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Graphic Gallery >> Studio V Screenshot Workshop >> StudioV's Aviation Museum:Room 2 now open /yabb?num=1193053505 Message started by Clipper on Oct 22nd, 2007 at 7:45am |
Title: StudioV's Aviation Museum:Room 2 now open Post by Clipper on Oct 22nd, 2007 at 7:45am Welcome to StudioV's Aviation Museum. Here SimV's screenartists have the opportunity to build an aviation museum through submitting screenshots and historical facts concerning aviation, from it's inception to current day. The first room we're building at the museum is dedicated to WWII. To participate, post a WWII aircraft screenshot WITH a short paragraph description of the history of said bird. You can repeat the same types of aircraft, you just have to put different historical facts and/or livery than anyone elses. You can put in pics of famous pilot aces, but again, the pic must be accompanied by a bit of descriptive text. Re-create dogfights in MP if you like..... that's welcome at the Museum as well, as long as they're described historically. You must submit your "Museum Piece" as a clickable thumbnail or a "mini pic" up to 300 x 300, 25k accompanied by text, AS A REPLY to this thread only. Once we've built the Museum to a substantial size, it'll be moved as a seperate section in our main Gallery. I will be setting up a "template" that we all can use. We want this forum to look "uniform" as if you are walking down a corridor through history. All the same read, Directly to the point, Thread that is easy to follow, Easy to understand. Not too much.. Not too little....... Feed your head and your outta here! 8-) |
Title: Re: StudioV's Aviation Museum Post by Clipper on Jun 20th, 2008 at 6:00am Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1950 to 1976. It supplied and supported covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It's slogan was "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Professionally". This was not an exaggeration, as Air America aircraft, including the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou and Fairchild C-123 Provider, flew many types of cargo to countries such as the Republic of Vietnam, the Kingdom of Laos, and Cambodia. It also on occasion flew top-secret missions into Burma and the People's Republic of China. Flying for Air America was hazardous and the pay was better than for both normal civilian and military aviation. An Air America pilot could earn as much in a week as another pilot would in a month, and the pay combined with the promise of adventure attracted many pilots. But the work was dangerous; even without conflict, pilots had to deal with poorly charted mountainous terrain, few radio beacons for navigation, bad weather, and often overloaded planes. ...for a glimpse into the future... Fourth Finalist Harold Kip ...for his (now trademarked) meticulous research.... [/center] On September 26, 1939, while on its flight from Stockholm to Amsterdam, German fighters attacked the Mees, one of the 23 DC-3’s, which KLM owned before World War II. The Mees received eighty hits and unfortunately a Swedish passenger was killed in the incident. However, KLM Captain Jan Moll (who co-piloted the 'Uiver' in the MacRobertson Air Race) managed to escape into the clouds and fly the aircraft safely to Amsterdam Airport; Schiphol. After this incident KLM painted all its aircraft orange and applied the letters HOLLAND on the fuselage. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3-194G (c/n 2142), was delivered for assembly to the NV Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek (Dutch Aircraft Factory Ltd. - later known as Fokker) on July 7th 1939. After assembly it was delivered to the Royal Dutch Airlines, as PH-ASM ‘Mees’ (Titmouse) on July 21st 1939. KLM used the Mees, amongst other routes, between Amsterdam and Stockholm. The Mees was confiscated by the Luftwaffe on May 16th 1940 and re-registered as NA+LE. As the aircraft wasn’t used it was transferred to Lufthansa service on June 15th 1940, receiving registration D-ATJG. She was destroyed in an allied attack on September 3rd 1944. While talking to Aussie, the PH-ASR ‘Roek’ repaint for the default FS9 DC-3 came up, which mentioned the above incident in the readme file. But I told Chris that it wasn't the ‘Roek’ that was attacked but the ‘Mees’. Also, the original repaint wasn’t anything like it should be, comparing it to the replica of a similar DC-3, the PH-ALR ‘Reiger’ at the Dutch National Aviation Museum, Aviodrome. The aircraft were not yellow but orange, the font used was more similar to a square-ish ‘Arial’ style font and it was black instead of blue. Also the position of the decals wasn’t like it should be. I decided to repaint the FS9 default DC-3 in the correct colors, adjusted the decals with a font more suitable and labeled it PH-ASM. To make the shot completely historically accurate I photographed the Mees in front of the 1928 rendition of Schiphol Airport, which has been completely rebuild at the Aviodrome. BTW: I've posted an edit of one of the shots from this series in the Edited Forums Thanks to Aussie for all the hours of researching, testing the repaint and discussing the Mees with me. This really is a joint effort! ...and last, but not least: ...for an undeniably significant moment in history - perhaps the most terrible use of air power... and for his refreshingly 'StudioV' attitude to the rules 8-) The raging war in europe was over, and all but in the pacific. After taking the island of tinian in the west pacific, USAF heavy bombers were now able to reach mainland Japan with a six hour flight. At precisely 8:15 local hiroshima time, The Enola Gay piloted by Paul Tibbets of the 509th, dropepd the gravity bomb from 32,000 ft. called "little boy" and fifty seven seconds later the blast was heard around the world. Although it didn't have as much uranium as is brother "fat man" (hence its name little boy) the 130 pounds of uranium was enough. After "fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki days later,the Imperial Forces of Japan surrendered, ending WW2. Aircraft found here at SimV, repaint done by myself. |
Title: Re: StudioV's Aviation Museum Post by ShaneG on Jan 26th, 2009 at 3:48pm |
Title: Re: StudioV's Aviation Museum:Room 2 now open Post by SeanTK on Jan 27th, 2009 at 12:56pm
Boeing 737-200
The 737-200 had its maiden flight on 8 August 1967. It was certified by the FAA on 21 December 1967, and the inaugural flight for the launch customer, United Airlines, was on 28 April 1968 from Chicago to Grand Rapids, Michigan. The 737-200 is a 737-100 with an extended fuselage. The 737-200 Advanced is an improved version of the -200, introduced by All Nippon Airways on 20 May 1971. The aircraft has improved aerodynamics, automatic wheel brakes, more powerful engines, more fuel capacity and longer range than the -200. Boeing also provided the 737-200C (Convertible), that allowed conversion between passenger and cargo use and the 737-200QC (Quick Change), facilitating rapid conversion between roles. The last delivery of a -200 series aircraft was in August 1988. A large number of 737-200s are still in service, mostly with "second tier" airlines and those of developing nations. They are being phased out because of poor fuel efficiency, high noise emissions (despite the vast majority having had their JT8Ds fitted with hush kits) and escalating maintenance costs. This plane is able to operate on gravel runways with a gravelkit installed. Gravel kitted 737-200 Combis are currently used by Canadian North and First Air in northern Canada, and for many years Alaska Airlines also made use of them. Powerplant Options: Two (14,500lb) JT8D-9A Two (15,500lb) JT8D-15 Two (16,000lb) JT8D-17 Two(17,400lb) JT8D-17R with automatic reverse thrust. Performance: Max speed: 943km/h (509kt) Max cruising speed: 927km/h (500kt) Economical cruising speed: 796km/h (430kt) Range with 115 passengers and reserves between 3520km (1900nm) and 4260km (2300nm) depending on weight options and engines. Capacity: 737-200: Typical single class seating for 115, max seating for 130 at 74cm (29in) pitch. 737-200C/QC: Payload 15,545kg (34,270lb), consisting of pallets or containers. Aircraft information provided by: http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=91 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737 |
Title: Re: StudioV's Aviation Museum:Room 2 now open Post by ShaneG on Feb 25th, 2009 at 4:16pm The A340 was launched in June 1987 as a long-range complement to the short-range A320 and the medium-range A300. The A340 was designed in parallel with the twin-engined A330: both aircraft share the same wing and similar fuselage structure, and borrow heavily from the advanced avionics and composite structure technology developed for the A320. The A340 incorporates high-technology features such as fully digital fly-by-wire flight control system. It also uses joysticks instead of yokes. The A340's flight deck features CRT-based glass cockpit displays on the A340-200 and A340-300 and LCD-based on -500 and -600. Some composite primary structures are also used. By the end of January 2009 a total of 385 A340s had been ordered (246 A340-200/300, 35 A340-500 and 104 A340-600) and 361 delivered (246 A340-200/300, 28 A340-500 and 87 A340-600). The A340 was originally intended to use the new superfan engines of International Aero Engines, but they decided to stop the engine's development. The engine nacelles of the superfan engine consisted of provisions to allow a large fan near the rear of the engine. As a result of the superfan cancellation by IAE, the CFM International CFM56-5C4 was used as the sole engine choice instead of being an alternate choice as originally envisioned. The longer-range versions, the A340-500 and -600, are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines. When the A340 first flew in 1991, engineers noticed that the wings were not strong enough to carry the outboard engines at cruising speed without warping and fluttering. To alleviate this, an underwing bulge called a plastron was developed to correct airflow problems around the engine pylons and to add stiffness. The modified A340 began commercial service in 1993 with Lufthansa and Air France With the introduction of higher gross weight Boeing 777s, sales of the A340 began to decline. Over the last few years the 777 has outsold the A340 by a wide margin. Although the larger GE90 engines on the 777-300ER burn considerably more fuel than the Trent 500s, using only two of them compared to four Trents has meant a typical operating cost advantage of around 8-9%. In January 2006, Airbus announced plans to develop the A340E (Enhanced). Airbus promoted that the A340E would be more fuel-efficient than earlier A340s and close the 8-9% disparity with the Boeing 777 by using Trent 1500 engines. Airbus has predicted that it will probably produce 127 A340 units through 2016, after which production will cease This information supplied by: Wikipedia More information and history Here |
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