Old beauty

[Daube]

Taking the dust off this fantastic vintage beauty
This is of course the default FS9 Comet, that has been recompiled using the FSX SP2 SDK, which means that it's now a FSX SP2 native plane

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[BrandonF]

The fact that it was recompiled as a native FSX model is very interesting. Even more interesting is knowing how it was decompiled. He used a program called "3D Ripper DX" to take a "screenshot" of the model in the FS9 Aircraft selection window. That "3d screenshot" can the be imported to 3Ds max with a plugin, then exported as 3ds format to be worked on in gmax, or you can continue working in 3Ds. (the 3d screenshot is not actually a screenshot. It's just a copy of the mesh in a 3d format that can be imported to 3Ds Max)

He was very brave to have released this model.

By the way, great shots Daube!  8-)

[CHUCK79]

Great shots......very cool plane. Is it going to be available to everyone?

[Boikat]

Great shots......very cool plane. Is it going to be available to everyone?

I believe it already is, unless it's something completely new.

Do a search for "Dehavilland Comet FSX"

[Daube]

I made a search and unfortunately this FSX upgrade of the Comet is not uploaded here at Simviation.
You can find it on the author's page, Classic Wings:
http://www.classicwings.net/freeplanes/ ... comet.html

The original FS9 model is required for this addon to work, if I remember correctly. The original can be found of the FS9 installation cds, or here at Simviation in the FSX Vintage section

[Daube]

I believe it already is, unless it's something completely new.

It is completely new. As said before, this update transforms the Comet into a real FSX SP2 native aircraft, with self-shadows and no "props behind clouds" problems anymore

[olderndirt]

The weather system you use has the best depiction of high (Cirriform) clouds of anything out there, freeware or payware.

[Daube]

Thanks a lot
This is the freeware HDE v2 package by Pablo Diaz. The package is made for FS9, but the clouds are compatible with FSX.

[Flying Trucker]

Well done Stephane...very nice...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug