Restauravia has released a nice freeware Nord 3400. It flies really well, the panel looks great (nicely animated floating compass), and overall the plane looks as good as a Nord 3400 is gonna look. It’s a conversion to native MSFS format (not a portover) of a P3D plane, so perfectionists and nitpickers need not apply. But it’s a fun free flier for people who like to try different historical aircraft.
It does seem to have a bit of a pollution problem. And the pilot’s sitting with the seatback in the middle of their torso. If anyone figures out some better cockpit coordinates, please share. (Paging @Archer374 )
If you change the InitialXYZ line under [cameradefinition.1] in cameras.cfg to this value, it will move the pilot position to something more realistic:
InitialXyz = 0, 0.12, 0.28
I haven’t figured out how to kill the blue smoke yet. I mean, nobody cared about pollution in the 50’s, but that’s kinda ridiculous.
Used to use this as my starter aircraft once upon a time in Air Hauler/FSX to fly around the small strips of PNG building rep.
Was an excellent little model - excellent STOL capability, rugged, fun to fly and perfect for hanging around an area while searching for that hard-to-find grass runway in the back of beyond.
Well done Restauravia - now we just await your awesome Mirage and Etendard IVM models!
PS - this is going to be just perfect for flying out the doctor in NeoFly emergencies
I love this plane and will work on some points in next days/weeks.
Meanwhile, the blue smoke issue is due to a typo error.
Edit N3400_EXTERIOR_3P.xml
Under arrow you can see there is a double “((”
Simply delete one of them and save your file.
Do the same in N3400_ext_2P.xml.
No they didn’t, the double (( still there.
I have an idea but need to get more infos first.
@ScarsStitches
Can you please do a test and tell us results:
With the original N3400_EXTERIOR_3P.xml file with the double “((”
Fly the 3 blades (default livery) Nord3400 above 50 knots (it’s above 93 Km/h in the plane as ASI is in Km/h)
Be sure your Logo Lights are ON
In external view, look from front to rear and tell us if you have the blue smoke as on Editer 3rd picture
Ok, I think I know what happens.
Even if they made params for smoke, the Nord3400 dont have it’s own smoke effects.
So params use others smoke effects if they are already present somewhere.
I have a lot as I’m often working on smoke effects. I assume Editer and the dev also have some.
Anyway, I’m working on this point now. I think I can give you a link to test it tomorrow.
You’ll be my tester.
Or should I say my personal Guinea Pig ?
Perhaps.
There are so many possibilities.
That’s why I want to include it’s own effects to the plane. No more worries.
But if you want to try it tomorrow I have to work on it now.
It’s a conversion to native MSFS format (not a portover) of a P3D plane, so perfectionists and nitpickers need not apply. But it’s a fun free flier for people who like to try different historical aircraft.
I look forward to test it after work!
