Blackbird, the model isn't mine, but done by Michel Migaud. We lost contact during the development of this model and although I have done everything within my possibilities to restore contact, I didn't succeed. Although not finished, I'm convinced it is a waste not to release this model.
Therefore we try to finish it as best as possible without the source files.
The G-1 was an aircraft designed to stay airborne for a long period so it could patrol and wait for the enemy to arrive. It was not called a fighter, but was called a "Jachtkruiser" (pursuit cruiser). The aircraft had eight 7.9mm M36 machine guns concentrated in the nose and one M36 machine gun firing to the rear. The G-1 was never used in this role, but was used as a "normal" fighter during the battle for the Netherlands.
Most Dutch think it was the best aircraft we had at the time of the German invasion, but there were too few and only used for a very short period to make a honest judgement. Performance was slighty better than the Bristol Blenheim, which used the same engines.
From the 23 operational G-1s, already 11 were destroyed during the first German attack. Four day later only one operational G-1 was left.....
Fokker used quite some unique features in their aircraft and they often did chose different solutions than the British, French and Germans. Most of these odd things have been modelled in the VC already. I'm currently writing an extensive readme to explain all these features.
Cheers,
Huub
