AH B-25 Mitchell for MSFS Released

Did a brief flight with a wingman. Did not get a really enough time with the machine to get a great feel for it. It would be a great feature to remove the sights in the cockpit. +1 on the folks commenting on the sound inside the airplane. The B-25 is hands down the loudest airplane I have ever been on. I tell people it's twice as loud as the B-17, although in reality its probably not, but sure sounds like it! Ha! This would be a great opportunity to have the sound loud in the cockpit, until you slip on some simulated headset and it dampens the sound. One thing I have not seen anyone comment on yet that I noticed is that the bomb doors should actually be fairly quick to open and close. I *think* maybe just over a second to open and same for closing. I could be wrong on the exact timing.







 
The B-17 appeared relatively quiet to me. Well, no silence of course. I had a flight with "Aluminum Overcast" in 2016 and was all over the place during the flight - with no headset.
I think the problem is doing that for hundreds of hours.

Cheers,
Mark
 
I know it's been said by AH that repainters and repaints are a non-priority, but I have to say, thank you AH for the excellent exterior UV mapping and model uniformity, repaints will be glorious! It's really a nice model, well done team.

The B-17 (Sentimental Journey) is surprisingly quiet, in comparison to the Mitchell. I am lucky in that the B-25J Mk.III "Hot Gen" lives up the road from me. I have stood next to her many times as she fires up, and experienced several low passes. There is a very distinctive dual pitch of the engines at cruising speeds, and a deep rumble that's very identifiable as the Mitchell. You can hear it coming from miles away, even without seeing her, you know it's the B-25. The Lancaster you can feel in your chest, the Mitchell has the dual tones and deep rumble. I hope the new audio files capture that.
 
Paul K said:
I'm looking at all the new screenshots of the B-25, and I'm somewhat undecided about buying it.
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Really !??...... Surely your mileage may vary but i could only be happier with this release if it would've been a B-17... ;-) But only by a very small margin because i do very much like what AH managed to put on the tarmac with their rendition of the B-25 ! This is about what the Microprose B-17 could and should have been but no use bringing that up again. To me the MP B-17 has crashed beyond repair. A total loss if you ask me.

Fortunately the AH B-25 is from the other end of the rope ! :encouragement: :encouragement:

I'm almost 100% sure you're going to like it very much, Paul. Once the engines soundsuite is up to scratch (it's quite good already.. ) 'almost' can be disregarded. ;-) If you like the AH Lancaster you like the B-25. Same league. Same quality. I do have a few cosmetic issue's to whine about but nothing really serious i.e. stop me from loving it.
 
Javis said:
Really !??...... Surely your mileage may vary but i could only be happier with this release if it would've been a B-17... ;-) But only by a very small margin because i do very much like what AH managed to put on the tarmac with their rendition of the B-25 ! This is about what the Microprose B-17 could and should have been but no use bringing that up again. To me the MP B-17 has crashed beyond repair. A total loss if you ask me.

Fortunately the AH B-25 is from the other end of the rope ! :encouragement: :encouragement:

I'm almost 100% sure you're going to like it very much, Paul. Once the engines soundsuite is up to scratch (it's quite good already.. ) 'almost' can be disregarded. ;-) If you like the AH Lancaster you like the B-25. Same league. Same quality. I do have a few cosmetic issue's to whine about but nothing really serious i.e. stop me from loving it.
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Jan, I value your opinions very highly - always noted and appreciated, thank you. With the B-25, as with all other 3D models on a 2D screen, the angle of the aircraft in a screenshot can cause some distortion. Compared to real-world photos of the B-25, I'm seeing something from one angle, but not the next. No doubt more screenshots will allay my concern. It does look nice, I must say, and the 345th BG solid-nose strafer is a big draw for me. Yep, I do like the Aeroplane Heaven Lancaster very much, and it is an inducement to get this Mitchell. The add-on budget might have to wait a week or two, however, because TFDi issued another update yesterday for their FS24 MD-11, and it continues to get rave reviews on Avsim. Can't resist that one for much longer! ;)
 
Paul K said:
Jan, I value your opinions very highly - always noted and appreciated, thank you. With the B-25, as with all other 3D models on a 2D screen, the angle of the aircraft in a screenshot can cause some distortion. Compared to real-world photos of the B-25, I'm seeing something from one angle, but not the next. No doubt more screenshots will allay my concern. It does look nice, I must say, and the 345th BG solid-nose strafer is a big draw for me. Yep, I do like the Aeroplane Heaven Lancaster very much, and it is an inducement to get this Mitchell. The add-on budget might have to wait a week or two, however, because TFDi issued another update yesterday for their FS24 MD-11, and it continues to get rave reviews on Avsim. Can't resist that one for much longer! ;)
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I found that there is a bit of fisheye distortion when the exterior or showcase view is at 50%. I always turn up to about 74% and that distortion goes away. I haven't found a way to make that stick though as, the sim reverts to the default 50% viewing distance everytime you load an aircraft. But it's the first thing I go for, increase that viewing distance to 74-80% and that distortion goes away. It's not the model, it's the sim default settings.
 
Jankees, those paints look wonderful, as do all your works! Perchance any Navy or Marine Corps PBJs in the offing? (She asked, with only the faintest hint of begging. ;))
 
Is it not like only the very good aircraft models deserve some rivet counting ? If that's true here is just a bit of that for the AH B-25 particularly in the cosmetic department. It IS a very good model, isn't it ! :love:

#1. I know that he front wheel rim of the B-25 sometimes was dirt protected by a cover/lid. I have never seen any evidence of that regarding the main wheel rims. So i wonder about that looking at the AH B-25 main wheels ?...

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That looks quite a bit like a cover too also because it turns with the rim/tire... But what about the brakes ?... This is how the main wheels look on a real B-25 :

b25_rim-hub.jpg

The 'hub' is attached to the main gearstrut and holds the brakes calliper. The rim and tire revolve around this 'hub'. A good view on that is here:


Rim and 'hub' are always bare metal and often show signs of oil, grease and dirt (funny enough usually tires do not show dirt that much...hint,hint..;-).Btw, this is exactly the same for the B-17 and a lot of other big US warbirds.

#2. Understandable that the external paints are of the matt finish ( although one could argue about maybe just a touch of shine anyway ? It's all metal isn't it, not wood...flying will 'polish' the paint a little also..) But wouldn't the cockpit colors not benefit from a little bit of shine too ? Very black and very matt in there atm... Nice to see atleast some green/olive colors ! Many B-25's had the lower parts of the cockpit painted green in various hue's ( see how good the throttle quadrant/pedestal looks if painted eggshell darkish green/olive.. ;-)

#3. What's up with the heavy steel helmet that the co-pilot is wearing ?...... Shouldn't every crew member wear it then ??..... Or is the co-pilot a scaredy-cat ? Must say i do like a bit of company during a flight but i'm getting quite nervous sitting next to this cat.... Likewise i have a problem with my nose gunner trying to wipe-out the entire airfield crew and innocent bystanders with his .50 caliber..... :eek:

Very good that we have a choice ! The thing is that this crew chapter is difficult to deal with, isn't it. While on the ground, during preparation, start-up, taxi etc it looks pretty silly to see almost the entire crew at their battle stations ready to fire, wear flak helmets, O2 masks where that would not look misplaced at all at 30k feet, right ? If a dev happens to worry about that and makes the wrong choice he gets the "i want to see the crew at their battle stations ! Why did you leave that out !??". Or he gets my kind of hot soup in his lap " see above " ;-) I.e. never good enough !

No doubt the right thing to do is to expend the choice that the user has regarding the crew or automate it.... ( 0 to 10K feet casual, above that O2 masks/cloth helmets, above 20K flakhelmets/battle stations... or something like that... ) Or another option : fuhgeddaboudit ;-)

#4. No exhaust flame thingies.... ? (out of the stubs, small blue'ish, nearly visable during day)

#5. At certain rpm's the complete cockpit shakes/rattles but NOT the cockpit glass !

#6. Cockpit glass heavely scratched..... bit less maybe ?...

#7. Select stations switchboard: "Go To" knob doesn't work (atleast not in 2024)

#8. Cockpit night lite : just the red light ? No radium paint for the gauges ?...

So far so very good, Fantastic model, AH ! Thank you so much ! Love it ! :ernaehrung004:
 
The whole point of having an options panel is that you can select which crew you want to see or not. Each member including the co-pilot is selectable from the option panel. So if you don't want a copilot next to you just switch him out. Ditto all the others including the pilot. Not sure about your graphics card, the cockpit is nearly all interior green including the pedestal.The brakedrums and systems have already been remodeled for the upcoming update. We would appreciate it if issues could be signalled to our help desk where they can receive attention. We cannot always be around forums and generally do not provide support through them. Thanks everybody.
 
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