OHM B-58 and Project Townhall v1.0

[OrbitHangar]

Author: sputnik

  It’s hard to believe that the B-58 Hustler has not previously been tackled for Orbiter.  The B-58 seemed fantastically advanced for its day.  The delta-winged, Mach 2.0 bomber was futuristic-looking, and as fast in speed and time-to-climb as the F-4 Phantom II, which it raced at least once.  

     Project Town Hall was a brief proposal, and study, examining the B-58 Hustler as the launch platform to use a minimum-modified Minuteman ICBM (then starting production) as a small satellite launcher.  Air launch would add the benefits of freedom from launch ranges, choice of inclination and longitude of ascending node, and consequent quick-reaction space launch.  

 

     To use any of the scenarios with Skybolts or Town Hall, you will first need to install Velcr o Rockets (not included).

     To use the Skybolt scenarios, you need the Skybo lt add-on.

     To fly from Edwards AFB, you will need the Proje ct X-15 Edwards and High Range add-on.



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[orbitingpluto]

Seems b58.dll is missing from the package. I'm posting the log for reference.

**** Orbiter.log
Build Aug 30 2010 [v.100830]
Timer precision: 6.98413e-008 sec
Found 0 joystick(s)
Devices enumerated: 4
Devices accepted: 3
==> RGB Emulation
==> Direct3D HAL
==> Direct3D HAL (Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family ( Sigma 3.0 32bit ))
Module AtlantisConfig.dll .... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module AtmConfig.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module DGConfigurator.dll .... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module ScnEditor.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module Framerate.dll ......... [Build 100830, API 100830]

**** Creating simulation session
DirectDraw interface OK
Direct3D interface OK
Graphics: Viewport: Fullscreen 1024 x 768 x 16
Graphics: Hardware T&L capability: No
Graphics: Z-buffer depth: 16 bit
Graphics: Active lights supported: -1
Loading 15382 records from star database
Module Sun.dll ............... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(E) Sun: Precision 1e-006, Terms 554/6634
Module Mercury.dll ........... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Mercury: Precision 1e-005, Terms 167/7123
Module Venus.dll ............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module VenusAtm2006.dll ...... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Venus: Precision 1e-005, Terms 79/1710
Module Earth.dll ............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module EarthAtmJ71G.dll ...... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Earth: Precision 1e-008, Terms 2564/2564
Module Moon.dll .............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
ELP82: Precision 1e-005, Terms 116/829
---------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ERROR: Invalid DDS signature
>>> [ReadDDSSurface | .\Texture.cpp | 211]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Module Mars.dll .............. [Build 100830, API 100830]
Module MarsAtm2006.dll ....... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Mars: Precision 1e-005, Terms 405/6400
Module Phobos.dll ............ [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Deimos.dll ............ [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Galsat.dll ............ [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Jupiter.dll ........... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Jupiter: Precision 1e-006, Terms 1624/3625
Module Io.dll ................ [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Europa.dll ............ [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Ganymede.dll .......... [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Callisto.dll .......... [Build 100217, API 100215]
Module Satsat.dll ............ [Build 100215, API 100212]
Module Saturn.dll ............ [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Saturn: Precision 1e-006, Terms 2904/6365
Module Mimas.dll ............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Mimas: Terms 113
Module Enceladus.dll ......... [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Enceladus: Terms 33
Module Tethys.dll ............ [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Tethys: Terms 101
Module Dione.dll ............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Dione: Terms 59
Module Rhea.dll .............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Rhea: Terms 68
Module Titan.dll ............. [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Titan: Terms 100
Module Iapetus.dll ........... [Build 100215, API 100212]
SATSAT Iapetus: Terms 605
Module Uranus.dll ............ [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Uranus: Precision 1e-006, Terms 1827/5269
Module Miranda.dll ........... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Ariel.dll ............. [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Umbriel.dll ........... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Titania.dll ........... [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Oberon.dll ............ [Build ******, API 060425]
Module Neptune.dll ........... [Build 100830, API 100830]
VSOP87(B) Neptune: Precision 1e-006, Terms 391/2024
Finished initialising world
---------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ERROR: Could not load vessel module: b58
>>> [Vessel::LoadModule | .\Vessel.cpp | 5442]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Finished initialising status
Finished initialising camera
Finished initialising panels
Finished setting up render state
ERROR: DDraw object is still referenced: 1023
---------------------------------------------------------------
>>> ERROR: Destroy framework objects failed
>>> [OrbiterGraphics::Exit3DEnvironment | .\OGraphics.cpp | 1034]
---------------------------------------------------------------
**** Closing simulation session

 

[sputnik]

Oops. Updated and fixed. Sorry about that; that's what I get for uploading late at night.

 

[orbitingpluto]

Thanks for the fix

 

[TheMineGamer32]

Thanks for the very useful Minuteman parts. I've maked a satellite launcher with performance similar to Taurus/Minotaur-C putting a Castor-120 as the first stage, and the Minuteman stages as stages 2,3,4. :thumbup: Why do you don't do a Peacekeeper add-on, or a Pegasus? Would be awesome and I can retrieve parts for making a Taurus.

 

[mortdk]

Nice add-on. The flight caracteristics and performance of the B-58 seems very realistic. And it looks awesome, too :tiphat: