Convair 880 Delta Startup

Convair 880 Delta Startup

A Convair 880 Delta startup aircraft. It uses invisible track and will load passengers at a suitable landing area.

The aircraft has an automatically operating landing gear. This retracts at takeoff speed (240 kph) set in the script. It lowers at speeds below 240kph. The speeds for tilting, flap retraction and landing gear retraction on takeoff may be altered in the string table above - speeds are in kph.

It does not have an operating interior, but does have various exterior views based on an invisible interior, use the [ and ] keys from the interior view.

The aircraft has a number of animations that can be operated by keyboard keys, or the Aircraft Action Trigger, kuid:76656:24050, when placed on track and set to the correct number:

- to start engines, press the B key or use trigger setting 2. An engine start rule is also available for AI.
- flare for landing, V key.
- issue smoke and sound from the tyres when landing, use trigger setting 4.
- the flaps operate automatically at speeds below 200 kph, changeable in the string table above.
- come to a gradual stop on landing, trigger setting 9.
- use reverse thrust on engines for 10 seconds trigger setting 13.
- set speed to 40% of maximum speed, for landing approach, trigger setting 14.

Note: Shadow models are required but cannot be animated to follow aircraft animation. If you do not like the shadow showing on the body of the aircraft, in the config call up the shadow_inv.im file which is an invisible shadow.

See my wepages for further details on using the Action Trigger.

Author: Ian Manion (Vulcan)

Convair 880 Delta Startup
• after_start.wav 613.75KB
• aircraft185.gs 13.45KB
body
base.im 1.52KB
base.kin 10.76KB
body.im 205.08KB
body.texture.txt 27 bytes
body.tga 3.00MB
captain.texture.txt 30 bytes
captain.tga 769.04KB
env_metal.bmp 12.05KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
flaps.im 9.16KB
flaps.kin 15.66KB
flashers.im 1.52KB
glass.texture.txt 28 bytes
glass.tga 13.04KB
pilots.im 142.00KB
rotor.im 5.70KB
rotor.kin 2.46KB
shadowblack.texture.txt 34 bytes
shadowblack.tga 1.79KB
wheels.im 151.79KB
wheels.kin 64.06KB
• config.txt 9.31KB
• engine.wav 204.61KB
• preview.jpg 14.51KB
• reverse.wav 509.61KB
shadow
shadow.im 40.33KB
shadow_inv.im 1.33KB
shadowblack.texture.txt 34 bytes
shadowblack.tga 1.79KB
• start.wav 409.18KB
• stop.wav 583.71KB
• turbine.wav 599.25KB
• tyres.wav 56.96KB

This file is released free of charge for you to use. You may not host on a webserver or redistribute the model without my permission, and if permitted, only as long as you do not do so for profit. This licence file must be included with any permitted redistribution. Copyright of the model and original textures remains with Ian Manion (Vulcan).