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Airplane in todays SOH avatar

ian elliot

ian elliot

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What is that gorgeous looking plane, silver body, blue wings, in todays happy holidays SOH avatar, ive just got to have one.
cheers ian
 
ian elliot said:
What is that gorgeous looking plane, silver body, blue wings, in todays happy holidays SOH avatar, ive just got to have one.
cheers ian
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That's originally Piglet's Hughes Racer. Thought it was here, but couldn't find it. It is at Simviation:

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FS2004 Hughes H1B Racer [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The sleek Hughes H1B Racer was built for Howard Hughes to set a Trans-America speed record in 1937, and a world speed record in 1953. Hughes set a record of 7 hours, 28 minutes from Burbank Ca., to Newark, NJ. The H1B was earier fitted with short wings for setting a world speed record of 352MPH. It is claimed the design influenced the later A6M Zero, and the FW-190. 3.1MB[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is an enhancement in the textures for FS2004 at FlightSim:[/FONT]

FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Early Aircraft FS2004 Silver H1 Racer
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Name: h1silver.zip Size: 1,886,819 Date: 04-21-2006 Downloads: 1,820
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FS2004 Silver H1 Racer. A repaint of Tim Conrad's Hughes H1 Racer with modified alpha channel to give it a closer to the original look, sleek and polished. Also the N number on the wing has been changed to match the original. Included is the original read me file and some pictures of the H1 Racer Textures by Mark Rooks.[/SIZE]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]There is also an FSX version at FlightSim, though it is not native.[/FONT]


For FSX:

FSX - FSX Early Aircraft FSX Hughes H1 Racer
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Name: rsdgh1.zip Size: 5,207,696 Date: 11-22-2006 Downloads: 4,232
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rsdgh1.gif
fcq1.gif
FSX Hughes H1 Racer. A repaint of Tim Conrad's H1 Racer with modified alpha channel to give it a closer to the original look, sleek and polished. Also the N number texture on the wing has been changed to match the original. This is a complete aircraft. Included is the original readme file and some pictures of the H1 Racer. This technique created and used by Rooks Silva Design Group (RSDG). Textures by Mark Rooks.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]Caz[/SIZE]
 
Are you guys sure it is piglet's version and not the FSX Aerosoft version? The model, texturing, and lighting sure look like the Aerosoft FSX version to me... :kilroy:
 
Todays avatar was such a wonderful thing to see when I woke up this morning.:jump:
I am a HUGE Howard Hughes admirer.Happy Holidays to you too SOH!

J
 
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