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FSXA Airbus A350 XWB

I dont know if its the angle of the photos or maybe its really on the model, but I think the model got a slight bump on the nose just after the cockpit windows, this is what I mean:
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The red line is how I think it should rather be, atleast from what I've seen on photos
But this is just a very small detail, I totally like that you share your progress with us every day!
 
Let me take a look at it. I'm guessing that would be the angle (I do find it hard to possistion the camera to make these render images) ;)
So the background is the blueprint and the yellow/orange wires is the 3D model, it's not 100% on but I thought it was alright...

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Today I felt like taking on another ground service vehicles. A rarely used once I need to say but still... The ACU (Air Conditioning Unit) only the yellow tubes are still missing...

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I hope to fly this plane for the promo video of my Sceneries :D
Keep it up
(that flaps Noise xD)

PS: where can I sign up for Beta :p it look si Goooooood :D
 
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I this the Scream in this case xD
but I"m talking about the Flaps noise xD not the Claps ;)

Personnaly, I've be on a plane where claps where louder than Engine at Full thrust :D

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Paul Domingue said:
Cool video, what's with the clapping? Do they boo if the landing is bad or just scream?
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It was a kinda Press event where airbus delivered the first A350 to launch customer Qatar Airways. At this event they simply said to the guest, let's take a ride. So these people clap because they're exited about flying this plane for the first time ;)

Also, no Beta-test is planned yet Marc but when the time comes I'll ask people if they would like to participate in the testing....

And she's still functioning in FSX:

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Although I need to comment on that for a couple of reasons.
First off it looks like a childs toy, I'm sorry for that, but I'm following the blueprints... where it went wrong I don't know...
Second off the glass went totally trasparent, something I didn't want to happen....
And third, why am I in slew mode? Well dispite me setting the correct CG height she still sinks in to the ground....
 
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> First off it looks like a childs toy, I'm sorry for that, but I'm following the blueprints... where it went wrong I don't know...

Blueprints contains errors 95% of the time. Always overlay a picture of the real thing (taken from far) to validate a blueprint before using it. Assuming you were using an accurate blueprint (which seems the case) blueprints doesn't provide "depth" and "curvature". You're right, there's nothing wrong with the nose when you look from the side (profile) but it needs some reworked curvature when looked from 45° to the back (135° from the nose, or 3/4 aft) Such kind of accuracy you can never get with blueprints alone.
Wing trailing edges. I've just installed Blender and found it thousand times more complex than another 3D modeling tool. So I don't know what to say, but you'd better find the technique to create sharp surfaces, and quick (like a knife, not rounded/curved on each side and very sharp at the edge) This will be required over the entire wing, the wingroot fairing (aft side - find a picture of an inflight A350 from below) the windows cuttings, engine pylons trailing edges, etc.
FYI, A350 wings have an "S" curvature (supercritical ?) on the underside. Something else you don't have with blueprints...
And you'll have to model the engines inside (at least for the exhaust cone) to improve the exhaust cone shape.

So... that's why you need at least one hundred pictures of the real thing from every angle before starting the project : compare your model with the real thing anytime from every angle/close up. You move one line/side/point/surface... check again with real pictures. (Precious advice I personnaly learned from Hiroshi Igami/Tenkuu Developpers Studios)


> Second off the glass went totally trasparent, something I didn't want to happen....

Something that has to do with materials settings.


> And third, why am I in slew mode? Well dispite me setting the correct CG height she still sinks in to the ground....

You'll have to edit the contact points entries aswell. Moving the CG height will just change at which altitude the model will be loaded in the sim.
 
- I do that (See image below) however this can't always match the view 100%, so te Blueprints are for me the main source with the images giving some extra clues..

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- Thing is I didn't set transparancy in Blender to full (just to 50%)

- I did not know that....
 
I think the rim/tyre ratio is really off. Maybe if you fix that it'd look ten times better :)

Also, the blueprint is probably wrong with the gear strut. You can see that the aircraft sits lower to the ground in the real picture :)

The rest is looking amazing, keep up the great work! :wave:
 
Well noticed Skinner! Fixed it (with refence to a side view image...) guessing it okay now, perhaps it need to be a bit lower... And a couple of things need to be rescaled...

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can't wait to fly this baby :P
can I hope a PAX cabin model? (useless, but I love record my flights with FSRecorder and sits to the PAX Cabin)
 
Well I have a rudimentary interior with 8 to 12 poly seats in two classes.. Verry low-poly though, as it's the interior of the exterior model...
 
I think that would actually be a major hit on the FPS and would severely comprise times to spend on the systems and VC, because ofcourse I want to finish the project at some point....
So I won't get your hopes up...

On another note, referenced and I think I've got the right gaer height set now ;) Time to do the attachpoint because I don't want her to sink in to the ground anymore....

And sorry to the people who are annoyed I'm spamming this thread every day with virtually no progress at all ;)
 
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