Poll : Your next most needed FSX Helicopter

[VaporZ]

Just for fun ( and to give ideas to some ) here is an open non scientific poll :

What is your next most needed 100 % FSX native Helicopter ?

Here is some suggestions :

- McDonnell Douglas MD 520N Notar ?
- McDonnell Douglas MD 600N Notar ?
- Agusta Westland AW-139 ?
- NH Industries NH90 ?

- Other suggestions ?

By vote goes for a four projects above with a slight preference
for the AW-139.

And you ?
:mixedsmi:
VaporZ

[lazarus]

None of the above! Sikorsky S-58/Seabat/Seahorse/Westland Wessex. Long neglected, signifiant market interest, significant historical type. not a plastic toy. Good looking machine too, a classic. Put in a Mercury Spacecraft as a recoverable mission object. Lots of civil, government and military variants, lots of color. (Big) Piston and turbine versions, significant media exposure. One of the great(shocking-ironic-funny) movie helicopter moments ; the door Marine door gunner in Full Metal Jacket '....its easy! you just don't leads 'em so much!'

(Warning. off color language. remove the ampersat between http: @ //) and back space. seemed better than linking direct. its a family show, after all)
http: @ //youtu.be/S06nIz4scvI (http://youtu.be/S06nIz4scvI)

[Ferry_vO]

My list:

CH-47D Chinook, the Dutch version with the glass cockpit or the upgraded F version.

Mil Mi-6 hook and Mi-26 Halo, but the Mi V-12 would be the best! (Although most Russian helicopters would do fine!)

The NH-90, preferably the naval version (Again for us Dutch..)

Westland Lynx (The SD.14 version; same reason as above!)

Agusta Mangusta/Rooivalk or Eurocopter Tiger.

[kilo delta]

Agusta Westland AW139 or the Sikorsky S92 for me,purleeeease:icon_lol: The former I see regularly overhead my house (Irish Air Corps variant)..and all seem to still have their tails still attached,which is a bonus. ;p
The S92 will be taking over from the S61N in the Irish Coast Guard from next year and it'd be nice to carry out virtual SAR with the new a/c (it hasn't been built before for FS as far as I'm aware?).

There were initial plans for an FSX'd Icaro AW139...but that doesn't appear to be happening now and the portover suffers from a VC that looks like a hall of mirrors in FSX

[kilo delta]

None of the above! Sikorsky S-58/Seabat/Seahorse/Westland Wessex. Long neglected, signifiant market interest, significant historical type. not a plastic toy. Good looking machine too, a classic. Put in a Mercury Spacecraft as a recoverable mission object. Lots of civil, government and military variants, lots of color. (Big) Piston and turbine versions, significant media exposure. One of the great(shocking-ironic-funny) movie helicopter moments ; the door Marine door gunner in Full Metal Jacket '....its easy! you just don't leads 'em so much!'

(Warning. off color language. remove the ampersat between http: @ //) and back space. seemed better than linking direct. its a family show, after all)
http: @ //youtu.be/S06nIz4scvI (http://youtu.be/S06nIz4scvI)


Simshed may be building a native FSX version

[Warrant]

MI-17 Hip, MI-24 Hind, Alouette III added to Ferry's list!

[sarwulf]

YAH-56 Cheyenne, CH-53K

[spatialpro]

In order of preference...


Gazelle AH1 (plus maybe HT2 and HT3)
Squirrel HT2 (and HT1) with dual instruments and controls, plus hook
Lynx HAS3 (not too bothered by the HMA8)
Wasp
Lynx AH7 (and maybe AH9 and/or AH9A)
Scout
Dragonfly
Skeeter
Sycamore


I fully admit these are mostly British and/or mostly Westland-built. Gazelle AH1 is definitely No.1 for me!

[skyhawka4m]

Sikorsky S-92!!!!

Bell 407
Bell 427

[CG_1976]

Would love to see a AW139 and a MH65C.

[calypsos]

As a very ex-crewmember on the Wessex (see avatar), I'd love one in FSX. I helped a little with the Simshed FS9 model and miss not having one around now. A real Gentleman's aircraft, that would never let you down.

[mal998]

Call me a dinosaur, but I just love those old helo's from the 50s and 60s. I am pretty sure I'll never see any of these...too bad.

Here are my picks: Sikorsky S-56/H-37 Mojave

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Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever
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Piasecki H-16 Transporter
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[lazarus]

Call me a dinosaur, but I just love those old helo's from the 50s and 60s. I am pretty sure I'll never see any of these...too bad.

Here are my picks: Sikorsky S-56/H-37 Mojave

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Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever
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Piasecki H-16 Transporter
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:jump:Concur! 'Nuff of the plastic toys. Give me something that inspires fear in the groundhogs as it thrashes the air into submission, pummels the ears with fulgruating king sh$t industrial noise, rattles filings out of the aircrew's teeth and leaves an oil slick to simplify navigation. How can you not like a helicopter with 2 R2800's in.

[Ferry_vO]

Give me something that inspires fear in the groundhogs as it thrashes the air into submission, pummels the ears with fulgruating king sh$t industrial noise, rattles filings out of the aircrew's teeth and leaves an oil slick to simplify navigation.

That's what I said; the Mi-6 Hook!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Trier_july_2010/IMG_6052.jpg

:icon_lol:

This thing makes a Chinook look small; the only word that comes close to how I felt the first time I saw it was 'Flabbergasted'!

[spatialpro]

Call me a dinosaur, but I just love those old helo's from the 50s and 60s.

I totally agree. In spite of the fact my list started with post-60s/70s turbines I'd be over the moon to see more high-quality classic piston-enginned types, which is why I finished with Dragonfly, Skeeter and Sycamore. For instance, I also love the freeware Alphasim Whirlwind.

It would be great if Rick Piper were able to finish off his Sycamore.

The idea of an FSX-native Simshed Wessex also excites me, especially if their FSX-native Nimrod is anything to go by...

Andy

[Ferry_vO]

Rick Piper has done a Sycamore and even though it is still 'beta' it is already pretty good.

[ryanbatc]

A FDE update to the Nemeth A109 would be nice.

[Crusader]

To my knowledge there has never been a UH-34 . Used extensively in early Vietnam years . My good friend I went into the Marine Corps under the "Buddy Plan" was a crew chief in a 34 on his first tour then a 46 on his second tour . A UH-34 would be an outstanding addition to FSX .

Rich

[DaveWG]

Lynx for me please :icon_lol:

[spatialpro]

Lynx for me please :icon_lol:

How about a collaboration Dave??!! I've got the drawings and other details, but the experience of an expert such as yourself would be essential...

[DaveWG]

Believe me, I've seriously considered it. :icon_lol:

Got some drawings etc already, but not enough to do the job properly.

[mal998]

Yep, I would love to see a UH-34.

[Scratch]

A very good Blackhawk
Any Russian Helo done very well.

[lazarus]

That's what I said; the Mi-6 Hook!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Trier_july_2010/IMG_6052.jpg

:icon_lol:

This thing makes a Chinook look small; the only word that comes close to how I felt the first time I saw it was 'Flabbergasted'!


You could carry a Chinook for a spare! Then there is what you get when you bolt Hooks together to have the biggest of anything. Hmmm. Some sort of freudian pathology at work there...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS83TySok5I

and the really weird. Given the greif that was never worked out of HOMER, I cannot imagine this thing getting off the ground. I would not spend the night, certainly. Looks like something Luigi Colani came up with, or a typical russian investment prospectus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EV6hxGf2RI&feature=related

[strikehawk]

A good HH-60H would be nice,having two versions the M60 armed early type and the later carrying Hellfire and M134/Gau-17s, of course I'm partial to this bird having been in one of only two Navy C/SAR squadrons.

Second would be the AW139, the ICARO one is nice in FS9 but won't work well if at all in FSX.

Last a decent Lynx of any mark.

[Sundog]

1) An S-56 Mojave.
2) Fairy Rotodyne.
3) S-67 Blackhawk (The original version that crashed due to pilot error at the Paris Airshow) since it's the best looking Helo ever built IMHO.
4) Sikorsky X-2,and the S-97 Raider once it flies in 2014. :)
5) Eurocopter X-3.

[euroastar350]

Bell 222, 230 and 430....entire series....oh wait, that would be me doing these birds:toilet:

[N2056]

Slacker! Get to work!!! :violent:
Sorry, couldn't help myself...you're doing some great stuff. Stay the course :salute:

[Piglet]

somethin' I'm picking at...49927

[strykerpsg]

somethin' I'm picking at...49927

Cheyenne, digging it?! Saw the prototype when I was a kid, phenomenal concept.

Matt

[euroastar350]

Slacker! Get to work!!! :violent:
Sorry, couldn't help myself...you're doing some great stuff. Stay the course :salute:

Can't work on just one, have to work on several models at one time...this way I don't get burnt out....has happened to me in the past:icon29:

[stiz]

i've always wanted a dragonfly for some reason, guess i just like the shape of it :engel016:

[lazarus]

i've always wanted a dragonfly for some reason, guess i just like the shape of it :engel016:
Somewhat elderly, the fsx version of Mr.Peppers here in the library...

[jeansy]

my list is endless, I say all of them....

but seriously anything besides the usual ones that have already been done

as long as it doesn't use a default fde and has a nice model and textures with vc to match im happy

plus it needs to be paint-able

[XLR8]

http://youtu.be/LFXSvDZZtiQ

[jetstreamsky]

Bristol Belvedere

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[noddy]

Bit of an odd ball

Kaman 1200 - http://www.kamanaero.com/helicopters/kmax.html

[Crusader]

Mentioned this in a previous thread . A classic that has been left out of FSX for waaaaaaay too long .

http://www.google.com/search?q=UH-34&hl=en&rlz=1G1SNNT_ENUS429&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=JtKWTtvpOIbq0gGToOWpBA&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1111&bih=614

[mal998]

Agree, the UH-34 has been overlooked for way too long.

So has this one, the Kaman Huskie:

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[Crusader]

Agree, the UH-34 has been overlooked for way too long.

So has this one, the Kaman Huskie:

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Totally agree .Saw one these at The Air Force Museum and from what I've read , quite a work horse and saved many , many lives .

Rich

[mal998]

Totally agree .Saw one these at The Air Force Museum and from what I've read , quite a work horse and saved many , many lives .

Rich

yes, I believe she was used quite extensively as a fire fighter as well as SAR.

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[Txmmy83]

a FSX native Sikorsky/Agusta HH3F Pelican would be my favourite

Best Regards
Thomas

[Txmmy83]

My list:

Agusta Mangusta/Rooivalk or Eurocopter Tiger.

from that combat helos the Agusta Mangusta I think would be the best choice


best regards
Thomas

[conork]

Sikorsky S-61N

Sikorsky S-92A

AW139

in that order :)

[Dain Arns]

I would like to see more piston based helicopters, like the early Bell's, or Sikorsky H-5 Dragonfly, or the Kaman HH-43 Huskie,( or as they were better known by the crews "Pedros"), as previously mentioned.
It's fun to shut off the governor and 'roll the throttle' on the Piston based helicopters in FSX.
Seems like a more accurate way to operate as well, least to me anyway.

[Flame-Prop]

Oh my friend what I had in mind is something that's loud, the legendary bell Huey created by Nemeth Designs, probably the most accurate. Problem is though, it dose not have sound that gives you goose bumps or puts some hair on your chest yet like the real life one. I let know Turbine Studios to make one, if they do.

http://www.museumofflight.org/files/imagecache/lightbox/Bell-UH-1H-Iroquois-%28Huey%29_P1.jpg

[shamus]

How about the Lakota that the Army is testing!

[BrittMac]

How about the Lakota that the Army is testing!

Lakota is literally a civvy EC-145 painted green, so if anyone makes an EC-145 that will be good to go with a paintkit. But, if someone made a UH-72 Lakota, then you could make it into an EC-145 with the paintkit. 6 of one, half dozen of another!
The Lakota can be covered by an EC-145 that is released with a medical interior, passenger interior, AND since they are going to use them in the RAID capacity you can put a Police package with a FLIR and spotlight. I wouldn't mind seeing that one bit.

BUT, I still want to see a nice set of AH-1's, G, S, and J/T models would be sweet. I still like choppers that can blow stuff up!

[kilo delta]

I spotted an FSX'd EC145 on a French site. The exterior,at least, appeared to be almost finalised.

Also,Icaro will be releasing an FSX EC135 in the not too distant future.

[VaporZ]

I spotted an FSX'd EC145 on a French site. The exterior,at least, appeared to be almost finalised.

Also,Icaro will be releasing an FSX EC135 in the not too distant future.

Interesting !
Can you gave us the address of this french website ?

Thanks
:jump:
VaporZ

[kilo delta]

Interesting !
Can you gave us the address of this french website ?

Thanks
:jump:
VaporZ

http://www.pilote-virtuel.com/viewtopic.php?id=35529&p=1

[RKinkor]

somethin' I'm picking at...49927Definitely my choice!

[jeansy]

come to think of it

we are lacking some decent big heavy russian transports like the hips, oh how i miss the old school nemeth products

[SeanTK]

Any of the following in high-quality would be nice:

1. HH-52 Seaguard....apparently MAAM or someone associated with them was making it. Don't know what happened....
http://www.hovercontrol.com/cgi-bin/ifolio/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Screenshot_Gallery/Development_Screenshots&image=HH52AfrontQuarter.jpg&img=0&search=HH-52&cat=all&tt=&bool=phrase
http://www.hovercontrol.com/cgi-bin/ifolio/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Screenshot_Gallery/Development_Screenshots&image=HH52Ahover.jpg&img=0&search=HH-52&cat=all&tt=&bool=phrase

2. Along Jeansy's lines....some sort of Russian transport. Mi-2, 6, 8, 17......any of those would be great!(Really want a Ka-60!)
Maybe the Nemeths will update some of their Russian aircraft one day.

3. Proper Cera/Nemeth level Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II.

4. Aerospatiale AS341 Gazelle. Cyril Pioffet (creator of the 2002/4 version) was making one, but it looks like that project died. No news for a few years.
http://gmaxflight2002.pagesperso-orange.fr/index2.html

5. Kaman K-Max.

6. RAH-66 Comanche (yes, the real program was canceled, but it's still a neat helicopter!)

[michael davies]

Lynx for me please :icon_lol:

About as far as I got.

[michael davies]

a FSX native Sikorsky/Agusta HH3F Pelican would be my favourite

Best Regards
Thomas

Heres one I was doing behind the scenes when working commercially, sadly no takers so consigned to the bin long ago to clear HD space, might still have a rusty copy on a CD somewhere.

[DaveWG]

About as far as I got.

Looks good Michael.
Is that still being worked on, abandoned, or up for adoption? :kilroy:

[krazycolin]

If the lynx is up for adoption, it just found a home... :)

[michael davies]

I must admit the engine casing is one of my better meshes, I haven't decided what to do with it yet, nor the couple of other meshes I've decided to keep. I haven't touched FS or Max for months, probably most of this year truth be told.

I just looked at the date stamp on the Lynx renders, they're three years old, gosh doesn't time fly, I'd have sworn it was early last year I last poked it. The majority of the other meshes are lost or deleted over time, unless by some quirk they turn up on a CD, which I gave up as a back up medium years ago LOL.

Not really sure about adoption, historicaly thats fraught with issues, payware, well I'm a little disgruntled with the industry right now and some of its goings on and characters, still my interest in the hobby is cyclic, last time I went walkabout for 20 months or so and then came back for three years :).

[LouP]

If it's in your blood, you always will come back. ;)

LouP