Britten-Norman Islander.

[Ferry_vO]

Here's an oldie for Fs9 that deserves to be 'reintroduced'; the Britten-Norman Islander and Trislander by Marcel Kuhnt.

The Islander in maintenance mode (4 prop blades):

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/islander_01.jpg

Two bladed props:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/Islander_04.jpg

Something for Bill: A sort of 'twin fanliner' ;)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/Islander_02.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/Islander_03.jpg

The VC (Trislander):

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/trislander_01.jpg

And one of the strangest looking aircraft out there, the Trislander!:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Ferror/Flightsim/trislander_02.jpg

You can get all of the above and more here:

http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm

Make sure you read the instructions well, as you'll need a base pack and a different soundset for the two, three or four-bladed models. You will also need to run an installer included in every aircraft folder that will create an aircraft.cfg if you run it. If you install a new paint all you need to do is run this installer again and it will write a new cfg with the new paint(s) included. Brilliant solution! :)

[srgalahad]

Not to hijack this thread because I LIKE the freeware BN but we, of course, ALL know that the much-maligned, sacrilegious civilian NEXT AlphaSim release is gonna be....

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=5412
http://www.virtualavia.com/alphasim/index.php?PHPSESSID=38713b76bf4e48c85b97363a61b687 b2&topic=362.0
Whoever guesses it first might get a free copy.
What is the next AS release going to be?
Clue 1- it has Lycoming power plants. Two of them.

So there will be choices... but I DO like freeware... esp. when it's this good

Rob

[Ferry_vO]

Well, this one has more different versions, it's free and it works in Fs9 which I highly doubt the AS version will do.

:)

Oh, and I wouldn't hold my breath for any future military Alphasim releases anymore...

[wombat666]

Well, this one has more different versions, it's free and it works in Fs9 which I highly doubt the AS version will do.

:)

Oh, and I wouldn't hold my breath for any future military Alphasim releases anymore...

I don't mind at all.
To be honest, novelty value aside, I'm not a big fan of AS Militaria.
I must be morphing out of 'Warmonger Mode' into 'Civilian Mode'..........................:costumes:

[Willy]

I must be morphing out of 'Warmonger Mode' into 'Civilian Mode'

Been there... :ernae:

[CaptainCernick]

I don't mind at all.
To be honest, novelty value aside, I'm not a big fan of AS Militaria.
I must be morphing out of 'Warmonger Mode' into 'Civilian Mode'..........................:costumes:

Must be the time of the year.



You can get all of the above and more here:

http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm


The Islander combines particularly well with the Eastern Frisia & Helgoland sceneries availbable on that same site: http://www.m-r-software.de/ost4.htm
(http://www.m-r-software.de/ost4.htm) Download links at the top, scroll down for screenies.

[NAMBUS]

Thanks for the reminder Ferry,
I had downloaded all the bits and pieces just before I started my big reinstall on my current computer and never got around to putting them in.
I see or hear these aircraft in real life almost every day.
There are I think, three Islanders and a Trislander based in Auckland with Great Barrier Airlines that fly services to the islands in the Hauraki Gulf.
I am fortunate to be on their flight path both at home and at work.
They sound beautiful to.
The exhaust set up on these airplanes would bring joy to any hot rodders heart.
Three straight pipes on each side curving out the engine and back to the end of the nacelle.
I was walking out to my car one evening after work and looked up at the familiar sounds to see an Islander followed a short distance behind by the Trislander both heading out on the evening commuter run to the Gulf.
Five Lycomings making sweet music in the still evening air.
Magic.

Off to install now.

[Kiwikat]

Well, this one has more different versions, it's free and it works in Fs9 which I highly doubt the AS version will do.

:)

Oh, and I wouldn't hold my breath for any future military Alphasim releases anymore...

I suggest you check the link here: http://www.virtualavia.com/alphasim/index.php?topic=308.90

Read about halfway down that page and through the next couple pages. Seems there ARE military releases planned.

The Islander will be released for FS9 if it can fit within the sim's limitations. There's no definite answer yet. That being said, it is progressing nicely. Watch the usual places for previews s**n.

[VPL Paolo Lao]

Theres also a turboprop version of it with Allison engines.

[Daveroo]

can anyone recomend a sound for these?..sounds like a cessna 172....and from what is said here...it shouldnt...

[Tom Clayton]

Does anyone know which package contains the original gauges?:banghead:

Nevermind - went back and found the answer!:isadizzy:

[Alain_F355]

Does anyone know where else you can get the Dutch Police version? On http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm (http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm) the Download is not linked to a file.

[Lionheart]

Thanks for the heads up! Great looking plane! Love that ducted fan model.

I wonder how the ducted fan versions performance is in real life.

:ernae:


Bill

[strega13]

The Islander will be released for FS9 if it can fit within the sim's limitations. There's no definite answer yet. That being said, it is progressing nicely. Watch the usual places for previews s**n.

i really hope it will be released for FS9 . been waiting for a payware of this plane for a long time and definitely not trying to run FSX on my rig again .

[Firebar]

Yay a local design, BN are based on the Isle of Wight. The aircraft are currently, I believe made in Romania as labour costs are too high in the UK.

[PeteHam]

can anyone recomend a sound for these?..sounds like a cessna 172....and from what is said here...it shouldnt...

There are these sound packs on the main page for various versions ...

http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm (http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm)

* BN32Snd2 for 2 bladed props (and Trislander)
* BN32Snd3 for 3 bladed props
* BN32Snd4 for 4 bladed props


Pete.

[racartron]

There are these sound packs on the main page for various versions ...

http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm (http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm)

* BN32Snd2 for 2 bladed props (and Trislander)
* BN32Snd3 for 3 bladed props
* BN32Snd4 for 4 bladed props


Pete.
According to a quick Google, the BN uses a Lycoming O-540-E4C5 which is also used by the Cessna 182. All three of the specific sound sets use Cessna files as a core (adapted to the number of blades), so I guess technically they should sound like a Cessna. I haven't tried them yet in this incarnation so will withhold judgment for now.

I've been know to ignore the "technically" correct answers to use a sound I personally like better. So there is no true allegiance to the Cessna at this point, but it's a good starting point.

[ianhind]

As usual for anything British, CBFS have discussed this one previously:

http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/cbfsBB/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7252

Suggestions about night lighting the VC, alternative panel and availability of the BN-2T Turbine Islander (but not as PH-RPM) are included.

I do have PH-RPM on CD when it was released as version 3.1

[Desert Rat]

Does anyone know where else you can get the Dutch Police version? On http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm (http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm) the Download is not linked to a file.

Can't find it either, tried Flightsim, off to the next big one. Most if not all of the others are on Flightsim to, plus loads of reapaints, just search for 'Marcel Kuhnt'. If you search for Islander there's an AI plane which I intend to put to good use.

still looking,
Jamie

PS. thanks muchly for the HU.

[wombat666]

[quote=Lionheart;56961
I wonder how the ducted fan versions performance is in real life.
Bill[/quote]

Turns birds into finger lickin' goodness in the blink of an eye Bill.
:173go1:

[Daveroo]

There are these sound packs on the main page for various versions ...

http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm (http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm)

* BN32Snd2 for 2 bladed props (and Trislander)
* BN32Snd3 for 3 bladed props
* BN32Snd4 for 4 bladed props


Pete.
ok....i had forgotten that,,,,went back re-read that,,,and sure enough i remeber so i looked and have em installed correctly...but sure sounds funny for that plane

[fsafranek]

Does anyone know where else you can get the Dutch Police version? On http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm (http://www.m-r-software.de/ac_eng.htm) the Download is not linked to a file.

The link is dead on the German langauge page as well. You might try contacting Marcel Ritzema directly. His email should be correct in one of his more recent uploads.
:ernae:

[Motormouse]

Thanks for the heads up! Great looking plane! Love that ducted fan model.

I wonder how the ducted fan versions performance is in real life.


Bill

Hi Bill, there was only one ducted version built,G-FANS in 1971,( my father used to work at BN ) performance was same,its' aim was to reduce noise footprint and decrease fuel consumption, fans were by Dowty.

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-FANS.html

IIRC most of the test flying was done from Shoreham, with Neville Duke at the helm.

It was later converted back to 'normal' and sold to Halfpenny Green parachute centre, becoming G-HGPC, and is/was still in service somewhere in darkest South America

I now get to play with this one at work ---->

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b193/motormouse/?action=view&current=SP_A0082.jpg

ttfn

Pete

[ianhind]

Since the Dutch registered version was available once at the MR site as freeware, I have put it here for those missing it:

http://www.btinternet.com/~calypsomedia/animated/PHRPM31.zip

Bear in mind that is version 3.1 (current versions are 3.2) but seems that the BN-2T was not updated.

I'll leave it up for a couple of days.

Ian

[Desert Rat]

Ian,

many thanks

:friday::ernae::ernae::ernae::friday:
Jamie

[Alain_F355]

Thanks Ian.

[srgalahad]

Turns birds into finger lickin' goodness in the blink of an eye Bill.
:173go1:

Perfect food processor... first engine does the pigeons on take off, then you plan the forced landing for that farmer's field by the airport, pick up some cabbage, onions, a few herbs and Voila!!! Islander Squab Salad!