F22 Raptor Project

#30 April 2020 (4 months after this initial post)

Updated Cockpit and a new flight model with some aesthetic tweaks 

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With the positive response from the first  version of the F22 Raptor, we wanted to continue this passion project and see if I could learn a few new skills and also have others experience a better F22 mod than the current bare bone, eyesore cockpit version.

Over the next few weeks / months I will be updating this project with newer textures, models and working internals in hopes to get a more true to life F22 out there for you all to enjoy.

Current list of things that work (Newest to Oldest):

External - Turbines in the rear engines - Exhaust FX and Contrail - Improved thrust vectoring effects on the rear engines (throttle up and down to see the magic - Pilot (I will still need to include a proper model but this one gives a great effect for now) - Engine exhaust effects  - Flaps  - Rudder  - Elevator  - Ailerons  - Gears

Internal  - New cockpit model - Text display on the Gear leaver for each state  - Yoke Forward, Backwards, Left & Right  - Thrust control 1 and Thrust control 2  - Landing gear knob  - Flap switch  - Pedals - 3 Dashboards - Airspeed Indicator (Digital) - Artificial Horizon (Digital) - Cockpit glass interior and exterior reflections  - Rain effect in the cockpit

You can follow some of how I started to approach this cockpit build here at FlightSimSquadron.com

 - Maiden test flight with a rocky start :)

-New feature of Secondary Control Points

Rain effect in action

Let me know what you think and also what internals should be brought in.

Skills and tools that I am learning on the way:

• Blender - Hard Surface Modelling, Texturing and Image Baking (This is an almighty challenge)
• Substance Painter - Texturing and making it look good (Industry leading, another almighty challenge)
• XML & C++ for the interior gauges (C++ makes my eyes already water)

Really hope you all like it and if you do, comment on what parts I should work on next

-kingdmac