[crazydog]

Can we use the tail hook of the F-80?

[Ingo777]

tail hook? which tail hook?

[VF-51_Cobraj]

I can report that this plane works well with Catapult MOD b3 by Fireball soon to be released. Cat MOD is still testing but as far as I can see F-80 works like a charm even loaded 2x 1000lbs and drop tanks with 100% fuel. All we need is a hook!!

Newest version is not released yet watch Catapult MOD thread for newest release b3.


Great addition to the plane line up GatoNegro!!!

S!

[American]

Look for Jagr Post. His Version of the p-80 Which is basically the same thing really will have a tail hook and load out .

[Guest]

Can anyone instruct me on where to put these .ini files I'm a bit behind in monkeying around with these files/mods.

[VF-51_Cobraj]

American
Can you PM me a link to the post on that? Thanks

[VF-51_Cobraj]

1. Add the following text to "Air.ini"
Located in>>>> C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\com\maddox\il2\objects

F-80A air.F_80A 1 NOINFO usa01 SUMMER





2. Find "i18n" folder (STD folder if you have AAA installer)
Located in>>>> C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\i18n


Add the following text to "Plane_ru.properties"

F-80A F-80A ShootingStar, 1946






3. Find "i18n" folder (STD folder if you have AAA installer)
Located in>>>> C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946\MODS\STD\i18n


Add the following lines to "weapons_ru.properties"




#####################################################################
# P-80C ShootingStar
#####################################################################
F-80A.default Default
F-80A.2x500lb 2x500 lb. Bombs
F-80A.2x1000lb 2x1000 lb. Bombs
F-80A.8xHVAR 8xHVAR Rockets
F-80A.8xHVAR+2x250lb 8xHVAR Rockets + 2x500 lb. Bombs
F-80A.LR-LongRange DropTanks
F-80A.LR-2x500lb 2x500 lb. Bombs + DropTanks
F-80A.LR-2x1000lb 2x1000 lb. Bombs + DropTanks
F-80A.LR-8xHVAR 8xHVAR Rockets + DropTanks
F-80A.LR-8xHVAR+2x250lb 2x250 lb. Bombs + 8xHVAR Rockets + DropTanks
F-80A.ExtraLongRange Extra Long Range Tanks
F-80A.none Empty

[Guest]

Thanks a bunch, and I take it you just paste the folder with the aircraft details into the mods folder? I'll give this a try

[VF-51_Cobraj]

Correct

[Guest]

Testing it further, so far, fully loaded she is a heavy bitch and needs lots of room to take off. Preferably on a concrete runway. I've yet to test speed and maneuverability. The yp80 has a touchy throttle and tends to overheat fast during takeoff if you don't manage the throttle well. It also has a nasty habit of snapping wings if you go more then 600km/hrnto a tight turn, jink or roll. I know with the 4.09b mod you can go a 100ish km/hr faster before the load snaps the wings and it accelerates faster (to me it seems.)

I'll update if I find anything off with this mod.

[Guest]

So far everything looks great and works fine. Any chance of using rocket assisted takeoff for this?

[GatoNegro]

If the P-80A has rocket assisted takeoff I don

[Guest]

Bah, it looks like the B variant got the RATO system. But I found this..

"The AAF paid Lockheed $8.5 million to give the P-8OAs some features of the next model (P-80B). This took roughly 1 year. By March 1948, all P-80As in service had received under-wing rocket launchers, and all but a few got an engine water-alcohol injection system to ease takeoff."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... /f-80a.htm

Think you can add that to this F80A, boost capability to ease takeoff?

It might be a pain with overheating issues. Anything over 90% on takeoff will overheat that engine pretty fast. By the end of the takeoff I'm fluttering between 95% and 87% to keep the engine cool. Or I try and keep it at 95% until I've reached about 300m before throttling back to 87% to cool down.

If not, well there's always the B variant to get approval on

[GatoNegro]

So far everything looks great and works fine. Any chance of using rocket assisted takeoff for this?

Maybe. Working on.



I need photos of the rato bottles used in this aircraft.

S!

[Guest]

Could only find one image and it wouldn't load onto a link so I could get a bigger shot. It looks like it was placed right under the fuselage under and slightly behind the wings. I've seen a boxy looking setup with multiple rockets and a single tube setup, same placement, about 7-8 ft long, about 2ft diameter in some artist renditions before.