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Short Stirling in FSX

Ian Warren

Ian Warren

Charter Member
RNZAF s No.75 Squadron replaced the Wellington with this , the Short Stirling : I notice a new paint of Edward Cooks 2004 model by Mike Delizee
@ flightsim.com which really enhanced for FSX
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Its not for the systems , very simple but the external model is ideal for your midnight missions over Wellington
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BEEP BEEP
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We always get the Lancaster , Wellingtons yip both from FCS , a good MkV Halifax indeed required , but the Short Stirling .. now i wonder if Sir Edward Cook would not mind dwelling into the FSX world .. a complete update ...one amazing and very historical WWII Bomber :medals:
 
Looks nice, and good paintwork...so to confirm, there is not an FSX native model of this? This is the FS2004 model running in X, right? I've always like the Stirling (and yes it was miles off the ground!) after I had the Airfix kit as a kid. But I would like to see an FSX Halifax one day. Might have to be a project for the future.
 
nazca_steve said:
Looks nice, and good paintwork...so to confirm, there is not an FSX native model of this? This is the FS2004 model running in X, right? I've always like the Stirling (and yes it was miles off the ground!) after I had the Airfix kit as a kid. But I would like to see an FSX Halifax one day. Might have to be a project for the future.
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Steve - Comfirm , this is a 2002 updated to 2004 and works in FSX , No FSX native , you had the Airfix as a kid and so did i , was my first large model WWII bomber .. least when your 11/12 it was huge .. Mike totally changed the model with his extra special paint , this is one the in a way nearly missed the boat but thanks to Edward Cook it lives .

It would be brilliant to see the type made for FSX a VC made up to represent the Stirling , many years ago one airman said to me the cockpit was so similar to a Bristol Frieghter , guess he was talking about the elevation and clambering into the cockpit .
 
They used to have one sitting outside Perth Airport in 1979 or so, dont know what happened to it. Dad and I had a climb in side once. long time ago.
 
mjrhealth said:
They used to have one sitting outside Perth Airport in 1979 or so, dont know what happened to it. Dad and I had a climb in side once. long time ago.
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It wouldn't have been a Stirling, they were all long gone by 1979. Last example broken up in the late 50s.

One wreck (EF311) was found underwater off England in the late 80s but hasn't been recovered.
 
One off those iconic WWII Photo's A No.75 Squadron Stirling in early 1943 ... home from another successful sortie
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Hi Ian,
THANK YOU FOR THIS STIRLING...MADE MY DAY FINDING IT !

A stirling effort from you...I couldnt resist that one ! :applause::biggrin-new:
This would seem to be the only way of seeing a Stirling in the air again and flying one (not counting radio control of course).
I am not familiar with FSX or this site.
How do I go about getting hold of this aircraft ? The skin and also the model, I gather Sir Edward Cook made the model FSX2002 updated 2004 reading in this thread.
Are the models and skins free ?

I am also wanting Halifax Series 1, Whitley, hampden, Battle, Wellington, all our great planes for early WW2 that have been completely ignored.

I have found a source of FSX gold and I am told it runs on win7 64bit pro.

Can I get hold of wartime airfields and scenery for FSX ?

I would like to fly such in a ww2 sim environment. fido, fog, searchlights, flak etc,... but no one has created such.

Could the 3D model be used in the nearest sim that could do this, IL2 Cliffs of Dover. Its all a question of Polygons I gather and if this flies in FSX it might work ? The Team Fusion guys can work wonders. How does one contact the model builder ?

BOBC
 
BOBC said:
Hi Ian,
THANK YOU FOR THIS STIRLING...MADE MY DAY FINDING IT !

A stirling effort from you...I couldnt resist that one ! :applause::biggrin-new:
This would seem to be the only way of seeing a Stirling in the air again and flying one (not counting radio control of course).
I am not familiar with FSX or this site.
How do I go about getting hold of this aircraft ? The skin and also the model, I gather Sir Edward Cook made the model FSX2002 updated 2004 reading in this thread.
Are the models and skins free ?

I am also wanting Halifax Series 1, Whitley, hampden, Battle, Wellington, all our great planes for early WW2 that have been completely ignored.

I have found a source of FSX gold and I am told it runs on win7 64bit pro.

Can I get hold of wartime airfields and scenery for FSX ?

I would like to fly such in a ww2 sim environment. fido, fog, searchlights, flak etc,... but no one has created such.

Could the 3D model be used in the nearest sim that could do this, IL2 Cliffs of Dover. Its all a question of Polygons I gather and if this flies in FSX it might work ? The Team Fusion guys can work wonders. How does one contact the model builder ?

BOBC
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Bob I 'll get back to you on this tomorrow ... crikey its 1.45 AM .. speaking to Norway and next .... time fly's :wavey:
 
BOBC said:
Hi Ian,
A stirling effort from you...I couldnt resist that one ! :applause::biggrin-new:


I am also wanting Halifax Series 1, Whitley, hampden, Battle, Wellington, all our great planes for early WW2 that have been completely ignored.

I have found a source of FSX gold and I am told it runs on win7 64bit pro.

Can I get hold of wartime airfields and scenery for FSX ?

I would like to fly such in a ww2 sim environment. fido, fog, searchlights, flak etc,... but no one has created such.

How does one contact the model builder ?

BOBC
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UP in the afternoon , 1.20pm now .. Well we do have a reasonable 'Wellington' done by FCS .. ... the Halifax , I do like the later B. MkVI , they did look much more aggressive .. WWII airfield scenery's a builder , did that a few years back .. airfield/airport builds .. maybe a return when I start flying straight and level again .
 
Hi,
Late reply but picking up on this quest as the last 2 years went somewhat wacky on me,:dizzy:

I see no getting back to me as you said Ian.
Bob I 'll get back to you on this tomorrow
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see your post #11 above.
I read of FSX FS CFS3 Alphasim, all a bit confusing
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Stirling was made by Alphasim ? who folded but the guys are now Virtavia. Not sure if they have it, Alphasim made models for Msoft flight sim, so would this model work in Msoft Combat Flight SIM 3 with ETO ?

I see I have acquired Combat Flight Sim 3 and the ETO upgrades that feature Cologne and Hamburg mission packs. Here I read of FSX and the Stirling, thats a different sim as far as I know, so trying to get my head around what I have and why. I have this past day or three installed msoft Combat Flight Sim 3 then ETO up as far as 1.4, yet to work out how to get at the stirling and what to do next, what has been upgraded and whats still 2014 vintage.

Are there different Stirling models and which is best ? Maybe I need to get FSX as well, but am I right in saying FSX is modern scenery, maybe that is why I have ETO, for the searchlights, flak etc. The 'sim engine' though might give a better quality for screen capture etc.

Some clarification of what exists, what I need and what I will see is what I need !...oh also after Whitleys hampdens Wellingtons etc.
ETO when functional will give me an insight into what I am starting with, maybe it will suffice. Its not current graphics but I have yet to fly 1.5 so it might all be ok.

BOBC

Ian Warren said:
UP in the afternoon , 1.20pm now .. Well we do have a reasonable 'Wellington' done by FCS .. ... the Halifax , I do like the later B. MkVI , they did look much more aggressive .. WWII airfield scenery's a builder , did that a few years back .. airfield/airport builds .. maybe a return when I start flying straight and level again .
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Hi Bob , CRIKEY ! those two years went faster than bomb falling from the Stirling's bomb bay , the Short Stirling I'm very sure was only made by Edward Cook, I'd have to go back there and have a looksie for possible others, I have also noticed just recent one has been hooking into RAF airfields of WWII , I do have MS combat sim3 , don't recall a Stirling in the package, another I have not install for well over a decade plus X plus .

A link here Bob from the original posting ,

I notice a new paint of Edward Cooks 2004 model by Mike Delizee
@ flightsim.com which really enhanced for FSX

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=43833687
 
Hi,
Thanks for reply.
that link is a dead end though, nothing there ?

What is FSX and FS and so on, is there a stirling for them, seemed as if there was, I saw pics of them over mountains, non UK territory.
What would FS or FSX give me that ETO wouldnt ?

I have also noticed just recent one has been hooking into RAF airfields of WWII
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Not sure what that means, can you elaborate ? Any thought of a nother option or model intrigues me.

BOBC

Ian Warren said:
Hi Bob , CRIKEY ! those two years went faster than bomb falling from the Stirling's bomb bay , the Short Stirling I'm very sure was only made by Edward Cook, I'd have to go back there and have a looksie for possible others, I have also noticed just recent one has been hooking into RAF airfields of WWII , I do have MS combat sim3 , don't recall a Stirling in the package, another I have not install for well over a decade plus X plus .

A link here Bob from the original posting ,

I notice a new paint of Edward Cooks 2004 model by Mike Delizee
@ flightsim.com which really enhanced for FSX

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=43833687
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Sorry Bob, best thing to is simply sign into Flightsim.com , go to the search engine, put in Edward Cook or Mike Delizee and that will lead you directly to the aircraft and the paint.
 
I like the Stirling, and it has an interesting history. It was very large and due to bureaucratic requirements, the wingspan was limited in size. So the aerodynamic engineers were over-ruled, the bureaucracy prevailed, and the plane's performance suffered due to a wing that was too short. That's why it's called the Short Stirling. (just kidding).
 

"I have also noticed just recent one has been hooking into RAF airfields of WWII"
BOBC said:
Not sure what that means, can you elaborate ? Any thought of a nother option or model intrigues me.
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I have not checked these out but the author is Terry Boissel also at Flightsim.com
 
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