dc8-61cf saturn 1977

[Tony Madge - HJG]

This is about done, however I have two minor things that I can't cure the close up picture of the cargo door a thin red line runs through it...cant seem to find which texture is causing the trouble. Also cargo door opens but no cargo..textures are there seems to be the model is missing them...
anyway this is it so far....

[Tony Madge - HJG]

update....cured the red line so its ready to go on the next upload

[bobdawkins]

Hasn't Saturn got rings anyway ;D ;D

[Tony Madge - HJG]

darn I knew there was a reason your Mad Bob

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

JEEZE .... that looks really nice ! .... and with the SATURN -55F too that's what I now call a nice happy and united family

Tony .... I think you'll be able to resolve the missing cargo pallets problem (and indeed interior texturing of both the freight door and fuselage too) by borrowing each of the 4 following named texture bitmaps from any current DC8-61F or -61CF .... then applying these to your SATURN texture set/s

C-DECK
C-DECK_L
CONTAIN2
CONTAIN2_L

Funny this should come up today .... because I was only playing with these same textures yesterday with regard to another DC8F.

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[Tony Madge - HJG]

those textures are already there???

[Tony Madge - HJG]

double checked and they are still there! However I have not had a problem as the cabin etc show textures just no pallets!!!!thats why I think its a model fault??

[garryrussell]

Would the load toggle on and off with a key command?

Garry

[Tony Madge - HJG]

Hi Garry, the load moves up and down the cabin with Shift-W but other than that no...
ps:will try and chat tonight

[Dee Waldron - HJG]

And please keep me up to date too Tony. If there is indeed a model problem, I want to be able to fix it. But this model has been around for a long time now, and I've not ever heard of any...

Dee

[Tony Madge - HJG]

Thanks Dee, I am wondering if its my set up, the DC8-63CF cargo shows up and moves up the cabin when the shift-W keys are used same with the DC8-50F but this one seems to show no cargo at all...like I say I could do with someone downloading the base pack and my repaint to see if its me!!
probably is

[Dee Waldron - HJG]

Maybe just maybe...
Make sure you have that extra contact point written in at the bottom of all the landing gear contact points in the Aircraft.cfg file.
Maybe...

[Tony Madge - HJG]

below is what the contacts states in the cfg is this correct??
[contact_points]
point.0=1.000000,68.166667,0.000000,-10.750000,1574.803150,0.000000,2.633285,79.080000,0.357166,2.500000,0.593189,8.000000,8.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000
point.1=1.000000,-8.500000,-8.916667,-11.333333,1574.803150,1.000000,2.633285,0.000000,0.396661,2.500000,0.562888,10.000000,10.000000,2.000000,0.000000,0.000000
point.2=1.000000,-8.500000,8.916667,-11.333333,1574.803150,2.000000,2.633285,0.000000,0.396661,2.500000,0.562888,11.000000,11.000000,3.000000,0.000000,0.000000
point.3=2.000000,-31.250000,-71.166667,3.750000,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,5.000000,0.000000,0.000000
point.4=2.000000,-31.250000,71.166667,3.750000,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,6.000000,0.000000,0.000000
point.5=2.000000,-98.333333,0.000000,0.000000,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,9.000000,0.000000,0.000000
point.6=2.000000,82.583333,0.000000,-2.166667,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,4.000000,0.000000,0.000000
static_pitch=-0.560303
static_cg_height=11.336132
gear_system_type=0

[ravilamir]

Hi Tony and Dee

I had never used the cargo models, therefore I've just download and installed your Saturn livery and there are several mishaps: I am unable to open the cargo door or any other door except the front passenger door with the default shift+E. Shift+W isn't working for the pallets nor the wingfold or the tailhook can be used(which is assigned to the landing lights on the aircraft.cfg).

I then download the DC-8-62F (your beautiful Arrow livery) and the DC-8-71F (UPS livery) and checked their Aircraft.cfg.

1- Your contact points for the -61f is identical to mine and is missing the following from the -71f:
//Cargo containers
point.7=5, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.2, 0, 0.0, 0.0

2-There are no exits assigned. On the -62 there is only one exit which MSFS uses for the cargo door and the palletes then show after you open the cargo door and Shift+W works by moving them forward and back. On the -71f these are the exits:
[exits]
number_of_exits=2
exit_rate.0=0.4 ;Percent per second
exit_rate.1=0.5 ;Percent per second

3- On the -61f (Saturn) the pallets don't show at all.

I then proceed to change the aircraft.cfg by adding the missing bits mentioned above in bold.

Everything now works!

As Tom Gibson uses to say:

Hope this helps

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

The correct command to open DC8 forward fuselage maindeck cargo doors is ....

SHIFT .... E .... 2

Thanks for the HU on those other details "RAVILAMIR" .... even I occasionally make mistakes

I even sometimes learn new tricks too .... not bad fo an old dog aye ;D

Mark C
AKL/NZ