Lionheart Creations Release the LJ24B Classic Learjet
We released the long awaited Learjet LJ24B at the end of August this year. She has had a warm welcome from many. The immersion factor has been massive with all the various alarms and sound effects and system depth and super high resolution texture sets and vehicle themes.
With the LJ24B, I introduced a new system called Realism Mode, (code named 'box of tricks). You flip a switch on and you have the ability to cook your engines, over-rev them, etc. Another feature is the very rare fuel system of the LJ 20 Series where their fuel is blead from the wing tip tanks first, then the wings. There are fuel tanks in the fuselage but they are handled as auxiliary tanks. This means you cannot use the fuel in the fuselage unless you use the transfer pumps to pump the fuel from the fuselage to the wings. Everything flows from the wings to the engines; left side to left engine and right side to right engine. There is a hidden computer logic that manages the fuel system. Like the jet, the fuel is automatically managed (aside from the transfer part). No fuel selectors. The tip tanks automatically flow out first, then the wings, and thats it. You simply overlook them, then fill the wings if needed from the fuselage tanks.
The above photo is a shot of the Learjets fuel management system; the panel and a 'Fuel Map' popup that shows you an actual 3D looking fuel flow model of the fuel loadout. The blue zones will lower as the fuel runs out. Pounds are also shown which are how fuel is measured in the LJ.
Here is a screenshot of the blue-gray standard instrument panel of the LJ24B. The panel was created off of an actual Lear diagram or blueprint. Much of the instrumentation was taken from photographs of actual instrumentation. The shading in the color graphics was created in 3DS Max, a system called Ambient Occlusion where the panel sections (and interior panels) are 'Rendered' with a AO map (for each graphics sheet) and super precise shading is generated that give the graphics a wild photo-real appearance. A lot of technology in just the graphics alone.
Some of the other features include wind noise when you drop the landing gear, gyro spool up sound when you flip on the battery switches, and spool down sounds when you flip them off. Atmospheric pressure system 'sound' (ambience, one of 3) when the pressure system is active. Panel, systems sound when batteries are on, this is ambience sound 2. Fuel jettison option (switches with red covers) for dumping the wing tip tanks fuel loads for early landings. Landing gear weakened to accomodate damage possibilities when landing with tip tanks full, (a bad thing to do). Spoilers generate a con trail, engines generate a glowing orange area in the back exhaust which grows brighter when you apply more throttle. Hide-able full detail passengers also accomodate the rear cabin area. Tons and tons of detail saturate the model experience.
There is a 'manual' located in the 'manual folder' in the Learjet folder in your sim. There is also a online version of the manual at Lionheart Creations (dot com) where you can access the manual with your device (tablet, smart phone, laptop), and there is a 'Insights' webpage that shows you alot of ins and outs of the LJ24B. Lastly, there are 3 tutorials at YouTube that walk you through the Autopilot, fuel system, and startup.
Links to YouTube tutorials are here;
The project went overtime long ago, taking a massive 13 months in development and features a 'ton' of coding and systems. It has been an immense 'journey' to create this girl. I hope you all enjoy it.
Bill
LHC
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