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warchild

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Some time ago, the guys at OzX started reworking default aircraft for FSX starting with the Bell 206 project.
For their next project, The Default Grumman Goose, they contacted me to do the flight model.. I gotta admit, it's the first time i had to take the toilet into account.. I and all of us Sincerely hope you all enjoy this complete reinvention of what should have been a wonderful default aircraft.
Stay tuned. It's coming in May..
Pam
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Good news :jump:

I've been trying to make a turbo-converted goose myself. I got pretty close once but gave up. It would be cool if you could make a cfg and airfile for something like that. :engel016:
 
If you got the model, i can make the flight model.. 90% of it would remain the same but engine weight and position would need to be changed to match the real bird. We thought about the turbo version not too long ago and with a little math realized that the turbos engines were placed so far forward because of balance so most of the work is already done right there.. just a few changeds with prop moi and twist, and we'd have your plane for you..
 
I'm not exactly sure how the weights and balance works. Is it part of the .mdl file itself?

I don't really care what it looks like. With a good PT-6 soundset like the one that comes with the Twotter or epic LT and the correct flight dynamics, it wouldn't make a difference (to me at least). I'd love a turbo version of the goose and DC-3.
 
Can you tell me more about the Default aircraft reworking thing please?
 
njbb1995 said:
Can you tell me more about the Default aircraft reworking thing please?
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Yes, I'm curious to hear more about these projects. I sincerely would like to know what types of changes will be made. It might breath some new life into these planes that I have been needing for some time.
 
@KiwiKat
weights and balances are all part of the aircraft.cfg file and the air file. all that has to be done there is for some numbers o be played with. The engine will also have a different power curve which is in the airfile but thats on my end to do as well..

@njbb1955
What the guys at OzX have done is to take the default Grumman Goose tha comes with FSX and re-created it's textures in a high definition format. Ramps, Normals. bumps and paint have all been meticulously redone in formats up to 4096x4096 image sizes to allow for some of the most insane detailing i have ever seen. Every single rivet on this plane has been recreated, even the ones normally covered by the floats while in the up position. heat marks on the turbo charger and that sick discoloring at the waterline that paint gets after it's sat in water too long have also been re-created with extreme attention given to getting the color matching as accurate as possible.
These guys have taken something thaat was "ok" at the very best, and turned it into a work of art that will simply blow you away. I know it has me.
Is there a frame rate hit?? That IS a possibility. I know i took one. it want to much, but then your mileage will vary simply because we all have such different machines and capabilities. In general. anything over 2048 pixels is going to drop your frames, especially if like me ypur running REX and GEX and god only knows what else in the background eating up cpu power. Still, your really gonna want these when they come out. except for the model, it really is a whole new aircraft. Keep your eyes on the OzX forums for release announcements.
Pam
 
@CodyValkyrie
I think your sentiment is the exact reason they began doing this stiff. Of course thats a wild guess on my part as no one has ever told me exactly why they're doing these planes but it sounds pretty reasonable given the chatter ive been privvy too.
What we've done with the Goose, is to create an almost entirely new aircraft, making the default goose what we think it should have been.
you can see the changes in the textures in the pics i've included. as for the flight model?? I trashed about 80% of the original and rebuilt it from scratch using engineering notes diagrams and the gracious feedback from a goose pilot. Is the FDE accurate?? I dont know. I would like to think it is. It's the very best i could do, and going by the various pieces of feedback as well as available documentation, it should be OK.. Like i said though, it's the first time i've ever had to take a toilet into consideration for weight and location.. weird? Maybe, neccesserry? definately..
 
I already thought it was beautiful, but you guys clearly made it better. Good work!
 
You are right Warchild.... 'the boys' got sick and tired of the default 'nastiness' and decided to do something about it, you can already try it by downloading the Bell package from the OZx library but the Goose is going to be the ants pants :) :)
 
That looks really cool, their HD Mooney was really good too.

I hope their next project will be the default c172 :mixedsmi:
 
This is something I have been waiting for............a Real Goose!!!!! with all the trimmings, that´s how you eat goose!!!! (have any tried it???..it´s a Chinese regular plate in Northern China)...Congratulations Pam.....my PayPal on stand-by!!!!!!!!!!:wavey:
 
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