PutPut
Charter Member 2014
My model of the Martin MB-2 (aka NBS-1) is up at flightsim. I had a problem with the upload to simviation so I will send it again today.
The Martin MB-2 was the first All American bomber to be produced in quantity. It first flew in 1920 and stayed in service until being replaced by the Keystone bombers of the late 1920's. This was the airplane Gen. Billy Mitchell used to prove an airplane could sink a battleship.
Only about the first 5 were labeled the MB-2; later serial numbers were called the NBS-1 which stood for Night Bomber Short Range. I found this interesting because none of the drawings or photo's I have show hide nor hair of nav lights, landing lights, cockpit lights, etc. The one photo I have of the cockpit does not show any light switches.
I enjoy designing vintage aircraft that are full of struts and guy wires. However, the MB-2 had so many it got a bit tedious. I developed a real appreciation of those early airmen that flew this bomber; it had no windscreen what so ever. Even though it had a top speed of only 99mph one would hope their standard kit included floss to remove bugs from the teeth! Perhaps this explains why the only flight picture I have that shows the front gunner , he had his back to the slip screen.
This is a native FSX Acceleration model. It has the usual animations including some control wires. The textures are in DXT5.dds format. The VC is based on a real photo. It has animated flight controls. Some of the switches are original 3D jobs (I am still learning at age 78) and the rest are default. There is no 2D panel. Please note that the pilot sat on the right side, but the throttles are on the left.
The livery is for the 96th Bomber Squadron based at Langley field.
Airplanes like this are usually not of universal interest to the flight sim community, but, it meets my criteria of interest in that it has never been modeled before and it is one I wiil fly long after finishing the project.
Best, Paul
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The Martin MB-2 was the first All American bomber to be produced in quantity. It first flew in 1920 and stayed in service until being replaced by the Keystone bombers of the late 1920's. This was the airplane Gen. Billy Mitchell used to prove an airplane could sink a battleship.
Only about the first 5 were labeled the MB-2; later serial numbers were called the NBS-1 which stood for Night Bomber Short Range. I found this interesting because none of the drawings or photo's I have show hide nor hair of nav lights, landing lights, cockpit lights, etc. The one photo I have of the cockpit does not show any light switches.
I enjoy designing vintage aircraft that are full of struts and guy wires. However, the MB-2 had so many it got a bit tedious. I developed a real appreciation of those early airmen that flew this bomber; it had no windscreen what so ever. Even though it had a top speed of only 99mph one would hope their standard kit included floss to remove bugs from the teeth! Perhaps this explains why the only flight picture I have that shows the front gunner , he had his back to the slip screen.
This is a native FSX Acceleration model. It has the usual animations including some control wires. The textures are in DXT5.dds format. The VC is based on a real photo. It has animated flight controls. Some of the switches are original 3D jobs (I am still learning at age 78) and the rest are default. There is no 2D panel. Please note that the pilot sat on the right side, but the throttles are on the left.
The livery is for the 96th Bomber Squadron based at Langley field.
Airplanes like this are usually not of universal interest to the flight sim community, but, it meets my criteria of interest in that it has never been modeled before and it is one I wiil fly long after finishing the project.
Best, Paul
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