The Jaguar project for X-Plane has been a long time in the making. The overall aim is to realistically simulate the Sepecat Jaguar aircraft in many of its guises and to a high visual quality.

I began developing this model back in 2007, and since then I have spent many hours, and a fair amount of money researching and gathering data to ensure the flight model is accurate as possible within the limitations of X-Plane.

Assistance has been sought from ex Jaguar pilots, and from current Jaguar technicians and museum restoration teams. Some very kind and skilled people have provided me with dimensions, access to a real Jaguar, and documentation to aid systems and flight modelling.

The entire flight model has been rebuilt multiple times, and the 3D model had a few iterations before good progress was made.

This blog will document the build process, and updates will be posted when decent steps are made.

This is a long term project, and it will be available to buy upon its completion.

21/02/2011

Gear Doors

All of the gear doors and speedbrakes are now separated nicely ready for cutting. This is a pretty major milestone for me, especially the speedbrakes!

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19/02/2011

Aden Cannons

The cannon trough is now built to a reasonable standard. I may tweak it a little in the coming months, but i'm pretty happy with it where it is for now.

This little update has been many many hours in the making. It was without a doubt, the hardest part i have had to make so far, simply because the shape is so organic, and the details/drawings are sparse.