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Title: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros [mapping updated]
Post by: GGM on November 24, 2011, 03:19:42 PM
 The RUSS aerobatic display team consists of five white-blue painted L-39 Albatros aircrafts equipped with smoke generators. Short time ago every payable aviation fan could fly on the back seat during team formation trainings, but now this practice is disabled.
 The "RUSS" aerobatic team was formed in 1987 from Vjazma Air Training Centre to be participates at Tushino Air Show. First, the pilots practiced with L-29 aircraft, but it was difficult to handle because of the high-located stabilizer. That forced the team to transfer to L-39. Vjazma Air Training Centre received 10 new L-39 Albatros aircraft and began training under the leadership of Farid Akchurin. Soon the team was ready and then in August 1987 performed with nine camouflage painted L-39s at Tushino air parade.
 In 1998 all team's planes received special blue-white color scheme.
(http://aerobaticteams.net/images/russian-teams/russ-l-39-20.jpg)

 In 2011 during MAKS air show the team participated in five ship formation.
 From 2012 the RUSS aerobatic team will become civil one with a new paint scheme. Vyazma Aviation Training Center, where the team is based, converts its planes to civil ones, which allows more flexibility to fly outside Russia.

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/2411201121-46-35.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/2411201121-44-31.jpg)

(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/2411201121-44-45.jpg)

Download includes 10 skins with flight numbers from 1 to 10.
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/gargoyle_05/download-button.png) (https://www.mediafire.com/?6cr15qjj2n33j6z)

Edit: All ten skins are now updated to work with the new mapping. Sorry for the inconvenience but ah... the risks of skinning Beta planes  ;)

Cheers
Gargoyle
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros
Post by: F22-Raptor-2006 on November 24, 2011, 03:35:45 PM
That looks great mate ;) You running a tinted glass mod? lol
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros
Post by: GGM on November 24, 2011, 03:48:19 PM
Quote from: F22-Raptor-2006 on November 24, 2011, 03:35:45 PM
That looks great mate ;) You running a tinted glass mod? lol

Yes though I can't remember what it was or where I downloaded it from. But I pretty much like having that faded/yellowish look. Guess I'm trying to convince myself it looks more realistic like that ;)
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros
Post by: Racer on November 24, 2011, 08:36:48 PM
thank you very much  :)
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros
Post by: F22-Raptor-2006 on December 03, 2011, 06:10:08 AM
have you got an updated version for the new mapping?
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros
Post by: GGM on December 03, 2011, 10:37:29 AM
Quote from: F22-Raptor-2006 on December 03, 2011, 06:10:08 AM
have you got an updated version for the new mapping?

Not yet. I'll try to update it these days if I can find some spare time. Right now I'm a bit busy writing my thesis as I'm graduating university in February 2012, but I guess there's always time for a relaxing/mind clearing skinning session  ;)

Gargoyle
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros [mapping updated]
Post by: GGM on December 03, 2011, 11:34:12 AM
That was easy... Updated.
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros [mapping updated]
Post by: F22-Raptor-2006 on December 03, 2011, 11:44:59 AM
Great, thanks mate ;)
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros [mapping updated]
Post by: coenoo1 on December 04, 2011, 07:18:15 AM
this may be a very silly question, but how did you get only 1 pilot to be in that plane?
Title: Re: Russian Aerobatic Team (RUSS) L-39 Albatros [mapping updated]
Post by: F22-Raptor-2006 on December 04, 2011, 07:34:12 AM
That was an old version of the mod. For various reasons with bailout and crewing it now has 2 pilots always. The final release will probably include a separate slot one for one pilot with the 12 second engine acceleration as opposed to the current 3. The tandem slot may also have the same engine acceleration, we shall see.