Sarix Posted October 8, 2024 Posted October 8, 2024 Hi. The modelviewer shows that the Mi-8 has a (hydraulically dampened?) tail bumper with a small piston-like structure near the tail end. This structure appears to be fixed in-place for the Mi-24P. If one tries to play all the animations for the 24P, the tail bumper does not move at all. Is the tail bumper on the real thing also fixed in-place, or is this an animation thing? Cheers. R7-4800H @ 8x 2.9GHz + (8+16)GB DDR4? RAM + GTX 1660Ti. Gripen needs to be a thing.
Gierasimov Posted October 8, 2024 Posted October 8, 2024 (edited) From the last time I saw it in real life I remember it looked similar to how it is in DCS, now checking the reference photo it seems to be correct: Mil Mi-24P - Hungary - Air Force | Aviation Photo #2180625 | Airliners.net Edited October 8, 2024 by Gierasimov 1 Intel i7-13700KF :: ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 :: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB :: MSI RTX 4080 Gaming X Trio :: VKB Gunfighter MK.III MCG Ultimate :: VPC MongoosT-50 CM3 :: non-VR :: single player :: open beta
AeriaGloria Posted October 8, 2024 Posted October 8, 2024 1 hour ago, Sarix said: Hi. The modelviewer shows that the Mi-8 has a (hydraulically dampened?) tail bumper with a small piston-like structure near the tail end. This structure appears to be fixed in-place for the Mi-24P. If one tries to play all the animations for the 24P, the tail bumper does not move at all. Is the tail bumper on the real thing also fixed in-place, or is this an animation thing? Cheers. The skid is hydraulically rotated. So not as much as Mi-8, but the rear of the skid will move up and down if pressed against the ground. The rear strut is hydraulic just like Mi-8 1 Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com
AlphaOneSix Posted October 9, 2024 Posted October 9, 2024 I was never quite sure why they waste their time making the struts able to move. The only time we hit one hard enough to actually stroke the piston, it wasn't pretty. 3 1
Sarix Posted October 10, 2024 Author Posted October 10, 2024 Much appreciate all the replies! Damn if actually "putting the bumper to use" would result in something like that...! 2 R7-4800H @ 8x 2.9GHz + (8+16)GB DDR4? RAM + GTX 1660Ti. Gripen needs to be a thing.
Raffi75 Posted October 10, 2024 Posted October 10, 2024 6 hours ago, Sarix said: Much appreciate all the replies! Damn if actually "putting the bumper to use" would result in something like that...! In my career of 28 years, I have only encountered damage to the rear support once. Interestingly, it was on an Mi-2 during a "hard" landing. It never happened on an Mi-24. 1
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