Look at that vertical frame, note the length, width and angle etc.also there are 'flat' photos of Duke's windshield on the interweb. Don't look right to me.

 

Dirk.

 So you comparing  a real world plane  to  a  pc  sim picture  not  taken  at the same  angel and  distance?

Picky.....to say the least.

:smile: "The Duke is a pig and will not run lean of peak."  I found this cartoon video on youtube quite amusing!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnCT24qod4M

 

That was a RIOT and then I found this and laughed even harder... the song made me laugh. Not sure why..

 

 

C.

Picky.....to say the least.

 

Nice, so you'd rather start discussing me than the plane.

 

Dirk.

Short of reading every post in this thread, I have been unable to find an answer to a question asked earlier... is it necessary to uninstall the V1 before upgrading? The reason I ask is that both the upgrade and the 'full' version have both the same file sizes.. thanks fellas.

 So you comparing  a real world plane  to  a  pc  sim picture  not  taken  at the same  angel and  distance?

 

Definitely there's something else in fine arts beyond pure geometry. So I'd rather say it doesn't feel right when you look at the windshield, therefore don' t get me completely wrong. I won't add any more negative remarks to this thread as there are none left, no worries, RA's Duke has been one of the finest ga planes in FSX.

 

Dirk.

Short of reading every post in this thread, I have been unable to find an answer to a question asked earlier... is it necessary to uninstall the V1 before upgrading? The reason I ask is that both the upgrade and the 'full' version have both the same file sizes.. thanks fellas.

 

Not necessary. I installed my update as a new aircraft. Now both the old and new versions appear seperately in the aircraft GUI.

 

Hope this helps

 

Adam

 

 

Short of reading every post in this thread, I have been unable to find an answer to a question asked earlier... is it necessary to uninstall the V1 before upgrading? The reason I ask is that both the upgrade and the 'full' version have both the same file sizes.. thanks fellas.

 

No need, though be aware that you'll still have both sets of planes showing up.  The new B60s will be the last 5 in the list.

 

Scott

Dirk,

 

I apologise if my comment offended you. It's just that I don't see anything significantly wrong with the way that the Duke V2 VC looks when compared to the real thing.

Took it up for some stalls, slow flight and steep turns.  P-factor is quite pronounced in slow flight in turns.  I didn't do any rudder mod that others have talked about and in turns to the right I could only manage 2-3 degree turns to the right with the ball centered just above stall.  If you weaken the rudder it would make it more difficult.  Also, on takeoff the CHT holds right at the red line on takeoff at 64 degrees F OAT...doesn't go above it.  I'll have to try it in some hotter climates.

 

One question...does this airplane have engine deice?  H doesn't seem to do anything.

Picky.....to say the least.

 

Yeah but he's not the only one; the usual rivet counters have showed up to pick banal faults with an otherwise perfect model. :rolleyes:

 

I don't know why some people ever buy any add-ons, when even those close to perfection seem to disappoint.

 

Rockcliffe - You can indeed leave V1.5 in place, and intstall V2 as additional aircraft, however I can't really see the point.    As good as V1.5 was, it's unlikely you'll fly those models again once you've flown V2.

 

 

One question...does this airplane have engine deice? H doesn't seem to do anything.

 

Fuel injected aircraft don't have "carb heat" IRL, as there is no carb with its ice-prone venturi to have ice up.  The fact that carb heat (the 'h' key) has been required in FSX for FI planes is a long standing FSX bug that I believe was in the list of fixes for the new piston Duke version.

 

Obviously, FI planes can suffer from induction icing build-up under circumstances when you'd also be getting general airframe icing, but that's a different thing.  Carb icing can occur under a much broader set of conditions than airframe icing does.  Don't know what, if anything, the Duke offers for alternate induction source or de-icing IRL.

 

Scott

Not necessary. I installed my update as a new aircraft. Now both the old and new versions appear seperately in the aircraft GUI.

 

Hope this helps

 

Adam

 

Thanks Adam, appreciated...

 

No need, though be aware that you'll still have both sets of planes showing up.  The new B60s will be the last 5 in the list.

 

Scott

 

Thanks Scott, I'm off to upgrade my favourite plane!

Rockcliffe - You can indeed leave V1.5 in place, and intstall V2 as additional aircraft, however I can't really see the point.    As good as V1.5 was, it's unlikely you'll fly those models again once you've flown V2.

 

 

Obviously, FI planes can suffer from induction icing build-up under circumstances when you'd also be getting general airframe icing, but that's a different thing. Carb icing can occur under a much broader set of conditions than airframe icing does. Don't know what, if anything, the Duke offers for alternate induction source or de-icing IRL.

 

Thanks Scott.  I'd forgotten that it was fuel injected.  I'm doing much more northern flying these days and have gotten some engine icing so it's on my mind.  I've got some LUA for turning on/off the vent heat...have to figure out how to set that up.