Arma 3: Aircraft Systems

Arma 3 v1.68

Arma 3 Jets DLC comes with a varity of new functionalities such as:

• Starting off an aircraft carrier via catapult
• Landing on an aircraft carrier via tailhook
• Foldable wings for aircrafts
• Boat recovery

This page will give an overview of the needed config additions.

Aircraft Configuration

Requirements

• Compatible aircraft must have an animation for arrest/tail hook selection defined in CfgVehicles and modeled in 3D model (model.cfg)
• Compatible aircraft must have a memory point for cable attach position

CarrierOpsCompatability Sub-Class

This class contains all the definitions needed for the catapult and tailhook functionality to work.

class CfgVehicles
{
    class B_Plane_Fighter_01_F
    {
        tailHook = true;                                                                        // Allow to land on carrier

        class CarrierOpsCompatability
        {
            ArrestHookAnimationList[] = { "tailhook", "tailhook_door_l", "tailhook_door_r" };    // List of animation played to animate tailhook. Defined in model.cfg (type user)
            ArrestHookAnimationStates[] = { 0, 0.53, 1 };                                        // Tailhook animation states when down, hooked, up.
            ArrestHookMemoryPoint = "pos_tailhook";                                                // TailHook memory point in plane model.p3d
            ArrestMaxAllowedSpeed = 275;                                                        // Max speed km/h allowed for successful landing
            ArrestSlowDownStep = 0.8;                                                            // Simulation step for calcualting how smooth plane will be slowed down.
            ArrestVelocityReduction = -12;                                                        // Speed reduced per simulation step
            LaunchVelocity = 300;                                                                // Speed required for take off
            LaunchVelocityIncrease = 10;                                                        // Speed increased per simulation step
            LaunchAccelerationStep = 0.001;                                                        // Simulation step for calcualting how smooth plane will launched from carrier catapult.
            LaunchBarMemoryPoint = "pos_gear_f_hook";                                            // LaunchBar memory point
        };
    };
};

AircraftAutomatedSystems Sub-Class

This class contains all definitions needed for the foldable wings to work.

class CfgVehicles
{
    class B_Plane_Fighter_01_F
    {
        class AircraftAutomatedSystems
        {
            wingStateControl = 1;                // enable automated wing state control to prevent player to take off with folded wings
            wingFoldAnimations[] = { "wing_fold_l", "wing_fold_r", "wing_fold_cover_l", "wing_fold_cover_r" };        // foldable wing animation list
            wingStateFolded = 1;                // animation state when folded
            wingStateUnFolded = 0;                // animation state when un-folded
            wingAutoUnFoldSpeed = 40;            // speed threshold when triger this feature, and unfold wings for player
        };
    };
};

Aircraft Carrier Configuration

class CfgVehicles
{
    class Land_Carrier_01_base_F
    {
        // Defines all the parts the carrier is build out of
        multiStructureParts[] = {
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_01_F", "pos_hull_1" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_02_F", "pos_hull_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_03_1_F", "pos_hull_3_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_03_2_F", "pos_hull_3_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_04_1_F", "pos_hull_4_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_04_2_F", "pos_hull_4_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_05_1_F", "pos_hull_5_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_05_2_F", "pos_hull_5_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_06_1_F", "pos_hull_6_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_06_2_F", "pos_hull_6_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_07_1_F", "pos_hull_7_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_07_2_F", "pos_hull_7_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_08_1_F", "pos_hull_8_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_08_2_F", "pos_hull_8_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_09_1_F", "pos_hull_9_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_hull_09_2_F", "pos_hull_9_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_island_01_F", "pos_island_1" }, { "Land_Carrier_01_island_02_F", "pos_island_2" },
            { "Land_Carrier_01_island_03_F", "pos_island_3" },
            { "DynamicAirport_01_F", "pos_Airport" }
        };

        class Eventhandlers
        {
            init = "_this call BIS_fnc_Carrier01Init;";                                // Initialises the carrier's functionality
            attributesChanged3DEN = "_this call BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate;";        // Handles position changes when attributes are changed in Eden Editor
            dragged3DEN = "_this call BIS_fnc_Carrier01PosUpdate;";                    // Handles position changes when attributes are changed in Eden Editor
            registeredToWorld3DEN = "_this call BIS_fnc_Carrier01EdenInit;";        // Initialises the carrier's functionality when it's created in Eden Editor
            unregisteredFromWorld3DEN = "_this call BIS_fnc_Carrier01EdenDelete;";    // Handles deletion of all parts when its deleted in Eden Editor
        };
    };
};