Convair Delta Wing Test

JensOle said:
Great progress on the paints! Rick, a little remark from a fellow painter; it seems to me that the font for the "2" in the "XF-92" and 6682 does not match the pictures I have seen of the aircraft. At least the Amarillo USAF font I have is often more just a starting point for hand made numbers, particular the numbers 2 and 7 were to my knowledge different back in the 50s-60s on USAF aircraft than seen in the computer font. A very small detail on a marvellous looking aircraft.
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True. If you use the commercial version of the Amarillo Pro USAF font you'll find that there are multiple variations to several of the numbers and letters (seven versions of "7" for example).
From the link I provided you can probably get what you need just by copying it and working with that. That's what I would do if I didn't already have it.

The screenshots over the southwest US are looking really nice.
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000rick000 said:
Hello all. Sorry for the delay. I got caught up in DCS stuff over the Holiday break. Still not completely done with that, but getting back to the XF-92A. I'm starting in on the FDE. Made a few additional small adjustments to my OA (shadows). Just needing the Pilot to be inserted now. And I believe the modeling action will be complete. Here's some screens to hold you over! Phase I, II & III


Thanks so much for the update, much appreciated.
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I love X planes Pam, but it would really be up to Milton. I don't have much research material on that jet.
 
it was a powerplant test platform, and well, mostly a failure as it was underpowered. It's just a very beautiful aircraft in my eyes, and worthy of a place in out ranks.. I'd be most happy to do the research and find what there is about it, pictures doc's everything. And not to sound biased or anything, but if Milton built it, I would be perhaps the happiest person on earth. He didnt know it at the time, but he was responsible for convincing me these planes could be made to fly realistically and that they werent just game pieces.. That was for me, a long time ago, but yeah, he got me interested and kept me interested in flight sim..
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warchild said:
it was a powerplant test platform, and well, mostly a failure as it was underpowered. It's just a very beautiful aircraft in my eyes, and worthy of a place in out ranks.. I'd be most happy to do the research and find what there is about it, pictures doc's everything. And not to sound biased or anything, but if Milton built it, I would be perhaps the happiest person on earth. He didnt know it at the time, but he was responsible for convincing me these planes could be made to fly realistically and that they werent just game pieces.. That was for me, a long time ago, but yeah, he got me interested and kept me interested in flight sim..
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Oddly, probably it's greatest contribution to aeronautics was in exploration of inertial roll-yaw coupling. I completely agree about it's appearance, it looks like something out of a comic book and I mean that in a good way. Of course, then we'll need an X-4 and an X-5 as well. Oh, and then the swept wing Skystreaks, and.... ;)
 
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird....it's a plane....it's a STILETTO:encouragement: Can hardly wait for the XF-92A and I agree with everyone so far, the Stiletto would be a great addition to these X-Planes.

 
Ditto on the XF-92.. And apologies.. X-3 was my first love as an 8 year old kid with a tube of glue :).. That was a very long time ago ..
 
Whatever happened to this one? Will it ever see the light of day? Last status post was back on January 19th. Sure looking forward to this one. :bump::bump::bump:
 
Still looking for a good 3-view with cross sections if I am to model this. :banghead: No need for me to put in a lot of time on this if I can't get it right.

However, Bjoern thinks he can do the model justice just by eye-balling it, so maybe he will do it. :) :running: :mixed-smiley-010:
 
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Milton Shupe said:
Still looking for a good 3-view with cross sections if I am to model this. :banghead: No need for me to out in a lot of time on this if I can't get it right.

However, Bjoern thinks he can do the model justice just by eye-balling it, so maybe he will do it. :) :running: :mixed-smiley-010:
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Milton I hope you are referring to the X-3 not the XF-92A.
 
Confusing it is.. :biggrin-new:

Yes, I was referring to the XF-92A. With all those beautiful screenshots one could only want more. :encouragement:
 
Milton if your in search of a project, a fsx native lodestar or PV-1 would be a great addition to P3D.
 
Milton Shupe said:
Still looking for a good 3-view with cross sections if I am to model this. :banghead: No need for me to put in a lot of time on this if I can't get it right.

However, Bjoern thinks he can do the model justice just by eye-balling it, so maybe he will do it. :) :running: :mixed-smiley-010:
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Unless you clone me, hook me up to machinery to keep my bodily functions up and constantly inject me with amphetamines so that I can tackle the X-3 next to all the other stuff I'm doing, I absolutely won't. :engel016:
 
semo said:
Milton if your in search of a project, a fsx native lodestar or PV-1 would be a great addition to P3D.
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semo, I have an inventory of some 40 aircraft to convert to native so no, not really looking. :)

The PV-1 is on the list.

Thanks
 
Milton, I actually figure you usually have 10 things going at once. I just wanted to cast a vote for a PV-1. Thanks for all you do for the hobby. Semo
 
semo said:
Milton, I actually figure you usually have 10 things going at once. I just wanted to cast a vote for a PV-1. Thanks for all you do for the hobby. Semo
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I have the Mallard Radial - Classic conversion completed and now working on the Business Class version. Hope to get that out in about two weeks.
But first, I must get out the FS9 version of the Marauder.
 
Bjoern said:
Unless you clone me, hook me up to machinery to keep my bodily functions up and constantly inject me with amphetamines so that I can tackle the X-3 next to all the other stuff I'm doing, I absolutely won't. :engel016:
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Bjoern, the last thing we need is for you to burn out; your contributions across the community are too valuable. :)

If we can find that cross section 3-view, I'll take care of it.
 
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