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Post by okami on Oct 4, 2010 17:42:58 GMT -5
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Post by mjahn on Oct 5, 2010 4:32:26 GMT -5
Most interesting ...
Paul: your points re engines noted. Are you actually based at Lelystad?
What I could use at this point is -
- a close up shot of the air filters with a possible view to using them as photoreal textures;
- ditto for one landing light;
- rear entry exit steps.
Feel free to email me directly for format reasons etc. On the other hand, folks here might love the detail shots just as much as I do.
Cheers, Manfred
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Post by mjahn on Oct 5, 2010 4:45:13 GMT -5
Texture layout is as pictured below. It's a page spread containing two 2048 px pages. If you draw a straight line through the middle of the fuselage, alignment in FS is perfect. I have found it very useful to have both pages at hand for editing. As a potential repainter you only have to find a way to later split them into two 2048 halves. And for FS9 the sheets will have to be reduced to 1024. In 2048 resolution the fuselage is big enough to do individual rivets, but I doubt I will do them all.
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Post by Piston Paul on Oct 5, 2010 6:40:46 GMT -5
OK Manfred, I'll see what I have and come back to you. What I don't have, I'll make ! I assume you mean by 'air filters', the carburator air intakes on top of the nacelles? These are the big 'desert' type intakes, which housed dust fliters. I think these were standard for C-47's. In your preview, inside the intake itself there is a screen with round holes visible. In real, there is no screen, just an open, clear area ! The filter was out of view and on top of the carburator itself there is still a sort of mesh screen to prevent bigger stuff sucked in. (we don't have the filters anymore, just the big intakes on PH-PBA). below some more detailed pics that maybe of use. I will come back to you later. Meanwhile don't hesitate to ask for more info! greet Paul
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Post by mjahn on Oct 5, 2010 12:17:11 GMT -5
OK, Paul, understand nothing's to be seen inside the (upper) carburettor intakes. For the (lower) oil cooler intakes do you have or could you make a head-on snapshot? On the other hand it may be a better idea to postpone this to some later date when I have a fuller wish-list. Those detail shots are very useful already, many thanks. I wish there was a better way to do those spinning props.
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Oct 5, 2010 12:27:52 GMT -5
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Post by volkerboehme on Oct 5, 2010 12:32:26 GMT -5
Hi Piston Paul,
thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures and the technical details with us.
I see you're involved in Lelystad. I have a few days off during the last week of October. Do you know whether the Constellation is open for visit then?
The current Constellation panel bitmap is ageing fast and I don't see much potential to upgrade it for a widescreen panel. So I wonder whether it would be possible to visit the Connie and take some pictures of panel with my camera as a base for a new panel.
Do you know who to contact? I'd be grateful for any advice.
Best regards, Volker
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Post by ejoiner on Oct 5, 2010 15:12:20 GMT -5
Texture layout is as pictured below. It's a page spread containing two 2048 px pages. If you draw a straight line through the middle of the fuselage, alignment in FS is perfect. I have found it very useful to have both pages at hand for editing. As a potential repainter you only have to find a way to later split them into two 2048 halves. And for FS9 the sheets will have to be reduced to 1024. In 2048 resolution the fuselage is big enough to do individual rivets, but I doubt I will do them all. Great paint template. Here is what Im gonna do with it...the artwork below is original. What I would love is a model without the cargo door. Just a straight pax DC-3. Eric
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Post by USCG76 on Oct 5, 2010 18:10:28 GMT -5
Will there be a variant with Ski's and Buffalo Paints please?
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Post by briangladden on Oct 5, 2010 20:10:07 GMT -5
I had the honor of pulling this sweetheart in and out of the hangar a couple of years ago... I need to dig through my digital camera files to see if I have any more detail pics.
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Post by capflyer on Oct 5, 2010 23:15:16 GMT -5
Are my eyes deceiving me or is that the Airborne Imaging DC-3C/C-47?
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Post by Tom Test on Oct 6, 2010 0:35:19 GMT -5
I've been away from this thread for a while, but the question came up why the Army would choose the more complex R-1830 Twin Wasp for production of the C-47 over the R-1820 Cyclone.
I'm not sure this was as a technical choice as much as it was a War Production Board decision. By the time the War Production Board decided to ramp up to produce the C-47/R4D, the Army was committed to the B-17 as primary high-altitude bomber, and needed to build those at least as fast as they were getting shot down. The turbocharged Cyclone was the only engine option that was working for the B-17, and B-17 production and spares needed as many Cyclones as Wright could produce, as fast as Wright could produce them.
The other major Cyclone users at the time were the SBD and the Hudson, both of which were ramping down production as the B-17 was ramping up. Later in the war, the Navy got some amount of Cyclone production allocated to the FM-2, an improved Wildcat.
Most other U.S. aircraft that needed an engine of about that size and power, and had an altitude performance requirement that could be satisfied by single stage mechanical supercharging, got the R-1830 Twin Wasp instead: C-47, B-24, PBY, PB2Y, PB4Y, TBD. P&W did not seem to have difficulty producing enough R-1830 and R-2000 Twin Wasps for all the airframes that were using the engine during that war.
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Post by thlc on Oct 6, 2010 3:04:33 GMT -5
Really impressive work Manfred. I really appreciate your interest in all those details, it sure greatly enhance realism. Is a fully functionnal VC in your plans? I didn't find any DC-3/C-47 with a good enough VC yet. Yes, even the MAAM, which can't really be used without plenty of 2-D subpanels Keep it going, and thanks for all your professional work! Thomas
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Post by Piston Paul on Oct 6, 2010 12:05:46 GMT -5
Manfred, Yes, DDA is recently based at Lelystad EHLE, Aviodrome location. We were more or less 'forced' by our sponsors KLM and Schiphol Airport to move from our roots at Schiphol-East. If this will turn out for the good, only future will tell... For a Connie visit, I am sure your will be accomodated. I will contact my contact and explain what you want. I will have him contact you directly through e-mail. Meanwhile, below are a few more pics, including the oil cooler front view. Please note that the cooler is NOT one of our aircraft... no bird nests in our Gooney's !! (this is the old para-DC-3 at Lodi, CA) The round patches visible are repairs of the cooler tubes that leaked oil, an approved repair, but to a max of four, If I'm correct... As you can see, the cooler consists of a drum of hundreds of small tubes. As soon I have the chance to go up to EHLE, I'll make the requested pics. If you meanwhile have more wishes, let me know. Cheers, Paul
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Post by volkerboehme on Oct 6, 2010 14:46:35 GMT -5
Hi Paul,
I just sent you a p-mail.
Best regards, Volker
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