FSX: The 1940 Fokker T.5 bomber released

After a really, really long time, I could continue with real work on my T.5.


After getting new information regarding the intercoms, I redesigned them.


Base station, located at the radio operator.

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Crew member station (in this case the second pilot).
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Cheers, Daan
 
Well, finally I did it! Made the bombsight.

According to references, it should have been a Lotfernrohr 2C. Images in context of the bomber itself do show varying models (all looking somewhat the same). I understood that the military ordered small series of these time after time in the years before the war. Every new series they recieved, deviated from the former. So...

Well, the pics:

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Well, and we had a fantastic day last saturday! We visited (with a group of 25 Dutch aviation geeks) the flying replica Fokker D.21 being built! :redfire:
 

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Looks nice Daan and as always I'm surprised to see the amount of detailed information you are able to find.

@Manfred, you can follow the construction of this small fighter on the facebook page of the team which is doing this:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/FlyingFokkerD21/posts/?ref=page_internal

I think its quite unique that the required knowledge, skills and possibilities meet and that its possible to do a project like the PH.XXI.

Cheers,
Huub
 
Hey Daan, great news!! Thanks for picking up the work, still looking forward to fly this bird one day.

All the best,

hertzie
 
Some progress images.

First is the ammodrum. I provided it with textures.


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Overview from the jumpseat next to the pilot. This jumpseat was in use by the commander/navigator/bombardier during take-off and landing.


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Thanks to a drawing in the archives, I could create a realistic connection to the antenna. The cylinder brings in the antenna, and connects it to the shortwave radio installation (suspended next to it).


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Overview from the very front end. At right, just in front of the rudder pedals, we observe the bombsight. No texture yet. Next to it, the signalling gun.
On the left, we see the bomb doors control lever. According to the documentation, there should have been an emergency valve and pressure vessel above it, but it's left without visual reference. I decided to swap it.


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View from the top gunner position on the Lewis gun, mounted on a Vickers turret and provided with an ammodrum.


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That's it for now. I've been out of it for a long time, but now up speed. And, I'm running another project besides it: a Fokker S.14 jet trainer (name: Machtrainer).


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Thank you!

Well, diffuse texturing of the front and mid fuselage sections is finished (IMHO). Now starting modelling of the rear fuselage section. It consisted of a 6 m steel tube frame.


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I was lucky enough to obtain a drawing of this frame. Tube dimensions vary from 24x1 mm to 50x1.5 mm.


Around this frame, wooden ribs were placed to get the oval fuselage shape. Through the frame, there was a wooden ramp, used to walk from fore to aft (the tailgunner's position).


Cheers, Daan
 
Great to see you are still moving on with this huge project :encouragement:

Is this the last section to complete?

Cheers,
Huub
 
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