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The bomb ranks and rocket wing mounts were modeled using the factory blue prints and are accurate to within perhaps 0.1mm. The propeller and drop tanks were modeled based on published measurements and have similar levels of accuracy. The gun sight 3D models are based on drawings and dimensions from the USAAF K-14A maintenance manual. | The bomb ranks and rocket wing mounts were modeled using the factory blue prints and are accurate to within perhaps 0.1mm. The propeller and drop tanks were modeled based on published measurements and have similar levels of accuracy. The gun sight 3D models are based on drawings and dimensions from the USAAF K-14A maintenance manual. | ||
There are other improvements to the FDM and other areas that have been pushed to | There are other improvements to the FDM and other areas that have been pushed to fgdata. To try out the new features you will need the Aircraft/p51d and Aircraft/Instruments-3d/computing-gun-sights directories. I tested these updates with FG 2.12.1 but it should be OK with any version from 2.4 on. | ||
fgdata also has the new check list functionality that was setup by Stuart Buchanan. I made some additions to the check lists to reflect changes in the FDM that affected the start up procedure. From that experience I know that Stuart spent a significant amount of time getting this in place. Thank you Stuart. | |||
The plan going forward is to continue to improve the external 3D model based on the factory blue prints. So over the next few months you can expect to see things get even better. | The plan going forward is to continue to improve the external 3D model based on the factory blue prints. So over the next few months you can expect to see things get even better. | ||