falcon409
SOH-CM-2026
She is a beauty and once the lines, rivets and special texture effects (bumps and specular) are all turned on it'll be a dandy!
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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
Call for research material... (Fairchild C119G Boxcar)
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falcon409
SOH-CM-2026
Glad to hear that Mike, it has been fun to watch the progress first-hand and it's been a group effort that I feel confident will be well received!As a Staff member here at The SOH I just had the opportunity to fly it tonight. . .This aircraft is superb!!! Mike
Penzoil3
SOH-CM-2024
We still love you. Real life has to come first. I can't fly much right now because I went back to college, and have to hit the books. Believe me, we understand !
Sue
falcon409
SOH-CM-2026
Beta Testing continues as do updates to what is already a real gem of an airplane. I know (since I am one) there are "autostart and go" simmers out there. Those of us who maybe labor through a few tries of a true aircraft startup procedure. . .laugh at the silliness of it all and go for the autostart button anyway. This airplane is so simple to start that even I have converted to using the standard startup. Larry has included camera views of the Co-Pilots seat, the lower portion of the overhead, upper portion, the center console, the Engineers stations, the Cargo Bay from the steps of the Flight Deck looking aft and the Cargo Bay from the Clamshell Doors looking fwd. Also included are options to select No Cargo, Jeeps, or Pallets.
With the Overhead view, startup is simple and it may actually convert many of the Autostart crowd. Either way, the "Bells and Whistles" are many and being added to almost daily as we await Rachael's final Textures. More to come.
With the Overhead view, startup is simple and it may actually convert many of the Autostart crowd. Either way, the "Bells and Whistles" are many and being added to almost daily as we await Rachael's final Textures. More to come.
falcon409
SOH-CM-2026
Technically speaking, Larry has reached the "piddlin'" stage, lol. Very little if anything to do except wait on Rachael to produce the exterior textures (panel lines and rivets basically).
Hah, piddlin' he says! 
The time waiting has been spent adding new features and improving what we already had! Roman has been bustin' a gut re-working all the 2D gauges from 8 bit to 24 bit textures and re-calibrating where necessary as some of them were way out of whack in terms of readings. Sounds have been added to all 3D switches, knobs and some levers and the 2D gauges (radios, knobs etc.) where needed. We also have sounds on the wipers now too.
The reverse prop function has been refined and the coding takes into account those pilots who have the standard jet reverse key (F2) programmed onto their controllers. Now hitting either F2 or your button will automatically pull back the prop pitch, enter the reverse state and then when you advance the throttles you get the full reverse prop effect (full manual control is also available). You can even reverse the prop on one side only which makes for very fancy manoeuvring on tight aprons (if you have twin throttles) as the aircraft will virtually spin in it's own length.
The time waiting has been spent adding new features and improving what we already had! Roman has been bustin' a gut re-working all the 2D gauges from 8 bit to 24 bit textures and re-calibrating where necessary as some of them were way out of whack in terms of readings. Sounds have been added to all 3D switches, knobs and some levers and the 2D gauges (radios, knobs etc.) where needed. We also have sounds on the wipers now too.
The reverse prop function has been refined and the coding takes into account those pilots who have the standard jet reverse key (F2) programmed onto their controllers. Now hitting either F2 or your button will automatically pull back the prop pitch, enter the reverse state and then when you advance the throttles you get the full reverse prop effect (full manual control is also available). You can even reverse the prop on one side only which makes for very fancy manoeuvring on tight aprons (if you have twin throttles) as the aircraft will virtually spin in it's own length.
Firekitten
Charter Member 2016
Working on the textures, shouldn't be too long now, Work is killing me but I'm spending my rare free time on this to try to get it done!
spokes2112
Charter Member
Just a little sliver left.....
SH427
Members +
Crusader
SOH-CM-2022
? For Paratroopers here at SOH
If my memory serves me right ( good chance it doesn't) , I know we have a few paratroopers here at SOH . Didn't one of you gentleman jump out of a 119 ? It seems to me I read this waaay back. Just wondered how your experience with the 119 was compared to other AC .
Anxiously awaiting the Boxcar's arrival here at SOH . Believe me , we all here at SOH greatly appreciate everyone's hard work on this project . It will be very well received . A very classic old twin prop transport .
Rich
If my memory serves me right ( good chance it doesn't
) , I know we have a few paratroopers here at SOH . Didn't one of you gentleman jump out of a 119 ? It seems to me I read this waaay back. Just wondered how your experience with the 119 was compared to other AC .Anxiously awaiting the Boxcar's arrival here at SOH . Believe me , we all here at SOH greatly appreciate everyone's hard work on this project . It will be very well received . A very classic old twin prop transport .
Rich
An older gentleman at church who was a paratrooper and who jumped from C-47s and other aircraft told me the C-119 had one factor that endeared it to paratroopers - and probably to their unit commanders as well. Due to its design it eliminated the need to make a 90-degree turn at the door just before leaving the airplane, as in the C-47, C-46, and other aircraft of the era. In the -119 you just stood up, hooked up, had your equipment checks, then stood in the door - and it was possible to practically run out the back end since the two personnel doors that were toward the back of the fuselage allowed the static line cable to go straight to the door frame, thus eliminating that turn at the last second. The big issue after that was making sure you didn't land in the canopy of the guy who jumped in front of you.
I'd bet this made it a little easier to assemble units on the ground since it was possible for everyone in both sticks to leave the aircraft in a very short period of time and thus, if the wind cooperated, land pretty close together.
It's a well-known bird but very, very little has been done in the FS world to provide a good model. Like you I am looking forward to this one.
I'd bet this made it a little easier to assemble units on the ground since it was possible for everyone in both sticks to leave the aircraft in a very short period of time and thus, if the wind cooperated, land pretty close together.
It's a well-known bird but very, very little has been done in the FS world to provide a good model. Like you I am looking forward to this one.
We continue to make improvements/additions to the model and systems while awaiting the final textures. It will be done when it's done, there is no timeline and never was. The time waiting for the textures has not been wasted as I have also been working on the Navion 'A' project and almost completed another Navion project that hadn't even been started when the Boxcar project stalled.
oh no.... why Boxcar project stalled?
The answer was in the first sentence of my previous reply.