Lockheed L-18 Project

Hi,

This airplane is looking stunning, Milton, with the work you are doing :redfire: :applause::applause:

You all probably have seen this site,

Michael Zoeller's '' Lockheed Twins ''

The MIGHTY Howard 500

with pics and history. There seem to be so many types and without seeing them together it's difficult relating each one to the other to get the size!

That looks a bit like Howard Hughes sitting there in the pic from TG


Andy.
 
lemonadedrinker said:
Hi,

This airplane is looking stunning, Milton, with the work you are doing :redfire: :applause::applause:

You all probably have seen this site,

Michael Zoeller's '' Lockheed Twins ''

The MIGHTY Howard 500

with pics and history. There seem to be so many types and without seeing them together it's difficult relating each one to the other to get the size!

That looks a bit like Howard Hughes sitting there in the pic from TG


Andy.
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Hi Andy. :) Oh yes, Michael's site I discovered in 2004 as I was looking to do the Howard 500. In fact, IIRC, it was Michael that put me in contact with the pilot Dave Cummins of the N500HP. Dave went on to provide pictures, performance and handling data, videos of everything, and a free ride to Oshkosh for Scott Thomas, our panel and gauge programmer, and Dave did the beta testing on the flight model.

Scott also got some left seat time on the way back. :) Because of Dave Cummins and Scotts trip to MN, the Howard 500 turned out to be a much better project in the end.

Here's a picture of Scott and Dave at Oshkosh that year.
 
Kia ora,

Thanks for all the info, SPman. I'm glad that these beautiful aircraft will be going indoors. I think I've spent about two hours in the existing hall alone. What a treasure that is. Beautiful!

Cheers,
Maarten
 
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Hi,

I wondered where that paint job came from !

No wonder it's such a great model to fly from the input that went into it from all your Team.

Thank you.

Andy.
 
Finishing Touches on the Lodestar Exterior

Just about wrapped up on the exterior for the P&W Twin Wasp version.

Today, added/animated rudder trim tabs, lights all around (nose, gear/taxi, nav, beacon), reshaped flaps/reanimated, cleaned up engine nacelles, antennas, rudder hinges, added cabin vents, reset tail wheel height, moved engines forward and improved face, shortened prop collars, etc. having trouble remembering it all. :)

Does anyone know the purpose of the nose light? Taxi, landing???

I think except for 2 antenna styles, this is done and ready for mapping.

Will spend rest of day reviewing all the reference pictures for the exterior, and adding anything I missed. :)
 
Totally awesome!! :applause:
I'm really looking forward to it's release! I have waited so long for a FS9 Lodestar! Yahoo!! Thanks Milton, you're the man, you are making it look so easy building this model.
I'd like to point out that the landing flaps trailing edge were straight- the wing's trailing edge were just an overlapping extension. If you look at the videos posted on here you'll notice the difference. Same thing with the Ventura. I read somewhere that both planes shared the same center wing and spar, only difference is everything forward of the center wing.
I don't know about the purpose of the nose light, it could be a taxi light, some DC3s had them too. Most modern aircraft have a taxi light on their nosewheel (or nose in light aircraft). That's just my thoughts, somebody else may know.
 
mrogers said:
Totally awesome!! :applause:
I'm really looking forward to it's release! I have waited so long for a FS9 Lodestar! Yahoo!! Thanks Milton, you're the man, you are making it look so easy building this model.
I'd like to point out that the landing flaps trailing edge were straight- the wing's trailing edge were just an overlapping extension. If you look at the videos posted on here you'll notice the difference. Same thing with the Ventura. I read somewhere that both planes shared the same center wing and spar, only difference is everything forward of the center wing.
I don't know about the purpose of the nose light, it could be a taxi light, some DC3s had them too. Most modern aircraft have a taxi light on their nosewheel (or nose in light aircraft). That's just my thoughts, somebody else may know.
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Thank you :)

Yes, I knew about the flaps; just didn't get around to changing them until yesterday. Here's a shot of the current model.
 
I'm reasonably certain that inverted flight is a forbidden manuever per the pilot's manual:dizzy: along with things like outside loops!:jump:
 
Thanks for the comments and sentiments :)

It appears like I have the exterior model finished now except for adding other cowl versions.

I need to get all the optional equipment out of the model scene and available to call up as I need them.

Once done, I can work on the other cowl variants.
 
mrogers said:
Totally awesome!! :applause:
I'm really looking forward to it's release! I have waited so long for a FS9 Lodestar! Yahoo!! Thanks Milton, you're the man, you are making it look so easy building this model.
I'd like to point out that the landing flaps trailing edge were straight- the wing's trailing edge were just an overlapping extension. If you look at the videos posted on here you'll notice the difference. Same thing with the Ventura. I read somewhere that both planes shared the same center wing and spar, only difference is everything forward of the center wing.
I don't know about the purpose of the nose light, it could be a taxi light, some DC3s had them too. Most modern aircraft have a taxi light on their nosewheel (or nose in light aircraft). That's just my thoughts, somebody else may know.
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Hi Milton,

Neither in the 'Maintenance Instructions manual for the Lockheed Lodestar 18' nor the 'Erection and Maintenance Instructions manual for the C-60A and R5O-6' mention is made of a (taxi)light in the nose of the aircraft. (See attachment scanned from the first manual) So I should say it is not part of the standard equipment.

Cheers,
Maarten
 
Maarten said:
Hi Milton,

Neither in the 'Maintenance Instructions manual for the Lockheed Lodestar 18' nor the 'Erection and Maintenance Instructions manual for the C-60A and R5O-6' mention is made of a (taxi)light in the nose of the aircraft. (See attachment scanned from the first manual) So I should say it is not part of the standard equipment.

Cheers,
Maarten
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Interesting Maarten because that light is on 95% of all the aircraft reference pictures I have of both civilian and military examples. {{{scratching head}}}
 
Milton Shupe said:
Maybe manuals were done before the production change?? Interesting. :)

EDIT: BTW, I have added wing lights (on the fuselage) as an option. See attached
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I just ordered the 'Lockheed model 18-56 Lodestar - Operating Instructions' manual (on CD). I noticed a 3-view drawing that indeed shows something like a light in the nose. As soon as I have received the manual, I'll send a copy of that one to you also.

Cheers,
Maarten
 
Maarten said:
I just ordered the 'Lockheed model 18-56 Lodestar - Operating Instructions' manual (on CD). I noticed a 3-view drawing that indeed shows something like a light in the nose. As soon as I have received the manual, I'll send of copy of that one to you also.

Cheers,
Maarten
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Thank you Maarten.

I had also overlooked any kind of belly beacon and tail lights of any kind.

Finally noticed on a few commercial examples belly beacons and one or two tail vertically mounted lights of some kind.
 
Can someone tell me how the two stacked tail lights should be rendered. White/red/yellow? Top = ??, Bottom = ?? No strobes in 50's right?

EDIT: and this one has 3 tail lights. :) Do not know what to do with that at all. :)
 
Milton Shupe said:
Can someone tell me how the two stacked tail lights should be rendered. White/red/yellow? Top = ??, Bottom = ?? No strobes in 50's right?
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On DDA's DC-3C PH-DDA (ex-Finnish Air Force, Finnair) the top light at the tip of the tail cone was white and the bottom light was red. On the tip of the fin there was a large red beacon light.

Cheers,
Maarten
 
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