Potted History of Military flight (pt1)

[eno]

1910-20+


1930-40+



1950+


cont..... pt2

enjoy
eno

[Hagar]

Nice idea Eno.

PS. The good old Tiger Moth first flew in 1931.

[eno]

OOoooOOO did it ...... the author of this download has livery for 1927 on this aircraft ... thanx for pointing out the mistake  ;D

cheers
eno

[Hagar]

The original RAF Tigers were all silver & later all yellow. The camo markings would not have been used until the outbreak of WWII. This example looks around the 1941 period. http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/04FS/aircraft/dh82/dh82SS.htm

[ozzy72]

'Fraid Doug is right Eno, that is indeed the case. However some lovely shots, but I'm not to sure about the mirror look windows in your Dak

Ozzy

[eno]

That was off the old graphics card ozzy ...... I havent flown it with the new one yet  ;)

cheers
eno

[Hagar]

'Fraid Doug is right Eno, that is indeed the case.

I like to think I know a bit about the dear old Tiger Moth. I worked on them every day for a number of years & also learned to fly on them. My feelings for the Tiger are much the same as yours for the Spitfire.

[ozzy72]

I know Doug
I like the old Tigers, beautiful planes, they and the Stearmans are my favourite biplanes. I could happily spend days pottering around in FS in them
Now if I could just get my paws on a real one........

[Hagar]

I know where there are enough parts to build at least 8 brand new Tiger Moths. Mind you, it would cost you a fair bit. At one time you could get one in airworthy condition for around

[AuMaV]

Hey Hagar
have you flown Bill Lyons Moth in Fs9? Its my fav mount at pressent:)


If you havn't got it,its now freeware at
http://www.avsim.com/
Look for tiger4free.zip
Regards
MaV

[Hagar]

Thanks Mav. I never tried it as it's not visually accurate. This might seem picky but having worked on them I'm familiar with every nut & bolt. I prefer John Woodside's version. http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/04FS/aircraft/dh82/dh82SS.htm
This looks & feels right to me. After waiting several years for a decent FS version of the Tiger I couldn't believe my luck. With the included Mike Hambly sound package you can almost smell the oil.

PS. John told me he still flies some of the Tigers he modelled so he's more familiar with the old girl than I am.

[AuMaV]

Hi Again
Ive only had a 45 min hop in 1 many many moons ago so I'm no expert
I'm downloading John Woodside's  moth pack now but remember flying it in fs2002
Have a fly in Bills,I dunno there something about it that just feels right:) (not sure about the thing on top of the fuz near the tail:) ) Also I vaguely remember you building a fsds ver way way ago ya ever finish it?
Regards and thanks
MaV

[Hagar]

Have a fly in Bills,I dunno there something about it that just feels right:) (not sure about the thing on top of the fuz near the tail:) )

Those are the anti-spin strakes. They weren't fitted to earlier models & my old boss always said they weren't necessary. One of our club aircraft never had them fitted & we never had any problems. John's package features both versions.

Also I vaguely remember you building a fsds ver way way ago ya ever finish it?
Regards and thanks
MaV

Fancy you remembering that. LOL
I forgot all about my version when I tried John's. No contest.
Then my HD fried & I lost the source file along with all the others. My own fault for not backing up regularly.

Good to see you MaV.

PS. No disrespect to Bill Lyons. I have a lot of respect for him &