Amazing!
You even modeled the rotation of the Oberursel U.I!
However, your model only has 8 cylinders instead of the 9 the actual engine had.
Regardless, simply amazing work.
@SledDriver I use the same basic angle for every initial shot. All other angles are to either reveal features hidden in the first shot, or highlight a specific feature. I prefer to keep the screenshots simple and practical.
@Brields95 Someone like me would opt to do a full restoration on an existing airframe. It's the kind of thing I have the skills and tools for. And if I was restoring an old aircraft like that, I'd also like to keep the engines true to the original. I would love the chance to get my tools inside a genuine Allison V-1710. I could die happy.
The Falconer V-12 is a nice engine. Well-built, and capable of sustaining some pretty high RPMs. It has a great power-to-weight ratio, and fantastic compression with the turbochargers. It's definitely a hard worker for its size. I'm surprised it isn't more common in aviation. Seems more popular as an automotive engine.
@StandTall I could probably rework the plane as one with a detailed interior. It would probably have a few hundred more parts though. I would need time also. I'm much too busy.
@CRJ900Pilot Well most planes don't like accelerating up a 90 degree incline. Need a thrust/weight ratio greater than 1 to do that. My 727 only has 0.651.
@ColonelStriker I have a few planes that can do it. I have a custom starting location in the crater and everything. Never attempted putting the 727 in there though. Would be interesting to try.
@Ihavenorealideawhatiamdoing Yes. Structurally, the 727 is a very hardy airframe. And with 3 separate hydraulic systems, and manual reversion to boot, it's very hard to knock it out of the sky. You can punish the plane quite severely, and it'll still get you home.
@ChiChiWerx True enough. Though the time-to-altitude (something the C-5 is famous for) is really sluggish on this model, the cruising speed at its most efficient altitude IS pretty good. Approximating real-life handling characteristics with SP's odd physics model is quite the challenge.
@SnoWFLakE0s Here is the link.
You'll find the original, unaltered screenshots I took overflying the different islands heading north. Please note that I was very high when I flew over Maywar in order to fit the entire thing in the frame.
@SnoWFLakE0s Yes. I happen to still have the original unaltered screenshots still saved on my computer. when I have time, I can upload them to Mega as an archive. I'll provide you with a link to it when I do.
@TheLatentImage Thanks. I downloaded and flew every single one too.
It took a while to dig through all the planes on the site to find them. And even then, there were some that slipped through the cracks. I don't think people realize just how many planes are on this site in total.
I had stopped actively updating it a while ago. Now I only add new ones whenever people ask me to.
@shipster Maybe as far as raw aestheticism is concerned. It is one of the nicer-looking ones. Though, as soon as I'm done nitpicking every aspect of the plane, we'll see where it places compared to the rest.
@Jeffericium Alright. I kind of got tired of doing reviews, so I'll leave it.
I do like it a lot though. I especially like how stable it is hands-off. It does have kind of a nasty stability range though. Easy to put into spins. But it flies pretty smoothly with a subtle hand on the controls. Good stuff.
Amazing!
You even modeled the rotation of the Oberursel U.I!
However, your model only has 8 cylinders instead of the 9 the actual engine had.
Regardless, simply amazing work.
@SledDriver I use the same basic angle for every initial shot. All other angles are to either reveal features hidden in the first shot, or highlight a specific feature. I prefer to keep the screenshots simple and practical.
@Treadmill103 There isn't enough armor in the world to save you from 7.2kg of bullets per second.
@FarrowAirlines Not completely. Most don't have a good day after being hit with 30x173mm of depleted uranium though.
@Brields95 Someone like me would opt to do a full restoration on an existing airframe. It's the kind of thing I have the skills and tools for. And if I was restoring an old aircraft like that, I'd also like to keep the engines true to the original. I would love the chance to get my tools inside a genuine Allison V-1710. I could die happy.
The Falconer V-12 is a nice engine. Well-built, and capable of sustaining some pretty high RPMs. It has a great power-to-weight ratio, and fantastic compression with the turbochargers. It's definitely a hard worker for its size. I'm surprised it isn't more common in aviation. Seems more popular as an automotive engine.
Posting a P-38 is the easiest way to get an upvote from me.
+4@FENRIRpapapa No prob, man. I just love the DC-3.
Another absolutely beautiful build from the undisputed god of simplePlanes.
I love it!
@FishMiner Tyrone is a national treasure.
@Jetpackturtle Thanks! #handreveal
@SHCow Oh! Looks nice!
+1@Mostly @FastDan Thanks!
@EternalDarkness It totally is. Getting certificated is a tough process.
@Stellarlabs Commitment was the most important thing.
Thanks all!
@Botfinder @jamesPLANESii @Awsomur
Thanks!
@Mymessage Glad I could help.
@Helicopterboy Okay. It'll be up shortly.
I like this.
@StandTall I could probably rework the plane as one with a detailed interior. It would probably have a few hundred more parts though. I would need time also. I'm much too busy.
@StandTall She's built to last.
@CRJ900Pilot Well most planes don't like accelerating up a 90 degree incline. Need a thrust/weight ratio greater than 1 to do that. My 727 only has 0.651.
@ColonelStriker LOL getting in is the easy part. Being able to get back out is a little more complicated.
@ColonelStriker I have a few planes that can do it. I have a custom starting location in the crater and everything. Never attempted putting the 727 in there though. Would be interesting to try.
@Ihavenorealideawhatiamdoing Yes. Structurally, the 727 is a very hardy airframe. And with 3 separate hydraulic systems, and manual reversion to boot, it's very hard to knock it out of the sky. You can punish the plane quite severely, and it'll still get you home.
@Solarisaircraft I love the 727. Definitely the sportiest of the 700 series.
@Jacobdaniel Landing is a bit of an overstatement. It was more of a well-timed stall combined with reverse thrust.
Also location saving.
@destroyerP The collision on the deck of the new destroyer is sloped. Kinda awkward, but it makes for a nice launching pad for an amphibious plane.
@ChiChiWerx True enough. Though the time-to-altitude (something the C-5 is famous for) is really sluggish on this model, the cruising speed at its most efficient altitude IS pretty good. Approximating real-life handling characteristics with SP's odd physics model is quite the challenge.
@ChiChiWerx I probably should have uprated the engines a little though. Performance is a little bit sluggish on this one.
@ChiChiWerx I appreciate a good F-4.
@ChiChiWerx Thanks. This is my most popular post too.
@JoddyFubuki788 Thanks. I never really left. I've just been really inactive. Not enough free time to just sit and make tons of planes anymore.
@TakicraftCorporation Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
@Treadmill103 With this plane, I'd expect no trouble.
@Treadmill103 Of course! Turrets are pretty useless if you can't see where you're shooting. Thanks!
@SnoWFLakE0s No issue on my end. Make sure you have the capability to extract .rar files.
@SnoWFLakE0s
Here is the link.
You'll find the original, unaltered screenshots I took overflying the different islands heading north. Please note that I was very high when I flew over Maywar in order to fit the entire thing in the frame.
@SnoWFLakE0s Yes. I happen to still have the original unaltered screenshots still saved on my computer. when I have time, I can upload them to Mega as an archive. I'll provide you with a link to it when I do.
@TheLatentImage Thanks. I downloaded and flew every single one too.
It took a while to dig through all the planes on the site to find them. And even then, there were some that slipped through the cracks. I don't think people realize just how many planes are on this site in total.
I had stopped actively updating it a while ago. Now I only add new ones whenever people ask me to.
@TheGuyYouMightKnow Added.
Overall score 9/10. Very nice plane. Best cockpit I've seen yet in a P-38. Be very proud of that.
@shipster Maybe as far as raw aestheticism is concerned. It is one of the nicer-looking ones. Though, as soon as I'm done nitpicking every aspect of the plane, we'll see where it places compared to the rest.
@TheGuyYouMightKnow It will have to be after I update my game.
I haven't played in a while.
This is a great one!
A wee bit large, but the fantastic cockpit is more than enough to get me to ignore that little fact.
Want me to add it?
@TheGuyYouMightKnow Now THAT'S quality.
@JoddyFubuki788 the shape is pretty far off, but it looks very nice otherwise.
@Flyboy360 Thanks.
@SteadfastContracting I often glance at someone's creations when something of mine gets upvoted. Gotta spread the love.
@Redstreak45 I don't maintain the list anymore.
I only add to it if the creators ask me to.
@Megaplanesinc Thanks. It's quite a nimble little guy.
@Jeffericium Alright. I kind of got tired of doing reviews, so I'll leave it.
I do like it a lot though. I especially like how stable it is hands-off. It does have kind of a nasty stability range though. Easy to put into spins. But it flies pretty smoothly with a subtle hand on the controls. Good stuff.
Ey! Pretty good! I can rate it later if you want.