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Released!! F9F Cougar by Rob Richardson

This is somewhat off topic, so apologies to Rob and all, but this website Aviation Archives was a terrific site for downloading reference material until the owner started using FileFactory as a download site.

Quote Originally Posted by johndetrick View Post
Here's a link to the F9F-8 Flight Manual.

http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/search?q=cougar

I have emailed Ron (the owner) and advised him of the difficulty in downloading material from a site such as File Factory. Their sole aim is to get the user to buy a paid subscription to their service. I have offered to contribute directly to him rather than spend money on a rip-off download site.

Vent over.
mal
 
mal998 said:
This is somewhat off topic, so apologies to Rob and all, but this website Aviation Archives was a terrific site for downloading reference material until the owner started using FileFactory as a download site.

Quote Originally Posted by johndetrick View Post
Here's a link to the F9F-8 Flight Manual.

http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/search?q=cougar

I have emailed Ron (the owner) and advised him of the difficulty in downloading material from a site such as File Factory. Their sole aim is to get the user to buy a paid subscription to their service. I have offered to contribute directly to him rather than spend money on a rip-off download site.

Vent over.
mal
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umm....I was able to download the manual the other day from Aviation Archives. If going to a paid subscription, I would recommend Avialogs.com. Very reasonable, great owner, and lots of reference materials. If Rob needs the Cougar manual, I can provide a link from my online storage.
 
Thanks for that. I was in touch with Rob at the beginning of the Cougar project and provided him with all my reference material on the aircraft. It was quite extensive and some of it did come from Avialogs. I have been an active paying member at Avialogs for quite some time. Great site.
 
Wow wow wow

:ernaehrung004: As usual, I'm a day late and a dollar short, but thanks to Rob and his special skills, this aircraft is a winner+:encouragement: Too bad your 140 MB paint jobs kept me from being able to fly this bird. It sorta killed my computer with CTDs when I chose the Cougar thumbnail in "Select Aircraft" page.

Thank you to Martial Feron for your repaints! Now The aircraft shows brilliantly and flies like a Banshee. Hope you will do the 2-seat model repaints also!

Cougar.jpg Just click on this little bugger...it'll get bigger!
 
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MrZippy said:
:ernaehrung004: As usual, I'm a day late and a dollar short, but thanks to Rob and his special skills, this aircraft is a winner+:encouragement: Too bad your 140 MB paint jobs kept me from being able to fly this bird. It sorta killed my computer with CTDs when I chose the Cougar thumbnail in "Select Aircraft" page.

Thank you to Martial Feron for your repaints! Now The aircraft shows brilliantly and flies like a Banshee. Hope you will do the 2-seat model also!

View attachment 58454 Just click on this little bugger...it'll get bigger!
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2 seat variant is now available at Rob's website ... Mike :wavey:
 
It's been a golden age this year for new models. These two 'cats really made my year. Excellent, all 'round.
The only fiddle I made was to reduce the texture size down to 1024 DXT3, relieving the strain on my coal-fired box and etch-a-sketch card. 102mb on the HD, which delays imploding that for a while longer.
 
Took the twogar around the pattern a few times at Moffit (remembering from 1958). What a great aircraft. Thanks so much Rob for bringing this to the community.
 
Finally,I had a chance last night to fly your Cougar Rob beautiful work,and great flight dynamics,thanks for your hard work.
 
Yep.
Flew her straight out to the Orikany and had the nicest approach and trap.
Agree wonderfully set up FDE.
Rob, your ever increasing talent and generosity are most appreciated.
expat
 
Has a repaint of VA-192 been done for this great model? If so, have not been able to locate. 192 Golden Dragons was featured in the GREAT movie, "Bridges of Toko-Ri"! NC

Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe, shipmates, and remember those who sacrificed for us all.
 
Navy Chief said:
have not been able to locate. 192 Golden Dragons was featured in the GREAT movie, "Bridges of Toko-Ri"!
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Wasn't that Panthers in the movie?
... and Banshees in the book if I remember right... based on an actual operation conducted by Skyraiders :dizzy:

ree repaints, can't say I've seen that many pop up in general, shame as its a really nice model.
 
fallenphoenix1986 said:
Wasn't that Panthers in the movie?
... and Banshees in the book if I remember right... based on an actual operation conducted by Skyraiders :dizzy:

ree repaints, can't say I've seen that many pop up in general, shame as its a really nice model.
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+1

F9F Panther jets from US Navy squadron VF-192 were also used to film Men of the Fighting Lady (1954). After the filming of these two movies, the squadron name was changed from "Golden Dragons" to "World Famous Golden Dragons".

Would still like to see a repaint for the cougar. Great movie-great plane!:applause:
 
Cougar

Let me add THANKS ROB! Also just downloaded the Cougar Manual without any trouble from File Factory. Slow for me was only a 29 second wait and it was downloaded in just seconds. I also downloaded the paintkit and will look around for VA-192 photos though sadly a lot will probably be B/W.

I can't wait to get this on the deck of one of the straight deck carriers off Korea in the 1950's with CCP. :encouragement:

Just found these online:

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This it says was taken aboard the USS BENNINGTON but my sources do not list VA-192 on CV-20 at any time. VA-192 WAS stationed aboard USS YORKTOWN CV-10 in 1957 so maybe they got confused.

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Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the aircraft in the lead is a photo-bird
 

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