New de Havilland Venom FB1/4 available (freeware)

[papab]

Fantastic Model Rob-Thank you!

First time I engaged the auotpilot I shot up like a rocket!!!
Noticed when engaged the Vertical Speed is default to 2000FPM!

In the Autopilot in the .cfg file change this line to: default_vertical_speed=700 ( or what ever you want)

I find 700 FPM is perfect


Thanks again for a great model-lot of hours went into the making of this plane


Rick

 

[Kiwikat]

Anyone got some VC shots?

 

[fsafranek]

Anyone got some VC shots?

Camera views from the FB.4
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[Rich]

papab

Venom FB 4
Rate of climb: 9,000 ft/min (45.7 m/s) so why is 2000fpm way to high ??? I would say 700 fpm is way to low it is a Fighter after all.

 

[OleBoy]

I generally don't fly jets of any kind. But this is an exception. Very Nice Mr. Richardson.

Thank You!!

 

[robcarrich]

Fantastic Model Rob-Thank you!

First time I engaged the auotpilot I shot up like a rocket!!!
Noticed when engaged the Vertical Speed is default to 2000FPM!

In the Autopilot in the .cfg file change this line to: default_vertical_speed=700 ( or what ever you want)

I find 700 FPM is perfect


Thanks again for a great model-lot of hours went into the making of this plane


Rick

Hi Rick,
For its day the Venom had a phenomenal rate of climb, as Rich has pointed out it could initially achieve 9,000 ft/min, this was back in the early 50’s, not quite up to Eurofighter/F18 standards but still pretty good.Don't forget that although it was basically a Vampire fuselage the rear end had to be enlarged and lengthened to allow the “Ghost” to be fitted, bit like trying to squeeze an American V8 into a British Mini! but the huge power increase gave a corresponding performance boost.
As Rich has already said 700 ft/min is way too low!

Rob R

 

[robcarrich]

Thanks Rob , another beauty course the on hire aircraft from the RAF to the RNZAF would be a breeze to do :salute:

Hi Ian,
Peter Watkins has already produced a RNZAF re-paint, along with quite a few other schemes.
All will be available at Britsim very soon.

Rob R

 

[Daube]

Sorry guys but I'm a little bit lost here.
Wasn't there a FSX-native Vampire already released several months ago ? What is the difference with this one ?

 

[Ferry_vO]

Sorry guys but I'm a little bit lost here.
Wasn't there a FSX-native Vampire already released several months ago ? What is the difference with this one ?

This one? http://www.britsim.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=162&func=fileinfo&id=1938

It's by the same author, but the new versions have much improved textures and VCs.

 

[SkippyBing]

Wasn't there a FSX-native Vampire already released several months ago ? What is the difference with this one ?

Venom != Vampire, although they look similar there were enough alterations to the design to make the Vampire a new aircraft.

 

[Rich]

Venom and Vampire are 2 entirely different aircraft except in first looks, you need to look at wikedpeia or whatever for clues, the Venom released by Rob is not a Vampire with better textures.

Wikipedia is I think a pile of junk amended by people who know no better.

 

[Ferry_vO]

the Venom released by Rob is not a Vampire with better textures.

Doh! Didn't even notice the different name...

 

[Bjoern]

Mucho cool. Thanks!

Wikipedia is I think a pile of junk amended by people who know no better.

At least that piece of junk doesn't take away space in bookshelves. And following crosslinks is much more comfortable.

Many a night has been spent on this glorious webpage of knowledge.

 

[fallenphoenix1986]

When thinkin Vampire to Venom, think Grumman Panther to Cougar. They are cosely related but at the same time totally different animals. Took her for a ride through the Alps last night, wasnt expecting such a massive perfomance increase over the Vamp, pleasantly suprised

Craig

 

[fsafranek]

Mucho cool. Thanks!

Wikipedia is I think a pile of junk amended by people who know no better.

At least that piece of junk doesn't take away space in bookshelves. And following crosslinks is much more comfortable.

Many a night has been spent on this glorious webpage of knowledge.

I find it a very useful resource. It is a product of the people who use it.
If the information is incorrect and you have online references to back that up,
join as a contributor and fix things.
:ernae:

 

[peter12213]

When thinkin Vampire to Venom, think Grumman Panther to Cougar. They are cosely related but at the same time totally different animals. Took her for a ride through the Alps last night, wasnt expecting such a massive perfomance increase over the Vamp, pleasantly suprised

Craig

Same here! Huge performance increase, really top notch model. Thanks!

 

[Bjoern]

If the information is incorrect and you have online references to back that up,
join as a contributor and fix things.

Books also work.


I rather trust articles reviewed and edited by a dozen authors than a book done by a single one.

 

[Isra]

Great Stuff Guys !!!
Are there any Swiss Repaints around? The Nose was also a bit different, since they've put a other Radio Antenna in it...

 

[Bomber_12th]

I finally took the opportunity to take this beautiful aircraft for a first flight today, over Cambridgeshire. One of my all-time favorites, when it comes to jets, and this sim-model handles ever so nicely!

(BTW, I love the oil-drips when the aircraft is sitting idle!)

 

[hairyspin]

Venom and Vampire are 2 entirely different aircraft except in first looks...

Dead giveaways are the wingtip tanks on the Venom and the leading and trailing edges to the main wing: Vampire has angled-back leading and angled-forward trailing edges, Venom has more swept-back leading and near-straight trailing edges.

Beautiful model, good job!