JRS-1 model released at flightsim

[bpfowler]

here's the navy version:


FS2004 (ACOF) - FS2004 Early Aircraft
FS2004 US Navy Sikorsky JRS-1
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Name: jrs11j1.zip Size: 8,418,320 Date: 04-08-2010
FS2004 US Navy Sikorsky JRS-1, U.S. Navy VJ-1 Squadron 1-J-1. Sikorsky twin-engine amphibian built in 1937. Military version of S-43. Used by U.S. Navy and Marines for utility transport, photography, target towing. JRS-1s were based at Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Top speed over 190 mph. Can take off in 900 feet, in 15 seconds. Range 775 miles at cruising speed of 177 mph. FSDS3.5 model with virtual cockpit, radio operator compartment, passenger cabin, sliding side doors and aerial camera position aft. By George Diemer.

sorry no link, usedta could swipe it into the post... is that a browser trick, per'aps?

[TARPSBird]

Gotcha covered, BP. Here are the d/l links for the two JRS-1's:
http://flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=145351
http://flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=145363
Descriptions on this page (at least until tomorrow):
http://flightsim.com/newfiles/all/all10.htm
George is fast becoming the Kazunori Ito of Sikorsky seaplanes. :d He keeps cranking them out, I keep d/l'ing them.

[Mick]

Very nice!

I see that my earlier JRS paints for the S-43 don't quite work with the new JRS model because of a few file name changes and the addition of the fuselage side doors to the texture files.

I've just made the requisite tweaks and reloaded my repaints here and at FlightSim.

[lemonadedrinker]

Hi,
Thanks for your repaints for the S-43/JRS-1. I thought I saw a blue/navy version as well?

Andy.

[Mick]

Hi,
Thanks for your repaints for the S-43/JRS-1. I thought I saw a blue/navy version as well?
Andy.

Someone else did the early war blue camo paint, not me. It's at SimV, packaged together with a somewhat inaccurate pre-war paint.

Trouble is, it's painted for the Inter-Island Airways version of the S-43, and just as with the first versions of my JRS paints, it would require some reworking to make it work on the JRS model. Some changes in texture names and mapping and the addition of the fuselage side hatches on one of the textures means that you can't simply assign that paint to the JRS model. A few modifications would be required.

I guess there's be no harm in using it with the earlier S-43, and editing the aircraft.cfg file to have it show on the select aircraft menu as a JRS.

[lemonadedrinker]

Hi,
Thanks for the info...I have installed yours on the S-43 and they look fine!

Andy.

[Mick]

Well, I reworked and re-released my JRS paints for the JRS model, so maybe the guy who did the camo paint will do the same.

[bpfowler]

found this discussion at thiscalclassic thread (http://calclassic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=chat&action=display&thread=2427), it's been released now at flightsim


I've been working on some improvements to the flight dyanamics for the S.43, S.43B and JRS-1s. They all use the same .air file, so I just picked one and tried to improve it's landing abilities. ..at least as best I know how. With George's permission, I've just uploaded that package, 1 .air file for each model, to Flightsim.com, so it should be out in a day or two. I hope you enjoy it. If anyone has any ideas on how to improve it further, PLEASE let me know.

Yours,

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