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Jun 23^rd, 2008 at 7:54pm

Commodore Horton Offline
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Hello!

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OK, first of all, let me just say that I've been an aviation fan all my life. I grew up reading about the likes of Howard Hughes, Chuck Yeager, Kelly Johnson, etc. For a couple of years I've drawn aircraft for fun, but I got the bright idea to design an aircraft for FS2004, and drew up some concept materiel for it.

Then I downloaded Gmax, ready to design an airplane-

Then I saw Gmax Shocked

Somewhat daunted, I realized that it would take quite a while to figure out the program, almost all hope of creating the plane was dashed. I'm wondering if anyone with the skills and spare time would be interested in this. (I know, the sketches are kinda hard to read, but if someone is more interested I'll redraw them with far more adequate detail)

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/Commodore_Horton/OverheadView01.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/Commodore_Horton/SideView01.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/Commodore_Horton/WingOverheadView02.jpg

Dimensions-
Length: 58 ft
Wingspan: 82 ft
Height: 24 ft
Powerplant: R-4360 Wasp Major
Presently calculated fuel capacity 260 cubic feet
Crew: 2
Weight: ???

I was looking at the Hughes racer, and noted that it was, compared to later aircraft, equiped with a fairly small engine (a 700hp Twin Wasp). I set out with a goal to create a similar aircraft, with a Wasp Major (sources vary, but somewhere between 3,500 to 4,300 hp).

Such a massive engine would obviously guzzle fuel, so I ended up sketching up a very large design.

Note that the crew's cabin arrangement is unusual, with view being through a periscope and two Catalina style bubbles on the side.

Any takers? I'd be very grateful, as otherwise I doubt this will ever be made.

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Reply #1 - Jun 23^rd, 2008 at 9:45pm

Felix/FFDS Offline
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*NOrmally* I would have moved this post to "Aircraft Wanted" but since you provided the teaser sketch .... I think one of our designers might just decide to take you up....

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Felix/FFDS

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Reply #2 - Jun 23^rd, 2008 at 11:16pm

Commodore Horton Offline
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Added another sketch...did some rescaling mentally, and changed crew seating to side by side instead of tandem. Also, little more for the specifications

Dimensions-
Length: 58 ft
Wingspan: 82 ft
Height: 24 ft
Powerplant: R-4360 Wasp Major
Presently calculated fuel capacity 260 cubic feet
Wing area (aprox): 1,120 sq. feet
Crew: 2
Weight: ???

<a href="http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/Commodore_Horton/?action=view&current=O..." target="_blank"><img src="http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/Commodore_Horton/OverheadView02-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2008 at 1:26am

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An interesting design. But a few questions:

Why the large size? That seems a large aircraft to carry just two people. Are you wanting speed, distance or economical use of resources (fuel)?

What is the bulge in the middle of the aircraft?

IF I were to take this project on, can you be available to help with peripheral material. Meaning textures, airfiles, and panels?

Rough sketches are all well and good, but if you have any way to create CAD drawings, that would be most helpful.

Contact me through email, or PM me.

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Reply #4 - Jun 26^th, 2008 at 10:08pm

Commodore Horton Offline
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Hello!

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If anyone is interested, e-mail me. In the meantime, I'll be pitching the design to other sites.

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Reply #5 - Jul 12^th, 2008 at 3:19pm

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Hi Commodore Horton

While you are waiting to have someone take this on - you could get into the tutorials for GMax. That's how I started learning it.
By the time I got to the end of the tutorials, I also had the main parts of my aircraft done. You could do the same.
Doing the 3D model is only one part of it. You could also do a simple temporary model to to display while you test your flight dynamics file, and also do a virtual cockpit.

Harold
www.dickert.ca

DO IT!!

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