Serious Italian 1940 Metal

[lemonadedrinker]

Hi,

Milton, you already have a full evening's work ahead of you doing all these other projects; I wasn't begging for the 212 to be done as well!! :salute: a huge salute to you and the team who produce these wonders.

Andy.

[nigel richards]

Hello Milton,
It's great to see another Zappata design in the works by one of the Masters.
Manuele's CANT Z.506 is one of the most beautiful trimoters in the sim, but
no VC (cry).

Attachment 72017

Nice bait John - must be the same stuff Milton's using!


Attachment 72237


Alfa Romeo 125

Alfa Romeo built/designed several aircraft engines based on Bristol Jupiter and Pegasus designs. These engines were named as 125, 126, 128, 129 and 131. The 126-RC34 was derived from Bristol Pegasus and 126-RC35 from Jupiter 9-cylinder radial design. All these engines were mainly fitted to Italian bombers in World War II. Between 1934 and 1944 Alfa Romeo built around 11,000 units.

Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34

Specifications

• Power output: 507-582 kW (680-780 hp)

Uh-hum...I'm hooked!...piece o' cake!

[Matt Wynn]

ooooh nice! looking forwards to this! will be right back to work where i can assist in a while Milton... got a few months of regular doctors check-ups ahead, Harpoon is Currently Priority 1 (Seeing as there's nothing for the moment to do on the PC-21) :salute:

[Hurricane91]

Nice bait John - must be the same stuff Milton's using!

I just can not resist the graceful curves of the Z.506 and 1007 series. Or for that matter, any of
Zappata's designs. Thoroughbreds all.

I'm hooked

Sounds great. Great sounds.

[Milton Shupe]

Making some headway with lots of time to get the windshield and side windows, lower bomber windows, and engine areas right.

Much left to do on that cockpit windows/windscreen area right. I have been around that area 100's of times trying to rectify differences between the top and side views and the pictures I have. Very painstaking work but will be worth it in the end.

[Milton Shupe]

The intricate work around all these windows is time consuming. Very important to get all the posts and framework precisely the same width and clean up after it's done. It will require alot more yet to get the top and front windows done.

[Jagdflieger]

Yikes! That's some detailed work.

[Blackbird686]

Very important to get all the posts and framework precisely the same width and clean up after it's done. It will require alot more yet to get the top and front windows done.

Well, if anyone could do a precise job on that sort of thing, it's you... Milton. Your work speaks for itself . By the way, once the CANT.Z project comes full circle, I plan to take my copy and tour Europe with it. No need to rent a flat, or a room at a hotel, I'll just live inside that monster of an airplane until the tour is over... :salute:


BB686:USA-flag:

[Matt Wynn]

lovely work Milton! makes me want to jump back into my Meteor work, despite the doc telling me to not do anything that could trigger eye-strain

really looking forwards to this thing! she's a beauty!

[Milton Shupe]

Ahhh, got the basic frame structure completed. Now for some cleanup before adding the windows back in and freeing up the hatches, all 4 of them. :-)

[lemonadedrinker]

HI,

Looking astounding!

Andy.

[Milton Shupe]

Thanks. Got the glass in and mapped. Now for the 4 hatches. :-)

[Matt Wynn]

ooooh! looking really nice now! fantastic work... really shows the beauty of that 'Aviation Art Deco' period.... :salute:

[Milton Shupe]

Progress continues on the really painstaking parts. I intend to complete the fuselage before moving on to the wings and tails.

[Matt Wynn]

it looks absolutely fantastic Milton! a work of art.... starting to really shape up now

[TuFun]

^ What Matt said, work of art!

[Milton Shupe]

it looks absolutely fantastic Milton! a work of art.... starting to really shape up now

Thanks, now moving on to easier stuff. Bomb bay doors are in and the rear gunner portal. :-)

[Duckie]

Milton, you are an Iron Man on a mission!! And I (we all) love it.

[Milton Shupe]

Milton, you are an Iron Man on a mission!! And I (we all) love it.

Well, thank you Duckie (et al) for the nice comments. This is a challenging but fun aircraft to do so it needs some "special attention".

Right now I am focusing on 12 cowl flaps, the outsides of them and about ready to do the inner 12 sides, then link and animate them all.

[Milton Shupe]

Flaps done, actually 11 of them; 11 inner sides, 11 links, 11 pivots, 11 animations, 3 hours, tedious process, but fun to get it done.

I set them to open at 20 degrees. Might be a touch strong with the way the fuse nose is shaped to allow for lots of air flow behind that huge exhaust header.

[Milton Shupe]

Looking for pictures of the Piaggio P.XI Italian 14-cylinder engine for use as an engine texture. Any assistance appreciated.

Also would like more technical data for the flight model development:

Compression ratio, operating RPM ranges(rated power max/takeoff/cruise), MAP takeoff and cruise, cylinder displacement, any boost mechanisms, fuel consumption, etc.

[Hurricane91]

Looking for pictures of the Piaggio P.XI...

Not centered but best so far...

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tr...re_Piaggio.jpg

[Hurricane91]

The Piaggio XI was a licensed version of the Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major.

Similar...
IAR 14K
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Piaggio P.XII
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[Milton Shupe]

The Piaggio XI was a licensed version of the Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major.

Similar...
IAR 14K
Attachment 72326

Piaggio P.XII
Attachment 72327

WooooHooooo! Excellent find!

And, it yields the technical data needed for teh engine and FM. :-)

General characteristics

• Type: Fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine
• Bore: 146 mm (5.75 in)
• Stroke: 165 mm (6.5 in)
• Displacement: 38.72 l (2,363 in³)
• Diameter: 1,296 mm (51.02 in)
• Dry weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)

Components

• Valvetrain: Overhead valves
• Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger
• Fuel system: Stromberg carburetor
• Fuel type: 87 octane rating gasoline
• Cooling system: Air-cooled
• Reduction gear: 2:3

Performance

• Power output:
  
  • 743 kW (996 hp) at 2,390 rpm for takeoff
  • 821 kW (1,100 hp) at 2,390 rpm at 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
  
  
• Specific power: 21.23 kW/l (0.47 hp/in³)
• Compression ratio: 5.5:1
• Specific fuel consumption: 328 g/(kW•h) (0.54 lb/(hp•h))
• Oil consumption: 20 g/(kW•h) (0.53 oz/(hp•h))
• Power-to-weight ratio: 1.52 kW/kg (0.92 hp/lb)

[Milton Shupe]

I have the major work on the fuselage now completed with all openings, glass, doors and animations done.