Ito San did it again: a Fokker D.XXIII available

[Matt Wynn]

ok... and thats an evaluation bird done for the RAF... onto the next....

[Ferry_vO]

That VC would be nice to have for Fs9 as well! I bumped up the gauge resolution from 512 to 1024 but of course the original turboprop instruments are still there.

For sounds I'm using Lawdog2360's Westland Whirlwind sounds. The RR Peregrines in that aircraft are watercooled and more powerful than the Sagitta, but so far I haven't found anything for an inverted, aircooled V12.

[Hurricane91]

Waiting for the new paintjob by Matt. Must admitt the orange is a real Dutch color!

Cees

Hi Cees,
Where is that D.XXIII stationed in your screen?

[Cees Donker]

Hi Cees,
Where is that D.XXIII stationed in your screen?

Hehe! Thought you´d never ask! That will be Soesterberg before 1940. I´m working on it when I have time.

Cees

[Matt Wynn]

well with all these little Fokkers *Sniggers* it was inevitable the Luftwaffe got hold of one for trials.... gonna do 2 versions of this one, one with and without the Hakenkreuze on the tail

[Cees Donker]

It's been a long time since I checked the uploads section every hour as I do now for Matt's repaints!

Cees

[Matt Wynn]

well that's 4 fictional done... 2 x RAF, and 2 x Luftwaffe... now onto the next one....

they'll be up soon i hope Cees, the Dutch ones at least... fictional ones i'll upload when i get done

[Milton Shupe]

Excellent work Matt, and interested tweakers. :-) Looking sweet!

Has anyone got the suspension to work? Seemed frozen on my version.

[Matt Wynn]

slightly later in the war.... a fictional USAAF Weather Recon Bird....

[Hurricane91]

Hehe! Thought you´d never ask! That will be Soesterberg before 1940. I´m working on it when I have time.

Cees

Ah yes, now I remember. I knew you were working on it, but not sure of the current status. Thanks for the update. I like to
tour the Dutch bases in the D.XVI, not neccessarily taking the direct route. :o)

[Hurricane91]

slightly later in the war.... a fictional USAAF Weather Recon Bird....

Jeez Matt, do you ever sleep?

[Hurricane91]

It's been a long time since I checked the uploads section every hour as I do now for Matt's repaints!

Cees

Same here.

[Terry]

Excellent work Matt, and interested tweakers. :-) Looking sweet!

Has anyone got the suspension to work? Seemed frozen on my version.

Did you remove the locking pins before takeoff?

[Matt Wynn]

Jeez Matt, do you ever sleep?

occasionally.... normally after 3 hours sleep i'm bright eyed and bushy tailed.... i had 7hrs last night so as a result everyone is diving from cover because of my state of alertness

just adding the Invasion stripes to this USAAF one

[Ferry_vO]

well with all these little Fokkers *Sniggers* it was inevitable the Luftwaffe got hold of one for trials.... gonna do 2 versions of this one, one with and without the Hakenkreuze on the tail

About two weeks after the German invasion a group of Germans from the RLM visited the Fokker factory with a special interest in the D.XXIII mainly because of the nose wheel landing gear and the push/pull prop setup (Maybe it's the father of the Do-335..?). Fokker was ordered to repair the D.XXIII, because it had suffered some shrapnel damage during the bombing of Schiphol, as the Germans intended to bring it to Rechlin for testing. Fokker did sent a bill to Germany but never got a response, so the D.XXIII was stored, and later scrapped (Somewhere in '42 or early '43.). Rumours that the Germans flew the D.XXIII aren't true.

Another interesting story: Bob Williams, Cessna's test pilot, commented in a Dutch newspaper in 1967 that the 337 Super Skymaster reminded him of the D.XXIII!
Typically the 337 initially had the same rear engine cooling problems as the D.XXIII had...