Miltech Simulations – USS George H.W. Bush (CVN

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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. The carrier entered operations in 2009 and it currently operates from its homeport in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

We created a very detailed representation of USS George H.W. Bush functional with any aircraft on MSFS.

Features:

• Incredible level of detail on the modeling of the CVN-77 USS George H.W. Bush Carrier, with full PBR texturing.

• Functional catapult and arrestor cables, with selectable launch speed and stop time according to the aircraft. This feature works with any payware or freeware aircraft, from a fighter jet to a B747.

• 7 spawnable static locations around the Earth

• Additional landable ships, such as Frigates, are placed around the carrier.

• Static aircraft, including the F-35 and the F/A-18

Locations:

Out of the box, the product includes 7 static, spawnable locations. This means that the carriers do not move (MSFS limitation), and flights can be started from the carrier. The carrier will be visible as a starred scenery on your MSFS map. We have created custom ICAOs for the different locations:

• UGB1: Port of Origin (Norfolk)

• UGB2: South of Key West

• UGB3: Sea of Japan

• UGB4: Persian Gulf

• UGB5: South Mediterranean Sea

• UGB6: Gulf of Aden

• UGB7: South China Sea

See the exact locations here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/6/edit?mid=1qL95dTj0eBUiAfBO1giLQkeR27z5t7DE&usp=sharing

Carrier Launcher Software (Catapult and Arrestor)

We include with the product a fully functional SimConnect kinematics software to simulate the catapult and arrestor dynamics on an aircraft carrier.

Catapult:

• Run the Carrier Launcher software (shortcut on your desktop)

• Launch MSFS and place any aircraft on the aircraft carrier. Taxi to any of the catapult locations.

• Connect the Carrier Launcher software to your sim by clicking “Connect”

• Select your takeoff speed, or type your own.

• Set parking brakes and maximum thrust. Click on “Ready to Launch”

• Release parking brakes and see your aircraft quickly accelerate to the selected speed.

Arrestor:

• Make sure your Carrier Launcher is connected to the sim (if not, click “Connect”)

• Select the full stop time, or type your own. The faster the aircraft, the shorter the full stop time it is. For example, for a fighter jet, a 1s full stop time is ideal.

• Click on “Extend Tailhook” and land normally. The aircraft will decelerate quickly. Assist with braking as required.

Our Carrier Launcher is a custom derivative of Kinetic Assistant by Touching Cloud, licensed under an MIT license.

Limitations:

Our product currently has a few limitations to take into consideration due to the current state of MSFS’s SDK:

• Carriers are all static objects. We have no plans to make them move since this is not possible with MSFS’s SDK. Airports have fixed coordinates.

• The product does not have animations. This means that the aircraft elevators and jet blast doors do not move. Currently, animations cannot be triggered by the user.

• The carriers have uncontrolled ATC. There is an ATC frequency for each, but these work as an uncontrolled airport (UNICOM). AI traffic does not visit this airport anyways.

• Carrier operations are basic. Do not expect carrier personnel to interact with the aircraft – user-triggered interactions are still not possible.

• PAPI/VASI/OLS are not functional.

• Crash Detection must be off at all times, otherwise, you might have issues using the product.