Thor's Hammer FSX Freeware "Rafale Marine" ! October 1st !

[Lateral-G]

I haven't changed any key/joystick mapping for the flaps function. Flaps work normally on other aircraft.

I understand how the canards and flaps are mixed. However, the flaps are always down, no matter what. (airspeed, attitude, flaps deployed/stowed, etc.). The flaperon animation does work but I have not been able to get the flaps to retract.

It is interesting to see the canards move exactly opposite when the speed brake is deployed (move to the trail position) but the aircraft DOES slow down (like it should).

I'm wondering if it could be an issue with the VC I'm using (Mirage 2000)

[RKinkor]

Thanks I will give that a try, it was probably a one time thing but it was a high level warning something to do with a adware Installer from a website called 5million friends or something like that.
Update... went through your site and it worked fine thanks for the advice!
Update2 Totally worth it now to try the VC edits

Try this...

I've been told that going through my website seems to avoid the nasty malware. So follow the links
from the October 1 entry on the "What's New" page. That will take you to the Rafale listing page and
from there to the FAF site. And from there to the download page. A long trip but hopefully worth it.

I also added a "Direct" link to the megaupload page to save a step.

Hope this helps.
:ernae:

[fsafranek]

Thanks I will give that a try, it was probably a one time thing but it was a high level warning something to do with a adware Installer from a website called 5million friends or something like that.
Update... went through your site and it worked fine thanks for the advice!
Update2 Totally worth it now to try the VC edits

Glad it worked.

5 million friends, huh? Wish I had 5 million friends who would send me a quarter, fifty cents, even a dollar.

[jetstreamsky]

I haven't changed any key/joystick mapping for the flaps function. Flaps work normally on other aircraft.

If it is an airbrake input, it wouldn't show in flaps in other aircraft as they aren't usually mixed surfaces, but it would show in something like the F18 that does something similar except using the rudders.

I understand how the canards and flaps are mixed. However, the flaps are always down, no matter what. (airspeed, attitude, flaps deployed/stowed, etc.). The flaperon animation does work but I have not been able to get the flaps to retract.

It is interesting to see the canards move exactly opposite when the speed brake is deployed (move to the trail position) but the aircraft DOES slow down (like it should).

Weird

I'm wondering if it could be an issue with the VC I'm using (Mirage 2000)

I'm using the Etendard cockpit without any problems, I think it just replaced an alias to the lear jet so I don't see it matters what cockpit you use.

[fantumfan2003]

I am trying unsuccessfully to land it on the Charles de Gaulle v.2.0 by Rooster and also using aicarriers2.

I try to maintain about 115kts with 30% on-board fuel

Thanks for the tips

FF

[peter12213]

Got to say very poor, I know it's the Beta, but after the Rollus model this is very much lacking! Great for freeware users though!:salute:

[Lateral-G]

Well, since no seemed to have any thoughts on my flaperons/canards issue I decided to try the F-18 cockpit.

Now the flaperons/canards work properly but I get the fx red light by the NLG.

Hmmmm......well now I'll try the Etendard cockpit......

[Mach3DS]

I've got the Etendard IVM Cockpit going on the Rafale, and it works for me without any issue. The Red light is gone. All control surfaces work properly. Just note. The refueling probe switch in the cockpit controls the Fuel drogue extend/release on the 2 tank model.

[papab]

I've got the Etendard IVM Cockpit going on the Rafale, and it works for me without any issue. The Red light is gone. All control surfaces work properly. Just note. The refueling probe switch in the cockpit controls the Fuel drogue extend/release on the 2 tank model.

Thanks for the tip on the drogue-It a came out in flight and could not figure out how to retract
RIck

[Chris Sykes]

with the payware Rafale VC added i think its a guage causing the flaperons to droup down, as i rem'd out the guages in the copied panel.cfg and they operated perfectly. i havent figured out which guage is causing the issue yet...

[fantumfan2003]

While trying to find leads on how to land this Rafale on the CDG I noted that the AoA is 16 deg just before touchdown and I am pretty sure they are also using an Auto Throttle system similar to the Superbug. The 16 deg AoA means that the nose is so high that you can barely see forward ( I am not able to at all using the FSX-A Hornet F18 pit for v/c)



Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks

FF

I am trying unsuccessfully to land it on the Charles de Gaulle v.2.0 by Rooster and also using aicarriers2.

I try to maintain about 115kts with 30% on-board fuel

Thanks for the tips

FF

[Cirrus N210MS]

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[fsafranek]

Is anyone getting the leading edge slats to go down for takeoff? If so what cockpit did you use? That may be the key.

I only see them move when in flight at low speeds. I mucked around with adding a [flaps.1] section in the aircraft.cfg file but that didn't work.
:ernae:

[Lateral-G]

My thinking is the LE and TE flaps as well as the canard issue is tied to a particular gauge that is dependent on which cockpit you use.

[Chris Sykes]

My thinking is the LE and TE flaps as well as the canard issue is tied to a particular gauge that is dependent on which cockpit you use.

Yeah thats the same conclusion i came to earlier... Just havent had time to figure out which one in the other Rafale Panel.cfg it is

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...l=1#post633070

[fsafranek]

Working on a repaint of Rafale M F1 No.2 of Flotille 12.F in autumn 2005.
The tail decoration was to commemorate this aircraft's 1000th flight hour.
Trying to tone down the reflectivity of the spec layers now.

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[hschuit]

Working on a repaint of Rafale M F1 No.2 of Flotille 12.F in autumn 2005.
The tail decoration was to commemorate this aircraft's 1000th flight hour.
Trying to tone down the reflectivity of the spec layers now.

:ernae:

To get rid of the excess shine, I delete all alpha's from the textures, then made the specular bitmaps darker with less contrast. The canopy rail is tricky, I could not find it's specular bitmap but I finally got it right by changing the MDL LOD 01 38 specular from 229 to 40.

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[gaucho_59]

Yes but in France and / or in french language it is pronounced
"VC" ( Vay Say ).

Explaining this french "gag" picture !
:mixedsmi:
"Vay"-Porz

'
Vraiment en francais ca serait "double ve", n'est pas? Mais comme en italien, on dit "vu vu vu" pour w.w.w.
que doit etre "doppia vu doppia vu doppia vu" [which is apparently cumbersome to say ]
I am a US Army officer who retired and lived in Italy for many, many years and speaks Italian fluently...
Unfortunately, my French dates back to high school days in the early 50s... I am not really a true "francophone"...
so enlighten me if I am wrong... I was surprised by the pronunciation of "ve" for W... how do you pronounce
the letter V in French nowadays? [I have noticed that in contemporary times many things change in both
French and Italian... English stays pretty much the same... (save for those Americans who murder English with
things like.... answering "I'm good" when asked "How are you"... lol - which should be "I'm well"... the adverb
NOT the adjective.. Spanish also has changed with the times... Je etait ne' en Argentine... et l'espagnol etait ma langue primaire...
Mais, quel dommage, maitenant il est aussi change' beaucoups...

[vonstroheim]

Vraiment en francais ca serait "double ve", n'est pas?

My grandmother used to say "double vay say" for WC, but most of us shortened it to "vay say" (VC), you know, like "going to the 'loo" instead of the longer version... Funny thing, here in Quebec we say "bécosse", it comes from "back house"...

Is this the right topic for this? Actually yes! Virtual cockpit (VC) swapping in the Rafale... haha

Attachment 49758

Attachment 49759

Dino's F35 VC + Rafale splash screen by amentiba (pilote-virtuel.com)
http://www.pilote-virtuel.com/viewtopic.php?id=30097

[fsafranek]

To get rid of the excess shine, I delete all alpha's from the textures, then made the specular bitmaps darker with less contrast. The canopy rail is tricky, I could not find it's specular bitmap but I finally got it right by changing the MDL LOD 01 38 specular from 229 to 40.

Thanks hschuit. That's easy enough to do. I'll give it a try.
:ernae:

[CG_1976]

Anyone up for a paint challenge ?? RCAF 425Sq?

[fsafranek]

Did spot this "what if" repaint this morning at Flightsim.com.
A fictitious Força Aérea Brasileira wrap-around camo scheme.

Attachment 49795

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[CG_1976]

Thanks for the HU frank. The Brazil one has a home with me. Now to figure out the Dino F35 merge.

[gaucho_59]

My grandmother used to say "double vay say" for WC, but most of us shortened it to "vay say" (VC), you know, like "going to the 'loo" instead of the longer version... Funny thing, here in Quebec we say "bécosse", it comes from "back house"...

Is this the right topic for this? Actually yes! Virtual cockpit (VC) swapping in the Rafale... haha

Attachment 49758

Attachment 49759


Dino's F35 VC + Rafale splash screen by amentiba (pilote-virtuel.com)
http://www.pilote-virtuel.com/viewtopic.php?id=30097

By the way... for an ignorant American... what does "loo" originate from... you said a longer word?...

[vonstroheim]

...Now to figure out the Dino F35 merge.

Try this: update the Rafale model.cfg file like that (the one in the "Rafale M 3x1275litres" folder)

[models]
normal=rafalem
interior=..\..\F35A\model\JSF2

And inside each texture folder, update the texture.cfg like this:

[fltsim]
fallback.1=..\texture
fallback.2=..\..\F35A\texture.clean

Update the view point in aircraft.cfg: eyepoint = 13.5, 0.0, 1.5

And copy the F35 panel folder to the Rafale folder... That's it! Worked fine for me... Hope it's clear enough, and I didn't miss something...

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what does "loo" originate from... you said a longer word?...

This is british english spoken by kids, I assume it's coming from "lavatory"...