Concorde!

[Gogi]

Concorde Aeroflot




Enjoy!

[jordonj]

Since when did the russians use the concorde?!

What is that in (fs2k2)?

And where can a freeware concorde be found?

[Gogi]

Since when did the russians use the concorde?!

What is that in (fs2k2)?

And where can a freeware concorde be found?

Its a fictional repaint, it is fs2004, and you can download it from this website http://www.fsfrance.com/Projets/Mach2/Main_eng.htm

[Ben_M_K]

Nice shots!

[jordonj]

I went to the site, It looks like a chore to install.

Is it difficult to install?

[Gogi]

the plane: http://www.avsim.ru/files.phtml?action=download&id=3142
and effects to it: http://www.avsim.ru/files.phtml?action=download&id=3143
wait a little for it

[jordonj]

I may just do that (one of these days)

What about an Inertia Navigation System.  Is one present?

[Gogi]

[quote]I may just do that (one of these days)

What about an Inertia Navigation System.

[jordonj]

Before A GPS an Inertial Navigation System was used (to anyone who may know, please add to this as you are able).

from the Sept/Oct issue of PCPilot in the article Altitude Concorde by Andrew Whittaker.

An INS consists of a series of Gyroscopes primed on the ground and was used for crossing large expanses of water beyond the range of VOR stations.  To prime the system, the pilot would enter the Latitude and Longitude of the plane at the gate.  Once the gyroscopes are aligned and calibrated, they would detect the movement of the plane through all axis and translate them to updated Lat./Long. readings.

These days, trans-atlantic flights use an Inertial Reference System with laser gyroscopes as a backup to posititional data from GPS receivers.

The cost of replacing the archaic INS system with an FMC and GPS was just one of the reasons Air France and British Airways deemed the refurbishing the planes too expensive and decommissioned them.



I have heard that a plane, while calibrating, could not be moved for a certain period of time, or the data would be incorrect.  I have also heard speculation that that is what happened with KAL 007 (that the then-USSR shot down in 1983), the plane was so far off-course because it was moved too soon.

For anyone who may not remember (or was too young to remember), This article may tell you a bit about this mystery.

[Gogi]

[quote]I may just do that (one of these days)

What about an Inertia Navigation System.

[jordonj]

Actually, I kind of doubt it is (the Altitude Concorde is a $30 payware package).

I have heard that the Altitude Concorde is a plane that takes months to learn and master.

[Gogi]

Also, does the nose raise and lower and is a tailstrike wheel present?

ya, the nose is present.
didnt get what tailstrike is.

[jordonj]

A wheel on the tail to keep it from striking the runway when landing (a tailstrike) due to overrotation.

Can you land that monster?  If so, you're one up on me!  I haven't even moved onto jets.

Nice shots and thanks for the information on where to find it!

[Gogi]

Ya it has that tailstrike.

[jordonj]

Good news!  It seems that the INS is available as a freeware download, not as part of the Altitude Concorde package!