Hey lads! Farman MF.7 "longhorn"

[Ganter]

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on one of these?
Just been reading about the exploits of a young RAF chap in 1915 and his description of flying it.
Would like to give it a go.

 

[Bjoern]

Google says there is none.

But there's a video of one in some flight simulator. I suspect it's Rise Of Flight or Over Flanders Fields.

 

[Ganter]

Yes, I saw that one. Looks like you're right.
There's a brilliant Sketchup model in the 3D warehouse.

Maybe this is the time I get Gmax and go for it.

 

[Bjoern]

GMax is quite limited regarding import formats.

Blender will be a better option.

 

[Roger]

I would love to have one of these in the sim as my Grandfather trained RFC pilots on them.

 

[mikezola]

Hello-
The Farman sounded familiar, so I checked my install of Il-2 B.A.T. There wasn't a Longhorn, but there were a few versions of the Shorthorn...

- Mike Z.

 

[Ganter]

Well, if anybody fancies strapping an engine and getting the control surfaces working on this model:

 

[Ganter]

I would love to have one of these in the sim as my Grandfather trained RFC pilots on them.

Roger, what got my pecker up was reading a description of it by a certain Duncan Grimmel-Milne, who left the infantry to join The Royal Flying Corps.
He flew one at the age of eighteen at Shoreham in 1915. A few weeks later he went down the coast to Lee-On-Solent (my home airfield) where he duly gained his wings.
This was his first aeroplane that he flew under instruction. He got his wings 8 weeks later, flew in the war, got shot down and was a POW until he escaped at the beginning of 1918 and returned to the front line.
I wonder if your Grandfather was at either of these airfields?

p.s; The book was a very lucky find in my local charity book shop; "The Mammoth Book Of Fighter Pilots" - Eyewitness accounts of air combat from the Red Baron to today's Top Guns" - Edited by Jon E. Lewis. Published by Robinson in 1992.

 

[Roger]

Hi Jim,

Unfortunately we know little of my Grandfather's postings and where he trained new pilots. He was with the Notts RHA in Mesopotamia then suddenly he was RFC and a pilot trainer. I'd love to find out more and perhaps in the future I'll invest in some military history.

 

[Lonewolfee1]

Interesting Plane

 

[dhasdell]

Grinnell-Milne's "Wind in the Wires" is a classic. He was captured in 1915, escaped, flew SE5a's with 56, and his "Schweinhund" SE is available as a repaint by Peter Watkins for the Just Flight a/c.

 

[wombat666]

I rather liked his signature in his correspondence:"Yours to a cinder".

 

[Ganter]

Well, I dragged it from Sketchup into Model ConverterX and then into FSX. It's at 50' AGL, no moving parts and the lady from Sketchup came with it - but at least she's at ground level.
Now, how do you work Blender? ;-)
(I have written to the creator of the original model to double check licensing, etc.)

 

[dhasdell]

Yours to a cinder

Does he also use the expression "carboneezie" (French "carbonise") or is that Cecil Lewis?

 

[Roger]

Well, I dragged it from Sketchup into Model ConverterX and then into FSX. It's at 50' AGL, no moving parts and the lady from Sketchup came with it - but at least she's at ground level.
Now, how do you work Blender? ;-)
(I have written to the creator of the original model to double check licensing, etc.)

Looking great so far Jim!

 

[Ganter]

Thanks Roger,

I am busy researching how to make parts move. Propeller would be a good start! then an elevator then an aileron or two!

I'm going to make this "Flying Piano" as the Baron called it, FLY!

According to Grinnell-Milne the Vs was 43 MPH and the Vne was 53 - that's a flight envelope of 8 MPH. Mad.