F-16522fs Question

[flynby]

Downloaded and installed in FSX. I am so glad to see a cockpit that has gauges instead of a Black VC panel.
Question: Installed the effects in the effects folder of FSX. But do not see the afterburner effects. Tried the "L" key and of course the throttle on the yoke.

This is a FSX download. Can someone direct me how to get the afterburner working properly? Would the FS2004 F-16 Viper update by Bob Chicilo
work in FSX?
Thank you in advance

[ScatterbrainKid]

Is it the FlyAway product?
If so, it says this-

Unzip the effects folder and put the effects in the FSX effects folder located at "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FSX\effects "
Effects files are all the Afterburner effects in the Afterburner folder and the FX file in the Smoke effects folder.
http://flyawaysimulation.com/downloa...522-fireballs/

[flynby]

I downloaded the file from this site. I installed the effects as you stated. If you have this download, how do you get the afterburner to be viewed?

[fxsttcb]

It's a Mark "Fireball" Rooks portover, without the Fire. No offense Mark! We all miss stuff.
I could find no afterburner/Lights control gauge in the panel.cfg and the aircraft.cfg [Lights] shows the afterburner effects tied to the Beacon and Recognition Lights.
I dug around in the supplied *.cabs and there are two afterburner/lights gauges there. The one in the Mig29.CAB looks like the simplest to incorporate.
Note: the Beacon/Recognition lights may very well be controlled internal to the model. Try adding the correct effects to the Effects folder 1st(see*IMPORTANT* below).

There is no afterburner control entry in the aircraft.cfg, but, that does not control the effect, only thrust and fuel consumption.

Here are my proposed changes:
Panel.cfg addition:
[Vcockpit01]
...
gauge01=Mig29!afterburner, 783,22,1,1
******************************
Aircraft.cfg changes/additions:
[TurbineEngineData]
...
afterburner_throttle_threshold = 0.95
ThrustSpecificFuelConsumption = 0.76 //From WIKI; PW F100-229 RW spec
AfterBurnThrustSpecificFuelConsumption = 1.94 //PW F100-229 RW spec with afterburner engaged

These are the entries that should be controlled by the gauge(Mig29.CAB/afterburner.xml) addition in the panel.cfg
[LIGHTS]
...
light.8= 7, -9.50,-16.970, 0.70, fx_contrail_s , // Left Wingtip contrail
light.9= 7, -9.50, 16.970, 0.70, fx_contrail_s , // Right Wingtip contrail
light.10=9, -19.90, 0.0, 0.5, fx_coral_f15ab-or , // A/B Orange
light.11=9, -19.90, 0.0, 0.5, fx_coral_f15ab-blue , // A/B Blue

*IMPORTANT* Note: neither the fx_coral_f15ab-or.fx OR fx_coral_f15ab-blue.fx effects were supplied with the download!
They are included in FSX F-15J Package(f15j_x.zip) available in the library here.
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None of the above have been tested yet(I'm In-Flight, yes, on AP!), but, when I have some time to test/tweak, I'll update here...Don

[ScatterbrainKid]

..If you have this download, how do you get the afterburner to be viewed?

No I don't have it mate, so i don't know anything about it. If it was freeware I'd download it.

[fxsttcb]

No I don't have it mate, so i don't know anything about it. If it was freeware I'd download it.

'tis free in the library here 'kid.
I checked it in the out-of-the-box form and it doesn't display the AB as is.
I already have the proper effects and the AB still doesn't work, so I assumed they are not controlled in the model.

I made my panel.cfg and aircraft.cfg changes per my previous post and now I have the AB displaying.
Without further testing and investigation, I won't know how accurate the TSFC is, but, that can be simply adjusted to scale...Don

[flynby]

Thank you both for the help. Will give it a try today.

[flynby]

Don, it works just like the picture shows!! For anyone following this - the "L" key is not needed.
The throttle does it all.

Oh yes; one other question Don. In the aircraft.cfg; what do I need to change to slow the aircraft down a bit when taxiing?
Many Thanks

[fxsttcb]

Oh yes; one other question Don. In the aircraft.cfg; what do I need to change to slow the aircraft down a bit when taxiing?

Unless you reduce the thrust, there isn't anything that can be done in the aircraft.cfg. I see that a lot with portovers.

If you know what you are doing, the Thrust vs N1 curve can be revised in the *.air file to reduce the idle N1 thrust.
I use AAMv2 to edit those curves, but, that involves a lot of trial and error. Those numbers are sensitive. Use very small incremental changes at a time.
Bear in mind, you do not want zero thrust at idle. Just low enough that the aircraft sits still at max weight.

Many RW planes do require brakes to stand still when at low weight. The F-16?...Dunno...Don