NZFF

Quite surprised this one hasn't been posted here already.
A bit different and looks very good.
Can't complain about the price.....Freeware/donationware

Osprey

Still have it installed in FSX , it may have been a little premature, all sorts of glitchy issues but it really is going to be a goody as it progress's .. one primary thing is the tilt rotor affect , I have been following remark's , idea is open mind, other thing would be to get a good sound package ... those huge rotors would really create a very unique sound , love to see one off these in NZ .. or least an airshow.

It would be nice to see one of these ripping overhead , go NZ/US relations

Weird things:ph43r: awesome ... but weird.
Have you seen one "fold up" it's amazing, like a transformer ... look on youtube.

Yes quite an amazing machine. The sim model folds up like the real thing as well. Quite an achievement.

Well, as the caterpillar said to his mate when a butterfly came past "You won't get me up in one of them things". One of my nieces had a couple of rides in one, while she was doing a UN thing in Helmand. "Cool but noisy" was the verdict. Think of the gyro forces happening during transition

Think of a low level pass over them there "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers" you won't need returning ground to keep the heads down ... you simply just take em off :

Ian Warren wrote:Think of a low level pass over them there "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers" you won't need returning ground to keep the heads down ... you simply just take em off :

A thought just struck me - can they fly inverted ?
Could be handy in a woodpulp operation

emfrat wrote:Well, as the caterpillar said to his mate when a butterfly came past "You won't get me up in one of them things". One of my nieces had a couple of rides in one, while she was doing a UN thing in Helmand. "Cool but noisy" was the verdict. Think of the gyro forces happening during transition

That is the thing, the share force of those rotors , they are not exactly light and have them going thru the air, good idea is pick up a model helicopter and move it on an axis, you can feel the weight , very unusual feeling so when you look at the weight of those Osprey blades , that is a feat in itself.

emfrat wrote:

Ian Warren wrote:Think of a low level pass over them there "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers" you won't need returning ground to keep the heads down ... you simply just take em off :

A thought just struck me - can they fly inverted ?
Could be handy in a woodpulp operation

Lot easier taking out "Alba Hubber Jibber Jibbers"... a lot softer , we don't want to damage the rotors to much , be just like slicing melons

Plenty stuff on YouTube, about Old Warden training Sopwith Camel pilots in how to land one without wrecking it - and that is just an 80hp Gnome-Le Rhone rotary.

Yeah the very similar affect except your face is not looking like this after an hours flying

In "The Sky Beyond" there is a great pic of P G Taylor in a leather facemask, meant to protect against frostbite at the high altitudes they were routinely flying - up to 13000' even back then.

I was did dangle out of a parachute plane at over 10,000 the cold was unbearable ... then to get to feel the forces on the way down ... no seat, on belt , just got held on the wing box with the 'G' forces .... took 40 minutes to get up there .. took 3 three to get back down before approach , the looks and the force's .

Will keep an eye on this one , they seem to working through the bugs etc.