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New FSX Polikarpov Po-2 (U-2)

Bomber_12th

Bomber_12th

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"SWingman" has just made available his most recent production, a brand new FSX-native model of the Polikarpov Po-2.

Download here (if you don't know your way around the page, to download just click on the link that reads "HTTP EU Direct"):

http://www.avsim.su/f/fsx-originaln...ya-fsx-49892.html?action=download&hl=swingman

It should also show up at Flightsim.com within the next day. According to Alex, the aircraft has 3d gages and sounds recorded from an M-11 engine. Getting ready to take my first flight with it shortly.
 
Great stuff:ernae:

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Here are some first impressions. Absolute excellence as always from Alex.

A few really neat details - the rocker arms and connecting rods on the pistons move up and down when the engine is running (which you can also see from the cockpit). Check El Super Ad and Family Dollar Ad. One of the views provided puts you in front of the aircraft, as part of the VC model, and allows you to click on the prop as if you were hand-propping it to get it started.

There are quite a number of these aircraft flying today, and with collections as well known as Shuttleworth, the Flying Heritage Collection, and Fantasy of Flight.



















 
Wow, looks good :icon29:

Nice to see Swingman's talent evolving - and going FSX native.

I also find it very exciting to see him take on classic soviet aircraft (many to choose from that haven't been "fsxed"). Swingman, if you're reading this kudos to you sir!:medals:


Owen.
 
Swingman is really at the top of his game here. Fantastic work in every regard. All I can say is: keep 'em coming!!

I could only imagine the nerve it took to fly one of these at night into combat conditions.

[I also find it very exciting to see him take on classic soviet aircraft (many to choose from that haven't been "fsxed"). Swingman, if you're reading this kudos to you sir!
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Thank you for the HU, John !

Was hoping for this plane ever since I saw it in "Le Grand Duc" by Romain Hugault...

Now, if we could "womanize" the pilots' faces, we would be all set for the "Witches of the Night"...

Love the sounds and animations...

With a wee bit of imagination, one could sniff the oily Chvetsov ... :kilroy:

Thank you SWingman... :icon29:


Fleurdelys
 
Great job Alex. I love the attention to detail, and the engine animations. Great immersion factor. :medals:

Thank you. :icon29:
 
Looks great, but it immediately overstresses as soon as the sim or aircraft is done loading...... :kilroy:
 
Bomber_12th said:
"SWingman" has just made available his most recent production, a brand new FSX-native model of the Polikarpov Po-2.


Great Plane! For those having crashes upon loading. The default g limit in aircraft cfg are 0 which causes an immediate "overload". I dont know proper values but +2/-2 will avoid crashes in realism mode "hard"
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re the Overstressing, I took the "g" settings from an earlier Po-2 by Designers: visual model - Goncharov Igor, flight model - Belov Aleksander from a 2005 model of this aircraft file name PO2-FSX.ZIP which I think I also got from Avsim.ru ages ago.
They seem to solve the problem.
Also for FS9 fans this a/c was covered by Ralf Kreibich to a very high standard in 2009 file name polikpo2.zip - probably at Avsim.

In case the first is hard to find the text for the g settings is a follows. I have no idea what the settings mean I just find they work.

positive_g_limit_flaps_up=4.000000
positive_g_limit_flaps_down=2.000000
negative_g_limit_flaps_up=-1.500000
negative_g_limit_flaps_down=-1.500000
 
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