CP-140 Aurora
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SlamBam
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check you anti glare panel also....might want to make it a bit larger.
Wild Bill Kelso
Charter Member 2011
Thanks, Dave for your "go" concerning the tape.
That's funny - I completely missed the difference, although the pic of "111" was straight before my eyes...
Thanks for waking me up!
Any more suggestions, gents?
Regards,
Markus.
That's funny - I completely missed the difference, although the pic of "111" was straight before my eyes...
Thanks for waking me up!
Any more suggestions, gents?
Regards,
Markus.
RyDraiggoch
Charter Member
Slightly Off topic but there is an Argus planned for Fs9 as well as the CL44 (all variants) by Garry Russell
I will be posting some screenies of the prebeta 44 over at "The Pond" very shortly
Cheers
Leif
www.classicbritishfiles.com
I will be posting some screenies of the prebeta 44 over at "The Pond" very shortly
Cheers
Leif
www.classicbritishfiles.com
Wild Bill Kelso
Charter Member 2011
That's incredibly good news!
Just glanced some screenies of Garry's upcoming CL-44 over at calclassic's - and she looks great by now!
The release of my Aurora will have some delay - during the last few days I had some vital probs with my video card driver. But now it's fixed and I hope to have her ready by the end of this week.
I have to return to the walkarea markings on the wings:
Were they blue or grey?
Regards,
Markus.
Wild Bill Kelso
Charter Member 2011
Thanks, Dave!
I guess the walkways are done with some anti-skid coatings and not just color?
Maybe I could apply some "rough" structure on these textures...
I guess the walkways are done with some anti-skid coatings and not just color?
Maybe I could apply some "rough" structure on these textures...
Wild Bill Kelso
Charter Member 2011
She's almost ready to be rolled out:
I know the two small bulleyes above the roundel on the port side are still not correct there and the front gear well doors are still grey. Apart from this, is there anything left to be done?
Initially, I tried to apply some shadowing on the fuselage to get the lower parts in a darker appearance, but due to some mapping issues, these shadows had to be omitted...
Panel lines are completely overdone as accurate as I could do.
Did I misregard something?
Rescue markings "on mark"?
Thanks for your participation!
Regards,
Markus.
I know the two small bulleyes above the roundel on the port side are still not correct there and the front gear well doors are still grey. Apart from this, is there anything left to be done?
Initially, I tried to apply some shadowing on the fuselage to get the lower parts in a darker appearance, but due to some mapping issues, these shadows had to be omitted...
Panel lines are completely overdone as accurate as I could do.
Did I misregard something?
Rescue markings "on mark"?
Thanks for your participation!
Regards,
Markus.
Markus,
Although I like your wingwalks, I found a couple of pictures at Airliners.net that show them to be lighter. The second picture shows the port side galley window location pretty well. It's higher up than the starboard side ones. Your repaint is really looking beautiful!!! And yes, they are a non-skid coating but from even a short distance it just looks like flat paint, so you really don't need to try and texturize them.
Sorry for the links but I tried uploading GIF, Jpeg, and BMP pictures to no avail. I tried uploading from URLs, no go!
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cana...18763/L/&sid=18fbd2dd9859ece0c6ded7db6064fb72
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cana...54137/L/&sid=18fbd2dd9859ece0c6ded7db6064fb72
Dave
Although I like your wingwalks, I found a couple of pictures at Airliners.net that show them to be lighter. The second picture shows the port side galley window location pretty well. It's higher up than the starboard side ones. Your repaint is really looking beautiful!!! And yes, they are a non-skid coating but from even a short distance it just looks like flat paint, so you really don't need to try and texturize them.
Sorry for the links but I tried uploading GIF, Jpeg, and BMP pictures to no avail. I tried uploading from URLs, no go!
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cana...18763/L/&sid=18fbd2dd9859ece0c6ded7db6064fb72
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cana...54137/L/&sid=18fbd2dd9859ece0c6ded7db6064fb72
Dave
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
Wild Bill Kelso
Charter Member 2011
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Finally, it's done!
Just sent over to flightsim and SOH (AVSIM uploads are currently switched off), should be available soon.
@ Dave:
Wingwalks are 'lightened', thanks for your remark!
@ Wing_Z:
I hope your patience still can last as long as the flightsim and SOH admins take to roll her on the ramp...
Treat her careful when taking her out on patrol - always remember that contrails should not appear on 10 ft ASL and exhaust gas is not intended for boiling fish...
Cheers,
Markus.
Finally, it's done!
Just sent over to flightsim and SOH (AVSIM uploads are currently switched off), should be available soon.
@ Dave:
Wingwalks are 'lightened', thanks for your remark!
@ Wing_Z:
I hope your patience still can last as long as the flightsim and SOH admins take to roll her on the ramp...
Treat her careful when taking her out on patrol - always remember that contrails should not appear on 10 ft ASL and exhaust gas is not intended for boiling fish...
Cheers,
Markus.
Wild Bill Kelso
Charter Member 2011
Thanks you for your comments, gents!
Glad you're enjoying her.
@ Wing_Z:
You are obviously performing the "two-engine-long-range-patrol-mode" I've read about. But I didn't now which engines were usually turned off.
Are there any technical reasons for running engines #2 and 3?
Hydraulics? Electrics? Bleed air?
Cheers,
Markus.
Glad you're enjoying her.
@ Wing_Z:
You are obviously performing the "two-engine-long-range-patrol-mode" I've read about. But I didn't now which engines were usually turned off.
Are there any technical reasons for running engines #2 and 3?
Hydraulics? Electrics? Bleed air?
Cheers,
Markus.
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
Markus, per Wikipedia:
On many missions, an engine is shut down (usually the No. 1 engine - the port outer engine) once on station to conserve fuel and extend the time aloft and/or range when at low level. On occasion, both outboard engines can be shut down, aircraft weight, weather, and remaining fuel permitting. Long deep-water, coastal or border patrol missions can last over ten hours and may include extra crew. The record time aloft for a P-3 is a 21.5 hour flight undertaken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force's No. 5 Squadron in 1972.
Engine 1 is the primary candidate for loiter shutdown because it is the only one without a generator, and is not needed for electrical power. Eliminating the exhaust from engine 1 also improves visibility from the aft observer station on the port side of the aircraft.
On many missions, an engine is shut down (usually the No. 1 engine - the port outer engine) once on station to conserve fuel and extend the time aloft and/or range when at low level. On occasion, both outboard engines can be shut down, aircraft weight, weather, and remaining fuel permitting. Long deep-water, coastal or border patrol missions can last over ten hours and may include extra crew. The record time aloft for a P-3 is a 21.5 hour flight undertaken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force's No. 5 Squadron in 1972.
Engine 1 is the primary candidate for loiter shutdown because it is the only one without a generator, and is not needed for electrical power. Eliminating the exhaust from engine 1 also improves visibility from the aft observer station on the port side of the aircraft.
srgalahad
Charter Member 2022
Another fabulous paint Markus!
(From Wikipedia)
"The Argus replaced the RCAF Lancaster and Neptune aircraft types previously flown in the maritime roles. One of the most effective anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft of its day, the Argus was a mainstay for the RCAF. A large amount of equipment was carried, including: search radar, sonar buoys, electronic counter measures ECM), explosive echo ranging (EER) and Magnetic anomaly detector (MAD). Up to 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) of weapons could be carried in the bomb bays, including torpedoes, bombs, mines and depth charges.
A flight crew of five consisting of two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer and a radio operator plus relief crew of four was normally carried. In addition, there were six or more ASW equipment operators, the number of which was dependent on the mission. Two crew bunks and a galley were provided to extend the efficiency of the crew on long patrols. The CL-28 had an endurance of approximately 26½ hours. An Argus flown by 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron held the record of slightly over 31 hours for the longest flight by an unrefuelled aircraft. This record stood for almost 20 years until broken by the Rutan Voyager experimental aircraft which circled the globe unrefuelled.
The Argus flew its last service mission on 24 July 1981, and was replaced by the CP-140 Aurora."
Hopefully some day you'll be able to do another RCAF MarPat paint for an Argus so we can hold a "transfer ceremony"...
Rob
(From Wikipedia)
"The Argus replaced the RCAF Lancaster and Neptune aircraft types previously flown in the maritime roles. One of the most effective anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft of its day, the Argus was a mainstay for the RCAF. A large amount of equipment was carried, including: search radar, sonar buoys, electronic counter measures ECM), explosive echo ranging (EER) and Magnetic anomaly detector (MAD). Up to 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) of weapons could be carried in the bomb bays, including torpedoes, bombs, mines and depth charges.
A flight crew of five consisting of two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer and a radio operator plus relief crew of four was normally carried. In addition, there were six or more ASW equipment operators, the number of which was dependent on the mission. Two crew bunks and a galley were provided to extend the efficiency of the crew on long patrols. The CL-28 had an endurance of approximately 26½ hours. An Argus flown by 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron held the record of slightly over 31 hours for the longest flight by an unrefuelled aircraft. This record stood for almost 20 years until broken by the Rutan Voyager experimental aircraft which circled the globe unrefuelled.
The Argus flew its last service mission on 24 July 1981, and was replaced by the CP-140 Aurora."
Hopefully some day you'll be able to do another RCAF MarPat paint for an Argus so we can hold a "transfer ceremony"...
Rob