Re: [Flightgear-devel] Ski-jumping Su33

[Georg V. <hel...@ar...>]

LeeE schrieb:
> On Tuesday 26 February 2008 00:54, Georg Vollnhals wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> beside ski-jumping snow-plows this could be a nice feature for
>> FlightGear:
>>
>> http://www.myvideo.de/watch/3333690
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuz
>> netsov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-33
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Georg EDDW
>>     
>
> Heh - the FG SU-37 model was actually done from SU-27K drawings, so 
> apart from the uprated engines, vectoring nozzles and the omission 
> of the tailhook, it's really an SU-33:)
>
> LeeE
>
>   
Hi LeeE,

your Su 37 is on duty in my flight hangar since a very long time and the
most aerobatic aircraft I have - due to the thrust vector control. It
has a breathtaking rollrate, is very stable to handle and has much power
going into the sky like a rocket.
I used it a lot for checking the scenery and mostly for just having a
lot of fun. For this you don't need a 3-d-cockpit :-)

Until I saw the video several times with the Su 33 taking off I thought
the Harrier was the only jet to be capable for a take-off from a ship
without a cat. This is russian aerodynamics and brutal jet power. Very
impressing. If you read the wiki, it was not uncomplicated for the
technicians and pilots to learn how to use the combination of this jet
and the ski jump carrier deck.

Did anyone test whether it works with the SkiJump.ac/xml model we have
in the Models/fgsdb department? May be this ski jump is too small and
the angle is too sharp as it is aimed to the Harrier.
Anyway, I'll try it this late evening, just for fun.
Otherwise - if I find enough info on the net - I'll try to build the
deck of the Kuznetsov next weekend.

Have fun!
Georg