Upcoming Lockheed Vega 5 for FSX and P3D

[Vitus]

Hey Joe!

I leaned very heavily on that 3d-picture when modeling my cockpit. Unfortunately this cockpit features a ton of customizations, most of them for Post's high-altitude flights and it's difficult to work out which parts are part of the original design.

The missing Sperry could just be a matter of weight as well. In order to get to 55,000 ft Wiley Post got rid of a lot of extra weight, I could imagine that the Sperry was part of that conversion.

The other thing you need to keep in mind is that there were more than one Winnie Maes! The one in the Smithsonian is the latest one, I don't know off the top of my head if it was the same plane he used to solo the world with.

Hello John!

Thank you again for your insight! It is extremely valuable to me!

What I find so puzzling about the supercharger is that it doesn't seem to have been a standard equipment on the R-1340s of that time. As far as I know, the Wasp C was equipped with a single-speed supercharger by default.

Please correct me if my thinking is wrong here, because I only derive my "knowledge" from the manuals I got and not first-hand experience. My layman understanding is that single-speed means that the supercharger is permanently engaged and there's no gear that can be changed. On the other hand the two-speed superchargers had two positions so you could choose between a low and high setting.

I hope you don't misunderstand me, because I take your point - you're certainly right - I just try to gain a better understanding.

Cheers,
Vitus

 

[blanston12]

Hi Vitus,

I was doing some research last night and found two interesting pages, the first is about Earhart's Vega, it stated that:

[FONT=&quot]Earhart’s modified Vega 5B is powered by an air-cooled, supercharged 1,343.804-cubic-inch-displacement (22.021 liter) Pratt & Whitney Wasp C nine cylinder radial engine.[/FONT]

So she had one but can conclude if it was one of the modifications or original. Here is the link to the story.

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/lockheed-model-5b-vega/

Second was about Winnie Mae, It stated that Post's employer, F. C. Hall purchased his first Vega in 1928 but returned it after the stock market crash in 1929, in 1930 he bought another, both were called Winnie Mae. The article states that in 1930 Hall "agreed to let Post prepare the new Winnie Mae for the Los Angeles-to-Chicago race in August that was part of the 1930 National Air Races. Additional fuel tanks were added in the passenger compartment, bringing capacity to 500 gallons, the oil capacity was increased to 25 gallons, and a high-ratio supercharger was fitted that brought the horsepower up to 500 for takeoff." and later for the high altitude experiments "Winnie Mae received an external supercharger"

Here is the link.

http://what-when-how.com/flight/winnie-mae/

To me these two articles add up to the fact that superchargers were not uncommon on Vega's but we can't conclude they were ever standard.

 

[Vitus]

Hello friends,

Here's a tiny update. Based on the conversations here I started making some changes to the interior model of the Vega. I added a new throttle quadrant and swapped the fuel pump to a more accurate one:

The panels that cover the wing roots also received an update:

Currently in the works:

Release is coming SOON!

 

[Vitus]

Hey folks,

if you're interested, have a look at the live stream of "The Sky Lounge" where Edson is taking the Vega for a spin:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/268632181?t=

And Taaaaaadaaaaaaaaaaa! We have a release date for the Early-Access!

 

[Roger]

Hey folks,

if you're interested, have a look at the live stream of "The Sky Lounge" where Edson is taking the Vega for a spin:
https://t.co/vZQBfKChNI

And Taaaaaadaaaaaaaaaaa! We have a release date for the Early-Access!

That link gives a whole load of I don't know what, but mainly adverts I think.......

 

[Vitus]

That link gives a whole load of I don't know what, but mainly adverts I think.......

That's odd, it worked fine for me. I changed the link from the twitter redirect to a direct twitch link. I hope that solves it.

 

[Roger]

Thanks, that helped.

 

[n4gix]

It's a pity that the choice of background music caused them to mute the audio...

 

[Vitus]

It's a pity that the choice of background music caused them to mute the audio...

That's true. But fortunately the (from my point of view) important bits have audio. You can check the timeline in twitch, the parts with no audio have a different color so you can skip those.
Edson is quite a funny guy, it was a very entertaining stream.

 

[dvj]

That's true. But fortunately the (from my point of view) important bits have audio. You can check the timeline in twitch, the parts with no audio have a different color so you can skip those.
Edson is quite a funny guy, it was a very entertaining stream.

I am hearing release date soon. Can you tell us when?

-d

 

[HvyEng]

Looking great! I can't wait to fly it!

Minor texture note, the Lockheed logo is backwards on the vertical fin, the star always goes forward.

--Dan

 

[dvj]

Looking great! I can't wait to fly it!

Minor texture note, the Lockheed logo is backwards on the vertical fin, the star always goes forward.

--Dan

I think it is accurate for the Vega.

-d

 

[mjahn]

But there are many right-hand side pics of Vegas on the net that firmly support Dan's point. I didn't see any pic of NR-869-E though.

 

[Vitus]

I am hearing release date soon. Can you tell us when?

-d

Release is tomorrow, 7th of June! I was hoping that I could stir up some hype before the release, but I am soooo busy sorting out the last details. Yesterday for example updated the info (later product) page of the Vega and replaced all the outdated images, have a look and tell me what you think!

Minor texture note, the Lockheed logo is backwards on the vertical fin, the star always goes forward.

Gosh Dan, what an eye for detail! I went through my reference library and it looks like there were a lot of Vegas with the star facing backwards. That being said, Mattern's aircraft had the star facing the other way indeed. As you can imagine, this is not really high up on my priority list, but I'll do my best to update the textures accordingly. If not now, then it will be changed in a future update! Thanks for spotting the mistake!!


I didn't post it here before, but maybe some of you haven't it yet - I uploaded a video in which I go through the proper startup procedure and explain some of the components:

 

[Bjoern]

Seeing the windscreen wipers of the Vega in the other thread, one thing to consider for future features is environmental interaction. Icing and precipitation pose quite a bit of danger at the altitudes the (regular) Vega operates at.

 

[Vitus]

Seeing the windscreen wipers of the Vega in the other thread, one thing to consider for future features is environmental interaction. Icing and precipitation pose quite a bit of danger at the altitudes the (regular) Vega operates at.

Yes, that's always been on my list as well. The pitot isn't heated either, so you'd be quadruple-screwed: Your wing creates less lift, your planes gets heavier, you can't see s**t and don't know how fast you're going.

Sounds like fun!

 

[SH427]

Yes, that's always been on my list as well. The pitot isn't heated either, so you'd be quadruple-screwed: Your wing creates less lift, your planes gets heavier, you can't see s**t and don't know how fast you're going.

Sounds like fun!

Which leads me to wonder why they call them the "good old days"

 

[Vitus]

 

[Roger]

Unfortunately nothing happens when I click on "order with an obligation to pay".

 

[Roger]

Update: having created your account you then need to wait for an e-mail telling you that you can now make a purchase.