749

[circleman]

To be clear, the 3 screenshots on p.6 are from the payware justflight connie, eh?

Got confused for a minute there.

cman

[mjahn]

A view from the Office ...

[jan]

Wow Manfred it looks great again
Thanks for sharing.

My regards Jan

[Mike]

Looking great, Manfred. Am I right in thinking that the tops of the cockpit window are a little lower than the 1049?? The panel does look just a little bit different to the 1049 and Starliner. Nice!!

Cheers,
Mike

[mjahn]

Yes Mike, I believe the earlier windows were smaller.

Have another shot (couldn't resist)

[diegoxs85]

Great vc Manfred! my drawboard is ready for it!

DIego

[volkerboehme]

Oct 2, 2009 5:58:16 GMT -5 Mike said:

Looking great, Manfred. Am I right in thinking that the tops of the cockpit window are a little lower than the 1049?? The panel does look just a little bit different to the 1049 and Starliner. Nice!!

Cheers,
Mike

Hi Mike,

yes, the short Constellations had 9 lower windows instead of 7 higher ones in the Super Constellation. The Super also had some sort of 'forehead' above the window, giving the cockpit section quite a different profile. Most of the Short Connies had some 'eyebroe' windows in the cockpit roof as well, this feature was deleted in the C-121A/B and the 649A/749A though. The L-49 preserved at Pima does not have eyebrow windows, either, seems like they were removed when the plane was converted from a C-69 military transport aircraft to a civilian airliner.

Manfred, this is great!

Best regards,
Volker

[tcreed]

WOW..really nice Manfred..!! is that the "delivery" departure
..?? ;D

brgds
t creed

[circleman]

yessir.
When I fly the Big Planes, I choose MJAHN.
That's a nice-looking office.

thx
cman

[qar02]

Manfred;

Do you forsee any difficulty with retrofitting the package with the Sun/Star sight Navigation package that is used on some of the DC-3 models? That beautiful Navigator's Dome is just asking for Sun/Star sights.

V/R

Qar02

[Mike]

This is a purely personal opinion, but to my eye, the short bodied Connies look better than the stretched Connies largely because of that "forehead" or peak above the cockpit. It breaks the flow of the original lines. However, I hadn't realised, until Volker pointed it out, that the shorter Connies had more windows. Just never stopped to count them, I guess. That's what makes the view from the office look different. I recall reading that the 049, when launched, was regarded as having a good view out of the office. But things had changed a bit by the time the 1049 was released. One book I have mentions an increase in window height of only 3 inches, but this and other changes gave an extra 7 inches headroom in the cockpit.

Cheers,
Mike

[volkerboehme]

Oct 2, 2009 21:44:33 GMT -5 qar02 said:

Do you forsee any difficulty with retrofitting the package with the Sun/Star sight Navigation package that is used on some of the DC-3 models? That beautiful Navigator's Dome is just asking for Sun/Star sights.

Hi,

I don't think there should be any difficulty in adding the bubble sextant into the Constellation panel.

The sextant was probably used more on the Constellation than it was used on the DC-3, at least after WWII. Most Constellation customers were using them on long range international routes, where they were making better use of their superior payload over range performance compared to cheaper Douglas propliners. On these routes, a navigator and a radio operator would be carried, but not on domestic routes that follow airways marked by VOR or radio beacons.

But the use of the sextant would not be a requirement, except maybe for the self-esteem of the navigator. Ground-based radio direction finding by radio stations and weather ships would make safe navigation perfectly possible regardless of weather conditions.

Best regards,
Volker

[qar02]

Manfred;

I found the Sextant file. I think that I installed it into one of the FSD Connies some time ago. I suppose that if it will go into one of the Starliners, it should have no problems in the '749 model.

Although the sextant was basically made obsolete by Loran, Tacan and NavSat...Submarine Navigators had to be proficient in it's use well up into the 1970's. As long as you have a flashlight, it works.

Thanks for all of your work. The whole '749, '1049 and '1649 Series are fun to fly, they bring back to many memories (for some of us oldies) and they accurately portray the real romance of the Golden Age. Again, Thanks so much for the efforts that you and others have put into these packages!!

v/r

qar02

[sunny9850]

While Manfred is busy bending a few more pieces of skin sheeting I'll thank you for the kind words regarding the Connies so far released. And I think it's safe to say if you like what you have seen so far......you will absolutely love the C-121A / L-749 that is undergoing testing right now.

I believe this is truly going to be the best one yet........just a little while longer.

As for the Star-Sun Sight.....I don't see any problems installing that additional gauge the same way you have done it in other planes.
I have not personally used the gauge much....just looked at it the other day after your first posting.

Stefan

[qar02]

stephan;

It's use seems to be straight forward, just as the authors recommend. The one feature that I did not like was that the installation instructed the user to delete the GPS feature...which, historically, was not available. A busy bit of work but, just to satisfy my curiosity, I will try to find a way to have both: Sextant and GPS (God's Perfect Sight). I may not be up for air for a few weeks but, on those long, lonely flights across the Atlantic...Star sight/Sun sight would provide one more bit of data.

v/r qar02