D-DAY: Horsa glider

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D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby afsoc » Sat Jun 05, 2004 9:38 am

hi all, with it being the 60th year celerbrations of D-DAY I was woundering if anyone had made a Horsa glider which was used to such great affect in the war. It would be great if someone could make the simple glider for fs2002/04 i wouldnt think it would be hard to create. Heres a simple picture for anyone who isnt aware of what a Horsa looks like

http://www.io.com/tog/graphics/horsa1.gif

here is also some info like wingspan, length etc

http://www.io.com/tog/horsa.html

please if anyone has the time to make one let me know I would be very very grateful.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby afsoc » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:19 am

this is a great link about the horsa.

http://www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk/

please please could someone have a go.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby GWSimulations » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:47 am

I have been working on one, and was intending to release it today, but a couple of delays have set the project back untill next week. :(
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby afsoc » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:53 am

great to hear please inform us when you complete it id be grateful
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby Jakemaster » Sun Jun 06, 2004 9:06 pm

THANK YOU!!  Finally, a WWII glider.  On the subject, I know it's been asked a lot, someone PLEASE finish the Waco glider.  The unfinished project is on this site.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby P-40_Warhawk » Mon Jun 07, 2004 8:32 am

YEA!!!! As for the WACO, Im gonna ask Silverfox whats left to do to it. It may only be textures.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby congo » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:49 am

I thought the glider missions of WW2 were total failures?
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby afsoc » Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:11 pm

by no means, some of the most successful missions achieved in the war were down to gliders, weather bringin in crack troops like the paras on dday or to supply missions like those of market garden from which most of the airbourne troops relied.

You only have to look at the dday coverage this weekend gone to see how amazing some of the glider missions were that day. The attack on the pegasus bridge and the surrounding area was amazing most likely the most remarkable piece of flying ive ever heard of landing 3 gliders just metres away from the bridge and then taken it in 10 minutes all done by night. Certainly made me very proud seeing the men who were there that day i think its only right we keep what they did very very much in the spot light, as a brit im certainly never forgetting and being 19 i hope other people my age spend time finding out what these brave people did.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:14 pm

Afsoc is right. Some of the most succesful missions of WWII were carried out by Glider. Pegasus bridge the example used. But also, the german mission to steal Mussolini from the allies in 1944 was carried out by glider. And if that mission wasn't a success then neither was D-Day. 8)
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby GWSimulations » Wed Jun 09, 2004 7:36 am

[quote]THANK YOU!!
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby Jakemaster » Wed Jun 09, 2004 8:29 am

Two things:
1. When do you think you will upload the Horsa?
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I'm doing the WACO too.

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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby GWSimulations » Wed Jun 09, 2004 1:07 pm

[quote]Two things:
1. When do you think you will upload the Horsa?
2.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby SilverFox441 » Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:49 pm

Using my source file for the WACO or a new build?

Just curious.
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby afsoc » Sat Jun 12, 2004 3:13 pm

good to see some movement on the issue please keep us updated with the latest im sure we are all looking forward to the releases!! i know i am
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Re: D-DAY: Horsa glider

Postby GWSimulations » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:44 am

Using my source file for the WACO or a new build?

Just curious.

I think it's your source file, it's the one in design adoption here.
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