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dwalcott:
Test animation of the space shuttle landing at an air field.  Going for a photo-realistic feel with this one.

Arik_the_Red:
cool... I especially like the airport and scenery.

Does the space shuttle really come in that steep and hard? 

$imon:
Hey nice start on that animation!

I feel the landing was a bit too hard though, though i dont  really know how a space shuttle would land, i would think the angle with the runway would be a little smaller for landing, maybe hover a bit above the runway before actually gradually touching down.

Another thing is the sky, you might want to try a different image for the background, where the horizon would be on the same level as the models.

Good job so far though!

Arik_the_Red:
Here's a nice little landing on youtube... &feature=related

Olias:
It's a good start.

The space shuttle after its reentry is little more than a giant plane.  As such, its landings would be very similar to a typical aircraft.

Generally a plane begins its descent by cutting back on the throttle.  This causes the plane to descend with little change in its attitude (where its nose is pointing).  As the plane reaches its final approach and nears the ground, it "flares" (brings the nose up) - this further slows the plane and ensures that the rear wheels touch down first.

You could fix this pretty easily by curving the path and putting in some pitch keys, and it will look much more realistic.

A higher resolution ground texture would also work wonders for the overall look.

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