Douglas A4
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Military aircraft |
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Author(s) |
Lewis Magruder, Dean Baunton, Jim Wilson, Andy Ross, Vivian Meazza |
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FDM |
Unknown |
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--aircraft= |
a4f, a4, a4-uiuc |
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Status |
early-production |
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Supports |
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Download |
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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
⇧ Shift+C
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Catapult launch command
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⇧ Shift+L
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Carrier launch-bar engage
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O / ⇧ Shift+O
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Hook up/down
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Ctrl+B
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Toggle airbrakes
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Ctrl+K
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Toggle spoilers
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Ctrl+J
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Deploy drag-chute
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⇧ Shift+J
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Jettison drag-chute
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J
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Repack drag-chute
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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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