requested Dropping into the shuttle

[Micr0]

Something that has bothered me for a while is the fact that when you are hooking up to the catapult in the f-18, as the launch bar is dropping into the shuttle the aircraft acts as though it's going over a bump, and the whole plane drops a couple inches. 

 

In reality it's just the launch bar sliding up and over the shuttle while pivoting on the nose gear. The actual tires don't go over a bump, and from the cockpit you can't even tell it's happened.

 

Now when the airplane is taken into tension,  and the shuttle is moved forward, yes the airplane is correctly nudged forward. But I think the current way the aircraft bounces when simply dropping into the shuttle is incorrect.

[Lord Vader]

Hi @Micr0

This was reported to the team as a possible future improvement for the Supercarrier ops.

Thank you.

[fagulha]

On 10/15/2022 at 9:25 AM, Micr0 said:

Something that has bothered me for a while is the fact that when you are hooking up to the catapult in the f-18, as the launch bar is dropping into the shuttle the aircraft acts as though it's going over a bump, and the whole plane drops a couple inches. 

 

In reality it's just the launch bar sliding up and over the shuttle while pivoting on the nose gear. The actual tires don't go over a bump, and from the cockpit you can't even tell it's happened.

 

Now when the airplane is taken into tension,  and the shuttle is moved forward, yes the airplane is correctly nudged forward. But I think the current way the aircraft bounces when simply dropping into the shuttle is incorrect.

Minute 3:27 of the video i posted, the bump is noticeable but after the launch bar is already in place.

I use the Andre´s Jetseat with SimShaker and the bump is simulated as a ground bump and i think it´s more or less as it is. But you´re talking about the bump when the launch bar gets hooked to the shuttle and i have the same opinion than you. The only bump that should be present it´s when the shuttle gets tension.

 

 

[Micr0]

Fagulha,

Yes, I think we agree. Oddly, AI aircraft don't seem to do that particular "bounce" into the shuttle. I made a short clip to specifically highlight what I'm describing: