Aeroplane Heaven Lancaster available!

DennyA said:
Just putting this here in case @jocko417 picks this up. :) Some nice post-war RCAF schemes!

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That would have been the one for me! :love: I don't know why, but I find demilitarized heavies in post-WW2 service very interesting. In some cases, I actually prefer them to the combat ones. Aeroplane Heaven mentioned that they could do a native MSFS2024 version of their Lancaster - I wonder if they might, instead, divert their energies towards the modified RCAF Lanc in your picture.
 
This morning I downloaded the Lanc from ORBX and it installed it in both sims? Even though the website says do not install in 2024. Well gents, I am happy to report I had no issues with it in 2024 and it flies very well. It's a super piece of work. Paint Kit please!

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I found a problem with the fuel gauges. I loaded both port and starboard no1 tanks to 100%. The gauges show inboard Starboard en no2 Port filled.

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It's a keeper.

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DennyA said:
Frame rates are solid for me in FS2024, but I'm using a 4090, so I have a stupid video card. :)

Question for the Lancaster experts: Given how often missions were flown at night, how did they see the instruments? Flashlight? Can’t find instrument lighing controls in the manual or the panels.

A few shots... Posting more in the Screenshots thread.

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@DennyA what's the scenery in that second shot?

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ftl818 said:
The present model is only the MkI/III, so a repaint will never be authentic...
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Yeah, I'm totally fine with that. Heck, I'd accept a cool post-war Avro Lincoln livery on the Lancaster. :) There's always an element of imagination and make-believe with flight simming, and I can accept the turrets and other differences as I cruise over Hamilton, Ontario in my Canadian Lanc. :)

ColoKent said:
Understand. Not worried about down to the rivet authenticity...Would REALLY love to see AH do a Mosquito - especially a PR- variant!
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Same. I've been flying Lagaffe's awesome Champ with @Killbilly's awesome liveries. Completely fictional, but they look great and are fun to fly in. It'd be the same with a post-war RCAF Lancaster. And yeah, add my vote for a Mossie!

Priller said:
@DennyA what's the scenery in that second shot?
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It's "RAF Bardney 1945," freeware from Flightsim.to. Links to that and the Coningsby scenery are at the top of the post I linked in the Screenshot thread. Lots of static Lancasters there. It's a great scenery overall. All it really needs is an update of the too-clean taxiway textures, but even without that it's a good place to base from with this plane!

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Someone beat me to a VeRA livery on day 1 of the release! I have been anticipating the Lancaster since those first screenshots of the turret over two years ago. I've been gathering research photos ever since. I plan to do at least 2 RCAF Lancaster liveries in bare metal now that I've had a look at the textures, I think it should be straight forward. Since I already started a VRA livery, I'm finishing it. A little more care has gone into the details than the expedited released on FS.to. I'm loving the Lanc, many many thanks to Baz and the team!

btw Thanks for that shot of 207, that was my dad's ride out of Rockliffe, ON with 408 " Goose" Squadron.
 
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I hope v1.1.0 is just a quick and interim update, and there's more to come. I'm enjoying the Lancaster but, gawd, the mass of huge rivets on the wings is almost painful to look at.
 
It seems that the Lancaster has gone down well generally with the community. I wonder if AH might capitalize on their success by doing a Lancastrian ? I still miss the excellent Plane Designs' one.
 
I hate to be "that guy" who notices things that just don't quite look right, but two things about the canopy are bugging me, and I would like to know if it's just me.

1. Is the angle of the front window pillar too steep? - ie, should it reach a little further forward to create a shallower angle when viewed from the side?

2. Is the radome at the aft of the glass too short? - Should it reach up higher than the main canopy instead of being below the level of it?

I hope AH does not get ticked off at me for these questions, they are asked with a view to being constructively critical. I am likely the world's biggest fan of their Chipmunk, but they know I have bugged them about a couple of elements in that design.

I simply ask if photographic evidence of real Lancasters can show the AH angle of the front pillar, and the smaller radome. Maybe it's a difference between Lancaster marks produced, maybe I spent too much time building my Airfix Lanc as a kid, maybe it's the angle from which screenshots are being taken in MSFS, Or maybe it's just me being a twit. But something just feels a "wee bit off"...... Still gonna' buy it later today regardless! - And can't wait to experience it in VR.... over and over and over again!
 
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