Thorp T-18 Finished!

[N2056 33]

For those of you that have been members here for a while you may remember posts I made of this project as I worked on it over the years. The Thorp T-18 is a very popular home-built aircraft that first flew in 1963. My father built his first one in the late 1960's, and I was his faithful co-pilot. Over time he has built 3. This model is of the current Thorp we fly today, and is a very detailed rendition of the real plane. It features 3-d gauges, a high-definition VC, many custom animations, and the landing light effect is modeled so that it will illuminate objects on the ground. It is available in the Avsim file library here.

[CoolP 283]

Impressive featureset there especially on a freeware plane. Thumbs up for your work there. Thanks! :(

[AWACS 12]

Nice job, thank you for this aircraft. I might have to check it out in real life too!

[Benjamin J 751]

Looks good! Out of curisoity, how much does it cost to buy one of the real ones?

[N2056 33]

The cost would depend on a number of things...there are many variables as these planes are amateur-built and as such have many differences between any given two. Things like instrumentation and engine hp can have a pretty big effect on the sale price. A quick look at Barnstormer's found 5 for sale with a price range of $20k-$38k USD.

[Benjamin J 751]

Ouch, only a little above my budget :S Thanks for posting though