connolly44 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Referring to the Stratojet Excalibur supersonic business jet. When stationary with brakes engaged, I start the engines and the aircraft shoots off at quite a rate, taking a good 100 yards to bring to a stop. I have noticed that the wheels sit slightly above the ground but not sure if this is related ? Changing the static_cg_height does not seem to lower the aircraft to the ground (aircraft contact points as follows): [contact_points] static_pitch = 0.0 static_cg_height = 6.1 gear_system_type = 0 max_number_of_points = 11 HELP ! Kind regards Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Is your A/P and/or AT engaged from a previously "saved flight"? Is this a payware product? If not, could you provide a link to it's download? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 There is nothing wrong with the cnt pts. It is perfect in FS2004. You set the parking brake and it won't move when the engines start. It's from 2006 and was as good as it got for freeware. That version zip file name is 'ej_ex_2.zip' (version 2) by Eugene Heyart. If you don't have the C-182 as your default flight on start of FS9 then that is probably the cause of your problem(s). Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftldave Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Philippe Wallaert released an updated FSX version of the Stratojet Excalibur in 2014, including a wide aspect 2D panel, VC mods, and fixes. It can be found over at Simviation.com. Only problem I had with it was some pitch instability in cruise - porpoising, easily fixed by adjusting elevator effectiveness and pitch stability in its aircraft.cfg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Went to AvSim and got 'stratojet_excaliber-1.zip', 9,195 Kb, 1/19/2014. Install in FSX Accel. Got it going Mach 2.2 at FL300 (no porpoiseing) and then threw an ILS (Auto Land) and it worked perfect (landed it at 130 kts). The 2D panel is 'Lear' like - VERY NICE. I hand flew it 8000 ft to 4500 ft (set up ILS approach using GPS) and speed control was a dream come true. It's perfect. Again, if your default flight is not C-172 then you might have problems (is there an echo in here?). Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftldave Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Chuck, I observed the pitch instability when in cruise up past FL500, where a supersonic business jet would actually fly ... if they were ever actually built. I'm envious of X-Planers who have this interesting Russian SSB ... another intriguing design that never reached the hardware stage. Tupolev 444 http://atomictoasters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Tupolev-Tu-444.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thank you for your help with my Excalibur problem. I forgot to mention that I use FSX Steam and this aircraft was designed for FS2004. Maybe this is part of the problem ? As for the default aircraft. Are you advising that I have the Cessna C172 set as the default and then simply change over to the Excalibur once FlightSim has fired up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hello again everyone I seem to have solved the problem by increasing the toe brake scale to 2.5 as thus; [brakes] toe_brakes_scale =2.5 parking_brake =1 The aircraft no longer shoots forward on engine start-up. However, I haven't checked if this new figure has caused any different problems yet !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 We still don't know which ZIP file (ie: version) you have installed. Would be nice to know. The FS9 versions may have problems in FSX. I did notice that 'Stratojet_Excaliber-1.zip' did have the wheel vertical changed from 6.4 to 6.0. So the model may be different from prior versions. It worked ok in FSX Accel. And I did get tire smoke at the slightest bump in asphalt when going faster than taxi speed. So the compression might be wrong. And YES I was suggesting you have the C-182 in FS9 or the C-172 in FSX as the start-up, or, 'Default' flight on first running sim. That sets up various parameters that are vital. After it loads you then can change to any other model and not have any problems IF the model is good. Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hello Chuck This is the version of Excalibur which I use; S2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Business Jets FS2004 Stratojet Excalibur [ Download | View ] Name: sj_ex_2.zip Size: 13,048,708 Date: 10-23-2006 Downloads: 9,564 I did try using the C172 as default but it made no difference. But increasing the brake scale has sorted out the problem. Kind regards Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Use the fsx version in fsx. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hello Top Gun I cannot see a FSX version of the Excalibur ? Stratojet's and Albatross's yes, but no Excalibur ? Do you have the Zip File reference ? Kind regards Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 See a few posts lower for info. Post by fltdave. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thank you Top Gun I was looking in FlightSim and AvSim I will give it a try Cheers Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 https://www.fs-freeware.net/downloads/download/52-civil-aircraft/2946-fsx-stratojet-excalibur.html Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 'stratojet_excaliber-1.zip', 9,195 Kb, 1/19/2014. Is for FSX. 'sj_ex_2.zip', 12,743 kb, 10/22/2006 is for FS2004. i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connolly44 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 All working well now. Thank you everyone for your help with this problem. It is much appreciated. Kind regards Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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