RealAir Spitfire 4 FSX

[BFT]

Is there a RealAir Spitfire 4 FSX, is there one converted over some where ?
I have the FS9 version and it will not work in FSX .... texture issues ... ALL grey looking.
Or is there something I can do to make the textures work in FSX, like changing the format
to DX5.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I really do not want to buy another one.-

[DaveB]

Here you go..

http://realairsimulations.com/products.php?page=products

ATB
DaveB:)

[BFT]

Here you go..

http://realairsimulations.com/products.php?page=products

ATB
DaveB:)


Thanks for the quick reply DaveB, but I did not want to buy another one not just yet anyway.

Thanks again

[DaveB]

At Eur 14.95.. it's a steal for the quality of what you get;)

ATB
DaveB:)

[BFT]

At Eur 14.95.. it's a steal for the quality of what you get;)

ATB
DaveB:)

I know, but have to wait on it for a while

Thx

[Tony G]

Which would you guys currently consider the better of the two spitfires? I had the RA for FS9. Thinking about picking it up for FSX/P3D but also looking at the A2A.

Is there another warbird to be suggested? I also have the A2A P-51D.

[Alan_A]

The RealAir and A2A Spitfires are very different models. A2A's are early - Mks I and II - and model its limited cooling system, limited range and (relatively) low-powered early Merlin. And of course there's the usual Accu-Sim feature set. They're very sweet fliers - my favorite single-engine warbirds for their balance, controllability and good manners. They're somewhat easier to handle than the RealAir versions, which are late - Mark IX and Griffon-powered Mark XIV. The RealAir Spits are more powerful (more torque to manage), practical (won't overheat on the ground after five minutes' taxi time), more capable (longer range, better high-altitude performance) and feature Rob Young's flight modeling. I own and fly both regularly - wouldn't want to be without any of them. I suppose I'm leading up to the usual answer - "buy both" - but in this case you could do worse than to do just that. Hope this helps.

[Tony G]

Thanks a lot Alan....reviews like that are the reason my virtual hangar is so full of payware, and my visa is hot!

[JensOle]

A lot of screenshots of the Realair Spitfire IX in this thread:


http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?97798-Norwegian-Spitfire-IX-mega-pack

In my opinion the IX is the most beautiful of all the marks with the original Spitfire fuselage, but the better symmetry of the longer twin stage supercharger Merlin engine and symmetrical under wing coolers.

[Alan_A]

@Tony G - glad it helped, and sorry to be emptying your wallet. Soon yours will have as much air in it as mine.

Forgot to mention in my last post that neither Spitfire is as much of a handful as the P-51. The Mustang was in many ways more capable, but as you know from the A2A version, you have to stay on top of it all the time, and it always seems ready to go out from under you. The Spitfire, in all of its incarnations, is more of a pilot's airplane.

@JensOle - agree with you about the looks of the later versions. Excellent paints, too!

[jankees]

I must say I like the looks of the later models as well, and if it is paints you're after: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?97585-RealAir-Spitfire

[DaveB]

Yup.. the MkIX does it for me so I'm kinda middle of the road as far as Mk's go.

As for the models.. agree 100% with Alan's quick round-up. Until recently, I had the RA Spit and the WWII Fighters Spit from A2A. With an almost complete lack of 'things to buy' in the Christmas sales (for me anyway).. I decided to go for the A2A WOP3 Spit with Accusim and immediately binned the WWII Fighters model. It's impossible to say which version is best (A2A or RA) as they're both very different beasts. If you over-cook the A2A model.. there's still a chance to recover it managing the rpm and rad/oil vents. Over-cook the RA Spit and you've oil on your windscreen and a stopped engine!! In the event.. I love em both and fly both. Externally.. the RA Spits have the edge. Internally.. the A2A Spits;)

For all it's 'reality'.. I don't feel the same about the A2A WOP3 Mustang. Here.. the WBS versions are my 'Go To' models;)
ATB
DaveB:)

[Bomber_12th]

Some screenshots of the A2A Spitfire Mk.Ia, together with RealAir's Spitfire Mk.IX, and RealAir's Spitfire Mk.XIV.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Bomber_12th131/Spitfire5_zpssdxrczjw.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Bomber_12th131/Spitfire5_zpssdxrczjw.jpg.html)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Bomber_12th131/spitfire2_zpsdfcjuxdk.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Bomber_12th131/spitfire2_zpsdfcjuxdk.jpg.html)

[Bomber_12th]

Some more of my favorite shots of the...

RealAir Spitfire Mk.IX:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Bomber_12th001/spitfire_zpsyh5ioezq.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Bomber_12th001/spitfire_zpsyh5ioezq.jpg.html)


RealAir Spitfire Mk.XIV:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Bomber_12th075/eagle_spit7_zpspigqmkud.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Bomber_12th075/eagle_spit7_zpspigqmkud.jpg.html)


A2A Spitfire Mk.I:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y282/Bomber_12th/Bomber_12th001/spitfire_zpsgx0r0gcw.jpg~original (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Bomber_12th/media/Bomber_12th001/spitfire_zpsgx0r0gcw.jpg.html)

[jankees]

It's funny how the early Spit seems so snub-nosed compared to the other two, I never noticed that before. But once you've seen it..

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Spitfire/ss23722.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Spitfire/ss23722.jpg.html)

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww230/jcblom60/Spitfire/ss23721.jpg (http://s722.photobucket.com/user/jcblom60/media/Spitfire/ss23721.jpg.html)

[JensOle]

It's funny how the early Spit seems so snub-nosed compared to the other two, I never noticed that before. But once you've seen it


...It cannot be unseen..!

[Bradburger]

It's funny how the early Spit seems so snub-nosed compared to the other two, I never noticed that before. But once you've seen it..


...It cannot be unseen..!

Indeed, but only the MK.II when fitted with the horrible 'blunt' Rotol ES series spinner!

It really did spoil the lines of the Spitfire in my eyes.

(I really wish A2A would add the de Havilland CS 20 degree prop as an alternative to the Rotol on the MK.II, rather than the non authentic fixed pitch 2 blade Weybridge from the MK.I that we have a present).

The 'Baby' Spits with either the D.H prop and spinner or the later 'pointed' Rotol, one as per the MK.V, look much nicer!

Cheers

Paul

[hairyspin]

It's funny how the early Spit seems so snub-nosed compared to the other two, I never noticed that before. But once you've seen it..

That's because the Spits up to the Mk.V had single-stage supercharged engines. The Mk.IX and later Merlin-engined versions had two-stage superchargers bolted on to the motor and were necessarily longer nosed. Luftwaffe pilots learned to spot the longer-nosed Mk.IX and treat them with more respect than a Mk.V.

edit: that said, you're comparing an early mark Merlin-engine Spit with a Griffon-engine Mk.XIV in those two screenshots: the Griffon-equipped aircraft are generally longer-nosed and larger-tailed than any Spit sporting a Merlin (although the view over the nose is just slightly better with the Griffon compared to a Mk.IX).