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USS Oriskany SCB-27C/125A

Interesting read , thank for sharing , I believe it was both the Oriskany and the Shangri-La that starred in the movie "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" .
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Toko Ri was interesting as it was one of the few straight deck jet landing sequences I have seen. I was quite amazed at the low flat approach, suppose that it helped them keep spooled up.

T
 
Daveroo said:
what is a "whale"?
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As Hank pointed out , Dave if you study the USS Midway photo , Whale seems appropriate ... Nine on the deck , I have my eyeball out for a photo i have showing five on the deck of a Essex class . :cool:


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Haven't given an update on this thread in a while so here's where we are at the moment:

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Version 0.2 beta currently in MCX just updating hard deck, effects, and adding attachpoints for catapult and arrestor. I'll build a carrier track (or maybe try ai carriers for the first time) and then test her out in FSX to see if it's possible to add cats and traps only using MCX.

Changes from the original sketchup model by gacer and my changes to create an "FSX" version 0.1 which was tested in FSX.
-Island reworked
-Textures Reworked
-5 A-4 skyhawks added to the deck with textures by Ian Warren
-Minor changes to the hull model to reflect more accurately Oriskany's layout

I'll post some pictures in FSX once i've started testing. If all goes well with arrestor gear i'll release it as an "interim" build for people to test and provide feedback, prior to version 0.3 release

Modelling plans for 0.3 at the moment
-Deck equipment
-Update the gun mounts
-I have a Skyraider 3D mesh I purchased a while back...too complex for the model as is may try and reduce the poly count by simplifying the mesh to add additional aircraft.

I'd love to add some deck crew but that's a while off unless someone would like to work with me and create some? (this is a free for all sketchup model conversion after all....no "copyrights" with anything i've done)

ATB
Gary
 
That's looking nice! Looking forward to making some traps, or wave-offs... :salute:

- Paul
 
expat said:
Great discussion, particularly with those who were actually "there." :salute:
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warchild said:
Marsbar?? ::lol:; i love it.. I named my cat meatloaf ::lol:;..
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Pam , YIP , 'Marsbar' the now NZFF national hanger cat , least he thinks so :icon_lol: ... After a good Meatloaf doing the paws (i mean chores) , guess be the same as the ole Mars looking at ya thinking what the ell ar ya doing .. then oh well off :running: and after dinner off for a :costum:for a bitta fun :icon_lol:
 
Testing time in the F-8

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The meatball is a little off....need to play around with the the config but the start, end, and edge attachpoints seem to be in the right place


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Too much time spent modelling - boy am I out of practice and the F-8 is a handful - 12 bolters, three crashes into the rounddown, and zero traps!
Think i'll need to try something a little more friendly. Any suggestions for a decent freeware carrier training aircraft from that era?

Think i'll have to stick to the harrier in future....stopping and landing definitely easier than landing and stopping! :icon_lol:

ATB
G
 
Looking good, if the F-8 is too much of a handfull how about Milton's S-2F or a T-28?
If you want a jet and it dosnt have to be American theres always the Zephyr, all are fairly forgiving and come in much slower than the F-8.

Craig
 
I was trying to capture the "spirit of the era" by trying an aircraft that operated from Oriskany's deck...only recently installed the F-8. Think i'l stick to what I know and do a bit of "cross decking" (F-4K, Scimitar, Sea Vixen, Bucc)

:)
 
Great looking boat, Gary - can't wait - and I can think of about a dozen members by name that are dying for a 60s era 27C boat.

Yes, the F-8 is a bit of a "D-Type Jaguar" to learn to fly well, but rewarding once the fuel state, AoA, and throttle settings are mastered. Alternatives - whether directly from that boat, or similar to the period include the FSX Virtavia F4D Skyray, Alphasim's ported A-3 Skywarrior, Razbam's T-2, the Virtavia A-4 Skyhawk, the Razbam A-7A/B/E , the S-2 and T-28 that have already been mentioned - though if ease of landing is the objective, the T-28 and S-2 are the best from the list. Finally, Piglet's awesome A-1 Skyraider rounds out the "realistic" choices. If you have the Razbam F2H Banshee or the Vertigo Studios F9F Panther, then you could add an early jet to the list, though I highly doubt they flew operationally off any angled deck boats - most squadrons were converting off the type before the O got her new deck.

Cross-deck alternatives (separate from the ones that have been mentioned) could be Rob Richardson's Gannet family, and his and/or Alphasim's Sea Venoms, though I doubt those types ever cross-decked. You mentioned the Phantom - so far as I know, neither USN nor FAA Phantoms ever operated off the O, though I welcome being corrected by a more knowledgeable member on that.

Anyway - great progress shots - can't wait to give the Crusader a new home!

Regards,

DL
 
delta_lima said:
You mentioned the Phantom - so far as I know, neither USN nor FAA Phantoms ever operated off the O, though I welcome being corrected by a more knowledgeable member on that.
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No you're right the F-4 never did operate (to my knowledge) from an Essex. However most of my carrier time is spent with the Alphasim F-4 and Flying stations Ark Royal....so i'm fairly comfortable lugging that turkey round in the pattern and onto a deck.

:)

I'll stick with the F-4 and Dino's T-45 for testing purposes to check the catapult and arrestor attachpoints are working. I've picked up some model and attachpoint anomalies in FSX so i'll need to update again after testing.

Once this model is (finally) complete i'll go back to mastering the F-8

:jump:

Cheers
G
 
gp183601 said:
I was trying to capture the "spirit of the era" by trying an aircraft that operated from Oriskany's deck...only recently installed the F-8. Think i'l stick to what I know and do a bit of "cross decking" (F-4K, Scimitar, Sea Vixen, Bucc)

:)
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Cross deck operations sound good to me .. I do have the Scimitar and the Sea Vixen ... course be interesting to put the Skywarrior on this deck :cool:
 
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