George Diemer Sikorsky S-42B Clipper by UncleTgt
This is a conversion of George Diemer's Sikorsky S-42B Clipper for CFS 2. Due to the complex nature of the revision this is uploaded as a complete aircraft, but the design credits lie with all of the various creators, mainly George Diemer.
The original model has been converted for use in CFS 2, with g_lightstates & crashchecks removed, so will work in both Free Flight and Quick Combat.
A new airfile has been developed, & the dp file also has been developed with more visible damage effects. The textures have been redrawn, depicting NC-16735, Hong Kong Clipper II, as she might have appeared during the last days before her destruction by Japanese bombing in Hong Kong harbor, 8th December 1941. Both weathered & clean versions of this texture are supplied.
The 2D panel bitmap is brand new and has been made WIN 7+ friendly. There are some customised fixed window views to enjoy! Unfortunately I was unable to get the VC gauges to show.
Sounds are included. They are a tweaked version of Willy McCoy's DC-4 sounds for FS2004(to include some waterloop sound effects). The DC-4 sounds are themselves derived from Trev Morson's DC-3 soundfiles for FS2004.
The dp file makes use of kelticheart's exhaust effects, & the prop disk textures are also based on his pioneering work.
Water Spray effects are also included. These are a tweaked version of one of Bill Kestell's excellent waterspray effects, repositioned to fit the S-42 hull & floats & renamed.
To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/ copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS 2 install.
NOTE: Unfortunately George modelled this aircraft as an amphibian. If you start your first flight from water it will leap into the air. If you start from a land runway, you can take-off (ahistorical I know), retract the undercarriage & then all subsequent landings & take-offs can be from water without issue.
Thanks to: George Diemer for a great aircraft.
Allen for the inspiration for the fixed window views.
Allen for his DOSmdlc_2, making shine & mdl size changes possible in WIN7+.
Martin Wright for so many useful tools, in this case in particular MDLmat allowing aircraft model material transparency & colour changes.
Kelticheart for his exhaust effects, & inspiration for the propeller bitmaps.
Trev Morson & Willy McCoy for the sound files.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.
UncleTgt,
FEB 2019
This is a conversion of George Diemer's Sikorsky S-42B Clipper for CFS 2. Due to the complex nature of the revision this is uploaded as a complete aircraft, but the design credits lie with all of the various creators, mainly George Diemer.
The original model has been converted for use in CFS 2, with g_lightstates & crashchecks removed, so will work in both Free Flight and Quick Combat.
A new airfile has been developed, & the dp file also has been developed with more visible damage effects. The textures have been redrawn, depicting NC-16735, Hong Kong Clipper II, as she might have appeared during the last days before her destruction by Japanese bombing in Hong Kong harbor, 8th December 1941. Both weathered & clean versions of this texture are supplied.
The 2D panel bitmap is brand new and has been made WIN 7+ friendly. There are some customised fixed window views to enjoy! Unfortunately I was unable to get the VC gauges to show.
Sounds are included. They are a tweaked version of Willy McCoy's DC-4 sounds for FS2004(to include some waterloop sound effects). The DC-4 sounds are themselves derived from Trev Morson's DC-3 soundfiles for FS2004.
The dp file makes use of kelticheart's exhaust effects, & the prop disk textures are also based on his pioneering work.
Water Spray effects are also included. These are a tweaked version of one of Bill Kestell's excellent waterspray effects, repositioned to fit the S-42 hull & floats & renamed.
To install, unzip the download to a temporary location & move/ copy files to the matching folder names inside your chosen CFS 2 install.
NOTE: Unfortunately George modelled this aircraft as an amphibian. If you start your first flight from water it will leap into the air. If you start from a land runway, you can take-off (ahistorical I know), retract the undercarriage & then all subsequent landings & take-offs can be from water without issue.
Thanks to: George Diemer for a great aircraft.
Allen for the inspiration for the fixed window views.
Allen for his DOSmdlc_2, making shine & mdl size changes possible in WIN7+.
Martin Wright for so many useful tools, in this case in particular MDLmat allowing aircraft model material transparency & colour changes.
Kelticheart for his exhaust effects, & inspiration for the propeller bitmaps.
Trev Morson & Willy McCoy for the sound files.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.
UncleTgt,
FEB 2019
