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I have started to build this aircraft and just finished building the gunsight. I hope you guys can guess the name of this aircraft. The gunsight is based on this actual photo.

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The image on the reflector sight looks Italian to me. I’m going to take a WAG that it is a San Giorgio Type B gunsight fitted to a Macchi C.205 Veltro.
 
You guys are very close to the right answer. The gunsight is a San Giorgio Tipo C. The aircraft is a Fiat G.55 Centauro. It was one of the best Italian fighter aircraft of World War II. It was designed by the Italian engineer Giuseppe Gabrielli and first flew in 1942. Many historians consider it the most capable Italian fighter produced during the war.

German pilots who tested the G.55 during WWII rated it excellent against Allied aircraft like the:

Supermarine Spitfire

North American P‑51 Mustang

Fiat G.55 Centauro generally used an Italian San Giorgio reflector gunsight, commonly referred to as the San Giorgio Tipo C (TIO-C) or similar variants.

However, in some cases German gunsights like the Revi C/12D gunsight were also installed when German equipment was available or during cooperation with the Luftwaffe.

It also has a lot of colorful paint schemes. I should be ready in 2-3 moths.
 
I'm sure that this will be a beautiful piece of work... I enjoy flying your aircraft in FS9 and FSX as well as CFS2! It will be tempting to make skins for as well...
 
Great choice Andrew, really looking forward to this one. I still have the old model by Ignacio Alfredo Mendive installed which goes back to the very early days of CFS2.

Thanks for your efforts,
Huub
 
Thanks for the comments and interests in this aircraft. I have just sent the aircraft to UncleTgt for painting. You guys will need to learn how to fly in the VC mode, CFS2 is not capable to display gauges on a slanted surface properly.

These are the VC photos before it is painted:

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First, Thanks for the "Outhouse staff" to bring the site back that fast!!(y)

Oh yes, I like this sort of detailed Cockpit, for me, this kind of work is the most time consuming part of building an aircraft.(y):)

Wolfi
 
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