Fairchild Super 71 Released

[PutPut]

My rendition of the Fairchild Super 71 bush plane is now up at flightsim and simviation.

The Fairchild Super 71 was a parasol mounted high wing monoplane cargo transport aircraft built by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada). It was the first plane designed specifically for use as a bush plane in the remote and northern locales of Canada.
The cockpit was positioned back of the wing to allow for a large cargo area under the wing. Only one Super 71 was built with that configuration because the test pilots complained about poor visibility. Three others were built with the cockpit in front of the wing. I have seen only a few pictures of that version and it completely destroyed the sleek lines of the plane in my opininon. Consequently I chose to model the "one of a kind" version with the cockpit behind the wing. It was the first Canandian design with a all metal monocoque fuselage. It first flew in 1934. The fuselage arrangement does remind me of the Northrop "Gamma" series of aircraft.

This is a native FSX Acceleration model. It has the usual animations and reflective DXT5.dds textures. I could not find any documentation of the cockpit, so I based the VC on the afore mentioned Northrop Gamma. The VC has working gauges and animated flight controls. The gauges are back lighted for night ops.

This seaplane does have one small problem that I have observed to some extent with all seaplanes in FSX; when you land it doesn't want to come to a complete stop. Usually, just reducing the prop pitch to zero takes care of this, but not with this model. It still wants to puddle along at about 10 knots. I have to kill the engine to completely stop. I don't know the variables in the FDE that might control this behavior. Once stopped it will stay stopped .

Best, Paul


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[N2056]

Congrats, Paul :applause:

You're getting pretty quick with these!

[OleBoy]

Excellent. I almost forgot you were working on the 71. Let's have a direct link!

<center>FSX Fairchild Super 71
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Name: super71.zip (http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=156258) Size: 6,237,883 Date: 05-20-2011 Downloads: 35
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An excellent candidate for repainting everyone!!

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[Roger]

Thanks Paul:applause:

[txnetcop]

Downloading now Paul...thank you Amigo!!!
Ted

[Lionheart]

Great looking plane Paul!

I havent heard of this model of Fairchild. I thought I had seen them all.

Nicely done.

Looks like all the aircraft manufacturers were trying to make planes back then that carried about 4 to 6 people, or a ton of mail.

[Cag40Navy]

Thank you Paul!

[jhefner]

Paul;

A great job, congratulations.

I made the Fairchild FC-1, FC-2, FC-2W2, and 71 for FS2002/FS2004 a couple of years ago, and buried back in the hanger is a not-finished Canadian Fairchild 82.

It is neat to look at your model, and see both the differences and simularities between the various planes. I remember seeing the Super 71 in my research, and what you developed looks exactly like what I remember.

-James

[PutPut]

Thanks for the kind words. I was really intrigued by the looks of this plane, sort of a high wing Northrop Gamma on floats! I am using it to tool around all the islands in Puget Sound. Too bad it wasn't more successful.

Best, Paul

[warchild]

welll, personally, i think i just found my ideal bush plane in her.. Just needs to have a mod for amphib wheels and i'm great to go.. shes awesome Paul... Thank you..

[warchild]

This thing is a blast.. Would love to see what someone who knew how to paint could do to it.... This is my attempt...

39050

[txnetcop]

WOW Pam!!!! NICE!

[beana51]

Thanx young fella!,,great gift..in time for my birthday soon....79 now!.Seriously!! ,A fine model,looks great on FSX water,flys well!.NICE!!..Thank you Paul!...Vin<label for="rb_iconid_24">http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/images/icons/icon23.gif</label>

[PutPut]

Pam did a neat job on the repaint. I did not really map this very well for repaints; all the struts from one paint swab, etc. I did this model with FSDSv3.51 and FSXTweak.
I will gladly make the .fsc source code available to any repainter that has FSDS and wants to take the time to remap it. Just email me or send me a PM.

Best, Paul

[warchild]

you did fine Paul. Half the reason it looks as good as it does is because of the simplified mapping you did :).. It just lends itself to being well balanced.. believe me, i couldnt have done that well on my own ( i'm being honest here :) )

[Roger]

This thing is a blast.. Would love to see what someone who knew how to paint could do to it.... This is my attempt...

39050

I'd like that repaint Pam. Perhaps you'll upload it?

Cheers,

Roger.

[warchild]

I'd be happy too :). Let me get a cup of coffee in me and wake up a bit and i'll make sure she gets up there..
I put straps on her booties last night and over all tied the final touches for her floats down.. Also did a tiny bit more in the VC.. The floor plate is chromed now, and the panel is wood to match the wood from the cargo area..
Took her up to give you folks some updated photos over Puerto Princessa this mornign.. FSX gave me quite a show.. Hope you enjoy..
Pam

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[PutPut]

I'll be one of the first downloaders! Really beats the rather blah factory paint. :salute:

Best, Paul

[warchild]

You can find it on this page.. Hope you like it :) :) :)
Pam

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=3&sort=N&pp=15&page=15

[rcbarend]

HE Paul,

Almost missed this one.......
Looks great !!

:ernae:

Rob

[warchild]

Also I'm working on the FDE a bit. Nothing major, just making it to where it will stop on water and behave a bit more smoothly in the pitch axis.. If its OK with PutPut Id be wiling to share that as when when its finished.
Pam

[Roger]

:applause:

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[PutPut]

Also I'm working on the FDE a bit. Nothing major, just making it to where it will stop on water and behave a bit more smoothly in the pitch axis.. If its OK with PutPut Id be wiling to share that as when when its finished.
Pam

Hi, Pam, Be my guest; I'll love to see what you had to do to get it to completely stop.

Best, Paul

[warchild]

Thanks PutPut.. will do. give me a we little time and i should have it up possibly by the end of the week.. Adding water rudders too..
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[warchild]

ook, so heres what ive done ( so far ).
Ive never been a fan of the standard empty fsx air file. So, rather than go through and build a complete new airfile ( which could take months ) i smished two of my other airfiles into one file.. The result is a plane that flies very similarly to what you already have. The dfferences are ( on my system ) Pitch isnt quite so abrupt, cruise speed is 125, it takes a bit more throttle to get the plane moving, and although i did hav it where the plane would come to a stop on the water with the engine running, I decided that that wasnt too real, so adjusted it so that at minimum throttle after landing, the plane will slow down to approx 1 knot. Once the engine is stopped at that speed the plane will stop within 20 feet or so.. I've added water rudders as well, with a fifteen degree deflection. That means that if you over control them, they can cause some serious damage, but handled properly you'll get nice smooth turns out of her..
I've set a request out to a friend to see if he will test it for mme, and We'll go from there...
Pam

[warchild]

Many thanks to PutPut for allowing me to do this..

This flight model makes changes to several small areas but doesnt get too dramatic. PutPut did a pretty good job to start with.. What it does do though is make the following changes..

Rotation is between 90 - 100 mph
Pitch is smoother, more controllable
The water rudders were moved slightly and are more effective..
Banking is slower, smoother, but more exacting in its response.
Maximum speed is a touch over 140 mph, cruising is at 125.
pontoon contact points have been adjusted for height to achieve a more realistic appearance in the water..
you can coast this bird at 1 knot. It will also stop on water with the engine running ( though i personally like to turn the engine off )

Hope you enjoy it.. its available here http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=4

Pam

PS.. I HIGHLY recommend downloading and installing the OzX Grumman Goose Redux not only because its a great plane done by some pretty talented people, but also to take advantage of Gizmo's outstanding wake effects on the fairchild..

[PutPut]

Nice job, Pam! Just got a chance to try it this AM and it is a definite improvement over my original. It is a fun plane to fly. That is one of my criteria for deciding on a project; I want to enjoy flying it after I am done. You fly it so much during the design process it can wear out the flight desire.:applause: :applause:

Best, Paul

[Cag40Navy]

Awesome airplane Paul!

I do have a question though, i think i have seen this airplane before with the cockpit in front of the wings. Was there a few that had that or am i going out the window?

[Moses03]

I do have a question though, i think i have seen this airplane before with the cockpit in front of the wings. Was there a few that had that or am i going out the window?

Cag- There was a second version designated the 71P. Photo here: http://theflyingboatforum.hostingdelivered.com/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=463&start=0

I like the one Paul chose.:mixedsmi:

Moses

[warchild]

heheh I like PutPuts better too. That second one could almost pass for a weird ford trimotor with only one motor..
Also, I must apologize. The aircraft was able to be ordered with one of four wright wasp engines. I'm afraid that the 585 hp we have in PutPuts is a bit more powerful Than the 520 hp one listed on that page ( see above link ) and the flight performance is obviously somewhat more enhanced over what is listed there as well.. The most powerful engine used was a 610hp wasp, but i couldnt find any information on that engine at all i'm afraid..
I suppose i should go in and set the fuel burn and range to match specs, but wanting to get the flight model to everyone as quickly as possibly, i decided to forgo that part for the moment..
Pam

[napamule]

Paul,
Nice model. Didn't get to it yet. Being 'testing' a 'stick shift' BMW all week-and man are my arms tired! (hehe). Had to get out and push it a couple of times, too.

All you had to do was add a spoiler in cfg and air file and it will work as a very effective brake when it's in the water. (It also works as brake when in the air (drawback?)). Not spec?

And no need for rudders (type 5 cnt pts). Just add steering to rear floats (20.0 should do) and comment out '5' type lines. Works 100% better than rudders and they work 'invisibly' and are avail all of the time (ie: no need to 'lower rudders'). Not real?
Chuck B
Napamule

[warchild]

Just not my style Chuck.. Its not the kind of work i'm known for.. I cant say that what i did was any more real. Like i said in my earlier post, real would take several months of work, but I do try and make things reasonably correct, even on a quick job such as this..