vintage aircraft and scenery screenshots

[michaelvader]

Good evening friends

I did some reflexions about this thread and took in mind what other friends posted me by pm.
This thread could perhaps disturb more than it would bring positive.
I perhaps did take a wrong heading with this thread.
So what do you think about?
continue or let the balloon fly away?

Best regards

Michael

 

[zswobbie1]

Michael, Maybe let the balloon fly away here & maybe your posts will be more appreciated at https://retroavia.proboards.com/

That is a Retro aviation site, & perfect, should you wish to share your postings there.

 

[lucb]

@michaelv

So what do you think about?
continue or let the balloon fly away?

I don't think this thread is a bad idea if you change the title slightly to ‘Our planes from the early days to the 60s (screenshot with short story only)’. And adding a simple rule: screenshots should be accompanied by a brief history of the aircraft.
This way, everyone can discover little-known or forgotten aircraft without duplicating the screenshots thread.
About retroavia, I'm a member. There are lots of interesting stories to read but the 2 or 3 active members are almost exclusively interested in making AI traffics in historically correct scenarios. Resources are sometimes mentioned and available on Mediafire but there isn't much and they are not easily searchable. No instrument panels, no models, no active pilots. As they say in French "C'est l'art pour l'art" but it's still interesting.

 

[leuen]

Luc, you'right. The most threads are based on AI traffic. That's what i did already before on an other site. Despite the enthusiasm at beginning, unfortunately interest became rar and rarer. I absolutely didn't intended to go the same way as other flightsim forums. They have their communities with their particular needs and expectations like hwere. With the end of Tom Constantine's The Old Hangar there wasn't no more possibilities to exchange and share experiences regarding virtual vintage flying.

But even if what I did up to now might be essentially based on AI traffic, it doesn't mean by far that members should do the same. Everybody is invited to post his flying experiences, as long as they concern vintage and retro eras. Everyone has his preferences, and these will be fully respected. Mines are AI and the challenge, how these could be use and explore the limits.

Regarding download section I have to point out cleary, it isn't a library. The section inlcudes some creations which for some reasons aren't published on usual flightsim sites. There are some community facilites, as well as documents and links of general interests. I bit more than in other forums. But don't expect more than in Retro AI, exclusively dedicated to modern aviation.

So let join us those which are really interest to conserve what names like Bill Lyons, Dennis Simanaitis and many others did for revivaling, at least virtually, the fascinating vintage era. Alexander Belov ("Aéropostale Raid") is also one of these and is still active.

"À chacun ses goûts et à chacun de les faire apprécier".

Bernard

 

[leuen]

@jgf
Where did you found the Avro F1? Searched everwhere, but no result. Thanks for your advice.

Bernard

 

[lucb]

@jgf
Where did you found the Avro F1? Searched everwhere, but no result. Thanks for your advice.

Bernard

That's a very good question that I forgot to ask ;-)

 

[lucb]

Luc, you'right. The most threads are based on AI traffic. That's what i did already before on an other site. Despite the enthusiasm at beginning, unfortunately interest became rar and rarer. I absolutely didn't intended to go the same way as other flightsim forums. They have their communities with their particular needs and expectations like hwere. With the end of Tom Constantine's The Old Hangar there wasn't no more possibilities to exchange and share experiences regarding virtual vintage flying.

I'm totally impressed by what you've achieved. Personally, I'm totally incapable of flying an AI aircraft from a standard airport to another standard airport. And I dream of replacing those amphibious Cessna Caravans with something else over Europe, but I don't really understand it.
So "Chapeau bas"

 

[zswobbie1]

That's a very good question that I forgot to ask ;-)

I somehow have it... if it is the Avro Type F 1912. avrofv2.zip
I have no idea as to where I got it, send me a PM with your email, & I'll send it,

Bernard, I just sent it to you.. Check your PM

 

[jgf]

@jgf
Where did you found the Avro F1? Searched everwhere, but no result. Thanks for your advice.

Bernard

Ah, you have confused me with someone else. I, too, would like that aircraft.

 

[zswobbie1]

Just sent via PM

 

[leuen]

Sorry "jgf", I confused with Pete.

Bernard

 

[wolfebee89]

@jgf
Where did you found the Avro F1? Searched everwhere, but no result. Thanks for your advice.

Bernard

That's a very good question that I forgot to ask ;-)

available here at The Old Hangar Archive: https://www.sim-outhouse.org/toh/

Be sure to download the extra Avro gauges pack as well

 

[leuen]

Thanks wolfebee89. It seems that I really missed it, although I once downloaded almost all files of TOH.

Bernard

 

[zswobbie1]

Thanks for the reminder where the Avro was hiding! I should have known it was here on SOH all the time! (silly me!) - & I've also got most of TOH.
Sorry, I did forget the gauges...

 

[stoney]

I sometimes use a screen shot for my wallpaper. This is my current one.

 

[lucb]

I know this one

 

[lucb]

Miles Hawk Speed Six by Keith Paine - over Duxford.
This version is shown in its post WWII guise with the original 'Bubble Canopy' fitted for Fl Lt Tommy Rose (Miles Chief Test Pilot) for closed circuit racing.
This aircraft was owned and raced by Keith' uncle,R.R.(Ron) Paine between 1948 & 1965. In this aircraft he also held the 100 km closed circuit record for this weight class of aircraft in 1950 of 310.345 Kph (192.84 mph).

 

[lucb]

Miles M77 SparrowJet by Edward Cook (07/09/09) - From Wikipedia
During the late 1950s, the owner of one SparrowHawk, Fred Dunkerley, requested that Miles look into converting the type to use jet propulsion for greater performance. In addition to the installation of French Palas turbojets, the original piston engine was eliminated while the forward fuselage was entirely replaced and rebuilt with the cockpit in a more forward position. The conversion took almost three years to perform.
On 14 December 1953, the completed Sparrowjet conducted its maiden flight. While the aircraft proved to be capable of speeds in excess of 200 mph, it was noted to accelerate somewhat slowly. Its owner quickly put it to use as a somewhat unique racing aircraft for the era, a factor which likely aided the Sparrowjet in multiple victories, including the SBAC Challenge Cup on 21 May 1956, and the King's Cup Race on 13 July 1957, the latter in which the aircraft had reported attained a maximum speed of 228 mph (367 km/h). However, the Sparrowjet was heavily damaged by a hangar fire while being stored at RAF Upton during July 1964, ending its racing career.

 

[zswobbie1]

Nice, & even better with a story.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Priller]

And even over that scenery you get 80-40 fps? That is bloody impressive.

It takes a Belgian to do that! We learn from a young age to do more with less!

Priller