This project involves making it happen for real so that the whole formation can be followed in real time.
Now that I have solved the radio calls problem and got them flying "Line Abreast", the next step is to add the remaining six Hunters and then adjust the formation to a more realistic setup like three four ship "Boxes"...A "Box" looks like this:-
When I get all twelve Hunters flying a Balbo of three Boxes over Stradishall, I will post some shots and another video here
By June 1st 2010 (50th Anniversary of the real flight) they must all be ready to fly as a twelve ship formation from Stradishall to Luqa to Nicosia to Teheran to Sharja to Khormaksar to Embakasi (now "Jomo Kenyatta"). The ferry last three days and I will be able to follow the formation all the way, using Traffic View Board. Since they are AI Traffic they will not be short of fuel but the real aircraft had 100 gallon drop tanks on the outboard pylons as well as the 230 gallon drop tanks on the inboard pylons. I would really like to fit those outboard tanks for the ferry flights and wonder if Dave Garwood has a Model of the FGA9 with those tanks fitted??
The intention is for the twelve ship formation to do two low runs over each destination on arrival (a different formation for each run) and then to run in and break from three four ship "Echelon Starboard" formations...The three echelons will come in at about three minute intervals.
When the whole 208 Squadron project is released the intention is that it will install a Batch File with a Desktop icon which will offer three choices of active Traffic file:-
1. 208 at Stradishall.
2. 208 in transit to Africa.
3. 208 at Nairobi Base (Embakasi).
just out of curiousity, are you planning at any time to do a four ship aerobatic display by any chance? 
