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Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.
HU:The Experiments
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Matt Wynn
Charter Member
Oh you don't know the half of it
this has a blame that can lie with me after i suggested an IRIS air race series amongst the staff there, The Clipped Wing Contra Prop is my idea of a racer and Davids... well he wanted 2 engines, we even had discussed putting a power turret in one of the twins, Boulton Paul Defiant Style, I'M actually proud of my 'refinements' gonna talk to David some more about future changes to my brainchild 
Matt Wynn
Charter Member
having not flown her for a short while it's hard to recall, but with about 1ft lopped off the wings and that big contra i believe it is, should roll faster too due to lopping the wingtips off will test fly again soon, am currently ferrying my Demo F-16 from Preveza (Aktion AB) to Rome, Fiumicino
when i get a moment i'll test her as i say
will test fly again soon, am currently ferrying my Demo F-16 from Preveza (Aktion AB) to Rome, Fiumicino when i get a moment i'll test her as i say
CodyValkyrie
Charter Member 2016
This really should be stickied.
CodyValkyrie
Charter Member 2016
Bump? Will someone sticky this? This is a new plane package.
warchild
Charter Member
I believe the actual plane is the finished version of this one
There's a reason i called it joy ride. The planes were fast ( there were two of them. One prototype was in the trans atlantic race and crashed, the other was obsolete before it got any further than the build, and ended up just setting there collecting rust ). Frankly they were faster than a p-51, but, the extra engine made them about as economical as a freight train or tank from the same era. I submitted a beta fde to david for this plane several months ago, and i know he's made a few changes to it. No complaints here. David is very astute with fde's. I havent flown the final released version yet, but have been looking forward to it for several days..
one drawback this plane haas.. Those allison engines are big and prominent in the side view. it takes bit to get accustomed to them but once you do, it's a damned fun plane to fly..
There's a reason i called it joy ride. The planes were fast ( there were two of them. One prototype was in the trans atlantic race and crashed, the other was obsolete before it got any further than the build, and ended up just setting there collecting rust ). Frankly they were faster than a p-51, but, the extra engine made them about as economical as a freight train or tank from the same era. I submitted a beta fde to david for this plane several months ago, and i know he's made a few changes to it. No complaints here. David is very astute with fde's. I havent flown the final released version yet, but have been looking forward to it for several days..
one drawback this plane haas.. Those allison engines are big and prominent in the side view. it takes bit to get accustomed to them but once you do, it's a damned fun plane to fly..
warchild
Charter Member
Tommy The last time i flew the beta flight model i was achieving speeds iof nearly 500 mph. Fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be, fsx doesnt model compressability very well, so you have full control at those speeds, or should have.. I just now recieved the rtm of the plane and havent taken her up for a tst run quite yet.. but i'll be doing so in a few minutes..
warchild
Charter Member
First test flight in the twin and my favorite local airstrip has to be having a winter storm blowing through.. Set deep in the oregon cascades this is frustrating, because you cant see a darned thing except cloud. Kinda weird flying with nothing but grey outside the cockpit and knowing full well theres a mountain out there waiting to jump up and smack ya..
Because of turbulence, the plane was quite squirrely but controllable. I dont know if theres quite enough lift being generated by the wings, but with some judiciousness being excersized on the stick and rudder, she seems quite capable of taking care of herself. I wont recommend this airplane for anyone who just bought fsdx and stepped into it for the first time. she's just too challenging of a plane to fly. your always on the stick and trim.
When i was first wroking on the flight model for this plane, the rudder was generating way to much force. That appears to have been fixed though and the rudder is quite tame now..
The power behind this plane is enough to put a smile on anyones face.. i did have a brief anomoly where on takeoff the speedomeer pgged at over 700 mph till i backed off on the throttle, but in attempting to reproduce that, i failed. i could never get the plane over 500 mph eexcept in a dive. Maybe it was headwinds???
anyway, i still havent flown the single engine variants yet, and am looking forward to them. the package comes with both single and twin engine variants so theres plenty there to enjoy..
Because of turbulence, the plane was quite squirrely but controllable. I dont know if theres quite enough lift being generated by the wings, but with some judiciousness being excersized on the stick and rudder, she seems quite capable of taking care of herself. I wont recommend this airplane for anyone who just bought fsdx and stepped into it for the first time. she's just too challenging of a plane to fly. your always on the stick and trim.
When i was first wroking on the flight model for this plane, the rudder was generating way to much force. That appears to have been fixed though and the rudder is quite tame now..
The power behind this plane is enough to put a smile on anyones face.. i did have a brief anomoly where on takeoff the speedomeer pgged at over 700 mph till i backed off on the throttle, but in attempting to reproduce that, i failed. i could never get the plane over 500 mph eexcept in a dive. Maybe it was headwinds???
anyway, i still havent flown the single engine variants yet, and am looking forward to them. the package comes with both single and twin engine variants so theres plenty there to enjoy..
CodyValkyrie
Charter Member 2016
Do I have to report this post?
