I was browsing around Project Opensky's website the other day and came across this beauty. They did an excellent job.
Boeing has 2 of them in service now and is in the process of making a 3rd one( if it isn't already in service), to carry parts for the 787 Dreamliner. I've seen them at KPAE and KBFI
I took that picture last summer at KPAE.
Paul
PS. If you download it you'll have to adjust the payload and fuel because it's to heavy to takeoff before she reaches the end of the runway.
I would like to find it in AI model. I get them here at KCHS regularly. They are going to have one on display at the Charleston AFB open day on the 26th April. It is a beutiful aircraft.
I am not a modeller so please allow this question:
Is it hard for a modeller to convert his flyable aircraft to an AI one? I know a bit about the LOD's and sure there may be a different *.air file needed. Would it be easier to create a new model from scratch instead of converting the flyable one? (No, I am not going into modelling - just want to understand the modellers a bit better )
Jan
Former technician in MFG2 at ETME (home base of PANAVIA The flying computer TORNADO. sadly closed now)
You cannot convert a User model into an AI model. For a start you are looking at a model that has possibly 30000 polys to one with less than 4000. It is not simply a factor of ammending some small details, you would need to create a completely seperate model. Also User models are usually 1LOD and AI models are multi LOD and usually have many different animations and the usual control surfaces dont work.
I could elaborate more but I'd go on all day about it.
That would be great if they did. But I'm not holding my breath for it because there's only 3 right now. There are more Airbus Belugas and they've been around alot longer and no ones made an AI version of one of those.
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