The team surprised us on their last update, when they told us that they were not only working on the Bk-117 but also on the Bo-105 and they have been hard at work to get the project going.
Below you can check out the progress report as well as a couple of videos the team made showing off what they have been working on.
Progress report
- the BO 105 fuselage has been adjusted based on 3d scans to ensure a high accuracy
- the flight models have been tweaked further to achieve the characteristics of the rigid rotorhead
- as a positive side effect that makes acrobatics now possible for the BO 105, video demonstration (watch below)
- first animations are done, tailrotor is completely functional and all parts moving accurately for both helis
- BK 117 cockpit progress, glareshields and main instrument panel finished with help of a friend
- two instruments of the BK 117 completely finished, accurately modeled down to the milimeter, this quality can be expected for the whole cockpit
- video impression of the cockpit (watch below)
- everthing is done with detailed pictures, measurements and 3d scans as reference
- I will now put the focus on the BO 105 because that one currently has a overall better foundation for developing
- this means the BO 105 will be released first and the BK 117 will be coming after that and benefit from the aspects that have been learned with the BO 105
Videos
Bo-105 aerobatics
Bk-117 cockpit
How to support the project
Like I said, Rigid Rotors Designs is still looking for folks to help with project so if you can:
- get any photos of the models – especially some maintenance ones that show areas not usually seen
- help with systems setup and how to deal with twin engines in MSFS
- have any experience with MSFS development to help in other areas
Please get in touch with the team. Email me directly and I will you in touch with them or join the team’s Discord server and hit them up over there!
