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Solomon 1943 V.2 FSX/P3D - open beta Feb 3

Bruce Thompson said:
I look forward to your new FDE updates Pam, I love the PT Boat and you are right it is a bit sluggish any improvement would be great,

Hope we can see a PT109 paint also.

Best regards

Bruce.
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I'm gonna have to work on the 109.. It was a 1942 -1943 vintage boat which means it didnt have the rocket launchers, bofors, or 40MM on it as those were typical late war european additions to help take out Q boats and other shallow draft craft. If i remember correctly, there was even a version with a 105 mm howitzer on it.. But i digress..
The 109 is an icon and one of America's greatest icons as it was driven by another of America's greatest icons John Kennedy. I'd love to do that boat, but i really wish we had an exact model of it to build on :)..
Pam
 
@tom..
Checked out your chi chi jima today. Wow thats intense.. Actually "finally" was able to get a torpedo on target too :).. guess it was just luck as my next shot sank a truck.. Beautiful job on the scenery. i really enjoyed it :)..
 
If you enjoyed that one Pam, the next one would be Truk 1945. There are lots of of Japanese Ships in that scenery. There are several effects at Truk that are fun. Enjoy.
 
thanks for sharing that link. Thats an awesome page.. hard to believe he's built a model of the engine using laser cut silicon steel.. Amazing stuff that guys up too..
heres whats confusing to me ( and probably a lot of other people too ).. Packard built the Engines for the pt boats. They also owned Allison which made the same engine ( or close too it 0 for the p-40s and early p-51s, and were later licensed by Rolls Royce to build ( ta-daaaa ) the Merlin. We know that the merlin is special.. no questions there, but whats the difference between the packard v-12s and the allison v-12s since they're made by the same company??
i gets confused..
 
stovall said:
If you enjoyed that one Pam, the next one would be Truk 1945. There are lots of of Japanese Ships in that scenery. There are several effects at Truk that are fun. Enjoy.
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ya know, those effects and the way you scenery folks manage them in a scene is what makes everything so special. its one thing when your in an aircraft and watching it all from above, but down close and dirty it really comes to life. having the smoke, the fire the tracers and all those explosions at bouganvile actually for a brief moment, put me in the middle of the nightmare ive been having for the last fourty years. I figured it out quick, took a deep breath, shugged it off and went back and had a great time, but for just a few seconds, it was quite intense.. I love what you guys do.. if it can do that to me, its special.. Keep up the great work :)..
 
Three different engines.
If I understand correctly,
The Packard PT Boat engine(s) was developed from the Liberty V12 engine.
The Allison 1710 V12, was not any part of Packard. Allison was owned by General Motors at the time.
The Merlin was a British RR engine, produced under licensed by Packard here in the US.
 
Well, I broke down and got the PT boat this evening and took it for a shakedown. Looks like I'll be playing with the CS Weapons addon to see if I can get at least one set of fifties installed. After that I'll need to give it a good coat of haze grey without any hull numbers and maybe change the flag. Now if only I can get it to hit a ramp fast enough to get it airborne so I can use the torps on a Hind. Warchild will know what I mean the rest of you will have to figure out the reference:icon_lol:

Here's a hint; the fictional harbor city of Roanapur
 
:::LOL:; Of course i get the reference.. I aint sayin nothing though.. bet a few others know it too..
I have determined that the boat will cross a narrow sandbar of ten to twenty feet with some effort, so there may be a possibility it can be lofted as well, though thats not the first thing id think of doing with a thirty ton vessel :;lol:;..

It comes with a save file and i think a mission file, so perhaps the guns can function, but i've never done anything with missions and really dont know..
 
ok, bear with me folks. I found a couple small issues with my update that will require immediate attention.. I should have this done in a few hours..

@ mark. Please forgive me for taking up so much room in your thread. i'll move it to a new thread. i promise..
 
warchild said:
ok, bear with me folks. I found a couple small issues with my update that will require immediate attention.. I should have this done in a few hours..

@ mark. Please forgive me for taking up so much room in your thread. i'll move it to a new thread. i promise..
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Hi Pam,

Tried your new FDE and the PT Boat's handling is greatly improved, but and it's only a small but it appears to be a little nose heavy.

Regards Bruce.
 
yup.. have been working on that and other things since 5:30 this morning.. ::LOL: my eyeballs are burning like mad..
Since changing out the engines results in very bad things happening, ive been working on the power curve for whats in there.. however, just as when the boat reached 37 knots previously when it pulle3d the nose down and slowed to 20, i'm now seeing the same behaviour at 47 knots and pulling the speed down to 30.
ive written the author to glean his strategy for creating the model, but there are language and social barriers to overcome. In a nutshell, he did a few unorthodox things to make the boat perform the way it does when purchased, and has offered little in the way of encouragement for making this boat real. However, neither has he asked that i cease and desist..
As it stands right now, the maximum rpm on the engine is 2400 rpm. the propellers are each 2.35 feet in diameter and blade pitch angle is up too 28.5 degrees ( he used constant speed props to help with reversing ).. it sits level at idle and planes nicely at top speed..
I'll keep working on it and hopefully have my way past this speed problem figured out soon..
OH, by the way. I came across all the original frame by frame specifications for the boat and have been using those as well. Handling is much improved even over what you have now.. :)..
Pam

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warchild said:
yup.. have been working on that and other things since 5:30 this morning.. ::LOL: my eyeballs are burning like mad..
Since changing out the engines results in very bad things happening, ive been working on the power curve for whats in there.. however, just as when the boat reached 37 knots previously when it pulle3d the nose down and slowed to 20, i'm now seeing the same behaviour at 47 knots and pulling the speed down to 30.
ive written the author to glean his strategy for creating the model, but there are language and social barriers to overcome. In a nutshell, he did a few unorthodox things to make the boat perform the way it does when purchased, and has offered little in the way of encouragement for making this boat real. However, neither has he asked that i cease and desist..
As it stands right now, the maximum rpm on the engine is 2400 rpm. the propellers are each 2.35 feet in diameter and blade pitch angle is up too 28.5 degrees ( he used constant speed props to help with reversing ).. it sits level at idle and planes nicely at top speed..
I'll keep working on it and hopefully have my way past this speed problem figured out soon..
OH, by the way. I came across all the original frame by frame specifications for the boat and have been using those as well. Handling is much improved even over what you have now.. :)..
Pam

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Thanks for the info Pam, it looks to be sitting better in the water in that photo,
I look forward to your next update but do take time to rest yourself.

Regards

Bruce.
 
Just tried the new FDE myself and found things much improved. Anything you come up with after this is just icing for me. I did notice the nose down effect. Keep at it, you will find the answer. Thanks for all this.
 
The AAV that you could get at FS Addon is really fun for this area, I tried to send my friends the link to it but it's not there anymore:banghead:
Anyone know where to find it?, be nice to have about 4 or 5 of these hit the beach and start bolwing :censored: up.
 
strikehawk said:
The AAV that you could get at FS Addon is really fun for this area, I tried to send my friends the link to it but it's not there anymore:banghead:
Anyone know where to find it?, be nice to have about 4 or 5 of these hit the beach and start bolwing :censored: up.
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Here's one that just came out of the water. I made a gauge that's visible in all views so I can drive it in spot view, open and close the doors, turn on the brake lights, and fire the guns. Bob.
 
That's the one, just can't find it anymore. I have it but I am planning a "what if?" mission for the Miaramar Flight Club and this is an essential part and now I can't find a link to it anymore.:banghead:
 
warchild said:
Even with thumping great diesels in there i'd still love it. MTBs had a style and personality all their own and the cantankerousness of those diesels would give it an almost endearing nature.. Sounds like what you had was a home, which is so much more special than a boat :) :) ..
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After that one Pam, I had another ex WWII beast... She was rivited steel and before being converted in the 1960's, was a fuel carrier for the RAF. She was small, at just 45ft and a narrow beam of only 11ft6" Rolled like a **** too;-)

Having carried aviation fuel for all those years, the plating seemed almost impregnated with the stuff, and she never rotted! Certainly an interesting beast.
 
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