RFN F-8 Crusader is Out!!

[sparouty]

Hi guys!
The RFN Team is really proud to announce you that our Crusader is out!!
After so many years, the project finally succeeds in releasing its 1st release with 2 Crusader's versions: F-8E(FN) and F-8J.
I hope you'll enjoy to fly this beatiful beast as much as we loved to work on this project.

Enjoy!!

http://royalefrenchnavy.restauravia....ations.htm#Avi

Regards,
S.

[delta_lima]

Congrats Sylvain et al!

You and your team have done a superb job. It was a pleasure to have had some last minute input - thanks for that opportunity.

Many thanks!

Daniel

[Sundog]

WTG guys! I'm definitely downloading and flying this when I get home from work. I think we've all been looking forward to this release for a long time. Thanks to the team for all of their hard work in making this happen.

[StormILM]

This is big and somewhat unexpected news! I had long worried the project might have died (as many often do). Sylvain, I know this has been a long road to get this model out and I know some of us kept inquiring fairly frequently (maybe even nagging asking how close it was to being done), but to you and all involved, a huge Thank You and Congratulations is in order! Now I am going to get the Crusader installed and take my long awaited first test flight!

[StormILM]

This F-8 Crusader is simply a work of art, no finer F-8 model ever made before now for any FS platform. Looks great, flies great. It's a keeper!

[StormILM]

Some more shots:

[Victory103]

This is big and somewhat unexpected news! I had long worried the project might have died (as many often do). Sylvain, I know this has been a long road to get this model out and I know some of us kept inquiring fairly frequently (maybe even nagging asking how close it was to being done), but to you and all involved, a huge Thank You and Congratulations is in order! Now I am going to get the Crusader installed and take my long awaited first test flight!

+1000, I just came off a work trip to find the SOH forums going crazy over this Gunfighter. Funny, I must of had the itch 2 weeks ago messing around with A-7D/E TP beta in P3D. D/L now and hope to get the SWS carriers working. My post-WWII carrier deck is getting full!

[modelr]

Fantastic aircraft! Flies great. I'm still rusty on the jets, but this one is a great flyer.

JanKee's VF-33-210 paint, at

MCAS

Miramar

[jankees]

It's beautiful!
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[StormILM]

Very nice Jan! For any repainters looking to do F-8 paints, here are color plates from one of my personal books, F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War:

[StormILM]

If there is one particular repaint I hope to see done, it's VMF-325 ("Bozo" Nose scheme).

[b52bob]

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[Mach3DS]

I think the Bozo scheme is going to be the default DCS F-8 scheme Storm!

[jankees]

ouch!
I thought it looked nice and clean, but a bit too much apparently..
I just uploaded a new version.

and something else
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[Ferry_vO]

Any takers to do this version..? It was the first model kit I ever attempted to paint (After glueing together a lot of 1/144 kits), and although the kit is long gone (Since I was crap at painting back then..) this livery always stuck with me.

[Randy92]

Going off-topic here:

Jankees, would it be possible for you to create a fictional Royal Netherlands Navy paint for Dino's A-4E Skyhawk? It would fit in perfectly with the Crusader

Cheers,
Randy

ouch!
I thought it looked nice and clean, but a bit too much apparently..
I just uploaded a new version.

and something else
jk5713

jk5715

jk5727

[blaunarwal]

Hi all

I didn´t find any help for this in the manual. After taxiing without problem, takeoff and landing, the front wheel is blocked and I can´t steer anymore. The rudder pedals still move, also the rudder. If I reload the plane, everything is fine again. Is there a nosewheel block for takeoff and landing?

Regards

Dan

P.S. Great aircraft, thanks

Using P3D4.5 HF2

[mpni]

Hi Dan
There is not a nosewheel block. So can you do this little test:

Make a take off with 3000 pounds fuel, maintain gear down and wing up, go downwind leg and land.

Stop the aircraft on the runway.
Then begin taxiing. Have you the issue?

If you have the issue, change with an another aircraft (Dino's T45, F14, ...) and do the same flight.

Regards
Michel

[jankees]

VMF235 was on my to-do list as well, together with quite a few others..

..such as VF-51
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[Sundog]

Looks great Jankees! Here are some links to many of the scheme's I would love to see, including some already noted above;

https://weaponsandwarfare.files.word.../ghmjnmnhj.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...he_ground.jpeg

http://www.gaetanmarie.com/vought-f-8-crusader/

https://blog-imgs-46-origin.fc2.com/...c26apr1972.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2744/...5d589b43_z.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cf/14/ea/c...r-aircraft.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...arly_1970s.jpg

Then, when you guys have completed those, I could go for some what if paint schemes as well. I love everything Gekko has done. I would love to see some of his A-4 scheme's on Dino's A-4 and TA-4. He only made one F-8 scheme, linked below. But he made a whole bunch of A-7 scheme's that could be adopted to the F-8. Just saying.

http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=343.45

https://studiogekko.blogspot.com/

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=8838.0

Regards,

Ken

[jeansy]

VMF235 was on my to-do list as well, together with quite a few others..

..such as VF-51
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hey mate, check your FB messages

[jankees]

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