FSX: The 1940 Fokker T.5 bomber released

Thanks guys! Yes, now I finished the major part of the interior revamp, I feel that the textures are now much better. Yes Huub, it's a complicated process, but I feel I'm getting there.

Anyway, the major part of the texture redo is done. This is how the cockpit looks now.
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I've also redone the plafonnier here, thanks to new references.
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I've been very busy with other things last week, so I even forgot to make a wishcard this season... But, from the heart, happy days!
 
Thanks guys! Man what a job... but your enthousiastic reactions are very encouraging!

Well, I went on with the 'copilot' position, although his main job was gunner. When the first pilot was severely wounded, the second pilot could separate his controls from the first pilot ones, by a hydraulic unlocking mechanism...

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His view was perfect, although a bit creepy when under attack...

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I've got a little bit of time to make something new. At the left side of the fuselage, at the copilot's station, there's a pump for hydraulic unlocking of the first pilot's controls. Using this pump, the second pilot controls a standalone hydraulic circuit, which decouples the controls of the first pilot. This is needed in case of emergency, for example if the pilot isn't able to control the airplane anymore.

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Furthermore, I improved the structure of the mid section by adding some details.


At the right hand side of the mid section, I added a number of things: the manual hydraulic pump, the emergency valve to extend the gear and the lever for the windscreen of the second pilot (front to rear).

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Next up is the windscreen itself. Since I do not have good references on this, I'll have to design it myself.

Daan
 
Hi Daan

Wow that looks great

( and flys great too)

But best is real preservation of something which is gone long time.And we are on a border to lose more things as WW2 pilots, the last which flew many of that planes go to their 90's and soon naturally they cannot be asked again**

Stunning picture support

Congratulations

Roland

** on development of longnose Dora's/TA for Mathias input of my late friend was extremely precious and avoided many inaccuracy
 
Hi there,


I am progressing, now I finished a detailed (that is, for me) rendition of the Lewis M.20 gun that was used on this plane. This example is equipped with a "windvane" sight and custom ammo drum.


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The Dutch Army Air Corps started to use them somewhere in WW1, and as we see, up to WW2.
 
I really enjoy following this thread both for the development of the model with its virtual recreation of so many auxiliary systems and for the historical context of the aircraft and air crew.


And your Lewis gun model gives me a real insight into the difficulties of air to air gunnery - a wind vane sight no less.
Not sure if that was a help or a hindrance. I will have fun researching it.


Thanks
 
In this short video, the Fairey gun ring with a Lewis gun mounted is demonstrated. It has two modes of operation:
- Mouse controlled, when the user is still flying;
- Joystick controlled, when the AP is switched on.

Obviously, this Fokker did not have an AP. However, the commander (in the nose) had a direction commander: a set of lights with which he was able to command the pilot into a certain heading. Since a multicrew aircraft might be difficult to operate in FSX for a single user, I expanded this to a simple autopilot. Now, the user can play commander, gunner or radio-operator without worrying about the controls.

 
Dear all,

In the recent weeks, I got my hands on the fuselage mid section. There's hardly more information than descriptive phrases from the handbook and some sketches available to me, so that's what I have.

Here, the equipment for the radios, battery box (lowest box) and main fuses.

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I added a reel for the aerial. As for now, I won't make it functional. Also, a curtain has been added at the fore and aft side of the radio-operator's section.

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From this section up to the front, it looks quite well. Remark: I haven't (re)mapped and textured this section yet. Has to come. Tedious job.

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And the pilot received a blower to heat his windows.

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That's it for now, have a nice weekend,

Daan
 
Ok, so that's been a nice amount of time: 2 months. Well, I've been busy with graduating last weeks, so I haven't spent much time on the T.5. But I can show you some progress now. Especially the center section has been further detailed with texturing.

This is the auxilary pilot's spot, with the windscreen actuators and the controls unlock lever (both in blue, though I doubt if that was the correct colour).
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At his right side, the manual hydraulics pump, emergency controls of the landing gear and actuation lever of the windscreen (red, but again not sure about the colour).
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Looking backward in the center section. It looks nice now, the curtain in front of the radio operator's station is textured now, also the radio-related boxes aside.
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Looking forward from mentioned curtain. Sweet!
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To be continued...
 
...continued.

The antenna reel is textured now, as is the curtain behind the radio operator. His seat is still in original lo-res texture. Reel is own design, by the way, due to lack of references.
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I modelled the light aid of the radio operator, mounted on a fuselage frame. Type Labinal 1645.
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And an overview of the centre section from outside.
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That's it for now!

Cheers, Daan
 
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