NEW! Freeware FS9 Curtiss P-36 Mohawk By A.F. Scrub

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FS2004/FSX Curtiss P36 Mohawk

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Name: curtissp36mohawk.zip Size: 3,999,702 Date: 08-22-2010
FS2004/FSX Curtiss P36 Mohawk. The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was an American designed and built fighter aircraft of the1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the much superior Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft--a sleek monoplane design making extensive use of metal in its construction and powered by a powerful radial engine. Obsolete at the onset of World War II and best known as the predecessor of the Curtiss P-40. This is a Finnish version powered by the Cyclone engine. Gmax model by A. F. Scrub.


Cheers! Mike :wiggle:
 
I have been waiting for this one for at least six years going back to my CFS2 days; back then all we had was a modified FS5/FS98 version (the one by Eric Johnson). I had wanted one for FS2004 ever since I got it. Granted the Donationware P-36 isn't bad but the Cyclone engined version has always looked better in my eyes.
I see a lot of repaint potential...
Mohawk IV's of 155 Squadron
Dutch Hawk 75A-7's
Norwegian Hawk 75A-8's (which became the USAAC's P-36G, which ended up in the Peruvian Air Force)
Chinese Hawk 75A-5
Persian Hawk 75A-9
There was even a Hawk 75A-4 or two that was used as an advanced trainer by the Luftwaffe.
Now all we need is some talented folks to haul this baby into the paint booth...:ernae:
 
OK, just did a short test flight. Will need some work in the cfg file; bounces around a bit; likely a contact point issue. Once it gets airborne it flies like it should; top end seems about right and with just the right amount of balance when doing rolls, immelmans and loops. Only seems to be one problem in flight: in a full on power dive the controls freeze up over 300mph. The real thing was good for over 500mph in a dive; one of my sources from long ago claims 550mph. We'll see what we can do on this but comments are most welcome.:wavey:
 
It flies pretty good for me. And it's nice to have a Morton skin included.

4 shots to share ...

Mike :salute:
 
Thanks for the propdisk texture Flyboy208.:ernae:
Don't get me wrong it flies great. When it's on the ground it jiggles and shakes worse than some paint mixers I've seen. When the power's off, no problem. The second I start it up so does the jiggling.
BTW, don't try a power on dive; you won't recover after you hit 320 kts and vertical (at least with the current FDE). When it registered as a crash a few seconds later all i saw was the rudder trim tab sticking out of the ground.
 
I went to simviation to get the Hawk 75N to toy around with the contact points and I got this. LIFE IS GOOD!!!:jump::
And it's in Dutch colors too!!! How cool is that?!?
http://www.simviation.com/simviation/index.php?ID=66&page=1000

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P-36 Dutch
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FS2004/FSX Curtiss P-36 Dutch: The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, was an American designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. It was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft, a sleek monoplane design making extensive use of metal in its construction and powered by a powerful radial engine. Obsolete at the onset of World War II and best known as the predecessor of the Curtiss P-40. This is a Dutch version powered by the Cyclone engine. Corrected aircraft.cfg to avoid the model jumping on loading (also works with Finnish version). GMAX model by A.F.Scrub

Posted 2010-08-23 10:26:43 by A.F.Scrub

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Edit: took it for a quick flight; still flies great, still jiggly on the ground...but not as bad as before. Will be looking into it :)
 
If ya go back a page at Simviation.com, he also has the fixed gear Hawk 75! And another page back is the Boeing B-19.

OBIO
 
Great news from the CFS2 guys...

Looks like Oldwheat has uploaded a CFS2 version with modded .air and .cfg files (by Peperez):ernae:.
Ever the curious sort I downloaded it and tried it in FS9. Ground jiggles are nearly non-existant. Top end seems a bit hot but I'm liking it. The new mdl file doesn't have gun tubes which is great for the CFS2 crowd; good for us too; we could make a few 'what if' civilianised versions.

This is actually one of my all-time favorite WWII period aircraft; not for what it did but what it could have been. Had Curtiss stuck with developing a radial-engined fighter or at least kept development concurrent with their V-12 powered Model 81 we could have seen a pretty potent bird.
Case in point: What if Curtiss entered the Navy competition that made the Brewster Buffalo a winner? A navalized P-36 would have made mincemeat out of the Buffalo and would have given the F4F a serious run for its money. I'm thinking ficticious repaint here...the F13C Seahawk.
Just a thought...but one that's been stuck in my head for years.:jump:
 
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