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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

P-51D Mustang ‘Cadillac of the Skies’ for FSX Part 1 Restored - OUT NOW!

WarBert

WarBert

Charter Member
P-51D Mustang ‘Cadillac of the Skies’ for FSX Part 1 Restored - OUT NOW!

North American's Classic Iconic aircraft takes to the skies with a new and unique series of sets specially designed for FSX

Restored examples as they fly today across the world are represented in this series and not detracting from the historical importance of this iconic aircraft either since these are some of the finest representations of the breed!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
Using ORIGINAL North American plans and blueprints and working from literally thousands of photographs and sketches incorporating three years of extensive research and development. This is THE enthusiasts definitive version that many have long been waiting for brought to life with loving care and stunning attention to detail.

Represented in this definitive work of rare and unique models of the thoroughbread fighter are a host of details from the small but significant to the spectacular. This is as close as you will get to flying the real P-51D in FSX!<o:p></o:p>
The following aircraft are included in this unique and highly-detailed package:<o:p></o:p>
SEVEN DIFFERENT & UNIQUE AIRCRAFT AS THEY FLY TODAY!
Packard Merlin Sound Set as recorded in the real cockpit on the day with
Complete Livery Package (see details below) for every version inc. subtle changes!

P-51D-30NA - 'Happy Jack's Go Buggy'
P-51D-20NA - 'Upupa Epops'
F-6D-25NT - 'Lil' Margaret'
P-51K-10NT - 'Fragile But Agile'
P-51D-25NT - 'NACA 127'
P-51D-25NA - 'Ferocious Frankie'
P-51D-25NA - 'Vintage Wings Of Canada' <o:p></o:p>
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For all new users, be sure to read through the features, several of which may not preset themselves all too clearly within the sim! For example, within the cockpit, you can choose to either have the pilot wearing a common, modern, Air Force HGU-55/P helmet, or a period-correct WWII flight helmet and goggles. Separately, you may choose to raise and lower, either the visor or the goggles, depending on selected head-gear. Accurate payload-switches within the cockpit allow you to load whatever payload is available per the individual aircraft - whether it be 108-gallon paper tanks, 75-gallon metal tanks, or 500-lbs replica bombs. By defualt, no payload will be shown (as requested by many a multi-player/AI involved flight-simmer). The variants that come equiped with a K-14A gun sight installed, allow you to remove the gun sight if desired (some pilots/owners decide to remove the sight on any long trip, or any aerobatic display for added visibility over the nose).

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a few shots:

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wonderful stuff!!

:salute::salute::salute:

but they're so clean......

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it looks ...a bit naked...
 
Some pictures....

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But the best parts are definitely the VCs, which are all different and exact copies of the real aircraft.

Cheers,
Huub
 
Lots of nice detailing all over the model, seems very authentic both from a distance and close up. Flight model is very nice, sounds are fantastic - question though - what is that famous whine the plane makes at speed (only audible from outside) - I've alternately heard gun port whistle, and radiator intake noise...
 
Barfly, the whistle is mainly a result of wind passing through the gun ports at high speed. Some Mustangs are more pronounced than others in this regard.
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Jeansy, I will have to try and see about creating authentic RAAF Mustangs, down the road. In this particular product, each cockpit and exterior is different, modeled specifically to match only the individual variant it is intended for - as a result, there is a lot of individual aspects of the model and texture work for each type, that is different from one to the other, making it unique to that particular variant. No longer will you see the exact same cockpit, or exterior details, from one Mustang to the next, either through production models, or individual restorations.
 
One of the great things about this build, is that finally access could be had to a large collection of original NAA engineering drawings, so that a majority of the components were modeled right off of the original parts and assembly drawings. The result is that, for instance, when you are sitting in the cockpit, the perspectives are the exact same that you have in the real aircraft - the distances between parts, the proportions and dimensions, are all accurate. There was nothing modeled or textured that wasn't crossed referenced probably three or four times or more, through drawings, dimensions, photos, talking with 3 Mustang restorers, a Mustang maintainer, several pilots, and discerning Mustang-modelers, life-long researchers, and artists, which all provided their own unique contributions.

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I promised myself a Mustang and this will be the first one i have brought so its chocks away :salute:
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