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de Havilland Hornet?

falcon409

falcon409

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Anyone know where I might be able to find one. . .either freeware or payware? I'm trying to gather my Race Aircraft together and after seeing the performance abilities of the Hornet, it's definitely one I'd like to have. I know the Hornet was an Alphasim release, but it doesn't show in the freeware offerings and Virtavia doesn't list it as one of their products either.
Thanks!:salute:
 
Never heard of this plane! I just did a google search and it looks like a Mosquito, only meaner!
By the way, do you have Ito-san's Whirlwind?

Regards,
Sascha
 
nice quick snippet of history....

The Hornet type DH.103 was designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, UK as a high speed, long range fighter. A mock-up was prepared during January 1943, with major design and development work following shortly after, and eventual first flight of prototype RR915 being on 28th July 1944. Production of the aircraft was initiated at Hatfield, but it eventually moved to Chester because of demands on Hatfield’s production lines made by other types under development such as the Dove and Comet airliner. Design and development of the Sea Hornet was passed to the Heston Aircraft Company. Further development was carried out at the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire to pass the aircraft through official armament and handling trials, before introduction into squadron service.

There were four RAF versions of the Hornet: The F.Mk.1, PR.Mk.2. F.Mk.3, and the F.Mk.4. The first F.Mk.1 arrived at RAF Horsham St.Faith in Norfolk during February 1946, however 64 Squadron did not gain enough Hornets until May of that year to become fully operational on the type. The last F.Mk.3 and 4’s were withdrawn from service while in Malaya, some nine years later in May 1955.


There were three main Fleet Air Arm versions of the Sea Hornet: The F.Mk.20, NF.Mk.21, and the PR.Mk.22. However, it is noted that up to 39 F.MK.20 were delivered as FR.MK20s to provide a secondary reconnaissance role, but it appears that all F.MK.20s received the same airframe modifications with the provision of rear fuselage camera windows. The first F.Mk.20 entered service with 801 Squadron at Ford, UK, in July 1947. The last Sea Hornets were still operational with some second line units in the UK, after ten years service in February 1957.

A total of 389 aircraft were produced. This figure was made up from 2 prototypes, 60 F.1, 5 PR.2, 132 F.3, and 12 F.4, equalling 211 Hornets, and 77 F.20/FR20, 78 NF.21, and 23 PR22, equalling 178 Sea Hornets. All are thought to have been scrapped, as no complete survivor is known to exist.



I wish the Alpha one was freeware, as thats the only one I'm Aware of...
 
By the way, do you have Ito-san's Whirlwind?
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Yep, sure do. Great little plane and fast, but the FDE has been worked over so much from the original that I don't believe it would pass for the race.:salute:
 
The only payware Hornet was an Alphasim product.

It did not make it into Virtavia's product list on the FS Pilot shop so I don't know where you can get it.
 
Smoothie said:
All are thought to have been scrapped, as no complete survivor is known to exist.
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Which is true, but there is a project to rebuild a complete Hornet " from the original drawings, on the original moulds, and incorporating as many remaining parts that survive across the globe". Details of the project can be found here.

In terms of flightsim models of the Hornet, I seem to recall there was a CFS2 version back in the dim & distant mists of time - who made it, if it would work in FS9 and if it is still available are, I'm afraid, questions I cannot answer.

The only FS9 version was that from Alphasim, I can highly recommend it - but not a lot of use if it is currently available.

And for those dabblers in the Dark Side there is a very nice looking set of Hornets for FSX, modelled by Rob Richardson and available at The Pond - it's even making me waver in my determination to remain FS9 only.
 
yeah weren't the drawings found in a skip or some such place? be good to have a Hornet back, but then again having been at Barton the day the mossie crashed i've always wanted to see the mossie back in English Skies...

and sascha... thanks for that link... i'm off to terrorise some livestock... you beers on me tonight :ernae:
 
Smoothie said:
and sascha... thanks for that link... i'm off to terrorise some livestock... you beers on me tonight :ernae:
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Don't forget to check for repaints for the F3 too as I did several for her available from 'The Pond' or here.
 
I've sent a note off to Virtavia asking about the Hornet. Not sure that I'll get the answer I'm hoping for, but since everything has migrated to them, they seemed like the best place to go for an answer.:salute:
 
Try contacting Alphasim/Virtavia, maybe you can work something out.

EDIT: Oops, seems you've done that already:mixedsmi:

WH
 
Just downloaded the FSX Hornet - very cool airplane very nicely done 3d model and handling but... the FDE is insane! It reaches exactly it's maximum speed rating for 22,000 ft at sea level.

Considering it is almost identical in weight and power (and similar in aerodynamics) to the Tigercat F3F-3,4, the performance should be similar. 472 mph at sea level? Maybe 400 in reality. And from there it will climb vertically to 18000 ft. The SOH Tigercat seems to hit its numbers almost exactly at mil power sea level (390 mph tested in FSX) and at 22000 ft (435 mph TAS in FSX).
 
Barfly said:
Just downloaded the FSX Hornet - very cool airplane very nicely done 3d model and handling but... the FDE is insane! It reaches exactly it's maximum speed rating for 22,000 ft at sea level.
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Hmmm. Time to warm up Air Wrench, methinks. If the FDE is so far off, it would be an excellent candidate for rework; the model itself being so nice.
 
I met Russ Bannock, former president of De Havilland Canada and noted Mosquito FB.VI ace and CO of 418 Squadron during WW2 at a Mosquito symposium in Toronto a few years back. He'd had a chance to fly the Hornet postwar when it was brought across the Atlantic for cold weather testing. He said it was one of the finest aircraft he'd ever flown, very much like the Mossie but much nimbler and quicker. He'd hoped to race it at the National Air Races in Cleveland, but the plans never came to fruition.

I do wish Mr. Richardson would redo the Hornet for FS9; it looks like a superb sim.

N.
 
It would make an excellent RTW plane if the FDE could be corrected, keep us posted if you decide to work on it!
 
This is often repeated elsewhere but Eric 'Winkle' Brown, test pilot extraordinaire, wrote of the Hornet:-

"The view from the cockpit, positioned right forward in the nose beneath a one-piece aft-sliding canopy was truly magnificent. The Sea Hornet was easy to taxi, with powerful brakes... the takeoff using 25 lb (2,053 mm Hg, 51" Hg) boost and flaps at one-third extension was remarkable! The 2,070 hp (1,540 kW) Merlin 130/131 engines fitted to the prototypes were to be derated to 18 lb (1,691 Hg, 37" Hg) boost and 2,030 hp (1,510 kW) as Merlin 133/134s in production Sea Hornets, but takeoff performance was to remain fantastic. Climb with 18 lb boost exceeded 4,000 ft/min (20.32 m/sec)"..."In level flight the Sea Hornet's stability about all axes was just satisfactory, characteristic, of course, of a good day interceptor fighter. Its stalling characteristics were innocuous, with a fair amount of elevator buffeting and aileron twitching preceding the actual stall"..."For aerobatics the Sea Hornet was absolute bliss. The excess of power was such that manoeuvres in the vertical plane can only be described as rocket like. Even with one propeller feathered the Hornet could loop with the best single-engine fighter, and its aerodynamic cleanliness was such that I delighted in its demonstration by diving with both engines at full bore and feathering 'both' propellers before pulling up into a loop!
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Of nearly 500 different aircraft types he flew in his long career, he ranked the Hornet his favourite.
 
ThinkingManNeil said:
I met Russ Bannock, former president of De Havilland Canada and noted Mosquito FB.VI ace and CO of 418 Squadron during WW2 at a Mosquito symposium in Toronto a few years back. He'd had a chance to fly the Hornet postwar when it was brought across the Atlantic for cold weather testing. He said it was one of the finest aircraft he'd ever flown, very much like the Mossie but much nimbler and quicker. He'd hoped to race it at the National Air Races in Cleveland, but the plans never came to fruition.

I do wish Mr. Richardson would redo the Hornet for FS9; it looks like a superb sim.

N.
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wow yeah that guy is an Icon! the savior of london, known for shooting down V-1's... his aircraft c'mon every mossie nut knows this.... Hairless Joe, TH ((O)) Z :icon_lol: before taking to V-1 hunting he scored 4 kills in 1 night and a probable 5th. Killed 18.5 V-1's (Half for not destroying one but causing it to crash in countryside)...


and yeah i wish mr.R would do it for FS9, possibly utiles Lionhearts favourite unlimited export 'trick'
 
If interested, i created a twin RR merlin soundset specifically for Rob Richardson's Hornet which are available at The Pond and Avsim


Gary Jones:salute:
 
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