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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    Of course: the issue is the incidence of the tailplane (horizontal stabilizer) itself, which is set using the elevator trim control. It also looks like one of the flap components has been detached from where it ought to be, and is now underneath the fuselage near the main wheel wells.
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    OK that's a simple one, I just added the following to the [FS2004_FSX] section of the animation_mapping.ini file (with a tab as separator) tailhook tailhook_pct and to the [FSX_FS2004] section: tailhook_pct tailhook I guess that explains a lot!
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    FS2004 BGL data format within FS2004 aircraft MDL Files

    Thanks for that, but the file I think you're referring to (BGLC_9_Source.htm) is indeed just a list of opcodes: where can I find information on how the BGL data itself is structured? Am I looking at the wrong HTML file?
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    Thank you very much for your help! You should have received the models now, although I had to shrink the textures files to keep the zip file size within the limit! George
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    I'd rather not post the files on a public forum -- is there any way I could send you them privately? Also, who actually writes ModelConverterX?
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    (Update) I managed to get the tail hook animation working properly by editing the animation_mapping.ini file, but when I checked my model more closely I discovered a load of control surface animations were also broken. It seems as though while ModelConverterX is obviously able to read MDL files...
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    FS2004 BGL data format within FS2004 aircraft MDL Files

    As I've mentioned on a previous thread in these forums, I received some FS2004 aircraft with missing main wheel animations that I'd like to fix. I've tried fixing them using ModelConverterX, but while I was able to get the main wheels turning I also noticed that most of the plane's control...
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    Yes, the horizontal stabilizer animation has key frames at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100. And the tail hook animation does work properly from within MCX -- it also works properly if I re-import the modified plane into MCX (although the engine fans animation is broken in that case, suggesting a bug in...
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    OK that seemed to work and got my main wheels turning again, but now it seems like my model is appearing in the FSX "Select Aircraft" screen with a massive "nose down" deflection in its horizontal stabilizer, even though once the aircraft is loaded, the stabilizer trim appears normally. Any...
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    OK, having another look at this task now, but it looks like I need to apply animation types l_tire_blurred_key and r_tire_blurred_key to the wheels, but the animation type in the Hierarchy Editor only seems to offer None as an animation type, as shown below. How do I get these animation...
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    Thanks! That seemed to separate the axles: now I just have to work out how to apply the animations!
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    It looks as though the front and back wheels of the 4-wheel main wheel bogie have been merged into a single mesh (or more precisely two meshes: one for the tire treads and the other for the sides of the wheels), which would obviously be no good for rotating wheels. Does ModelConverterX have any...
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    Can I fix an aircraft model whose main wheels don't turn?

    I've been given some MDL files of FS2004 aircraft models that need fixing (the nose wheels rotate but the main wheels do not) -- the original author cannot fix them as his PC is no longer operational. I believe the problem is likely the naming of the relevant objects (IIRC they need to be named...
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    FS2004 2D panel gauges are frozen when installed on new Windows 10 PC

    Back on the 12th my PC died on me (most likely a motherboard failure as when I turned it on I got no video signal nor any beep from the PC speaker) and needed to be replaced. I've now got most of my software installed on the new PC, but FS2004 still isn't working properly. I installed FS2004...
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    • Thread
    • new computer troubleshooting
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: General
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    FS2004 Can I invisibly disable the autopilot when simulating hydraulic failure?

    I want to be able to disable the autopilot without the "autopilot disengaged" sound playing or any of the autopilot settings visibly changing, in order to simulate a failure of the flight controls from hydraulic failure. If I just try to lock the controls by disabling the joystick (through...
    • GCarty80
    • Thread
    • autopilot control surface fs2004 hydraulics
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Gauges
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