JBK Short S23MR Empire for CFS2 by UncleTgt
This is a conversion of Jens B. Kristensen's Short S23MR Empire Flying Boat 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 Jens B. Kristensen.
This package represents the medium-ranged S23MR Empire, with an endurance of 7.5 hours, & the airfile reflects this.
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. Both glossy & dull mdls are supplied to better depict the polished alum & later camouflage painted finished used by these aircraft.
A new airfile has been developed, & the dp file also has been developed with more visible damage effects.
The textures supplied are: A18-11 "Calypso", impressed into the RAAF as A18-11, she was wrecked during a rescue mission off Daru, Papua New Guinea, August 1942.
VH-ADU "Camilla" of QEA. After quite an active Pacific war service she was lost during April 1943, crashing off Port Morseby during stormy weather.
G-AETZ "Circe" of BOAC, lost during the Java evacuations of February 1942.
VH-ABF "Cooee" of Qantas Empire Airways as she looked in the middle of 1938.
G-AEUI "Coorong" after it's transfer to BOAC, when it participated in the Crete evacuation flights of April 1941
The 2D panel bitmap has been made WIN 7+ friendly.
Sounds are not included, instead being aliased to the stock B24D Liberator. This is to keep the size of the download manageable. My recommendation is to use the sound files from Shessi's Sunderland.
The dp file makes use of kelticheart's exhaust effects.
Water Spray effects are also included. These are a tweaked & developed version of one of Bill Kestell's excellent waterspray effects, repositioned to fit the Short Empire 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.
Thanks to: Jens B. Kristensen 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.
Shessi for use of the Sunderland panels & gauges.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.
UncleTgt,
FEB 2021
Submitted by UncleTgt
This is a conversion of Jens B. Kristensen's Short S23MR Empire Flying Boat 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 Jens B. Kristensen.
This package represents the medium-ranged S23MR Empire, with an endurance of 7.5 hours, & the airfile reflects this.
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. Both glossy & dull mdls are supplied to better depict the polished alum & later camouflage painted finished used by these aircraft.
A new airfile has been developed, & the dp file also has been developed with more visible damage effects.
The textures supplied are: A18-11 "Calypso", impressed into the RAAF as A18-11, she was wrecked during a rescue mission off Daru, Papua New Guinea, August 1942.
VH-ADU "Camilla" of QEA. After quite an active Pacific war service she was lost during April 1943, crashing off Port Morseby during stormy weather.
G-AETZ "Circe" of BOAC, lost during the Java evacuations of February 1942.
VH-ABF "Cooee" of Qantas Empire Airways as she looked in the middle of 1938.
G-AEUI "Coorong" after it's transfer to BOAC, when it participated in the Crete evacuation flights of April 1941
The 2D panel bitmap has been made WIN 7+ friendly.
Sounds are not included, instead being aliased to the stock B24D Liberator. This is to keep the size of the download manageable. My recommendation is to use the sound files from Shessi's Sunderland.
The dp file makes use of kelticheart's exhaust effects.
Water Spray effects are also included. These are a tweaked & developed version of one of Bill Kestell's excellent waterspray effects, repositioned to fit the Short Empire 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.
Thanks to: Jens B. Kristensen 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.
Shessi for use of the Sunderland panels & gauges.
This is freeware and subject to the usual conditions.
UncleTgt,
FEB 2021
Submitted by UncleTgt
