vertigo studios aircraft carrier

[Sundog]

Yep, the Bon Homme Richard CV-31 was in all three wars - from the final days in the PTO to cats and traps with e.g. F-8 Crusaders in 'Nam. This one would do the job perfectly.

USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)

Because this sums up the discussion so far for me. But a Korean War era version, to start would be good.

BTW, great home work you've done there Michael. Thanks for all of the info.

 

[Helldiver]

I'll put my two cents in. I'd like to see a long hulled Essex Class carrier before they mucked it up with one of these foolish looking angled deck kludges that makes a carrier look like an unmade bed. Make it CV-32.

 

[Bjoern]

CV-16 for me. Or CV-43. Or a Kitty Hawk.

 

[c87]

I'm with Helldiver (and others) on this one. I think a straight-deck WWII vintage Essex class is what FSX needs, given that we have other angled-deck carriers. It's also a great platform for the Vertigo Hellcat. Heck, you could even offer a package where you could sell the Hellcat and Essex-class carrier together (I'll take my marketing hat off now).

 

[michael davies]

CV-16 for me. Or CV-43. Or a Kitty Hawk.

There is no such thing as a 'Kitty Hawk' there is 'The' Kitty Hawk and there is a very close Constellation although sisters there are enough differences to separate them, as well as the commonly grouped America and J.F.K, this batch of carriers (CV63-67) are the hybrid transition from fossil fueled to nuclear fueled, CV-65 being the basis of the Nimitz class.

Best

Michael

 

[Bjoern]

There is no such thing as a 'Kitty Hawk'

Omitted the "class" intentionally.

The only difference I would make is between the Kittys and the Kennedy. That no two carriers are carbon copies of each other is understood.

 

[delta_lima]

Boxer was, as was Essex, BHR, Princeton (mainly helos), Valley Forge, Philippine Sea, other lesser touring vessels were Leyte, Antietam and Lake Champlain. Quite a few served in Korea with WWII weapons fit, the rest had more modern weapons.

All Essex carriers in Korea had slightly revised bridge structures, the ins and outs of the subtle differences are far too great for this medium, as are tours of duty or aircraft allocations and squadron deployments, besides I don't have four days spare to write it all out .

To dispel some common myths about Essex carriers in Korea, angle decks were not used, nor were steam catapults, only hydraulic cats were used. Some Essex carriers had steam catapults toward the end of the conflict but did not serve in the conflict.

Best

Michael

I'll add my vote to a straight deck 40's/50's era (Essex Class) boat. Next would be a late 50's early 60's smaller angled deck boat (Forrestal Class) boat. Flying stations have released a great WWII Victorious and 60's era Ark Royal. The recent Fernandez Nimitz has the modern period covered, and in the context of the current design work on Bearcats, Panthers, et al - this is the period that makes sense to me.

Just my 2cents.

And, as of today, I bought FSX + Accel - officially on the bandwagon ...

 

[Rich]

Re the HMS Victorious model, some may think the flight deck may be a bit odd from the island forward Skippy has correctly modeled the raised catapult area to the left side so it may seem you are going down a hole or going uphill taxiing in that area, it is correct that's how it was until after some refits when the deck became level

 

[crashaz]

Look at the planes coming out...

-Panther
-Cougar
-Bearcat


late 40's to early 50s aircraft...

Normally carriers would not really sell by themselves (unless you are Deltasim Studios)... so you market with the aircraft....

the only logical choice is a straight deck Essex.

angle deck Essex are outside the current range of your current releases and publically known future releases.

While I would love to see Yorktown class (does fit your Hellcat and esp. Dauntless aircraft)... there are some nice ones over @ FS Shipyards.

For the Forrestal and later carriers... there is no releasing a great carrier without working Fresnel.... a trade secret I don't think has been given out to the community yet.... (payware developers have figured it out.)


I am a firm believer that when releasing naval aircraft... to also package a carrier and missions really will put that release at the top of the charts.


P.S Michael's straight deck Essex is my choice for carrier to be nominated.... no one else is really even close right now for what we are looking for and based on the Vertigo Studios lineup.

 

[expat]

A straight deck Essex is what most people seem to be after - covers WWII and Korea and I will definately be a buyer.

My suggestion would be to also include a second model, in order to have, as well, the later angled deck Essex variant. In fact, one such carrier, The Bonnie Dick fought actively in all three conflicts, i.e. WWII, Korea and SEA and therefore fits the bill historically.

The appeal for this will be to many who enjoy the existing line up of Fab 50's and 60's aircraft e.g. Alphasim Skyray, Skywarrior, Demon, not to mention the RAZBAM Skyhawks, Piglets wonderful Skyraider and the new Sea King helo.

Those who like me have yet to fully fill out their WWII/Korea era hangar with the high quality FSX warbirds out or coming on line - e.g. Hellcat, Dauntless and Panther - will be all the more encouraged to do so by also having the straight deck Essex model and these sales should more than justify the incremental cost of offering the two models together.

 

[SkippyBing]

For the Forrestal and later carriers... there is no releasing a great carrier without working Fresnel.... a trade secret I don't think has been given out to the community yet.... (payware developers have figured it out.)

Err... if you get the flying stations Ark it has a working fresnal, it's no secret the instructions are in the SDK.

 

[jim]

USS Enterprise (CV-6) or USS Enterprise (CV-65). The most famous ship in the US Navy.

 

[Bone]

Whatever it is, if it's from the era of the Skyraider and Panther, I'll be happy.

 

[michael davies]

I dont want to trip up Vertigo, not my intention, but as soon as I'm sure all the bugs with the Seaking are done I will get a beta WWII Essex in sim for y'all to play with, maybe even a Korean straight deck with revised bridge, just give me a couple of days.

If y'all think its good enough then I'll carry on with the final pieces and finish it up and package with whom ever is interested.

Best

Michael

Look at the planes coming out...

-Panther
-Cougar
-Bearcat


late 40's to early 50s aircraft...

Normally carriers would not really sell by themselves (unless you are Deltasim Studios)... so you market with the aircraft....

the only logical choice is a straight deck Essex.

angle deck Essex are outside the current range of your current releases and publically known future releases.

While I would love to see Yorktown class (does fit your Hellcat and esp. Dauntless aircraft)... there are some nice ones over @ FS Shipyards.

For the Forrestal and later carriers... there is no releasing a great carrier without working Fresnel.... a trade secret I don't think has been given out to the community yet.... (payware developers have figured it out.)


I am a firm believer that when releasing naval aircraft... to also package a carrier and missions really will put that release at the top of the charts.


P.S Michael's straight deck Essex is my choice for carrier to be nominated.... no one else is really even close right now for what we are looking for and based on the Vertigo Studios lineup.

 

[Z-AZ1USN]

Carrier to Create

I would like to see a Class 27-C i.e. USS Hancock (CV19) or Bon Homme Richard (Bonnie Dick)
I served on both during Viet-Nam as an AO (BB-Stacker) assigned to the mig killers of VF-24 (F-8C Checkertails). OORAHH!!!!

 

[Helldiver]

Mike, wash your mouth out, your calling the CV-32 Leyte "a lesser touring type. " What was it doing in Korea? Just camping out?

 

[mmann]

I second that request for HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22). But as that would be most unlikely, my next pick would be the USS Enterprise (CV-6).

 

[MaddogK]

Don't have FSX (yet) but soon will have a 'releasable' Forrestal for FS9. I'd like to see Shangri La or Valley Forge. Shangri-La (CV-38) was a long hull Essex converted to angle deck configuration - best of old and new world tech.

 

[X_eidos2]

I am a firm believer that when releasing naval aircraft... to also package a carrier and missions really will put that release at the top of the charts.

That's what I was thinking when I built the USS Monterey to go along with our SNJ. We haven't even made it onto the chart, let alone reached the top. :mixedsmi:

It was a bit frustrating to discover that in FSX, a player controlled aircraft won't sit still on a player controlled ship. Having the ship be AI controlled was the only workable solution for doing air ops, but being AI controlled has it own set of limitations. Limitations like no special camera positions, unable to save location when saving flight, and others I can't remember at the moment.

My one bit of advice regarding whichever carrier you decide to build. Keep it simple. Put your details where they'll be seen, the flight deck and the flight deck side of the island. Everyplace else will only be seen from a distance or from an object passing by.

 

[Cag40Navy]

Mike, would it be to much to ask for a Korean angle deck as well?