FSX: The 1940 Fokker T.5 bomber released

**txnetcop** · August 2nd, 2017, 11:55

It's got to be a heavenly gift...outstanding Daan and congratulations!

Ted

***Cees Donker*** · August 2nd, 2017, 11:59

Sorry to hear that Daan! Hang in there buddy!

Cees

**Dutcheeseblend** · November 11th, 2017, 12:08

Hi there,

I got back to my T.5 after roughly two months!
The first thing I visited, was the locking plate of the control lever, which controls the windscreen of the second pilot. I was able to add detail after a visit to our National Archives, where I found a relatively good photograph of the very thing.

For non-Dutch, the thing reads:
OPEN - WINDSCREEN - CLOSED
DO NOT CLOSE WHEN
SEAT IS OCCUPIED

The second pilot sat on the seat to the left, shown in the figure below.

So, when he moved away from his flying position, he ended up on the front spar, where he had this view forward.

Until next time! Daan

***huub vink*** · November 11th, 2017, 12:39

Its good to see you are motivated again. Isn't it great what a small gathering from similar minds can do to do

The T.V look absolutely stunning and I really envy your talent!

Cheers,
Huub

***Cees Donker*** · May 23rd, 2018, 11:51

Hey Daan, how are you doing? Everything alright?

Cees

**Dutcheeseblend** · August 23rd, 2018, 12:45

After a really, really long time, I could continue with real work on my T.5.

After getting new information regarding the intercoms, I redesigned them.

Base station, located at the radio operator.

Crew member station (in this case the second pilot).

Cheers, Daan

***huub vink*** · August 23rd, 2018, 13:32

Thanks for the update Daan. I'm glad you are still working on this special model

Cheers,
Huub

***manfredc3*** · August 23rd, 2018, 13:35

Great to hear this project is still alive. Really looking forward to the end result.

**Dutcheeseblend** · September 20th, 2018, 09:41

Well, finally I did it! Made the bombsight.

According to references, it should have been a Lotfernrohr 2C. Images in context of the bomber itself do show varying models (all looking somewhat the same). I understood that the military ordered small series of these time after time in the years before the war. Every new series they recieved, deviated from the former. So...

Well, the pics:

Well, and we had a fantastic day last saturday! We visited (with a group of 25 Dutch aviation geeks) the flying replica Fokker D.21 being built!

***manfredc3*** · September 20th, 2018, 19:31

Great to see an update, And I envy you and the others getting to see the Fokker D21

***huub vink*** · September 21st, 2018, 00:41

Looks nice Daan and as always I'm surprised to see the amount of detailed information you are able to find.

@Manfred, you can follow the construction of this small fighter on the facebook page of the team which is doing this:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/FlyingFo...=page_internal

I think its quite unique that the required knowledge, skills and possibilities meet and that its possible to do a project like the PH.XXI.

Cheers,
Huub

**hertzie** · September 21st, 2018, 01:10

Hey Daan, great news!! Thanks for picking up the work, still looking forward to fly this bird one day.

All the best,

hertzie

**Dutcheeseblend** · September 26th, 2018, 11:29

Some progress images.

First is the ammodrum. I provided it with textures.

Overview from the jumpseat next to the pilot. This jumpseat was in use by the commander/navigator/bombardier during take-off and landing.

Thanks to a drawing in the archives, I could create a realistic connection to the antenna. The cylinder brings in the antenna, and connects it to the shortwave radio installation (suspended next to it).

Overview from the very front end. At right, just in front of the rudder pedals, we observe the bombsight. No texture yet. Next to it, the signalling gun.
On the left, we see the bomb doors control lever. According to the documentation, there should have been an emergency valve and pressure vessel above it, but it's left without visual reference. I decided to swap it.

View from the top gunner position on the Lewis gun, mounted on a Vickers turret and provided with an ammodrum.

That's it for now. I've been out of it for a long time, but now up speed. And, I'm running another project besides it: a Fokker S.14 jet trainer (name: Machtrainer).

**Flyboy208** · September 26th, 2018, 11:59

That looks amazing Daan ! Mike

***blanston12*** · September 26th, 2018, 12:32

Amazing work! I only hope someday we will get to fly it.

***Cees Donker*** · September 26th, 2018, 13:34

Looks good Daan!

Cees

**Dutcheeseblend** · November 22nd, 2018, 12:22

Just to post an update: texturing of the bomb aiming apparatus is underway!

***Cees Donker*** · November 24th, 2018, 08:15

Amazing attention to detail Daan! Wow!

Cees

**Dutcheeseblend** · December 4th, 2018, 10:51

Thank you!

Well, diffuse texturing of the front and mid fuselage sections is finished (IMHO). Now starting modelling of the rear fuselage section. It consisted of a 6 m steel tube frame.

I was lucky enough to obtain a drawing of this frame. Tube dimensions vary from 24x1 mm to 50x1.5 mm.

Around this frame, wooden ribs were placed to get the oval fuselage shape. Through the frame, there was a wooden ramp, used to walk from fore to aft (the tailgunner's position).

Cheers, Daan