I used to see them regularly flying into Northolt. I was also lucky and saw the one that flew into Hendon and became part of the RAF Museum. I think that may have been the last flight.
"Beautifully ugly aircraft," that's an apt description. Mind you, not the ugliest - that prize would surely go the similarly configured French NC211 "Cormoran". While the Beverley had many faults it could pack all kinds of outsize cargo, military and humanitarian, and deliver it where it needed to go. This YT video has some interesting accounts and detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57vVZv8-vKQ
For pallet dropping the plane often flew with its loading doors removed. Anecdotally, a Beverley once took off from Aden with the rear doors off and ATC, who had not seen this type of aircraft before, called out to the pilot “You’ve taken off and you forgot to close the rear doors”. "Yes, thanks, I know," the pilot replied, "I can’t get the bloody gear up either."
That thing looks like a great big fat tadpole... LOL.
Had they been able to configure retractable landing gear for it... it may have not come across as quite so ugly...
BB686
"El gato que camina como hombre" -- The cat that walks like a man
Thanks, nice video and chuckle from this post. :-)
LouP
The whistling wheelbarrow?
It's been several months since I've done any sim flying so decided to spend a day with the Navy!
Inspecting the 4th frigate squadron
Passing over HMS Antelope
HMS Battleaxe and HMS Broadsword patrolling GIUK gap
The Kipper fleet on a flypast of HMS Brave
"Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there".
The rotors on your Wessex look pretty good in your screens, are you flying it out of the box or have you made any mods ?It's been several months since I've done any sim flying so decided to spend a day with the Navy!
Inspecting the 4th frigate squadron
BO-105 P from German Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) at a late evening attack...
Greetings
Klaus
I've never made any personal mods but I've had the Wessex installed that long I can't remember if I picked up a rotor mod from someone else or ifs it's just luck when I took the screenshots. I've still got the original zip file from simshed so I'll compare it to the installed aircraft and let you know. If there's a mod there I'll pass it on!
Gaz
AH-60L DAP
Greetings
Klaus
FANTRAINER 600
English is not my native language, I ask your indulgence.
Correct me, if you will.
English is not my native language, I ask your indulgence.
Correct me, if you will.
Bell UH-1Y Venom..... modifacation off the Cera Sim Bell 412
Greetings
Klaus
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USAF Pavehawk paint I'm working on for the modified Cera Blackhawk. Needs to be darker and the markings a little more subdued....
You can't take the sky from me...
Here's the repaint I am currently working on:
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