Conspicuous by Their Absence

wellll, since you asked,
every time I watch the History or Military Channel
and they are talking about bomb runs,
there is always an A-20,
even if the are talking about B-24s.
or...a decent visual model of the Do17
to replace that ugly AI in game.
heck, it doesn't even have to be fancy.
 
Hi Smilo,

The A-20 is in the plans, but is probably a bit too complicated for the quick project I have in mind. I don't know about the Dornier Do 17 though. Never had much interest in the plane.

Are you sure that someone else hasn't already done a good Do 17?

- Ivan.
 
I have never seen a Do 17,
other than the stock monstrosity.
although, there are a couple repaints of the stocker.
I wonder why MS decided to use
the Do 17m for the stock model.
maybe because others in the series
look a lot like the Ju 88,
except for the twin rudder tail.

oh well, so it goes.
the A-20, B-25 and Do 17
were just pipe dreams anyway.

oh yeah, BTW, a couple weeks ago,
I was at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
one of the exhibits really caught my eye.
it was a collection of WWII Aircraft,
all in 1/72 scale.
it took the guy that put it together
7 years to complete the project.
the detail was excellent and all countries were covered.
oh yeah, there were over 400 models.
very cool
 
Hi Smilo,

If you were to decide, which version of the Do 17 would you like to see? I know nearly nothing about this plane.

- Ivan.
 
thanks for asking.
there are many variants,
but, personally, I prefer the Z.
I believe the Z was seen
mostly in the Battle of Britain.
if you are interested,
I have some 3 view drawings.
 
Please do email them to me though I still don't promise I will work on the project. I was looking at this plane as a project and it doesn't look all that difficult at first glance.

- Ivan.
 
I have several, so,
I will dig them out and zip 'em up.
they will be in the mail today.

I probably mentioned this before.
I always thought it would be good
to have improved AIs in CFS.
they didn't have to be perfect,
just look more like the real thing.
did you ever look at the Ju 88, Do 17 or Mosquito?
pretty sad, really.
IMO, they really detract from the game.

-------------:kilroy:----------------

I decided to attach the zip here
in case anyone else is interested
 
There are plenty of good Mosquitos out there. There are also a couple good Ju88s out there also.
At least they are fairly good from my point of view. Why is the Do 17Z significant?

- Ivan.
 
other than being a major player
in the Battle of Britain,
and that the Do 17 is an example
of fake Luftwaffe airliners
being converted into bombers,
and finally, that the CFS visual model is bad,
the Do 17Z is of no significance, really.
 
Hi Smilo,

In playing with parameters for the AIR file for the Dornier 17Z, I found that the plane is very oddly similar in LOTS of ways to the B-25C I was working on.

Also in poking around, I found that the conventional wisdom and knowledge about the Dornier are not all that accurate. The plane wasn't a world beater but also wasn't the dog that its reputation implies. The biggest fault in the aircraft appears to be that it was a bit underpowered. If the Do 215 which was exactly the same aircraft with a different engine had an even MORE powerful engine, perhaps its reputation would have been better.

- Ivan.
 
Don't fall off your seats

This is a shock to me as much as to you but I have actually uploaded one of my aircraft....pauses for members to have a medicinal brandy....a Westland Wapiti. One of the interwar aircraft that served admirably without the recognition they deserved. It hasn't been built before so fills a gap in the 'conspicuous by their absence' category.
 
Forget the glasses and give me the bottle!:ernae::icon29::guinness:

There is an aircraft in the CFS1 novelty section!:greenbo:
I downloaded mine minutes ago, time to go flying.
Congrats womble!!!:applause:
 
I just downloaded my copy of the Wapiti. Thanks Womble55! I'll be checking it out tonight when I get home!

BTW, What happened to all the other CFS1 aircraft and other stuff??? Did I miss when everything went away???

- Ivan.
 
Nice !!!!!!! Has always been one of my favourite inter-war land-based biplanes, along with the Hawker Demon & Bristol Bulldog. :ernae:
 
Hi No Dice,

If that question was addressed to me, I have never BUILT a float plane or flying boat though I have worked on a few. Mostly I have been working on flight models for them. A Kawanishi H8K Emily is on my build list, but not very high in the list of priorities.

- Ivan.
 
No Dice said:
Problem is, I have the plane but the airfile is terrible, Hubbabubba pointed me to a replacement airfile but its not much better, Have you been able to fix it? I am big into floaters, bush planes and seabases in my scenery.

Dave

www.thefreeflightsite.com
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Are you sure you have downloaded the proper airfile? It is the Fairey Seafox. I had no problem flying with it. It's no Extra 300, but it flies reasonably well and will T/O within a thousand feet.

FS98 - FS98 Aircraft FS98 EYA Air File For Fairey Seafox
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FS98 EYA Air File For Fairey Seafox. EYA (Enjoy Your Aircraft) .air file for Fairey Seafox floatpane, in production from 1936 to 1938, FS98 model by Bob Wening (SF1.ZIP) ready to be moved into the FS98 aircraft. Well balanced flight dynamics for smooth and exact controlling with a force-feedback joystick allowing manual coordination in turns. By Christoph Ruhtenberg.[/SIZE]
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