Recreating maneuvers is probably harder than making up your own, because you can't change them as you go. I'd say keep up the good work and don't change a thing. I agree, recreating existing flight maneuvers requires flying within operational parameters. The Virtual Thunderbirds cyber rendition per...

Here is the preliminary flight setup for the VXF V-7 maneuver. http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6828/f16tbrd6frm8wi.jpg http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7407/f16tbrd6frm26fj.jpg http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6523/f16tbrd6frm34ou.jpg http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/916/smokeloopsplt8fi.jp...

I agree with you about using proven flight models. I like all the traditional Thunderbird maneuvers too and your team does an excellent job emulating them. I understand that you are not about re-inventing or creating new flight maneuvers. I submit this flight maneuver I designed because as a high pe...

So it's actually the F-15 flight handling with an F-16 model mesh and skin.
Would it be possible to edit the physics code to give it the F-16 flight charactoristics?
For example, lowering its mass (weight).

First I had the same opinion as Burner... about the circle... everyone would have to be canopy to canopy in order to keep position... Keep in mind we are flying an F-15 Flight Model and have to deal with F-15 flight characteristics... these arent nimble little F-16s or F-18s. The secondary illustra...

For what it's worth, I gotta say that I like the actual Thunderbird maneuvers better than I would others. After all, aren't you guys called the Virtual Thunderbirds for a reason? :D I agree with you. 8) I have been attending Thunderbird and Blue Angel airshows for many years at many locations and I...

I have years of experience as a flight leader, combat & formation flying techniques instructor and aerial flight team maneuvers designer. The USAF Thunderbirds, US Navy Blue Angels and the Virtual Thunderbirds are flight teams that push the envelope to the max when it comes to team work, flying skil...

I have seen your movies and they are excellent. :D I have seen the real USAF Thunderbirds airshows for years. Your cyber flight team does a great job emulating the real thing. Do you perform any additional flight team maneuvers other than the ones done in the real Thunderbirds airshow ? For example,...

Do you have any specifications for your 'repaint'? Are there certain colors or insignias? For example, here is an F-18 repaint I designed with my name on it. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/VOLTANO/F-18BluVXFCptVolt.jpg And here is my F-16. http://img122.echo.cx/img122/6885/f16vxfdcfz1dmndg8ci...