Virtual Red Arrows

[lazyitus]

Outstanding quality graphics

RED ARROWS

[Eric Mc]

Very good - but they do appear to be flying in slow motion.

[lazyitus]

That's your PC, Eric.

[soad]

That's very good indeed.

[Eric Mc]

lazyitus said:

That's your PC, Eric.

I don't think so. They just seem to travel and carry out their manouvers at about 2/3 normal speed.

I've seen the Arrows hundreds of times over 30 plus years and I know what they look like for real.

Not knocking the graphics at all, just the speed.

[lazyitus]

God, you're hard to please.

[Extra 300 Driver]

That looks like it was done on FSX with Scampton scenery upgrade,

[Kiltie]

Eric Mc said:

lazyitus said:

That's your PC, Eric.

I don't think so. They just seem to travel and carry out their manouvers at about 2/3 normal speed.

I've seen the Arrows hundreds of times over 30 plus years and I know what they look like for real.

Not knocking the graphics at all, just the speed.

Well, I've seen them thousands of times and I know what they look like for real too.

It occurs however that if I was to create a work like this, I'd likely produce it at a "virtual" speed such that the viewer could properly appreciate it.

Outstanding piece of animation! - thanks for posting the link.

Cheers,

Eric

[RemaL]

good vid

[FM]

A great little find.

I fancied having a go in a lobby on AC6 with a pack of Tornado`s,F14 or F16`s. Throw a few formations together or low high speed flying & save the replay but I rarely stay in one piece long enough amongst the swarm of missiles to bring up the suggestion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsrv_CPxNjE

[mybrainhurts]

lazyitus said:

God, you're hard to please.

Gosh, that's a bit harsh, old boy.

For heaven's sake, don't go and tell him he can't spell manoeuvres....

[mybrainhurts]

Kiltie said:

Well, I've seen them thousands of times

So what, I've seen them millions of times....

[dr_gn]

What on Earth was the point of simulating 35 minutes of that, when you can see the real thing in any number of videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE-A4rLyWW8

[hyperblue]

dr_gn said:

What on Earth was the point of simulating 35 minutes of that, when you can see the real thing in any number of videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE-A4rLyWW8

Because the people who did it will never have a chance at actually being in the Red Arrows? They can sit at their computer and have a go at it though.

[Kit80]

Well I have seen them squillions of times as I live next door to the base and see them practise regularly and have to say that was very good and was shocked to see the bulldings were accurate to. I would maybe question some of the ground scenery though

Although I understand what Eric is saying, you just dont get the same sense of speed that they are doing.

Edited by Kit80 on Sunday 10th January 13:28

[M-J-B]

I thought that was pretty good, thanks for the link

[dr_gn]

hyperblue said:

dr_gn said:

What on Earth was the point of simulating 35 minutes of that, when you can see the real thing in any number of videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE-A4rLyWW8

Because the people who did it will never have a chance at actually being in the Red Arrows? They can sit at their computer and have a go at it though.

OK, sorry, I didn't realise it was a flight simulator, I though someone had just made a video based on computer graphics.

[Extra 300 Driver]

This is real flying. Red Arrows from 1967 in Gnats. Nice low pass at 6:25,

Enjoy

[Eric Mc]

I know they are Gnats rather than Hawks but look how "pacey" the whole thing is in that clip from 1967.

I loved the Gnats.

If you go to the BBC archive website, there is an episode of "Go With Noakes" from 1975 when he spent a weekend as part of the ground crew with the Arrows. Noakes had been a fitter in the RAF so they were happy for him to do some tasks such as loading up the paint dyes etc.

[andy_s]

Eric Mc said:

If you go to the BBC archive website, there is an episode of "Go With Noakes" from 1975 when he spent a weekend as part of the ground crew with the Arrows. Noakes had been a fitter in the RAF so they were happy for him to do some tasks such as loading up the paint dyes etc.

I remember an article in the annual. Mr Noakes eh, a gent and no mistake.