https://ranairwing.com/blog/HMAS Melbourne (R21) flight sim: history, carrier operations and dev diary.en-auhttps://ranairwing.com/blog/phase-1-a-carrier-at-sea/https://ranairwing.com/blog/phase-1-a-carrier-at-sea/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 22:28:00 +0000Dev diaryThe first build was just the ship: ocean, hull, motion and cameras, with no aircraft yet.https://ranairwing.com/blog/hide-the-menu/https://ranairwing.com/blog/hide-the-menu/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:35:00 +0000Dev diaryHow to flyA new Menu button, or the P key, hides every panel and key hint so the carrier fills the screen. Built mainly for phones.https://ranairwing.com/blog/chase-camera-orbit-pan-zoom/https://ranairwing.com/blog/chase-camera-orbit-pan-zoom/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:30:00 +0000Dev diaryThe chase camera is no longer fixed behind the Skyhawk. Drag to orbit, shift-drag to pan, scroll to zoom.https://ranairwing.com/blog/welcome-to-ran-air-wing/https://ranairwing.com/blog/welcome-to-ran-air-wing/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:12:00 +0000Dev diaryA browser flight sim of HMAS Melbourne and her air wing, set in 1977-1982, and a blog that tells the history behind it.https://ranairwing.com/blog/a-jointed-pilot-and-a-longer-ejection/https://ranairwing.com/blog/a-jointed-pilot-and-a-longer-ejection/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:10:00 +0000Dev diaryHow to flyThe pilot now has a head, torso, arms and legs, and an ejection runs as a sequence from seat rocket to parachute to landing.https://ranairwing.com/blog/fly-the-s-2-tracker/https://ranairwing.com/blog/fly-the-s-2-tracker/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:10:00 +0000Dev diaryAircraftHow to flyThe S-2 Tracker is now flyable from the catapult and onto the angled deck, with a slower, heavier propeller feel than the Skyhawk.https://ranairwing.com/blog/the-task-group-escorts/https://ranairwing.com/blog/the-task-group-escorts/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:02:00 +0000Dev diaryShip historyCarrier operationsThree escorts now keep station around the carrier, based on the task group that sailed with Melbourne in 1980.