Early Boeing B17D Flying Fortress for Fs9
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Hurricane91
SOH-CM-2023
It looks great Shessi. Looking forward to flying my favorite Fortress. Thank you for the update.
michaelvader
Members +
B17D cockpit
Hi Shessi,
in my unfinished projects are still a cockpit for the early B-17 variants.
I never finished it as I was not shure that they represented really the early layout.
can you provide me some docs, interior views of the early b-17 models?
Yours
Papi
Hi Shessi,
in my unfinished projects are still a cockpit for the early B-17 variants.
I never finished it as I was not shure that they represented really the early layout.
can you provide me some docs, interior views of the early b-17 models?
Yours
Papi
HorusJ
Charter Member
Hi Folks,
With the testers, so not long before uploading (don't ask please!).
When will it be up....oh.
Seriously,WOW! Beautiful!!! Waiting patiently.
Joel
rgatkinson
Charter Member
What a beauty - looking forward to this one.
Many thanks
Many thanks
Folks,
Just uploaded to SOH.
Here ya go....http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=205
Cheers
Shessi
Just uploaded to SOH.
Here ya go....http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=205
Cheers
Shessi
Blackbird686
Charter Member
This one takes some finesse, not to mention skill. She's a challenge to get off the ground but once in the air... what a beauty. Thanks Shessi and all involved for this superb representation of the B-17 in it's early years.
BB686
BB686
jamminjames
Charter Member
Looked at the link given and wwII props and didn't see it. Am I missing something?
Hurricane91
SOH-CM-2023
Now it's there JJ. Thanks Shessi.
jamminjames
Charter Member
It wasn't up when I first looked Hurricane91 thought my old eyes were going out! Looks good Shessi off to give it a test flight...
lemonadedrinker
Charter Member
Thank you, Shessi ! 
Andy.
Andy.
jamminjames
Charter Member
Took her for a spin last night, looks and flies great. Well done Shessi and crew!!
Mick
SOH-CM-2024
I may have to take some time from our current project to paint some pre-war skins for this beautiful bird.
Army airplanes of that time tended to look an awful lot alike (unlike the Navy, where no two planes of the same type in the fleet were painted the same) but there were a few differences among some planes. And since Shessi has done the basic background colors and the national insignia, all it will require is some markings changes and perhaps the addition of a unit insignia. We'll see what might be done.
Speaking of unit markings, for those interested in such matters, the olive drab plane in the download belonged to the 7th Bombardment Group, based at Hamilton Field, northern California in late 1941 (after having been at March Field in southern California for many years.) The silver bird belonged to the 30th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, based at Clark Field, PI, at the time of the Japanese attack.
Army airplanes of that time tended to look an awful lot alike (unlike the Navy, where no two planes of the same type in the fleet were painted the same) but there were a few differences among some planes. And since Shessi has done the basic background colors and the national insignia, all it will require is some markings changes and perhaps the addition of a unit insignia. We'll see what might be done.
Speaking of unit markings, for those interested in such matters, the olive drab plane in the download belonged to the 7th Bombardment Group, based at Hamilton Field, northern California in late 1941 (after having been at March Field in southern California for many years.) The silver bird belonged to the 30th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, based at Clark Field, PI, at the time of the Japanese attack.