December 9, 201213 yr Does anybody know if any developer is going to make a Lockheed JetStar with working VC for FSX? Lockheed JetStar Regards; Fritz
December 9, 201213 yr Hello FSD were making one which was nearly finished, then they scrapped it for some reason, Many such as myself had been waiting and watching for at least two years, I would really like another developer to take over the project and finish it but I doubt that would ever happen.
December 9, 201213 yr Commercial Member We have been investigating this one for quite some time... it's a possibility in the future though not right yet... Please contact oisin at milviz dot com for forum registration information. Please provide proof of purchase if you want support. Also, include the username you wish to have.
December 10, 201213 yr The Lockheed Jetstar is a dinasaur. Originally a military design adapted for corporate use with Pratt & Whitney JT-12 straight pipe engines. A top tier corporate jet in its day. In the late 1970s a conversion program was launched to convert the Jetstar to use Garret 731-3 engines which were quieter and more fuel efficient. Subsequently, Lockheed manufactured the Jetstar II with the 731 engines. A formidable corporate jet to be sure. While also competing with the Gulfstream II and III another competitor came along. The Canadair Challenger was introduced providing more cabin space and using only two engines. That was the start of the end of the Jetstar. The corporate community saw the Jetstar as an expensive bird to maintain and put fuel in and moved on to more efficient airframes. In the 1980s, a conversion was saught to replace the Jetstar 4 Garret 731 engines with two GE engines such as the ones on the Challenger. That would have provided a pool of usable 731 engines for conversions of early Sabreliners that also used the Pratt JT-12 engines. When Bombardier who bought Canadair out got wind of this, they issued GE an ultimatum that make engines for the Jetstar or the Challenger, not both. That killed that program. In recent years, parts have gotten hard to come by and corrosion has become a bigger problem. As a bird of yesterday, the Jetstar would be an interesting study. As a modern day competitor, it is dead. My first job out of college was flying for a commuter airline in Manhattan, KS.. One summer a Jetstar from the 89th Airlift brought the then Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butts, in to Manhattan to give a "Landon Lecture". The Jetstar (an earlier JT-12 powered bird) was fueled to take the Secretary nonstop back to DC. It was hot and the Jetstar needed lots of jet fuel for the trip. When the bird departed, as it lifted off at the south end of Manhattan, it scorched grass off the end of the runway. They were going to DC come Hell or high water. Happy landings, Mike Eppright (KAAO)
December 10, 201213 yr The FSD project looked like it had evolved quite a bit---fully textured vc even. I don't understand why it was dropped after what must have been ton of work. I thought it looked great and would have been amazing to fly. Alex malek AMD 5830X Nvidia RTX 3060 Win 11
December 10, 201213 yr Author FSD were making one which was nearly finished, then they scrapped it for some reason Sorry to hear that We have been investigating this one for quite some time... Is there anything I can do to help? The Lockheed Jetstar is a dinasaur Excellent information, thank you for that, especially interesting learning it's military birth. fully textured vc Maybe there is a way to resurrect the textures into a new project Regards; Fritz
December 10, 201213 yr Hello FSD were making one which was nearly finished, then they scrapped it for some reason, Many such as myself had been waiting and watching for at least two years, I would really like another developer to take over the project and finish it but I doubt that would ever happen. Yeah same here, I had been waiting a long time for it, then they just dropped it. http://www.fsd-international.com/Hangar/Jetstar/ Regards. Ernie.
December 10, 201213 yr Moderator I believe that Jim Goldman, who was developing the model in FSDS, had to drop out of the project due to debilitating and life-threatening health issues. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
December 13, 201213 yr Author Yeah same here, I had been waiting a long time for it, then they just dropped it. http://www.fsd-inter...Hangar/Jetstar/ Bird looks like it was truly far along, very appealing, thank you for the link. I believe that Jim Goldman, who was developing the model in FSDS, had to drop out of the project due to debilitating and life-threatening health issues. that information is saddening. Regards; Fritz
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