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Here'a a sight to get your heart thumping... (Read 590 times)
Jan 12th, 2005 at 11:33am

microlight   Offline
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...if you're of a certain age and watched 'Thunderbirds' on the telly in the 1960s (and 1990s). One of the best vehicles on it was Fireflash, the atomic powered plane that travelled at >Mach 6 at 250,000 feet.

And here it is for FS2002 and 2004! In the final stages of preparation now, but here are some tasters:

At Heathrow - you might recognise a similar shot on the 'Thunderbirds' end credits:
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Shot from the ground:
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From the cockpit in the tail:
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Take-off!
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Ascending to Mach 3.2 at FL700:
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Descent at dusk:
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Anybody remember her?
The model is by a non-SimV colleague which I've made fly.

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Reply #1 - Jan 12th, 2005 at 7:06pm

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awww heck man, I remember that! And the Angels, how sweet.

Is she available by download? If not, is she available via email sendingify? Looks like a fun one for the collection. brings back fond memories lol.
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Reply #2 - Jan 12th, 2005 at 9:20pm

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I remember it well too, thanks for bringing back memories of this monster - it looks awesome!  Love the second-last pic most.
 

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Reply #3 - Jan 13th, 2005 at 3:10am

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I plan to upload it here very soon - just a last couple of things to straighten out. She's the fastest thing that you can fly in FS (bar none, I think!) without going overspeed and turning the crash detection off!

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Reply #4 - Jan 16th, 2005 at 6:02pm

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LOL!!! Yes, I remember... that show, as well as 'Captain Scarlet' and 'Fireball XL5' was also broadcast here in the US back in the day. I own a bunch of Thunderbirds episodes on DVD, and used part of a screencap from one to make my avatar (that's my noggin superimposed).
And here's a question I have never heard definitively answered: What the hell does "F.A.B." stand for??
 

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