Released: Flight Replicas CAC Boomerang

Javis said:
Thanks, guys ! :cool:

Extraordinairy sound, isn't it. Been reading up about the Boomerang a bit but nowhere a hint regarding the sound, as opposed to other aircraft that produce a typical sound during flight like the Corsair and Harvard.

It's not like this restored specimen is the only example that produces this sound, could it ?

cheers,
Jan
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I once whitnessed a nice performance of an P51-D Mustang at an airshow, which had a similar whine when diving at higher airspeeds!
I also saw the german "Red 7" Me 109 G-4 that produced a whining sound at higher speeds, but that was clearly the supercharger of the big old Daimler Benz...

I have a couple of vids of the me109 here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/rogerwilco66#p/u

I am immensly enjoying the Boomerang in the Solomon scenery (it even belongs there, historically), what a great product! Top notch!

Cheers,
Mark
 
I noticed that the whine wasn't there myself. The thought of it missing didn't really last long due to the great sounds in general. While not being an accomplished tail dragger pilot of these type aircraft, I found myself doing many low passes over the runway and eventually numerous touch N goes to get the feel of the landing struts as they're a little stiffer than what I'm use too. I learned quickly that if the boomer is not stuck when landing that it has a bad tendency for an abrupt bounce.

On another note I've done some research on the boomer. Not a lot of them around. The fuselage and wing shape is rather unique. I was going to do a repaint but IMO they're all rather simplistic for their time.
.....The more I fly the boomer, the more I could see it the type of plane in the Reno Air Races. So my idea for paint schemes is in that direction. Historically correct or not the air frame fits the style in my ideas.
 
Some information on the Boomer.

The wings and undercarriage were stolen (interchangable) with the CAC Wirraway, which was a slight re-design of the NA Havard.

The whine was caused by air passing over the open gun ports. A similar thing occurs on the Meteor with the air passing over the shell ejector chutes.

Cheers
Pat

P.S. this aircraft is now in my hangar. Had to wait to install it as my Monitor had s*** itself and had to buy a new one.
 
Hi Pat, I believe that more of the Harvard/Wirraway was used, namely a portion of the centre wing section which made the airframe incredibly strong and rugged. BTW if anybody is interested, there's one for sale here at the moment...
 
The only snag with this little beastie is the lack of interesting schemes.

I think I saw a bare metal version in a photo once (with SEAC markings) but I wonder if a painter would fancy doing a fictional North African (like the RAAF Tomahawk/Kittyhawk) scheme...without the teeth!
 
This version of one of the flying replicas has a little more in the way of colour..

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Comm...1101400/&sid=fdb3c2607a67322cb3e72c95a336830f

I see that they flew well into 1946 with RAAF, which is possible where I saw a bare metal scheme, but I cannot find a image on the net.
Of note is the fact that the Boomerang has the prize for being the only production fighter of WW 2 NEVER to have shot down another aircraft, still (most of the time), I guess they always came back!!
 
This is a perfect example of painter licence I feel, I'd happily fly "made up" repaints, I'd love to see it in RAF far east early war markings personally! or some camo, WONDERFUL aircaft! I just need to figure out how to config the cockpit next lol!

EDIT just like calypsos' photo thats just how I want mine, that shiney too lol!
 
calypsos said:
This version of one of the flying replicas has a little more in the way of colour..

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Comm...1101400/&sid=fdb3c2607a67322cb3e72c95a336830f

I see that they flew well into 1946 with RAAF, which is possible where I saw a bare metal scheme, but I cannot find a image on the net.
Of note is the fact that the Boomerang has the prize for being the only production fighter of WW 2 NEVER to have shot down another aircraft, still (most of the time), I guess they always came back!!
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I'm pretty sure the bare metal version you saw was most probably Boomerang A46-30, painted silver and used in the film "Smithy". It was supposed to represent Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Lockheed Altair VH-USB 'Lady Southern Cross". That's the only silver one I've seen.

The Boomerang was never a good fighter aircraft (and was only shortly in that role, as better aircraft quickly came along) - but it was superb at low-level ground attack, which is the role it ended up playing. I think the only one shot down by other aircraft was shot down by an American P-38, if I remember correctly.

Mike
 
Naki said:
I found this..only a model though and it states the real one was never silver...

http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/395213/aeroplane-model-cac-boomerang

..and this of the Smithy "Altair" Boomerang..

http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/wa11.htm

..this shows a pic of bare metal Boomerang before painting..and some info of the silver Boomerang ..although it was in non flying state when it was painted this colour inaccurately

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozepixels/3611671755/
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Had a chance to look through the book "Wirraway, Boomerang & CA-15 in Australian Service", by Stewart Wilson. A46-30 seems to have had a number of paint schemes over the years! Light powder blue for the "Smithy" film in 1945, then silver but with different names on the forward fuselage ("Lady Southern Cross" was one, "Australian CAC Boomerang Fighter" was another) until at least 1966, when it was given a new camouflage paint scheme. In 1977 it was further restored, and then loaned to the Australian War Memorial in 1981. In possibly 1994 it went to the RAAF Museum in Point Cook, Victoria, where it is today.

Long history! :)

Mike
 
Mike, you created a great model. And I think you did so in its own prestige. A short lived, rare plane of times. Resources are few from a repainters aspect. Mine anyway. You did the most known and found already within your rendition.
....In all honesty ( and personal opinion ) you are the one who could do far better than any of my attempts at this bit of history. Therefore I feel you are the best candidate at any other schemes simply going based on the research you've put into it.

So,,,,,what's next? :running:

http://www.awm.gov.au/search/collec...ict=second+world+war,+1939-1945&submit=Search
http://www.awm.gov.au/search/?q=cac+boomerang&submit=Search#931
 
That "Smithy" paint job goes quite well on the CAC Booma IMO.........

Would somebody please be able to paint up a Booma in those colors? :jump:
 
mike_cyul said:
I think the only one shot down by other aircraft was shot down by an American P-38, if I remember correctly.
Mike
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That was Gerald Johnson, who shot the Boomerang out of the sky (mistaking it for a japanese aircraft, of course...). I remember reading this in his biography "Jungle Ace", and he even met the unlucky guy later. The meeting was interesting....

quote from adf-serials :

A46-136 CA-13 959 09/43 served with 4 Sqn; on 15/11/43 it was flying back to base when a USAAF P-38 Lightning piloted by Lt Gerald R Johnson of 9 FS (who became the 5th Air Force's 4th highest scoring ace with 22 victories) fired a burst into the port side, hitting mainplane and port tailplane. The aircraft lurched to starboard and lost height, finally recovering at 500ft, but with the port mainplane on fire and cannon ammunition exploding, it also was travelling too fast to land, so F/O Robert McColl Stewart (408505) lifted the a/c over the river at the strip end, belly landed into scrub whereupon it burst into flames and was totally destroyed.
All this happened even though it was accompanied by A46-132 and two P-40s; it was converted to components and Lt Johnson had an Australian flag painted on the nose of his P-38 along with his Japanese victories.


End quote.



Cheers,
Mark
 
Just curious.

For FSX with Acceleration, or FSX Gold, only (not SP2 alone).
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This is not the first model which is advertised as being designed for FSX including Acceleration or Gold version. As I have the "Deluxe edition" including SP2 installed, this model is a obviously "no go" for me.

But nevertheless I was wondering why the model will not work. I can imagine some effects won't work, but what else? Are the differences between "Acceleration" and "SP2" that big that a model would even not appear?

And a question for Mike; What did make you decide to make a model only suitable for "Acceleration" as this immediately reduces your market.

Cheers,
Huub
 
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