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Anybody interested in Knox class?
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jagl04
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Very nice work, just the thing. Better have something to fly off.
The genesis of the modern LAMPS was the QH-50 Drone, Anti-Submarine Helicopter.
Command guided via a datalink and radar transponder, the DASH would be used to rapidly engage a submarine located by shipboard sensors, at long range with a pair of homing torpedo's. The USN didnt have much luck with it, leading to the SH-2 and SH-60. The JMSDF loved DASH, and was a successful and enthusiastic operator of the type until running out of spares in 1977. It could be very effective in the hands of skilled operators and maintainers. A typical ASW exercise dirty trick was to get a RF fix off the sub's radio acknowledgement of start-Ex, launch the DASH on the radio bearing and catch the target sub before it could even dive. The Knox class was originally designed with aviation spaces sized around a pair of QH-50's.
I had to try out the process on helio's. It's an old FS9 DASH, quite nice, don't know who did it of where it came from. No cockpit- obviously
and I have not chased down three error messages for gauges. Otherwise, it's FSX native now, fly's nicely, looks pretty cool.
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This thread gets more and more interesting. So I will have to work hard to finish the Knox frigate with the helicopter deck.
jagl04
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Thanks for your comment. But my name is Alberto. Javier (Fernandez) created the Nimitz and many other great models, and he is much better than I.
This is me, having fun in the real world. FSX is much more inexpensive
And yes, I have been asked to include the ship (when finished) in Global AI ship, and gave permission.
Best regards
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Thanks for your comment. But my name is Alberto. Javier (Fernandez) created the Nimitz and many other great models, and he is much better than I.
This is me, having fun in the real world. FSX is much more inexpensive
And yes, I have been asked to include the ship (when finished) in Global AI ship, and gave permission.
Best regards
As Alberto says I asked if I could include the model in the next version of Global AI Ship Traffic and the intention is both to have some classic US Navy routes together with some other navy ships from the the 70'ies - I first saw a Knox class during a visit of the STANAVFORLANT to Denmark when I was a kid in the 70'ies - and Alberto's model will go well with e.g. some of Erwin Welker's German models from the same period. And besides that I will add repaints of the still active - or semi active - Knox class frigates. Countries like Turkey, Taiwan, Mexico, and Egypt apparently still have them commisioned.
Henrik
Ian Warren
Charter Member
She really looks the part and so easy to change it to anyone of the names in the class , seriously Superb work 
tgycgijoes
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Can't wait
I am anxiously awaiting your download link. Want her to make a port call at the new NAS Alameda (thread here). Beautiful work!!!
I am anxiously awaiting your download link. Want her to make a port call at the new NAS Alameda (thread here). Beautiful work!!!
bus driver
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USS Ouellet FF1077
I've been building the USS Ouellet FF1077 a Knox Class Frigate for FSX on and off for several years now. Had to put this project on the back burner several times due to health issues, etc. While in the Navy I was stationed on Ouellet back in the early 1980's. Anyway, will be continuing with this build soon. Am using FSDS 3.5.1 as my design tool. This model has the BPDMS missile weapons system on the fantail. Shortly before I was transferred, BPDMS was replaced with CWIS. Included with this post are several screen shots of the model as it appears in FSDS.
I've been building the USS Ouellet FF1077 a Knox Class Frigate for FSX on and off for several years now. Had to put this project on the back burner several times due to health issues, etc. While in the Navy I was stationed on Ouellet back in the early 1980's. Anyway, will be continuing with this build soon. Am using FSDS 3.5.1 as my design tool. This model has the BPDMS missile weapons system on the fantail. Shortly before I was transferred, BPDMS was replaced with CWIS. Included with this post are several screen shots of the model as it appears in FSDS.
