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Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 20:18
by DarrenL
I've gone all gassy.

I hear these are going to be the next big thing.

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Rigid airship USS Macon, along with 2 airfield scenery packs, airship mast and AI versions on FlightSim.com for FSX :)

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 20:43
by DaveB
I hear these are going to be the next big thing.
No arguments about the size :lol:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 21:59
by DarrenL
I was told operating them can be a bit boom or bust.





Ps no naked flames on this thread please.

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 06 Oct 2010, 22:40
by SkippyBing
S'Alright, the Macon was Hydrogen filled.

Now how about some fighters to drop out the bottom of it?

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 12:00
by gordon-in-aberdeen
Is it me or is the tower too tall / in the wrong place for the shadow she's casting on the ground? :hide:

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 12:12
by DarrenL
I have an option in the settings for "ground scenery shadows" that's off. So it means airfield objects don't cast shadows, aircraft do though :)

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 12:20
by Garry Russell
Good spot Gordon


Despite the fact the taower is not casting a shadow it looks wrong though as if the airship is about 100 feet further away from us than the tower *-)

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 13:14
by DaveB
:lol: :lol: :lol:

I thought there was something wrong with the shot but couldn't put my finger on it :lol: Darren.. you can also turn off 'aircraft cast shadows' in the aircraft display settings ;)

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 13:16
by DarrenL
I've just had another look, although the mast isn't giving off a shadow the Airship is, is this a problem with the shadow of the Airship or is it because "officially" the Airship has landed, FS therefore automatically giving it a ground shadow?

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Re: Goodbye old fashioned fixed wing aircraft!

Posted: 07 Oct 2010, 13:17
by DarrenL
DaveB wrote:Darren.. you can also turn off 'aircraft cast shadows' in the aircraft display settings ;)
Yep, but I usually keep those on as aircraft without shadows under them on the ground look odd.