Bristol 170 Superfreighter
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Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Cheers Rick
'tis getting there
Suprising what you do find out when researching.
The 170 had quite a few clever and useful features...........not just a box with wings
Garry
'tis getting there
Suprising what you do find out when researching.
The 170 had quite a few clever and useful features...........not just a box with wings
Garry
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Hi Gary, i don't visit this site much but i love the old nostalgic British planes, I just want to say am amazed at the amount of detail and effort you are putting into what must be one of the best looking old work horses ever to fly!
I love the 170 it looks so cumbersome and 'homebuilt' yet rigid, robust and purposeful with a character that only a great British Bulldog could emulate.....Fat, stubby and wrinkly and yet proud, purposeful and iconic...ha..
Cant wait to fly her...Thanks and keep up the excellent work..............Colin.
I love the 170 it looks so cumbersome and 'homebuilt' yet rigid, robust and purposeful with a character that only a great British Bulldog could emulate.....Fat, stubby and wrinkly and yet proud, purposeful and iconic...ha..
Cant wait to fly her...Thanks and keep up the excellent work..............Colin.
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Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Thanks for that
She reminds me of a granny....not beautiful in the literal sense but lovely and comforting and very appealing. It was also very safe for it's time
There were a lot of crashes, many of them survivable for the type in general but when you remove factors like overloading, poor maintenance and bad weather along with short rough strips a different picture forms.
When the operations from proper airports are studied there were very few accidents..off hand I can only think of three UK in airline service.
Main problem for me has been research with little availiable with the Superfreighter becoming extinct 33 years ago and was never well recorded by popular means.
Even more recently surviving Mk.31 have limited use as they became so modified in later years
I'll get there
Garry
She reminds me of a granny....not beautiful in the literal sense but lovely and comforting and very appealing. It was also very safe for it's time
There were a lot of crashes, many of them survivable for the type in general but when you remove factors like overloading, poor maintenance and bad weather along with short rough strips a different picture forms.
When the operations from proper airports are studied there were very few accidents..off hand I can only think of three UK in airline service.
Main problem for me has been research with little availiable with the Superfreighter becoming extinct 33 years ago and was never well recorded by popular means.
Even more recently surviving Mk.31 have limited use as they became so modified in later years
I'll get there
Garry
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
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Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Hi !
Not pushing, just curious: Any news on this exciting project ?
Cheers
Helmut
Not pushing, just curious: Any news on this exciting project ?
Cheers
Helmut
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Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
It's still being worked on
The Silver City collection at Solent Sky which I was relying heavily on has moved on :-(
Appeals for help seem to get little if any response so I have to go with limited info in some areas.
There is a basic generic model not representative of any particular subvariant in beta with a tempory ficticious livery which is the nearly completed paintkit made presentalble.
Sound is still being made.
Garry
The Silver City collection at Solent Sky which I was relying heavily on has moved on :-(
Appeals for help seem to get little if any response so I have to go with limited info in some areas.
There is a basic generic model not representative of any particular subvariant in beta with a tempory ficticious livery which is the nearly completed paintkit made presentalble.
Sound is still being made.
Garry
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Works for me Garry, keep up the good fight.
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- Garry Russell
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Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Even though that temp livery is fictional the 'class B' reg is genuine (G-AMWC)
Garry
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Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
Looks wonderful.
Will be well worth any wait !
Cheers
Helmut
Will be well worth any wait !
Cheers
Helmut
Re: Bristol 170 Superfreighter
This has to be the model I've looked forward to the most ;-)
Kind regards
John
Kind regards
John
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