019 by tmansteve

[javelina1]

After I land, I bring up the rearming screen and after selecting weapons, the plane stays empty. This also happens when I need more fuel. Everything works when I start the mission.

 

 

Any ideas as not sure this is a bug. Update: Found topic a few pages back and think that I have to have the canopy open. Doh!!!!!

 

 

Cheers

 

 

Yep, gotta keep the canopy open to chat with the ground crew. :)

[AcroGimp]

Limit of non-SDK aircraft, you can only refuel with engine on (canopy open), re-arm requires you shut the engine down, don't do it on a carrier because you cannot start on a moving carrier currently.

 

DISCO, CO vVMA-131 Diamondbacks, vCSG-1

[heinzknocke]

Good Evening

 

 

Are there any plans for other aircraft ?

Would it be possible for you to get hold of the BANA PROJECT BUCCANER and complete it, if they would let you. You've done some fantastic work on the A4 really loving it

 

 

Thank you

 

 

Heinz

[Dlam1995]

Has there been any tweak that would allow having the A4E installed in such a way that integrity checks would pass so you can run on other servers with the mod installed, or no?

[Merker]

Good Evening

 

 

Are there any plans for other aircraft ?

Would it be possible for you to get hold of the BANA PROJECT BUCCANER and complete it, if they would let you. You've done some fantastic work on the A4 really loving it

 

 

Thank you

 

 

Heinz

 

 

I'm afraid we have no other projects at the moment aside from maintaining the A-4 and our side projects. The A-4 has been a massive amount of work and I think for now we'd like a break. My side project, the USS Oriskany, should be coming sometime this Winter or Spring, though.