Bristol Bombay

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 01 Jul 2006, 08:43

Hi All,

This has appeared on all nodes this morning.

brbombay.zip

Graham

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 01 Jul 2006, 09:04

Ooooops,

Whe I got a look at it - or initially not - it appears the A/C was for CFS2 originally.

I have added the following to the Aircraft cfg to get it to show

ui_manufacturer=Bristol
ui_type=Bombay
ui_variation=RAF CSH
atc_id=
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
atc_parking_types=
atc_parking_codes=

[General]
atc_type=BRISTOL
atc_model=BOMBAY

The went fo r a quick circuit and it seems to handle OK.

Graham

Post by **DaveB** » 01 Jul 2006, 11:37

Hi Graham,

I can't say from that shot that this is one of the best models I've laid eye's on and those wheels look a bit too Carlos Fandango-Golf GTi for my liking but it's there and it's free

ATB

DaveB :tab:

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 01 Jul 2006, 12:10

And you can see the Bristol Frightners lineage in the wing design as well

I might just have a bash at that

Cheers Graham

Leif

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 01 Jul 2006, 12:39

Ay, it is a bit rough and ready, but the read me says to go ahead and make any alterations - and anyway, I like my Bristols - he he he

I anm not up to playing with model file - would not know where to begin :redface:

Have added a few lights for anyone who is interested - just bung the following as the next entry in the lights section. Stobes? You can't beat a quick flash

light.1=2, 11.0, 47.66, 3.55, fx_strobe ,//STBD WING STROBE
light.2=3, 11.0, 47.66, 3.55, fx_navgre ,
light.3=3, 11.0, -47.66,3.55, fx_navred ,
light.4=2, 11.0, -47.66,3.55, fx_strobe , // PORT WING STROBE
light.5=1, -3.44, 0.00, 2.96, fx_beaconh, // upper
light.6=3, -3.44, 0.00, 2.96, fx_navred ,
light.7=3, -39.0, 0.00, 0.00, fx_navwhi , // tail
light.8=2, -39.0, 0.00, 0.00, fx_strobe , // tail

Graham

Post by **DelP** » 03 Jul 2006, 10:22

DaveB wrote: I can't say from that shot that this is one of the best models I've laid eye's on and those wheels look a bit too Carlos Fandango-Golf GTi for my liking but it's there and it's free

Rgr that Dave

..and ATM I'm reading Derek James' 'The Bristol Aeroplane Company' book and have just got to the Bombay..... a spooky coincidence...

ATB,

Derek

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 03 Jul 2006, 10:56

Graham,

STROBES on a mid-30's aeroplane????? :shock:

Kevin

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 03 Jul 2006, 11:34

Like I said previously Kevin, you can't beat a "quick flash"

Graham

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 03 Jul 2006, 22:36

Something I've noticed: there is something odd about the undercarriage in the flight model. In common with a lot of types converted from CFS2, it seems difficult to re-position the wheels accurately, & to correct the diameters and the strut travel. When I put in what are (to me) quite reasonable numbers, I get a model which bounces like nothing on Earth. This differs from the ease with which FS2002/FS9 models can be corrected.

In the past, I've fixed this on a few ex-CFS2 models (eg the YAS Spitfire V) by a long & tedious trial-and-error process, and I suppose I could do the same for the Bombay. However, I would appreciate any input from anyone who knows the secrets - is there something obvious I'm missing?

Cheers,

Kevin

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 04 Jul 2006, 10:01

Answering my own question - the problem is that the [contact_points] section includes the line:

max_number_of_points=0

so that in this case, the undercarriage data from the '.air' file isn't being overwritten. Change the line to read:

max_number_of_points=7

and the u/c geometry can be corrected.

I'll post some suggested corrections (including a fix for the oversensitive pitch axis) later.

Cheers,

Kevin