The original Westland Whirlwind

[gavinc]

And the first payware I ever bought
The Classic Warbirds Design Team Westland Whirlwind.

I bought it for CFS2 back in 2004. It came with an FS9 version that I never really looked at at the time.

Pulled it back out recently and was re-impressed by how nice the model was and wondered if it would convert to FSX native format.

The answer is yes, quite well.

A couple of gauges need replacing for P3D but for FSX it is a treat.

Gavin

[sjrichardson]

One of my favourites too - great to hear from someone else who likes the oldies! What's needed to convert it to native FSX (I'm a Luddite technophobe and also a Bear of Very Little Brain....)

[falcon409]

One of my favourites too - great to hear from someone else who likes the oldies! What's needed to convert it to native FSX (I'm a Luddite technophobe and also a Bear of Very Little Brain....)

A program called Model ConverterX and a good working knowledge of that program, also a few other necessary files, a tutorial on the process of converting aircraft to native FSX and hours upon hours of frustration while you attempt to change each line of code and animation. . . . .or someone who is adept at all that to do it for you!

[hertzie]

To sjrichardson: send me a pm with your email-adress and I'll send you an FSX flyable one with working gauges in VC.

hertzie

[alain0568]

Hello all,

I am amazed to read this post, because I too bought this Whirlwind a long time ago, for fs9!
I had already tried to make it work in <fsx, but it didn't work! Since then I forgot about this episode!
And after reading this post, I took the plane from FS9 (which I still have !!!) and put it back in FSX, and tried to make it fly:
-But at the selection, I have a message from FSX: "the visual model cannot be displayed" !!!?
Hence, my question: how can it be displayed and flyable in FSX?
- Another question: what is the scenery used by Gavin, and where can I find it?
Thank you for your help!

Alain

[falcon409]

Hello all,
. . . . .-But at the selection, I have a message from FSX: "the visual model cannot be displayed" !!!?
Hence, my question: how can it be displayed and flyable in FSX?. . . . .Thank you for your help!

Alain

Read my post above. It's not a simple process.

[Motormouse]

Hello all,


- Another question: what is the scenery used by Gavin, and where can I find it?
Thank you for your help!

Alain

Scenery is Duxford, UK (now part of the Imperial War Museum sites)

Do a search on 'Duxford' at the usual places and you should find it

Ttfn

Pete

[gavinc]

Hello all,

I am amazed to read this post, because I too bought this Whirlwind a long time ago, for fs9!
I had already tried to make it work in <fsx, but it didn't work! Since then I forgot about this episode!
And after reading this post, I took the plane from FS9 (which I still have !!!) and put it back in FSX, and tried to make it fly:
-But at the selection, I have a message from FSX: "the visual model cannot be displayed" !!!?
Hence, my question: how can it be displayed and flyable in FSX?
- Another question: what is the scenery used by Gavin, and where can I find it?
Thank you for your help!

Alain

Hi Alain
The screen shots are of a native FSX conversion that I did using ModelConverterX.
However the FS9 model should work fine in FSX - I used the FS9 model in FSX to validate some animation. The only reason that I can think of for you getting "the visual model cannot be displayed" is if you accidently installed the CFS2 version.

I wish I could post the conversion but since it is copyrighted payware I don't think that would be acceptable.

The Duxford scenery is from the Airfield Construction Group and is available for free from Justflight
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...WzF-a2e0gYmpnW

Gavin

[greycap]

One of my favourites too - great to hear from someone else who likes the oldies! What's needed to convert it to native FSX (I'm a Luddite technophobe and also a Bear of Very Little Brain....)

hi is there still a 2004 version I cant seem to find it
cheers
greycap

[zswobbie1]

hi is there still a 2004 version I cant seem to find it
cheers
greycap

Try here.. (also at simviation)
https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib...rchid=80008176

If that does not work, just do a search..

[mcanx]

I noticed when clicking the panel light switch it was coming on barely behind the panel and illuminating the foot pedal area. Here is how I fixed mine. Delete or comment line 6 in Lights section.
Copy this to Lights section: light.6 = 4, -3.00, 0.00, 3.65, fx_vclight,

[alain0568]

Hello Mcanx,

-My god, what a donkey, I forgot the sign - in front of the 3.000 !!!!!
Thank you!
Cheers


Alain
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[greycap]

Try here.. (also at simviation)
https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib...rchid=80008176

If that does not work, just do a search..

found one I dont thing its cwt one

[mcanx]

Greycap try this one. Second one down. https://simviation.com/1/search?subm...rlwind&x=0&y=0

[gavinc]

hi is there still a 2004 version I cant seem to find it
cheers
greycap

The original model was/is payware. I bought my copy in 2006 so I don't know if it is still available.

Andrew Wai recently released an updated version for CFS2 that is available in the library here. You could see if that worked in FS9.

Gavin