Spitfire!

[Willy]

I've been having this itch to fly some Spitfires and decided to scratch it a bit. Taking off from the Supermarine factory in Southampton, I headed east to Croydon airfield near London in the original Spitfire prototype. Had a slight problem on landing at Croydon and went through a fence, a tree line and ended up on the motorway before it would stop.

After taxiing back onto the airfield, I switched to a Mk VIII and flew on over London to get my bearings. Once I found the Thames, I knew where I was at and just followed it down to Southend and from there, Merc Air HQ at Rochford was easy to find.

The prototype from Aeroplane Heaven and the Mk VIII is AlphaSim's.

[Tom Clayton]

You didn't happen to see a reporter hanging around?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

("Saucy" language!)

[Willy]

Didn't see any reporter, so I hopped in a Mk IX and took off to cross the Channel into Belgium and stop over at the BAF airbase on the coast at Koksijde.

I'm enjoying this and might just have to run through my Spitfire collection ;).

The Mk IX is from AlphaSim

[Cees Donker]

That Alphasim Spit is still looking great!

:wiggle:

Cees

[sandar]

You didn't happen to see a reporter hanging around?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

("Saucy" language!)

Reporter is Alain De Cadernet (not too sure of the spelling) aviation journalist and one time motor racing driver, Pilot the late Ray Hannah, the master of low flying. The airfield looks like Duxford

[Desert Rat]

Gotta love flying a Spit around, I do so regularly,so much so that mine looks a bit worse for wear, lol.

Jamie

[UKVoodoo]

Sure thats just not a clipped wing spitfire JD :monkies:

[Matt Wynn]

Clipped by Flak 88 by the look of it :icon_lol:

[dhasdell]

Mice.

[Henry]

weird i bee flying one also!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/henrybaker/spit093.jpg
H

[Desert Rat]

indeed the good old Spity was famed for it's innovative skin construction, cornedamilium, a bonded skin formed from compressed breakfast flakes and Dutch cheese. :d

:d

PS. cheated a bit, was an Emil in CFS2.

[UKVoodoo]

PS. cheated a bit, was an Emil in CFS2.

I actually thought you was a dab hand with Alpha channels rather then it been an Emil :applause: for trickin the sim-outhouse idiot :icon_lol:

[Willy]

I was going to ask where he got that shot up paint and what Spit it was for! I've got a shot to pieces paint for the simTech Do 335.

[Terry]

I was going to ask where he got that shot up paint and what Spit it was for! I've got a shot to pieces paint for the simTech Do 335.

Willy,

How about posting the shot up D0 335, sounds neat.

Terry

[PRB]

I don't have any Spitfires. :frown: But I do have one of these! :) Can I play too?

[Desert Rat]

I actually thought you was a dab hand with Alpha channels rather then it been an Emil :applause: for trickin the sim-outhouse idiot :icon_lol:

UKV,

actually your right, the damage textures called up by CFS2 often and usually use alpha channel for holes, etc.

;)

[Blackbird686]

NICE Shot of that RealAir MkXIV crate, 'Enry....:ernae: Looks like the RealAir/A2A Version to me anyway...
After seeing that I just had to jump into mine and go for a hop.

BB686:USA-flag:

[UKVoodoo]

Think I found your Emil and he got better of me in my Cane

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/ukvoodoo/sneaky.jpg
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:salute:
Matt

[Drzook]

Oo Ooo I wanna play too!!:jump:
Sometime back Aeroplane Heaven was offering their Spitfire Prototype for free--are they still doing that? I lost mine a couple of computers back.

[Willy]

Brought in the New Year flying a Mk XVI of the Belgian AF from Koksijde to Templehof-Berlin. It was a bit of a blizzard coming into Templehof and they insisted that I fly IFR, but I just scud run it on in and landed anyway. If they fuss too much I'll just claim a fuel emergency and a busted radio.

Next up, an engine change!

ETA: Speaking of the Mk XVI, a :icon29: in the Cantina to the first one who can tell what's the difference between a Mk IX and a Mk XVI. ;)

[Desert Rat]

Packard engines :d

MkIa demo at the bottom of this page (http://www.justflight.com/product.asp?pid=281), I think the proto was an Xmas pressie one year, as was the MkIa for CFS2. The links for which go to the old Heavenly hangar domain, no longer live I'm afraid. I don't have them to give you as I have the full JF boxed edition.

[Wild Bill Kelso]

The Mk. XVI is a Mk. IX with a Merlin 266 built by Packard under license. :ernae:

Piece of cake for me - I'm an Air Vice Marshal, as you can see:

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/wildbillkelso_berlin/ok1_1.jpg


Edit:
Dangit - this Scottishman was faster than me...

[Desert Rat]

Hehe.... The Flying Scotsman :d choo, choo....

...until this happens anyway....

PS. guess these may work on the FS9 version if renamed to suit, but being payware, etc....

[Cees Donker]

The Mk. XVI is a Mk. IX with a Merlin 266 built by Packard under license. :ernae:

Piece of cake for me - I'm an Air Vice Marshal, as you can see:

http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/wildbillkelso_berlin/ok1_1.jpg


Edit:
Dangit - this Scottishman was faster than me...

WBK,

One of your repaints? Which Hurry (AH, Sanderson, SU?)is that BTW?

:wiggle:

Cees

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Cees,
it's indeed Robert Sanderson's Mk. IIa.

Intended to become AVM Keith Park's (GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, DCL RAF, commander of 11th FG during the Battle of Britain, as you all probably know...) personal 'OK 1'.
Early WIP state, halted until my four Lufthansa Convairs are done.
I'm still not too happy with the colours: Although the RGB values were taken from simmerspaintshop, they seem a little too 'flat' for me...

For educational purposes, one of Park's bonmots:


"I have pilots here that are still thinking they are turning left and right, they have no idea what port and starboard are. There are pilots who think that the radio is for idle chit-chat, they have no radio knowledge at all. Fourteen to twenty hours in a Spit and they are given their wings.....it's downright ridiculous".

[Ferry_vO]

Wrong sim, right aircraft... Still need to reinstall the JF Spitfire boxset and all it's updates.. At least now I now what to do today!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/Shark_03.jpg

[Desert Rat]

The damage texs don't work in FS9 to well, the FS9 model is set to use Alpha for reflections as opposed to CFS2's transparency. The fuselage and tailplane work okay as I avoided alpha channel transparency as being ableto see through to the sky through the 'hole' even when another surface was in the way was to unrealistic.

I usually fly this one with a guest pilot, I need to do him his own custom paint though. :icon_twi:

Jamie

[Willy]

Couldn't resist flying the Schmittfire out of Germany into Prague, Czechoslovakia. Took off in a blizzard and landed in one. This is getting to be good practice for the RTW.

I've got two different Czech Spits. decisions... decisions.....

[Willy]

Flew a quick hop from Prague to Pardubice in a Czech Police Mk XVI. I've included a shot of the panel I use in these Paul Rebuffat Spitfires. I'd set it up as a RTW racer panel as at one time I was going to fly it in the RTW before I got the AH Mk XIX set up instead. I do like my little electrical panel pop up that I'd done for it.

Think I'm going to head south from here. All this snow is starting make me feel cold.....

[Cees Donker]

Cees,
it's indeed Robert Sanderson's Mk. IIa.

Intended to become AVM Keith Park's (GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, DCL RAF, commander of 11th FG during the Battle of Britain, as you all probably know...) personal 'OK 1'.
Early WIP state, halted until my four Lufthansa Convairs are done.
I'm still not too happy with the colours: Although the RGB values were taken from simmerspaintshop, they seem a little too 'flat' for me...

For educational purposes, one of Park's bonmots:

I'll be downloading it the moment it becomes available!

:wavey:

Cees

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Thanks, Cees!

But this one sure will take some time, as it has to undergo some severe weathering. I don't know if all the legends about Sir Keith, hopping from airfield to airfield during the Battle of Britain, are true - but this particular airplane sure can tell some stories...

Sorry for all you Spit admirers:
The Spitfire sure is a beautiful aircraft, but in my eyes, the Hurricane is the icon of this era with a destinct character! It's a fighter, created to carry out some serious punches in a battle - and not a fancy racing plane, put into a war dress.
I hope you don't mind my point of view :ernae:, but as far as my taste is concerned, the same goes for the grim Jug, compared to the shiny Mustang...

Cheers,
Markus.

[Desert Rat]

I'll be downloading it the moment it becomes available!

:wavey:

Cees

Add me to the list, great stuff. Will his flight-suit be included in the repaint?

Don't worry about the Hurri's, love them almost as much as the Spit, I find it difficult to have a favourite, it more depends on my mood, sometimes it's the Mossie, Big Beau, Tiffie, Lizzie, Stringbag, etc. And that's just the native stuff, it gets :isadizzy: trying to choose. Probably my fav US fighter would be the Kittyhawks, but I do love those big Jugs too. Such a veritable smorgasbord, isn't it great!!

Jamie

[Desert Rat]

Taking off from the Supermarine factory in Southampton,....

Willy,

if you don't mind me asking, what scenery do you use for this? Hoping I've missed one somewhere.

Jamie

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Will his flight-suit be included in the repaint?


Well, at least his cap has to be...

[Cees Donker]

Add me to the list, great stuff. Will his flight-suit be included in the repaint?

Don't worry about the Hurri's, love them almost as much as the Spit, I find it difficult to have a favourite, it more depends on my mood, sometimes it's the Mossie, Big Beau, Tiffie, Lizzie, Stringbag, etc. And that's just the native stuff, it gets :isadizzy: trying to choose. Probably my fav US fighter would be the Kittyhawks, but I do love those big Jugs too. Such a veritable smorgasbord, isn't it great!!

Jamie

What would it be without his flightsuit? WBK you'll have to include that flightsuit to be historically corrrect!:icon_lol:

:salute:

Cees

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Ummm - couldn't figure out yet where the suit&cap textures are located.
But this guy sure is looking out for trouble...

[Ferry_vO]

Finally got round to reinstalling the Aeroplane Heaven/JF Spitfire! CD with all the patches (Takes some time) and now I have my 'Spitfire bonanza' again!
From the Mk.1:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/fsscr544.jpg

To this peculiar Mk.V on floats:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/fsscr545.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/fsscr547.jpg

To the 2,500 hp beast, the Mk.22, which barely looks like a Spitfire anymore:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/fsscr549.jpg

:applause:

[huub vink]

All these Spitfires and nobody mentioned these?????

In my opinion the Mk.V with by far very best external model. The VC looks quite decent, although not clickable. But nicely modelled and absolutely no problems in reading the gauges etc.

And it is free and there are extremely nice alternative textures available by RobH and SopwithChameleon.

As it is an model made for CFS2 it is a bit nose heavy, but a slight change in the central point of gravity or some trim will make this an extreme nice FS2004 add-on!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/bsk_spit_3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/bsk_spit_2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/Huub_Vink/bsk_spit_1.jpg

Before I forget to mention you can find Bruno's Spitfires here:

The non-tropical versions (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&page=info&FileID=13354)

and

the tropical versions (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&page=info&FileID=12991)

Cheers,
Huub

[Desert Rat]

Agreed!! plus knowing Bruno, they're probably Multi-LOD, making them suitable as AI models :d

Also, For those who like the AH/JF Spits, don't forget about the free Seafires.

Jamie

[Willy]

Willy,

if you don't mind me asking, what scenery do you use for this? Hoping I've missed one somewhere.

Jamie

That was the default Southampton.

[Moses03]

I have the Mk IA from the A2A WWII Fighters pack. Found the box set at a local discount reseller for $5.00 several months ago.

Very nice model!

[Willy]

Time for my favorite Spits... the Griffon powered ones!

This is a Mk XII by Paul Rebuffat. It was the first Spitfire to be powered by a RR Griffon engine and was a clipped wing low altitude fighter. Only about 100 were made.

I took off from Pardubice, Czechoslovakia and flew down to Bolzano, Italy in the Italian Alps.

WRT to the earlier comments about alpha textures and seeing through bullet holes, yall aint seen nothing yet ;).

[Terry]

On the freeware Alphasim MK IX, what is the pod/housing under the belly that only appears when you turn on the lights? Whatever it's for it seems strange to have it appear with the light switch.

[Desert Rat]

the slipper fuel tank, comes in two main sizes, 45 and 90 IIRC. Why the light switch? no idea. It maybe a specific, not much used light, for vintage plane, strobe maybe?

[Willy]

Now for a little fun....... the Stealth Spitfire ;)

[Desert Rat]

:applause:

Willy, which spit is that? I could help you fix it so it has reflection.

Jamie

[Cazzie]

I'll play, flew the AH Seafire yesterday. Wish I had time for a dedicated flight today.

Caz

[Willy]

Jamie, I've got the proper model for it. The paint is for one of Rebuffat's Mk XIVs, but it only works like it should with a certain model.

[dogknot]

Now for a little fun....... the Stealth Spitfire ;)


ROFL!! :icon_lol:

That was great!! :applause:

[Willy]

Here's my favorite Spitfire. The Aeroplane Heaven Mk XIX. I really don't fly it enough though. But as RTW season is rolling around again, I'll rectify that. Flew this flight from Bolzano to Rome and once I was on the ground I had to take a couple of screenshots with some visiting beauties....