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SOH A-26 Invader, the story continues ...

gman5250 said:
On the brighter side of things...

As of two days ago, I was able to integrate TFDi Design TrueGlass into the Prepar3Dv4 model. Quite lovely and immersive as REX Sky Force for P3Dv4 or Active Sky P3Dv4 provide appropriate precipitation when weather changes along the flight route. KUDOS to TFDi and staff for their excellent product & tech support.


4K resolution Video showing the B-26K Counter Invader as she currently sits is under way and will be previewed here very shortly.
'Till then...raindrops...


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Holy frickin' wow! I really must work on buying/building a new computer that will be compatible with P3Dv4.
 
Update:

Back to work and bringing the K into focus.

Just posted up a short video on the B-26K project.
This is the first video I have done in 4K. The big GPU makes all the difference.

The K project was first on the list for HD video work, so I tried to show the project airplane in all of her glory. She's good in P3D, up to version 4, and I'm working on squeezing polys in the new VC to get her into FSX. Almost there.

Enjoy...

 
fantastic video

Gordon,

I very much appreciated your video. that is one big beautiful beast of an aircraft! I really hate stating the obvious but, all of you involved are in this project are extremely talented. Keep up the fantastic work!

Cheers,

Joe
 
Looks great, but I do see a flaw with the engines. The B-26K used the P&W R-2800-52W engine, which was a C-series R-2800 and features a two-piece, bolted reduction gear housing instead of the one-piece cast reduction gear housing of the earlier B-series engines. I don't know if this is something that you want to address or not, but the C-series does look quite a bit different from the B-series engines.
 
stansdds said:
Looks great, but I do see a flaw with the engines. The B-26K used the P&W R-2800-52W engine, which was a C-series R-2800 and features a two-piece, bolted reduction gear housing instead of the one-piece cast reduction gear housing of the earlier B-series engines. I don't know if this is something that you want to address or not, but the C-series does look quite a bit different from the B-series engines.
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Good eyes Stan,

That housing is a bolt up from Milton's original model. I tacked it in there as a place holder.
Funny thing, I was watching Kermit Weeks' video on his A-26 restoration and thinking that I need to give the radials a serious look. Having a nice model of that engine would go a long way.
 
Switchblade408 said:
Wait till the guys rebuilding Special Kay see this! :jump:
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I did get an email from on of the team down in Texas last week. I was working on the Special Kay skin when I had the PS SNAFU that killed the fuselage master file. It won't feel right unless I do a "Kay" skin for the model, so I'll just have to fix it. :encouragement:
 
Outstanding Video!

All of you guys building this aircraft, my hats off to you. What a great team and great aircraft!
 
stansdds said:
Looks great, but I do see a flaw with the engines. The B-26K used the P&W R-2800-52W engine, which was a C-series R-2800 and features a two-piece, bolted reduction gear housing instead of the one-piece cast reduction gear housing of the earlier B-series engines. I don't know if this is something that you want to address or not, but the C-series does look quite a bit different from the B-series engines.
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Made a few changes...:applause:

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Really glad to see this classic aircraft having it's life extended. I think it was one of the very first aircraft that I worked on for Milton, still a great plane!

T
 
I guess I should pint out that the bolted nose section as shown in the photos is a "C" series R2800 (R2800-52W). Only originally used in the B26-K model. The WWII versions used a "B" series engine, the R2800-71/79. The B series engine has many differences, but the most obvious is the rounded, tapered nose housing the gear train.

T
 
Page 421 of Graham White's R2800 in the A/B 26 section lists the 52W for only the K model. Indeed the CB 16/17 are found in many of the current flying warbirds because of parts availability and general dependability. Some of my old flying buddies still steer them around the skies here in Fairbanks Alaska in the DC6 and C46. According to White (page 245) the CB 16 was never installed originally on any military aircraft. The K was an upgraded aircraft. The Navy R6D was sold with a DWCB17 which the Navy designated as a 52W. The 52W is considered a military engine.

Clear as mud? Cheers: T
 
Clear as Mississippi River mud. The B-26K "Special Kay" is a survivor and her engines have the magnetos and prop control unit that looks like those on the CB-16/17 engine. Every picture of a B-26K in service that I have seen have the same engine. According to FAA documents, the R-2800-52W is the same as the R-2800-CB16/17.
 
Just an FYI...

Quite frankly, it's a lot easier to model the R-2800-CB16/17 mags and PCU than the 52W, which I have already put together for this model. Once there is a decision as to which is more appropriate to the SE Asia variants I'll commit to that. At this stage, it seems that I'll now be modeling the later CB16/17 set...that way I'll have both radials in my archive for later use.

Of course, since both variants will be modeled I suppose that we could just make two distinct variants that would fit both bills. The work is already done.

You guys bump back in here with your data and I'll work things out on my end.

Keeping things up to date.

The last Windows update terminated my GMAX...as in FUBAR...so I'm in the process of finalizing the 3D Studio mesh and animations for both the exterior and interior models. That's a bunch of work, but I'm closing in on it. Any other inputs will be taken under consideration by the team.

In the meantime...anyone interested in some hyper detailed data on the undercarriage....I'm studying this very closely and taking screen caps.


That is all...:untroubled:
 
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Here are three additional B-26K's in service in SEA. All three appear to share the same type of engine; R-2800-52W/CB-16/17.

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Beautiful work done on the B-26, I liked the video we believe the effects of rain are staggering smoke engines. a small question will you add that squealing of the brakes to rolling?
Bravo Marty
 
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