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.

20/10/2013

Ejection Seat part 2

The Ejection Seat build is progressing, with the port side mechanisms having recently been completed.


The detached part is the Aircraft Portion of Personal Equipment Connector, which sits on the rear bulkhead of the cockpit. The main pilot oxygen supply, anti-g and electrical systems connect through this block, and the top part is pulled away during the ejection process.


Moving from front to rear, we have the Leg Restraint Line release control, then the Manual Separation handle, which is used to initiate manual separation of the pilot from the seat, if the automatic separation process fails. Below that is the pipe that pipes the gas from the Ejection Firing handle breech to the top of the Ejection Gun to initiate the main ejection process.

Continuing backwards, we have the Spring Clip for the Personal Survival Pack line, and the round handle behind it is the Emergency Oxygen Manual Control.

The large part is the Personal Equipment Connector, which serves as a quick attachment mechanism for the pilot oxygen, anti g, and electrical connections.

On the rear of the Seat Pan is the Emergency Oxygen bottle, which provides oxygen after ejection. Below that is the Manual Separation Breech.

Attached to the bottom of the Seat are the rocket tubes which provide the fuel to sustain the ejection and enable the seat to reach a suitable height when ejection occurs at low level or low speed.

I now have a few more bits to add the Seat Pan, the harness and straps etc, before i can model the seat cushion and back support. Then i can convert this model to the earlier Mk2 version, before getting stuck in with the cockpit build.

Thanks for following, and more updates will follow soon!



2 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 October 2013 at 01:37

    Looking incredible. Do you have any timeframe for completion yet?

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  2. Tonka27 October 2013 at 01:39

    Thanks! Probably looking at 6 months+ to do the 3D cockpit and finalise scripts and the flightmodel, depending on what real life brings. I'll get there in the end though!

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