Brabazon released on avsim etc.

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Re: Brabazon released on avsim etc.

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I see the same thing, but I could give a rat's @$$ about it - I LOVE THIS THING!!! :partyman: :drinkers:

I don't know if it's different in FSX, but the startup and shutdown in FS9 seem a little too quick for such a huge set of cabbage choppers, so I set about to find a bit less "snappiness." I added one line and adjusted two others as follows, and I'm quite happy with the results:
[fltsim.x]
prop_anim_ratio=0.5

[piston_engine]
normalized_starter_torque = 0.0065

[propeller]
propeller_moi = 250.0
If you reduce the starter torque any further, you'll have to start the engines manually with the M > +++ method. The Sim just won't hold the starters engaged long enough.

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One question... I landed with 20% fuel and touched down at only 67 KIAS with the nose a few degrees up. This seems a little slow to me, but then again, the wing area could be given in acres, not sq. feet. Any thoughts? :dunno:

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jensbk wrote: In the near future I have the Short Singapore 1 ready - the prototype of a long series of flying boats from Short, including the Calcutta, Kent and Singapore II/III.
Does that long series include the Sunderland perchance? :worried: :prayer:

I have been searching long and hard for a late model FS2004 or FSX ready version with no luck. :'(

It's worse than trying to find the proverbial rocking horse poop!

I first fell in love with the 'Flying Porcupine' as a small child when I went on a tour of one while on holiday in South Wales. It was a museum piece in Pembroke Dock at the time but I doubt it's still there now as this would have been in the late 60's. I also had an Airfix model of one that hung from my bedroom ceiling along with 30-40 buddies too! ;-)
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Gorgeous Jens :thumbsup:

Looking forward to the Comet 1 and the Singapore


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Thanks Jens, I'll get it as soon as I can...... :worried: :-# .anybody want to do a BOAC (fictional) scheme?????????
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D/l now. Been looking forward to the release all week! Thks Jens. :thumbsup:
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Lovin it!

It's a great peice of work :welldone: :welldone: :welldone:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/ ... azon-1.jpg

uuummm all we need now is this...

http://www.seawings.co.uk/saroprinwalk.htm (it seems there's some decent reference)

oh lordy!

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Brilliant, many thanks Jens. This is awesome and just like the vid of the take-off of the Brab the climb-out from tower view was incredible. :welldone:

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During the take-off run just had time to pour my refreshment!! :lol:

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Garry Russell wrote:I'm seeing untextured pilots in spot view.....anyone else??

I'm FS.9 :)

Garry
The pilots are not untextured really, but I left out the texture files in the upload by mistake :-(

The mising files are pilots.bmp and pilot_face.bmp

If you have one of my other models, like the DC-4 or the Canadair Argonaut, you can just copy the two files from there into your Brabazon texture folder.

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Cheers Jens

I wondered as my resources are running flat out and I wondered if I had a rendering problem

I'll copy those across.no sweat :)

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