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{| class="prettytable"
{| class="prettytable"
|C
| {{key press|Shift|C}}
|Catapult launch command
| Catapult launch command
|-
|-
|L
| {{key press|Shift|L}}
|Carrier launch-bar engage
| Carrier launch-bar engage
|-
|-
|o/O
| {{key press|O}} / {{key press|Shift|O}}
|Hook up/down
| Hook up/down
|-
|-
|Ctrl-B
| {{key press|Ctrl|B}}
|Toggle airbrakes
| Toggle airbrakes
|-
|-
|Ctrl-K
| {{key press|Ctrl|K}}
|Toggle spoilers
| Toggle spoilers
|-
|-
|Ctrl-J
| {{key press|Ctrl|J}}
|Deploy drag-chute
| Deploy drag-chute
|-
|-
|J
| {{key press|Shift|J}}
|Jettison drag-chute
| Jettison drag-chute
|-
|-
|j
| {{key press|J}}
|Repack drag-chute
| Repack drag-chute
|}
|}


== Development status/Issues/Todo ==
== Development status/Issues/Todo ==
'''Outside:'''
=== Outside ===
* cockpit instruments can be seen through aircraft hull
* Cockpit instruments can be seen through aircraft hull
* pilot is not solid
* Pilot is not solid
* flaps are not solid
* Flaps are not solid
* flaps are animated, but the shape of the wing does not change when flaps are extended. This means we have 2 flaps, one that is animated and another one that is not animated.
* Flaps are animated, but the shape of the wing does not change when flaps are extended. This means we have 2 flaps, one that is animated and another one that is not animated.
* rudder, ailerons and pitch elevator are not animated
* Rudder, ailerons and pitch elevator are not animated
* no cockpit light at night visible
* No cockpit light at night visible
* no aircraft light available
* No aircraft light available
* aircraft has no wheel well area for the landing gear
* Aircraft has no wheel well area for the landing gear
* no jetstream visible
* No jetstream visible
* nozzle does not change shape when changing thrust - they don't
* Nozzle does not change shape when changing thrust - they don't
* there are no flaps when using reverse thrust - it hasn't got reverse thrust
* There are no flaps when using reverse thrust - it hasn't got reverse thrust


'''3d Cockpit:'''
=== 3D Cockpit ===
* no cockpit light at night available
* No cockpit light at night available
* no rudder/stick control in 3d cockpit available
* No rudder/stick control in 3d cockpit available
* no rudder control pedals available
* No rudder control pedals available
* no switches and levers available
* No switches and levers available
* no elevator trim control available
* No elevator trim control available
* brake signal light does not light when pressing the brake key
* Brake signal light does not light when pressing the brake key
* cockpit instruments look flat, they don't have a 3d look.
* Cockpit instruments look flat, they don't have a 3d look.
* cockpit is not textured
* Cockpit is not textured
* no pilot present in 3d cockpit
* No pilot present in 3d cockpit
* cockpit window has no windscreen wipers
* Cockpit window has no windscreen wipers


'''General:'''
=== General ===
* engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound
* Engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound
* engines can't be turned off
* Engines can't be turned off
* no hud available
* No hud available
* aircraft is not set on the correct elevation when starting flightgear (gears are approximately 0.40 m below the ground)
* Aircraft is not set on the correct elevation when starting FlightGear (gears are approximately 0.40 meter below the ground)


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Revision as of 18:01, 10 July 2015

Douglas A4
Douglas A4.jpg
Type Military aircraft
Author(s) Lewis Magruder, Dean Baunton, Jim Wilson, Andy Ross, Vivian Meazza
FDM Unknown
--aircraft= a4f, a4, a4-uiuc
Status early-production
Supports Mid-air refueling
Download Download the Douglas A4 aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy. The delta wing Skyhawk, powered by a single turbojet, was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company (later McDonnell Douglas and finally Boeing). The initial designation was A4D under the Navy's designation system, and A-4 Skyhawk after 1962.

Aircraft help

1rightarrow.png See A-4F Skyhawk Operations Manual for the main article about this subject.

Shift+C Catapult launch command
Shift+L Carrier launch-bar engage
O / Shift+O Hook up/down
Ctrl+B Toggle airbrakes
Ctrl+K Toggle spoilers
Ctrl+J Deploy drag-chute
Shift+J Jettison drag-chute
J Repack drag-chute

Development status/Issues/Todo

Outside

  • Cockpit instruments can be seen through aircraft hull
  • Pilot is not solid
  • Flaps are not solid
  • Flaps are animated, but the shape of the wing does not change when flaps are extended. This means we have 2 flaps, one that is animated and another one that is not animated.
  • Rudder, ailerons and pitch elevator are not animated
  • No cockpit light at night visible
  • No aircraft light available
  • Aircraft has no wheel well area for the landing gear
  • No jetstream visible
  • Nozzle does not change shape when changing thrust - they don't
  • There are no flaps when using reverse thrust - it hasn't got reverse thrust

3D Cockpit

  • No cockpit light at night available
  • No rudder/stick control in 3d cockpit available
  • No rudder control pedals available
  • No switches and levers available
  • No elevator trim control available
  • Brake signal light does not light when pressing the brake key
  • Cockpit instruments look flat, they don't have a 3d look.
  • Cockpit is not textured
  • No pilot present in 3d cockpit
  • Cockpit window has no windscreen wipers

General

  • Engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound
  • Engines can't be turned off
  • No hud available
  • Aircraft is not set on the correct elevation when starting FlightGear (gears are approximately 0.40 meter below the ground)

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