F-15 update

[borchi_2b]

well i forgot to post some stuff here, so the threat disappeared, lol

 

here some stuff for you guys.

it is coming sooner and sooner

 

 

 

most details will be posted at the simmod forum, sorry for that, but we are a team:-)

[Glowing_Amraam]

Looks very nice! :)

[Shaman]

most details will be posted at the simmod forum, sorry for that, but we are a team:-)

 

good to hear that :)

keep up the good work

[RedTiger]

Darn, can't add any more rep. Keep it up!

 

As long as you make an announcement here when its ready, I'm set! :)

[OldCrow]

This is looking really good!! Great work! Keep it up!:thumbup:

[mitor]

AWESOME! :)

[borchi_2b]

ok this is a question for all f-15 lovers.

i have just figured that the us aif force does not use the hooks at the f-15c anymore, there for i am thinking about the fact that i have to model the rear of the fuselage between the nozzles a bit diffrent.

my attemt is to model the actual f-15c that is flying today, so keep that in mind when you ask yourself this question:

 

do we need the hook area like the f-15 had in the 80ies?

 

many many aswers are welcome, so please feel free to post your thoughts, so that we as simmod team have something to work with.

 

cheers boom boom

[Majesco]

i wonder is the F-15C's tailhook a ruin of F-15N Sea Eagle project for naval fleet ?

[leandromarrone]

is a safety hook, for shorts runways...

[Rhen]

:huh:

:doh:

 

Great work on the Eagle, Boom Boom. Hope it becomes more popular than Walmis' model, which I enjoy very much.

 

Contrary to popular(?) :noexpression: belief, the tailhook on the F-15 (or for that matter, on any other USAF fighter-type aircraft) is NOT there because we just envy the hell out of

. :lol: It is, however, there for the same purpose as used by our naval bretheren ("Naval aviators" or as we call them... Squids):megalol:. The tailhook is there to stop the aircraft in a short distance.

 

The tailhook is there for emergencies where the aircraft is incapable of stopping in the normal fashion - a normal landing, aerobraking, and then using wheel brakes once slowed below 120Kts. That nose-up attitude you see when we land is not a wheelie we do just to look cool (although it does look cool, doesn't it?:megalol:), it's aerodynamic braking, which allows us to slow without using the wheel brakes. Using the wheel brakes at high speeds - 120 kts in the Eagle, might cause hot brakes, which can reach a significant temperature - sometimes up to 30 min after landing. This can cause the tires to explode, which does not make the crew chief very happy with the pilot.:smartass:

 

So, we need alternate ways of stopping an aircraft weighing over 20 tons, with puny brakes and small tires, in case of brake failure or high speed landing. Enter the tailhook. It's used to catch the cable you see at the approach/departure end of military runways. These are usually BAK-9/12/13/14 type cables you see 1,500 ft down the approach end of the runway, which is raised using rubber donuts to a height sufficient for the tailhook to engage the system. The aircraft is then brought to a stop by the kinetic energy being absorbed by the system to stop the aircraft in a short distance.

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_13/runway.pdf

 

So, to recap, we haven't stopped using the tailhook on USAF aircraft, and it's not some US Navy master plan to steal USAF aircraft and use them on carriers.:megalol:

Edited June 26, 2008 by Rhen

[borchi_2b]

well i never mentioned it that way :-)

i just figured that the airframe was changed and that the end of the hook is not covered anymore.

thats the difference and that what i wanted to know what the community things about

[Matze81]

It would be cool if you could model the tailhook portion without the cover.

That's the way the Eagles have it nowadays.

 

By the way, your model looks really awesome! Great job!

[borchi_2b]

that was the actual question for the community, tailhook covered or not?

i would like to see more comments on this :-)

[Vekkinho]

Not covered!

 

Borchi_2b - great work, have some rep!

[borchi_2b]

[monotwix]

I wouldn't critcise your work m8 but you've got to do some thing about that pilot lol.

It's about time for it to sit in the cockpit :megalol:

[borchi_2b]

it sits in the cockpit, arms are not moved do to the animation question, but that will be solved in the next days.

still there are other more imprtant things that are on my list, but do not worry :-)

[Mustang]

Looking VERY nice Boomer :thumbup:

[Glowing_Amraam]

Good looking F-15 you got there!!

Guess Speed 2 will have to wait haha :D

[Aeroscout]

Guess Speed 2 will have to wait haha :D

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! :D

 

Thanks for the updates borchi! :thumbup:

[Sir_Troooper]

Thats a nice looking Eagle man, keep it up! :thumbup:

[borchi_2b]

@glowing amraam:

go ahead with speed 2

the eagle will need more time and it is not sure when it will be done yet

[JaNk0]

Haha G thought he could get away with it :P

[Glowing_Amraam]

Ah man, so close..!

 

But hey, i guess it wouldn't be fair to the veeery outdated SU-27 model.. :P

But still, i think Speed 2 will have to wait a little, as i feel that a certain helicopter needs another flick :D

[Vekkinho]

I'm also a hook fan so IMHO it should be present on your model!