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COLIMATA F/A-18F Rhino Manual

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  • Page 1 2016 - All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Special thanks to my family and friends who supported me on this long journey. Page 2...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INDEX There is no need to know all systems described in this manual. This add-on can be used with different knowledge levels. In addition to this FULL manual, there is the quickstart manual that ships with the aircraft. Introduction......4 Weapons indicator....

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for purchasing the “FA-18F add-on by COLIMATA” and therefore supporting my development work. I invested more than 1.800 working hours in this aircraft and all the experiences from the MiG-29 project. The goal was to create a great fighter jet for X-Plane, with very good graphics, plugin driven custom systems, good aerodynamics and a system depth that matches the requirements for semi professional and beginner, flight simulation fighter pilots.

  • Page 5: What's In The Package

    What's in the package? Precisely modeled, animated external aircraft with Highly accurate interactive 3D cockpit, with beautiful textures in 4k (2k option). projected, collimated, focused to infinity 3D HUD. Refined flight model with correct landing speeds and AoA, max. turn rate, fuselage/wing root extensions lift simulation, etc Reasonable system depth, ideal for semi professional and beginner, flight simulation fighter pilots.
  • Page 6 (2k option to save VRAM) some of the liveries, plus additional ones, can be downloaded for free from the x-plane.org server. X-plane.org → Downloads → Aircraft Skins – Liveries → FA-18F by COLIMATA This is the direct link: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/category/ 166-fa-18f-by-colimata/...

  • Page 7: Installation

    1. Unzip the downloaded zip file Do NOT move the CONTENTS of the main 2. Move the resulting main aircraft folder aircraft folder ALONE. Move the main “FA-18F 4k v1.02 by Colimata” aircraft folder with all it's contents inside. inside “...\X-Plane 10\Aircraft\” Page 7...
  • Page 8 ISSUE SOLUTIONS THREAD: In the forum on x-plane.org I created an “issue solutions thread” that contains an updated list of issues and there solutions. x-plane.org → Payware support → Designers → COLIMATA → FA-18F Super Hornet Here's the link: http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/95128-issue-solutions/...

  • Page 9: Quick Start

    QUICK START Takeoff: - When standing on the runway move throttle to full military thrust - Check engine values are OK - Release wheels brakes - Ignite afterburners by moving the throttle fully forward - ~130KIAS (depending on weight) pull the nose up gently Climb: - After takeoff raise gear and falps very quickly - Lower thrust to full military (no afterburners)

  • Page 10: Rendering Setup

    RENDERING SETUP Keep the rendering setup “Settings → Rendering Options“ on a reasonable level, that matches the computer hardware. Be aware that the aircraft needs real time computing power in addition to X-Plane itself. Lower the settings in case to maintain good fps. Handy presets Page 9...

  • Page 11: Joystick Setup

    JOYSTICK SETUP If you have a multibutton – multiaxes joystick/throttle, or even rudder pedals, those can be set under: “Settings → Joystick and Equipment” You can assign axes and commands to buttons, for example: In the section: Buttons basic. First hit the joystick button, then assign a command Page 9 Page 10...

  • Page 12: Know Your Hornet

    KNOW YOUR HORNET Vertical fin rudder Stabilator Engines (Stabilzer elevator) 2x GE F414-GE-400 Tailhook Up to 11 weapon stations plus gun Flaps (Flaperons) Twin seat layout Aileron also operates as flap and as airbrake Air to air refueling probe Folding wings Leading edge flaps High performance AESA RADAR...
  • Page 13 KNOW YOUR HORNET Boeing Fighter Attacker - 18 F “Super Hornet – Rhino” Multirole combat aircraft capable of all tasks of today's military air operations, like air to air intercept, air to ground attack, reconnaissance etc. Capable to carry nearly all the different types of weapons in the arsenal on 11 weapon stations plus gun. Optimized for naval carrier operations, radar cross section, range, endurance, reduced maintenance effort.

  • Page 14: Cockpit

    The 3D COCKPIT (shift-9) UFCD Upfront control display Digital Display Digital Display Digital Display Standby Indicator Indicator Indicator Master Master compass HUD settings Standby Gear Fuel gauge Tailhook instruments handle leaver Multi Purpose Color Display Clock Left Right Console Console Cabin press.

  • Page 15: Head Up Display

    HEAD UP DISPLAY To see projection / collimation effect, move forward or back in the cockpit ( Switch to 3D view with Shift+9, use arrow keys and . and , key ) Heading bar Airspeed indicator in kts Vertical speed indicator Angle of attack indicator (ft/min * 100) Altitude in ft...
  • Page 16 That's why so much time and resources have been invested to recreate the reallife HUD effects. The FA-18F by COLIMATA has a ultra realistic projected, collimated, fucused to infinity 3D HUD. Projected: The HUD is only visible from realistic angles, and moves realistically with the pilots head positions (Use arrow keys for example).

  • Page 17: Digital Displ. Indicator Ddi

    DIGITAL DISPLAY INDICATOR DDI (main menu) Brightness Weapons indicator RADAR indicator Horizontal situation Engines indicator indicator - circle format Interaction buttons Fuel indicator Attitude direction indicator Flight data indicator (artificial horizon) Contrast color Page 17...
  • Page 18 DIGITAL DISPLAY INDICATOR The main menu: Is displayed on request on the left or right DDI or on the MPCD. Via this menu it is possible to access many different indicators. By clicking the “menu” button, while one of those indicators is displayed (at the lower side of a display), the active Indicator is turned off and the main menu becomes available again.

  • Page 19: Attitude Direction Indicator

    Attitude direction indicator (artificial horizon) Current heading Vertical speed indicator ( ft/min ) Airspeed indicator in kts Altitude in ft Airspeed indicator in kts Horizon line Barometric setting in/hg Pitch ladder Bank scale Nose/wing pitch Turn indicator Return to main menu Page 19...

  • Page 20: Engine Indicator

    DDI- Engine indicator LEFT engine RIGHT engine Fuel pressure in psi Left air intake temperature Oil pressure in psi Low pressure compressor rpm High pressure compressor rpm Oil temperature in °C Exhaust gas temperature Nozzle position (turkey fedders) Interstage turbine temp. °C Fuel pump on/off Engine pressure ratio Full autonomy digital...
  • Page 21 DDI- Engine indicator The FA-18F's powerful engines: The two General Electric F414-GE-400 are extremely powerful and efficient engines. Fighter jets must cover a large spread of low and high speeds, rapidly changing or extremely high AoA and altitudes, sustained turns and extreme +/- g values.

  • Page 22: Ddi - Fuel Indicator

    DDI – Fuel indicator Total available fuel in pounds, including external drop tanks Tank 1 in pounds Level brackets Available internal fuel only high is full, low is empty Bingo fuel warning setting Left wing tank in pounds Left feed tank Right wing tank Right feed tank in pounds Tank 4 in pounds...
  • Page 23 DDI – Fuel indicator DDI fuel indicator: In addition to the fixed installed fuel gauge, this fuel indicator provides up to date graphical and numeric info about the fuel on board. The TOTAL sections is the most important one, since it adds the fuel amount of all available sources.

  • Page 24: Horizontal Situation Indicator

    Horizontal situation indicator Circle format Aircraft heading Selected navaid ID Selected navaid frequency Aircraft position Selected navaid type Aircraft altitude Distance to selected navaid if DME is available on it Selected navaid position on map Selected navaid position Aircraft position on map Map range Bearing to selected navaid if available on it...
  • Page 25 Horizontal situation indicator The HSI indicator: This screen shows a lot of information, let's have a look one by one. The navaid info In the top left corner of the HSI there is information about the currently active navaid. While many (14) navaid frequencies can be saved, only one can be active.
  • Page 26 Horizontal situation indicator The HSI map: In the center of the compass rose a schematic aircraft symbol represents the center of the HSI map. This map is a “bird eye” view, 360° around the aircraft with a range that can be set on the right edge of the display with the RNG buttons.

  • Page 27: Flight Data Indicator

    DDI - Flight Data indicator Range at current speed Optimum altitude in ft with 2000pounds remaining in the tanks Optimum speed in Mach afterwards Remaining flight time if Remaining flight time at passed to optimum envelope current speed with with 2000pounds remaining 2000pounds remaining in in the tanks afterwards the tanks afterwards...
  • Page 28 DDI - Flight Data indicator The Flight Data Indicator: The flight data indicator, has three sections: CURRENT RANGE: Yes, you guessed it, it shows the current range if the current airspeed is maintained. However the calculation is done not with the entire amount of fuel in the tanks.
  • Page 29 DDI - RADAR Select next target Master arm must be ARM Increase RADAR range and a weapon selected Current RADAR range Select previous target Master arm must be ARM Decrease RADAR range and a weapon selected Target speed Target heading arrow Target altitude difference Return to main menu Page 29...
  • Page 30 DDI - RADAR The Radar: The FA-18F's radar its one of the most sophisticated airborne RADAR system in the world. The AN/APG79 is a so called AESA Radar. This stands for Active Electronically Scanned Array. Contrary to previous RADAR systems the antenna is immovable, no mechanical parts that can have malfunctions.
  • Page 31 DDI – weapons indicator Cycle air to air weapons Cycle air to ground weapons Gun with rounds remaining indicator Mk 83 free fall bomb Drop tank AIM-120 Advanced Currently selected weapon medium range air to air missle AMRAAM AIM-9L „Sidewinder“ air MASTER ARM switch to air missle –...

  • Page 32: Weapons Indicator

    DDI – weapons indicator Weapons indicator: Gives you a quick overview of the weapons and the countermeasures (chaff and flares) currently on board. “Engage a target”: To “lock on” a target two conditions must be meet. First the Master ARM switch must be in the ARM position, and second: The aircraft can not be in the same team as your aircraft (friendly fire).

  • Page 33: Ufcd Up Front Control Displ

    UFCD – Up Front Control Display Square means ACTIVE Input keyboard Input format is always digit COM1 menu ENTER Example: 20000ft COM2 menu Click: 020000 Enter Or click: 02 ENTER Settings menu COM1 volume Autopilot menu COM1 - Cycle saved NAV1 menu frequencys COM2 - Cycle saved...
  • Page 34 UFCD – Up Front Control Display UFCD Up Front Control Display: Is the main interface for data input. It gives you access to the two redundant COM systems, two NAV systems, Autopilot and settings. Data input is possible via the numeric touch keyboard. First select the destination of the data than input the values, then hit ENTER.
  • Page 35 UFCD – COM1 Menu Input keyboard Square means active Input format is always digit COM1 active frequency ENTER To change, input new Example: 120.40 FQZ to keyboard - Click: 12040 Enter ENTER Click to switch COM2 to COM1 - volume active COM COM1 - Cycle saved SET new active FQZ...

  • Page 36: Ufcd - Com Menu

    UFCD – COM Menu COM MENU: The COM menu allows you to quickly change the active frequency and to store six additional frequencies (per COM) for later use. Change active frequency with value input: If you want to set a certain COM frequency that is not already saved in the FQ frequency data slots: If the COM1 button is not already backlit green, and therefore active: 1.

  • Page 37: Ufcd - Autopilot Menu

    UFCD – Autopilot menu Landing - AP disengages itself under 6ft RADAR ALT Input keyboard Input format is always Autopilot main switch digit Click to disengage all AP ENTER functions Example: 10000ft Click: 01 Enter Value set mode Example: 250 kts click value set mode Click: 250 Enter Example: 90deg...
  • Page 38 UFCD – Autopilot menu AP Autopilot Menu: In this menu you can not only engage and disengage all AP functions but also set there values or hit and emergency AP off button. AP MAIN: If one of the autopilot functions is active a green square is displayed on the top left of this button (As it is on every AP function button that is active).
  • Page 39 UFCD – Autopilot menu AP functions: All autopilot functions are engaged by clicking on the functions button. Disengage I done by clicking the button of a active AP function. A AP function is then active when a green square is displayed on the top left corner of it's button. AP function values: To set autopilot values the “VALUE SET MODE”...
  • Page 40 UFCD – Autopilot menu ALT H → altitude hold value set example 10,000ft 1. Engage "Value set mode" by clicking (green backlight active) 2. Click on "ALT H", we set altitude now 3. On the touch num keyboard click 0, then 1 4.

  • Page 41: Ufcd - Settings Menu

    UFCD – Settings menu Set RADAR altitude warning flag Barometric setting in in/hg for altimeter CAUTION! Standby altimeter has it's own setting. It could show wrong values if not set separately Page 41...
  • Page 42 UFCD – Settings menu Settings menu: Here it is possible to set the barometric pressure for the altimeter and the RADAR altitude warning flag. Set baro: To set the local barometric pressure: 1. Click on the “BARO” button 2. Input the value Example: For 29.87inHg Click 0, then 2, then 9, then 8, then 7...

  • Page 43: Ufcd - Nav Menu

    UFCD – NAV Menu Input keyboard Square means active Input format is always digit NAV1 active frequency ENTER To change, input new Example: ILS 109.50 FQZ to keyboard - Click: 1095 Enter ENTER Example: ADF 358 Click to switch NAV2 to Click: 358 Enter active NAV SET new active FQZ...
  • Page 44 UFCD – NAV Menu NAV MENU: The NAV menu allows you to quickly change the active frequency and to store six additional frequencies (per NAV) for later use. Only one of the two NAV systems can be active per time and only only frequency can be the active frequency. This active frequency on the active NAV is also used for the HSI map display and for the ILS indications in the HUD.

  • Page 45: Fuel Gauge / Engine Gauge

    Fuel gauge / engine gauge Total available fuel Internal plus external All internal tanks – schematic representation Engines RPM in % Internal fuel lb x 1000 Engines temperature in °C Bingo fuel set lb x 1000 Fuel flow in lb/h * 100 External drop tanks –...
  • Page 46 Fuel gauge / engine gauge The fuel gauge: Is a very important gauge especially in a fighter jet. It's important to keep an eye on it since the use of afterburners, high power maneuvers or other energy hungry activities can diminish the fuel very, very rapidly. The fuel gauge is divided in three sections: Fuel: On the top left there is the indication for the TOTAL fuel amount available.

  • Page 47: Right Console

    Right console Deploy/raise tailhhok Open/Close canopy Toggle wingfold Generator right engine Hydraulic pressure Main battery on/off Windshield defrog Bleed air switch Instrument brightness at Pitot heat night Console brightness at Emergency eject handle night Page 47...

  • Page 48: Night Lighting

    Night lighting Instrument brightness Console brightness Page 48...

  • Page 49: Left Console - Front

    Left console - front Landing gear lever Landing gear indicators Landing light switch Flaps indicators Manual flap switch Brake pressure indicator Landing gear brake Page 49...

  • Page 50: Left Console - Rear

    Left console - rear Generator cross tie Start / stop auxiliary NAV lights switch power unit Start/stop engine left / Formation lights dim right - see next pages Strobe lights switch Rudder trim wheel Throttle - click to hide FCS Flight control system main switch Emergency fuel dump NAV tone switch...

  • Page 51: Engine / Aircraft Startup

    Engine / aircraft startup 4 + 6.Hold until 20%RPM 1. Main battery ON 8. Close generator cross tie 2. Bleed air to AUTO 9. Assure main FCS switch is ON 3. Start APU 10. Switch off APU 4. Hold L starter switch until 20%RPM 11.

  • Page 52: Engine /Aircraft Shutdown

    Engine / aircraft - shutdown 6 + 7 1. Assure Bleed air OFF 8. Assure main FCS switch is OFF 2. R generator OFF 9. External lights OFF 3. L generator OFF (click on throttle-base to access switches) 10. Set COM/NAV volume to ZERO 4.

  • Page 53: Fly The Fa-18F

    FLY THE FA-18F TAKEOFF CLIMB: 1. Engage FULL WHEEL BRAKES 1. After takeoff raise the landing GEAR immediately 2. CHECK all instruments and gauges 2. Retract FALPS if extended 3. Move throttle to FULL MILITARY thrust 2. Lower thrust to FULL MILITARY (no afterburners) 4.
  • Page 54 FLY THE FA-18F FLIGHT / MANEUVER: WEAPON USAGE (armed version): 1. Start turns at 250-400KIAS (Knots indicated airspeed) 1. Switch one DDI display to RADAR 2. Watch Angles of attack AoA, g's, and decreasing speed 2. Switch other DDI display to WEAPONS CONSOLE 3.
  • Page 55 FLY THE FA-18F CARRIER LANDING: LANDING: 1. Check the CORRECT LANDING SPEED for the 1. Check the CORRECT LANDING SPEED for the current current weight of the aircraft, on the landing speeds weight of the aircraft, on the landing speeds chart (inside ~135KIAS chart (inside the MANUALS folder).

  • Page 56: Copyright

    Laminar Research name, Laminar Logo and X-Plane are registered trademarks of Laminar Research. All rights, including copyright, of the content of the “FA-18F for X-Plane” package belong to COLIMATA. Neither 3D models nor any other files, in part or in whole, may be copied, re-distributed, disassembled, or in any way reused without the express permission of COLIMATA.
  • Page 57 With great respect for all men and women on the ground and in the air, developing and mastering this machines in real life. Page 57...

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