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The cats out of the bag!!!

I've just uploaded the cats again with corrected XDP's. I also took the liberty of changing the short name to something more user friendly as it looks like folk could end up with a number of Cats on their HD.
 
Glorious!

NachtPiloten said:
Please don't forget Steve Seybolt for the cockpits and gunstations. Also, the virtual navy guys for letting me use a few of the pieces from their original Cat.

This plane was truly a team effort and my thanks to all involved!!!!

.......Speaking for me, I really enjoyed making this plane and the guys I worked with were great! Thanks again.
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It shows! :applause::applause::applause::applause:

Now I've got it on my rig, I can see how good a job you've done on all the animations - they really add to the realism. She rolls beautifully down the runway, sails into the sky hands-off and cruises at less than 40% throttle. Like Nigel, I really like watching the surroundings pass from one of the blisters, but the pit is simply first-rate! Thanks to Steve for posting some wip pics a while back or I'd have no idea how he did some of that! :isadizzy:

I vote the Curse of the Cat is dead!:medals: :jump:
 
John

A big thank you in the name of all of us down here, for the ARARA!!!!

DMP-S076 FAB PBY-5 CATALINA ARARA
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The Arará was the PBY Catalina which sunk the german U-Boat type IXD
U-199 near Rio de Janeiro in july,31 1943, some hours after the U-Boat shot down an US Navy Mariner.
The pilot was Lt. Alberto Martins Torres, who later performed 100 combat missions flying a Thunderbolt in Italy.


Nonato
 
Hey John

Two things:

1) It seems you were quite right about the plane, and

2) Quit showing off or I'll have to send you a few new planes to texture to keep you busy....:jump:
 
MajorMagee said:
I have a WWII picture of one getting ready to start engines and they have a crewman - fireguard posted on top of the wing with a fire extinguisher. I recall seeing the same procedure with one being flown at an airshow in Goodyear Airizona 20 years ago. I guess their sweet reputation is really more about after they're up an running without catching on fire.
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Emergency Landing

Catastrophe.jpg
 
One last debug...

Anyone following the development of these aircraft should be aware of this forum post also.

Correct Cat's xmls concerning "Waist Gun Blisters"

A smallish detail, but one none-the-less that I have pm'd Beau about so I figured I'd sound off here too.

I have my Cat's temporarily installed to ETO 1.20 so if anyone wants to fly 'em in multiplayer send me a pm and we'll figure out a good night to put them through the paces. These planes are *******' awesome. God I want those Ar-196's now...:icon_lol:
 
NachtPiloten said:
Two things:

1) It seems you were quite right about the plane, and

2) Quit showing off or I'll have to send you a few new planes to texture to keep you busy....:jump:
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1) See, I told you! :mixedsmi:

2) Send em, I like it when you threaten me !!:icon_lol:

John
 
Here are the landing lights and cabin lights effects for the Cat. I did not add Nav lights or tail lights because I don't if it had any.

<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="ac_Light_cabin_red_small" PosX="-0.4" PosY="-1.5" PosZ="4.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="160"/>
<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="ac_Light_cabin_red_small" PosX="0.0" PosY="-1.5" PosZ="4.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="160"/>
<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="ac_Light_cabin_red_small" PosX="0.4" PosY="-1.5" PosZ="4.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="160"/>
<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="fx_ac_Light_landing" PosX="5.25" PosY="0.25" PosZ="1.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="60"/>
<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="fx_ac_Light_landing_effect" PosX="5.25" PosY="0.25" PosZ="1.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="60"/>
<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="fx_ac_Light_landing" PosX="-5.25" PosY="0.25" PosZ="1.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="60"/>
<Effect Type="Track" EffectName="fx_ac_Light_landing_effect" PosX="-5.25" PosY="0.25" PosZ="1.3" MinVel="-0.01" MaxVel="60"/>
 
Nice to see the cat being put to good use!

easy to fall in love with this plane when working on it but there is always a point in the process when it becomes real work :isadizzy:

great job Ted and John. You guys are a pleasure to work with.
 
sdsbolt said:
Nice to see the cat being put to good use!

easy to fall in love with this plane when working on it but there is always a point in the process when it becomes real work :isadizzy:

great job Ted and John. You guys are a pleasure to work with.
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Thanks for the excellent pit/station models Steve, it wouldn't have happened without your work too!

John
 
MajorMagee said:
So it looks like there may be an amphibian version without all the aerials coming too?

I met the pilots grandson a few years ago, and he told me the story of how he'd recently gotten the plane's log book back from Slew McCain's estate. That got me interested in doing a skin for the first plane to land on Henderson Field 12 Aug 42. It was a Navy PBY-5A (BuNo 05045)
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I've got her in PTO now...

PBY-5A-05045-1.jpg

US Navy PB5YA (BuNo 05045)
Assigned to ComAirSoPac, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides during 1942. This machine made the first landing on formerly enemy held territory when it landed on Guadalcanal on 12 August 1942.
 
Another Beautiful Bird Major..
I really like the USN skins..
Can't help it the Cat is a great American bird..
Bravo

:applause::applause::applause:
 
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