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FS 2004.

I have just spent a very enjoyable evening racing around the skies in my new English Electric Lightning...>>>

EE Lightning F1A Update. 3.77 MB

http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1 ... ategoryId=

..trubble is....It has no landing gear: https://www.simviation.com/phpupload/upl ... 348678.jpg

It lands OK when the green lights are illuminated, but no landing gear appears on the model when they are "lowered".

Are they missing from the model?...any ideas?

Paul....Landing gear-less!... :'(...!

Latest news:
.....Never fear!...

This one works perfectly!...complete with landing gear!...>>> http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1 ... p&x=18&y=5

Result!: https://www.simviation.com/phpupload/upl ... 404400.jpg

Ahhhh, you got the HoverCraft Model of the Lightning, Yes I've heard of that Expermental Aircraft before , it was a Top Secret Fiasco !! 

[quote]Ahhhh, you got the HoverCraft Model of the Lightning, Yes I've heard of that Expermental Aircraft before , it was a Top Secret Fiasco !!

Yup- know the feeling,, had a few supposedly FSX Models that Defineltly were NOT FSX Anything, more like 98' or 2002 aircraft, kinda sucks spending the amount of time downloading and installing and having this look on your face of - WTF Ohhh Well,, truthfully, tho, I've had & seen a few Chicks like that too  , they looked really good from the backside,,, then they turned around and I wanted to Run away Fast , very Fast !!!

[quote][quote]Ahhhh, you got the HoverCraft Model of the Lightning, Yes I've heard of that Expermental Aircraft before , it was a Top Secret Fiasco !!

Decisions, decisions, Doug... :(...

A perennial problem for me.

Should I make a cup of Tea, or should I make a cup of Coffee?... :-/...!

Paul...I finally bit the bullet, and went for Tea!... :)...!

P.S. Just out of curiosity, the entry [FrameCallNoWarn] does not appear in my fs9.cfg Notepad file... :-?....>>>>
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If you clicked Yes some animations like the gear might not display properly. To fix this open fs9.cfg in Notepad & look for the aircraft listed under the [FrameCallNoWarn] header like this

Lightning F1A=0

Change the value 0 to 1. Sorted.
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P.P.S..I used to have a Cat, called; "Curiosity".
...its dead now...

More info:....Professor Brian Cox uses one of the South African Lightnings (XS451) in his "Wonders of the Solar System" BBC TV programme - episode 3 of 5, "The Thin Blue Line". The broadcast features a "vertical" ascent, and allows the Professor to show the curvature of the Earth and the relative dimensions of the atmosphere. More than five minutes of the episode are devoted to the Lightning, with a large number of close-ups. Coincidentally, this was the aircraft that crashed only about a month later at the Overberg Airshow, after developing mechanical problems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Blue_Line/

Decisions, decisions, Doug... :(...

A perennial problem for me.

Should I make a cup of Tea, or should I make a cup of Coffee?... :-/...!

Paul...I finally bit the bullet, and went for Tea!... :)...!

If you've ever installed an FS2002 aircraft to FS2004 you must have experienced this before.

P.S. Just out of curiosity, the entry [FrameCallNoWarn] does not appear in my fs9.cfg Notepad file... :-?....>>>>

If the entry is missing then try adding it.

[FrameCallNoWarn]
Lightning F1A=1

"Should I make a cup of Tea, or should I make a cup of Coffee?... ...!"  -/- Guess I'm the only one probably who still likes "Hot Chocolate" or Warm CoCo, especially when its freezing cold outside.
 

Whilst this is all very interesting what I'm sure we all want to know is, what's Fozzer doing in a blooming Lightning???
Low and slow my XXXX.

Zaphod

Whilst this is all very interesting what I'm sure we all want to know is, what's Fozzer doing in a blooming Lightning???
Low and slow my XXXX.

Zaphod ;D ;D

... ;D... ;D... ;D...!

What got me interested in this EE Lightning malarkey, was a program on BBC 2 last night...>>>

More info:....Professor Brian Cox uses one of the South African Lightnings (XS451) in his "Wonders of the Solar System" BBC TV programme - episode 3 of 5, "The Thin Blue Line". The broadcast features a "vertical" ascent, and allows the Professor to show the curvature of the Earth and the relative dimensions of the atmosphere. More than five minutes of the episode are devoted to the Lightning, with a large number of close-ups. Coincidentally, this was the aircraft that crashed only about a month later at the Overberg Airshow, after developing mechanical problems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Blue_Line/

I was puzzled by the fact that the Prof Brian Cox is seen sat in the cockpit of the EE Lightning, and travelling very quickly vertically into space, and me thinking that the Lightning was a single-seater fighter, and doubting that the Prof held an Aeroplane Driving Licence, to boot!

A subsequent Wikie search revealed that there is a rare trainer model fitted with 2 seats, side by side, (which is cosy), and it was a proper pilot which took him skywards!

It illustrated the great speed which the Lightning can continuously travel vertically, a feat which my little Cessna 150 fails miserably... ...!

The Lightening is certainly my aeroplane of choice to travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles at a speed which my Cessna 150 can only dream of, and never see the curvature of the Earth!... ...!

Paul...just call me "5G's Fozz".... 8-)...!

Fozzer were you lookin for an FSX EE Lightining ?? or 2004 of good quality ,, I could of swore I seen a Really good version of it out there recently for 2004 / FSX,, I'll have to research for ya the web site, think it was freeware,, maybe don't recall now tho,,,, Jet.

Fozzer were you lookin for an FSX EE Lightining ?? or 2004 ??? of good quality ,, I could of swore I seen a Really good version of it out there recently for 2004 / FSX,, I'll have to research for ya the web site, think it was freeware,, maybe don't recall now tho,,,, Jet.

.... ;)....!

As well as "5G's Fozz", you can also call me "FS 2004 Fozz"... ;D...!
(Which is why I posted it in "FS 2004 Century of Flight")... ;)... ;)...!

This one from Sim V fits the bill very nicely...>>> > http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1 ... p&x=18&y=5

Paul..."I used to use FSX"*.... ...!

* Don't ask...its a long story... ...!