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Sikorsky S43
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Terry
SOH-CM-2016
But Bill has his on the bottom, their about 6" long. Take a look, one of them is wrong.
To make things even more complicated...here's a walk-around photo collection of the S-43 at the PIMA Air and Space Museum....this S-43 only has one exhaust pipe per engine.
http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/s-43_painted_as_jrs-1/
http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/s-43_painted_as_jrs-1/
Brian_Gladden
SOH-CM-2025
Terry, the one in your pics was a one off built for Howard Hughes for an around the world record attempt (I used to have a copy of the magazine article the pics are from) so it's likely that it has a different - engine than a "regular" airline version. I know it has fewer windows and extended fuel tankage.
The vintage pics that are clear and large enough to make out good details show the S-43 as having a single exhaust pipe on the upper nacelle area, to the right of the air intakes.....well, to the left if you are standing in front of the plane and looking toward the plane. I suppose it is possible that Bill may have had reference material for a plane that had replacement engines and exhaust pipes in non-stock locations...or maybe he could not find reference to the exhaust location and used artistic license to place them.....reglardless, Bill's S-43 is a classic sim aircraft that has more than stood the test of time. All of his aircraft are classics that, even after all these years, still amaze flight simmers world wide. The things he was doing in his planes was so far ahead of the time....Bill was a genious!
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TeiscoDelRay
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Hi,
Methink .. panel
Not only does it load slower than the Wings of Power B-29 but it gets less frame rates. Panning around the WOP 29 virtual cockpit gives me 59 fps (capped at 59),,panning around the S-43 virtual cockpit gives me 52 to 43 fps.
Mick
SOH-CM-2025
Been dabbling with a couple JRS-1 skins, but it's coming along very slowly because I have so much else going on right now.
The Navy's VJ-1 in Hawaii used the JRS-1. They used a solid Willow Green tail, and even though they weren't a tactical unit and virtually never flew in formation, they painted eighteen of their aircraft in tactical section markings, with the JRS making up the first (red) and second (white) sections.
The Marines' VMJ-1 and VMJ-2 used the JRS-1. They painted vertical red. white and blue stripes on the rudders.
I'll keep fiddling, but I think I'll go slow until I see if the promised paint kit might make it easier to do a better job.
Or better yet, maybe someone else will do the military skins and save me the trouble. If anyone wants to tackle them and needs references, sing out.
The Navy's VJ-1 in Hawaii used the JRS-1. They used a solid Willow Green tail, and even though they weren't a tactical unit and virtually never flew in formation, they painted eighteen of their aircraft in tactical section markings, with the JRS making up the first (red) and second (white) sections.
The Marines' VMJ-1 and VMJ-2 used the JRS-1. They painted vertical red. white and blue stripes on the rudders.
I'll keep fiddling, but I think I'll go slow until I see if the promised paint kit might make it easier to do a better job.
Or better yet, maybe someone else will do the military skins and save me the trouble. If anyone wants to tackle them and needs references, sing out.
MM
Charter Member
Thanks to Moses for the great pieces. Here is a less technical article on Howard Hughes and the S-43...by Budd Davisson in 1999's Flight Journal:
"Howard Hughes' Sikorsky: S-43 the legend lives on."
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_199902/ai_n8851476
"Howard Hughes' Sikorsky: S-43 the legend lives on."
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_199902/ai_n8851476
TeiscoDelRay
Life Time CM
It would be interesting to find a picture or know what William Vanderbilt's s-43 looked like.
Wing top panel lines are 80% done...lower wing panel lines about 50% done. Rear 2/3 of the fuselage panel lines are done...front 1/3 panel lines are done but need a few adjustments to line up with the center portion of the fuselage. With the beautiful weather here the last couple days, I have been working out side getting my shed organized, installing some more shelves, cleaning the garage, putting up some new bird feeders, getting the grill ready for this year's grilling season (which officially kicked off today with a pack of Hebrew National All Beef Franks...yum yum!.....tomorrow...boneless skinless chicken breasts and pineapple slices). Will continue to work on the paint kit for the S-43 and the new Pratt and Whitney R-1690 sound pack to go along with it. Tomorrow I have some brush clearing to do...so not sure how much PC time I will have.
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