GAS WIP - Stearman

[tgycgijoes]

Will be so cool

Can't wait until this one is all done. It just keeps getting better and better.

 

[Spad54]

wheel chocks and tied down

I know someone asked about this. Just finished adding the wheel chocks, ties downs and dust rain cover. Visible when the parking brake is activated. Now for brake lines and begin the PT-13/N2S-5 modification.

 

[binarkansas]

Looking better and better

I'm waiting patiently, but am becoming excited. This new Stearman looks better and better.

 

[henrystreet]

I know someone asked about this. Just finished adding the wheel chocks, ties downs and dust rain cover. Visible when the parking brake is activated. Now for brake lines and begin the PT-13/N2S-5 modification.

Great news about the N2S-5!! Looking forward this project.

 

[tgycgijoes]

The Best Keeps Coming

You just keep making this better and better, those shots are beautiful. Your team is rivaling the best designers out there IMHO.

 

[Spad54]

Now THAT sounds very intriguing. I'm guessing this is a simulation of the early hand-cranked inertia starters? Guess we'll find out soon enough!

I really like the inclusion of a virtual head in the front cockpit, too. That's a nice touch of immersion when flying an open tandem seater. This'll definitely be a day-one buy for me!

That function is simulated in the model. Selecting the camera view in the view menu places the eye point at the crew station starting equipment panel. A mouse hot point activates that crank which when clicked triggers the animation ans sound file of the inertia started flywheel. At the of the animation the user clicks the start lever starting the engine.

 

[Yossarian1943]

Looking impressive. Really looking forward for release.

 

[Dimus]

Really nice. Love the cranking feature!

We have one in flying condition at Tatoi, my aeroclub's base, but it rarely flies. It is part of a private collection of warbirds belonging to a wealthy shipowning and media owning family.

Here's yours truly in front of it, when I got the chance to sneak into their hangar a few years back. You can see the Jungmeister and the Jungmann in the background:

The engine is different than yours. I can't recall if you mentioned including different engine options/models? If so then this is another repaint due for me.

 

[Spad54]

Really nice. Love the cranking feature!

We have one in flying condition at Tatoi, my aeroclub's base, but it rarely flies. It is part of a private collection of warbirds belonging to a wealthy shipowning and media owning family.

Here's yours truly in front of it, when I got the chance to sneak into their hangar a few years back. You can see the Jungmeister and the Jungmann in the background:



The engine is different than yours. I can't recall if you mentioned including different engine options/models? If so then this is another repaint due for me.

That looks like the PT-13/N2S-5 with the Lycoming R-680 hanging out front. That modification is in process and will be included in the release of the first of two volumes. Volume 1 being the military birds and Volume 2 the Super Stearmans. There will be a paint kit for those painters put there.

 

[Spad54]

Cockpit shots

Here are some views of the complete cockpits. A modest amount of wear will be added before release

 

[Roger]

Looking great Paul

 

[tgycgijoes]

Absolutely

You and your team are truly outdoing yourselves with these. Positivly beautiful.

 

[Dimus]

That looks like the PT-13/N2S-5 with the Lycoming R-680 hanging out front. That modification is in process and will be included in the release of the first of two volumes. Volume 1 being the military birds and Volume 2 the Super Stearmans. There will be a paint kit for those painters put there.

Excellent!

 

[AussieMan]

​Looking forward to another GAS masterpiece.

 

[Spad54]

Pt-13 n2s-5

The modeling of the PT-13 variant is complete. Product testing continues. Flight dynamics are under review and modification with the assistance of a Stearman instructor pilot with over 1000 hours in type. If all goes according to plan, the military Stearman package could be ready for release toward the end of August with a "Super Stearman" package out late 3rd quarter.

The Army version represents the PT-13 on display at the US Air Force museum in Dayton OH

 

[Spad54]

The Navy N2S-5 represents the aircraft on display at the Udvar-Hazy NASM. All models share a common paint kit to repaints should be a snap

 

[heywooood]

these iconic Navy and AAC paints look terrific !

I think everyone is going to be very surprised if not utterly blown away by the GAS Stearman and your 'maximum effort' on this pivotal
WWII trainer. No one to date has modeled the PT-13 for FSX and no one has done the PT-17 to this degree of fidelity.

 

[tgycgijoes]

Absolutely Astounding!

The workmanship and attention to details is just fantastic. What great work!

 

[Spad54]

PT-13 Sports Plane Variant

 

[alpha charlie]

I see that all variants completed to date use 1930s era cockpits. Is it possible to add a bit of modern flavor to some of them by installing full-sized radio and transponder in the VC, the way it was made in Anthony Lynch's Tiger Moth?