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FS2004 Landing gear animation problem

euroastar350

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Hi everyone,

Long time lurker, first time post. I am having issues with a model I am working on at the moment, specifically this one:
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I have the main landing gear all animated and properly tagged in gmax...but as soon as I select it in game, the animations do not work, the gear stay in the retracted position. I have all tags in the aircraft cfg setup properly.

Now I want to finish this helicopter (which was done by Alan Devins) within 3-6 months, but I don't want to have to go thru these types of problems, which of course will pop-up.

Any help is truly appreciated.

P.S. This is my first gmax project:D
 
Hey Eurostar,


Sorry that I didnt have the answer for you on this. If FSX doesnt have landing gear supported for Helo's, which I doubt, there must be a way, then you can always, for now, create a custom L var and make them raise and lower that way. You could link them to a different keyboard animation, such as tailhook, etc. With Tailhook, you would need the 'aircraft config' string entry for it to be activated.

Awesome looking model!


Bill
 
Hey Eurostar,

Here are the contact points for my Spinner. Note, 4 landing gear, not three.

Retractable landing gear all function properly.


[contact_points]
max_number_of_points = 20

//0 Class
//1 Longitudinal Position (feet)
//2 Lateral Position (feet)
//3 Vertical Position (feet)
//4 Impact Damage Threshold (Feet Per Minute)
//5 Brake Map (0=None, 1=Left, 2=Right)
//6 Wheel Radius (feet)
//7 Steer Angle (degrees)
//8 Static Compression (feet) (0 if rigid)
//9 Max/Static Compression Ratio
//10 Damping Ratio (0=Undamped, 1=Critically Damped)
//11 Extension Time (seconds)
//12 Retraction Time (seconds)
//13 Sound Type

point.0 = 1.000, 7.450, -3.700, -2.290, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 30.0, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.1 = 1.000, 7.450, 3.700, -2.290, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 30.0, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.2 = 1.000, -3.600, -1.400, -2.550, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 0.000, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.3 = 1.000, -3.600, 1.400, -2.550, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 0.000, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.4 = 4.000, 7.450, -3.700, -1.200, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 30.0, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.5 = 4.000, 7.450, 3.700, -1.200, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 30.0, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.6 = 4.000, -3.600, -1.400, -1.200, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 0.000, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0
point.7 = 4.000, -3.600, 1.400, -1.200, 5000.000, 2.000, 3.000, 0.000, 0.75, 15.5, 1.0, 4.0, 4.0, 0

Landing gear drop settings are 4 seconds each way.

Make sure you have set the right stations for time. There are 3 more options stations past the 'time' stations, 2 are sound and I forget the 3rd.
 
Thanks Bill, I will try those out tonight. hairyspin, thanks man, she is getting there...even if it is slowly;)
 
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