SOH P-61 project

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 13:23

Make an FSX native model of a P-61?? I've had this hankering to do one for a couple years now, and its time one was done.. its not like its going to be yet another p-61.. There havent been any. Yes, I know it looks like a B-25 with an identity complex, but all you gotta do is watch the training vids for this thing and you'll see its far far from a B-25 and handles more like a small fighter..
So PLEASE?????

Pam

***PRB*** · July 30th, 2010, 15:41

Always loved the big twin-boomed fork-tailed Northrop beastie. What a fantastic aeroplane. Lots of interesting stuff ahead of it's time, like those spoilers for roll control. Love to have one of those to zoom around in FS land.

**txnetcop** · July 30th, 2010, 15:42

Pam most of us warbird lovers have been wanting one for a long time now!
Ted

**heywooood** · July 30th, 2010, 15:47

http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviati...idow/index.htm

beauty

**crashaz** · July 30th, 2010, 15:49

Well maybe we need to get the community's freeware designers together... as I have one.

External mesh complete. Most external animations completed.

Needs VC internals and texturting.

Given to me by a well known designer who wanted to help with a SOH fund drive... so donationware is the name of the game.

If any aircraft developer (freeware or otherwise) can respect that aspect of the release.... I would love to work with them to see this aircraft make it into FSX.. and to help SOH to boot!

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 16:16

Can you send me the external mesh?? i dont care if its painted or not or even animated or not.. i can get started on the flight model with it and we can put the baby together..

Pam

PS.. doesnt need a panel either.. i use a custom set of gauges while developing..

**skyhawka4m** · July 30th, 2010, 16:18

How wild it would be if MAAm did one along with the actual bird being restored?? How much money could they make to add to the resto? I bet a bunch.....come on MAAM!!!

***PRB*** · July 30th, 2010, 16:22

Pam, you may have started something wonderful here. I have a P-61 pilot's manual if you need data...

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 16:23

Originally Posted by heywooood

http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviati...idow/index.htm

beauty

Simply gorgeous.. Thanks Heywood

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 16:25

Originally Posted by PRB

Pam, you may have started something wonderful here. I have a P-61 pilot's manual if you need data...

Hey Paul.. thats awesome. we can use all the help we can get

( and i could use accurate information ::lol:: )

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 16:31

Originally Posted by skyhawka4m

How wild it would be if MAAm did one along with the actual bird being restored?? How much money could they make to add to the resto? I bet a bunch.....come on MAAM!!!

::LOL:; gthat WOULD be cool.. but they've got a lot of irons in the fire in more places than FSX..
No worries.. If crashaz agrees to work with me, i wont let you down.. I'll make it fly the absolute best that i can..

**crashaz** · July 30th, 2010, 17:17

PM sent to ya warchild!

Lets see if we can get this baby off the ground.

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 17:22

Oh yeah

Ya know, i'm no expert on the history of this bird, but i cant help but feel it would have been perfect flying alongside the A-26's in Beliz and Vietnam, and would make a perfect complement to miltons A-26 in FSX..

Anyway.. Its showtime

We got rock n roll..

***PRB*** · July 30th, 2010, 17:27

Showtime. Rock-n-roll. Light the tires and kick the fires. I'm scanning in pages from my P-61 book. Also have Americas Hundred Thousand, a great book with tons of good data on US fighters, including performance data.

**crashaz** · July 30th, 2010, 17:30

Here are some screenshots:

15 MB...warchild... you have skype?

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 17:33

fannnntastic..
let me get the model and get the blueprints printed out ( yahh.. i'm that much of an enthusiast ) and start figuring out the list of data that i'm gonna need..
by any chance, does the book possibly give the data reference point that Northrop used?? I can fake it if not ( put it on the nose ) but it makes it much easier if i have the real thing..

**stormtrooper271** · July 30th, 2010, 17:38

Originally Posted by heywooood

http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviati...idow/index.htm

beauty

I'm lucky here in Dayton it's only about a 35 min. drive to go see the other P-61, I saw a show on T.V. a while back where they were showing plane wrecks that were being recovered and this P-61 was the one being recovered on the show.

I think this is a really unique aircraft and looks like a lot of fun to fly.

***PRB*** · July 30th, 2010, 17:38

Originally Posted by warchild

... by any chance, does the book possibly give the data reference point that Northrop used?? I can fake it if not ( put it on the nose ) but it makes it much easier if i have the real thing..

Unkown at this point. Will send what I have. I'll guess no. It's not an engineering document (like I have for the T-28), but a pilot's manual. America's Hundred Thousand has some surprisingly good nuggets on US fighters, but it's harder to scan in, since it's a big thick book.

**Javis** · July 30th, 2010, 17:40

Originally Posted by skyhawka4m

How wild it would be if MAAm did one along with the actual bird being restored?? How much money could they make to add to the resto? I bet a bunch.....come on MAAM!!!

Well, that's actually the main reason why the real P-61 is being restored... So that we can setup its virtual cousin... :d

cheers,
Jan

**Daveroo** · July 30th, 2010, 17:41

go to timelessvideo.co and get copy of the video cockpit checkout..fighters..i think thats the name..it has a wartime military film of a checkout (engine start up ect) of a P61...its pretty cool

**crashaz** · July 30th, 2010, 17:42

I sent you an invite on Skype warchild.

**skyhawka4m** · July 30th, 2010, 20:37

Originally Posted by Javis

Well, that's actually the main reason why the real P-61 is being restored... So that we can setup its virtual cousin... :d

cheers,
Jan

Javis are you part of the resto? I was out there for the airshow and was amazes by the prgress and site of this plane. You guys are doing awesome!

**warchild** · July 30th, 2010, 21:07

ok guys.. I've got the model and will be starting on the FDE in the Morning.. We need VC and gauge guru's. Please step up to the plate.. Proceeds for this model go to a very worthy cause, so dont be shy..

Snave · July 31st, 2010, 02:47

Originally Posted by Javis

Well, that's actually the main reason why the real P-61 is being restored... So that we can setup its virtual cousin... :d

cheers,
Jan

Yes, but this has been `in progress` for longer than the P-61 was in service... I seem to recall discussing this early after the release of the MAAM-Sim R4D.

Which was, of course, back in the FS2002 days when I still had hair on my head and not in my ears:mix-smi:.