A Reskin with permission from Ian Manion (Vulcan)
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster (#80053) transport aircraft of the USAF based at McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Washington State.
It operates on invisible track and will load passengers, general goods, tanks or jeeps, at a suitable landing area.
The aircraft has an automatically operating landing gear. This retracts at takeoff speed set in the script. It lowers at speeds below the set speed. The flaps operate automatically when the aircraft is rolling until you reach takeoff speed (wheel and flap retraction).
The speeds for tilting, landing gear and flap retraction on takeoff may be altered in the string table above - speeds are in kph.
It does not have an operating interior, but does have various exterior views based on an invisible interior, use the [ and ] keys from the interior view.
The aircraft has a number of animations that can be operated by keyboard keys, or the Aircraft Action Trigger, kuid:76656:24050, when placed on track and set to the correct number:
- to shut the front door and start engines, press the B key or use trigger setting 2. An engine start rule is also available for AI.
- open or close the rear cargo doors and ramp, use the V key, or trigger setting 3.
- launch a jeep load from the rear cargo door, horn sound H key or trigger setting 1, it will open the door if not open.
- issue smoke and sound from the tyres when landing, use trigger setting 4.
- emit defensive flares from the tail, trigger setting 6.
- to flare the aircraft for landing, trigger setting 7.
- come to a gradual stop on landing, trigger setting 9.
- use reverse thrust on engines for 10 seconds, and deploy spoilers, trigger setting 13. Note that if you taxi the aircraft backwards, the reverse thrust will operate, this is how the C-17 moves in reverse.
- set speed to 40% of maximum speed, for landing approach, trigger setting 14.
See my webpages for further details on using the Action Trigger.