FS2004/FSX Miles M3 Falcon Prototype.
Built for Harold Brook to compete in the England to Australia race in October 1934. He was eliminated by overall time limit after damaging the propeller in Rome & had to wait for a replacement. He did eventually reach Melbourne & set a new solo record for the return journey some months later. This model is a modification of my M3A Falcon Major produced for contestants taking part in an anniversary flight sim contest organised by Sim Outhouse in 2014. Previously uploaded to Britsim & lost when that folded.
BACKGROUND: Having found 5 photographs of this aircraft I decided to modify my M3A Falcon model to represent the prototype M3 Falcon G-ACTM that took part in the London to Melbourne race in 1934 & flown by H.L.Brook. Unfortunately he was unable to reach Melbourne within the allotted time due to sustaining propeller damage in Rome & had to wait for a replacement to be shipped to him.
Following a sojourn in Australia he then set a record breaking solo return flight to Lympne in Sussex of 7 days 19 hours 15 secs. One leg of 1700 miles from Jodhpur to Basra was accomplished non-stop.
My thanks go to the Beta testers at Britsim, cbfsim & SOH.
Happy Landings.
Keith Paine
Built for Harold Brook to compete in the England to Australia race in October 1934. He was eliminated by overall time limit after damaging the propeller in Rome & had to wait for a replacement. He did eventually reach Melbourne & set a new solo record for the return journey some months later. This model is a modification of my M3A Falcon Major produced for contestants taking part in an anniversary flight sim contest organised by Sim Outhouse in 2014. Previously uploaded to Britsim & lost when that folded.
BACKGROUND: Having found 5 photographs of this aircraft I decided to modify my M3A Falcon model to represent the prototype M3 Falcon G-ACTM that took part in the London to Melbourne race in 1934 & flown by H.L.Brook. Unfortunately he was unable to reach Melbourne within the allotted time due to sustaining propeller damage in Rome & had to wait for a replacement to be shipped to him.
Following a sojourn in Australia he then set a record breaking solo return flight to Lympne in Sussex of 7 days 19 hours 15 secs. One leg of 1700 miles from Jodhpur to Basra was accomplished non-stop.
My thanks go to the Beta testers at Britsim, cbfsim & SOH.
Happy Landings.
Keith Paine
