| F-14A
Tomcat Superpit features:
features: |
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| - 2D and 3D
cockpit |
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The add-on has a complete and matching 2D and 3D cockpit, only from the pilot's position.
In an F-14A the RIO can not fly the plane. |
| Note
that the 3D cockpit's functionality is very limited at this moment but
that can change. |
|
The Normal and wideview cockpit is not available, in the F-14A
Superpit was chosen for an 'in between' cockpit, not wide not close up
but with maximum visibility and panel image quality. |
|
| - Canopy
reflections |
| The cockpit
canopy has its own reflections set, matching the external skins of the
aircraft and interior |
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| -
Nightlighting |
| - Big advantage is
the
ability to switch in the cockpit between day and night ready cockpit
with various interior lighting options. |
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For flying at night, push keys Shift-2 for enabling the backlit panels |
| -
For flying at night, you can use separately backlit panels,
instruments lights, NVG green or a combination of these |
| -
The Falcon/Red Viper install allows dimmable instruments lights and also
dimmable floodlight |
|
| - Tacan/maps |
| -Clicking down
or keycombination Shift-1 shows the tactical and reference view
with Tacan/Airbase information and maps. Panning
sideways shows other theaters' reference guides like Desert Storm and
Balkans |
|
| - Extra
pictures option |
| - There are 2
empty graphics which you can use for your own pictures/data in the
cockpit, panning sideways from the tactical and reference view wil show
these. These can be used for information about additional theaters for
example. |
| You can find
these images in Microprose/Falcon4/art/ckptart/F-14A or 1983 dirs,
depending on your install type. They are called n_16_12_wide.gif and
n_16_12_e.gif |
|
| - Tactical and
reference view |
| -Clicking down
from the default 2D pit position or keycombination Shift-1 shows the
tactical and reference view with extra and typical F-16 functions.
Clicking further down pans to the nightlit cockpit. Panning up from this view shows
the normal daytime cockpit. Panning
sideways shows other theaters' reference guides like Desert Storm and
Balkans |
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| -
Display
(Vertical Display Indicator) |
| -
The VDI display is made clickable in a 'touchscreen' mode, meaning you can
operate the display by pressing the area that is showing. |
|
| -
Kneeboard
on the right side |
| -
The right leg has a complete browsable rampstart checklist, a Carrier
Landing Pattern checklist, a refueling checklist, an SAM/AAA threat list and
an option to put your own picture in there, see 16_tmplt.gif in your
cockpit dir. Browsing is done by left and
right clicking. |
|
| -
Rampstart |
| -
A full rampstart is possible, checklists available on your right knee in the sim.
The rampstart sequence is modelled to match the real F-14A rampstart as
much as possible. |
|
| -
Textures |
| Included
in the add-on are 2 different texture skinsets for the exterior plane. VF-32
Swordsmen and VF-41 Black Aces US Navy squadrons |
|
| - Tactical
Engagement |
| In Red Viper
you can set up a tactical engagement set of missions for the F-14A from
the carrier in the default theater, it will use the VF-32 Swordsmen sqn. |
|
| - Campaign |
| In Red Viper
you can fly a full campaign in the Korea2005 theater, where the campaign
plays in 1983. This will use the VF-41 Black Aces sqn launched form the
carrier. |
|
| Credits for
this add-on: |
| - Homercide for the excellent installers and all his help in general. |
| - Daws for the 3D
swing wings in the 2D cockpit and his assistance with the 3D cockpit
conversion to Falcon's format |
| - T-Rex for the
Red Viper installer. |
| - Welsh-Madman
for helping with the conversion of the 3D cockpit to Red Viper format |
| - Chris Woodul
from the Frontiers of
Flight museum in Dallas Texas for allowing me to use his ejection
seat images |
| - My wife and
kids for allowing me to invest time in the project |
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| Aeyes,
cockpits.nl |
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