FSX:SE Do not go gentle into that good night...

[HighBypass 2,339]

I thought this screenshot looked a bit dark & brooding, hence the title. In real life there are only a few airworthy examples of Curtiss Commandos.

I need to fix the disappearing prop texture.

[Chock 17,769]

26 minutes ago, HighBypass said:

In real life there are only a few airworthy examples of Curtiss Commandos.

Yup, I think there's only about five or six airworthy ones now but there are quite a few more intact airframes dotted around the world which could be made airworthy if someone had the desire (and cash) to do so.

[HLJames 2,568]

Innovative design...patented high pressure fuselage and like all the piston engine airliners made obsolete by the jet engine.....they even tried the R3350.

HLJAMES

[HighBypass 2,339]

10 hours ago, HLJames said:

....and like all the piston engine airliners made obsolete by the jet engine.....

Except in Alaska and parts of South America where the environment's just too harsh  

[woodhick 504]

Dylan Thomas

[busdriver 258]

Near and dear to my heart. My dad worked on these back in the 1950's, with the Air National Guard, and my girlfriend volunteers with the City of Monroe's C-46 "Tinker Belle."  

You simply can't appreciate the massive size of this airplane, until you've walked around it, or "climbed" your way up to the cockpit from the rear stairs. It's a beautiful airplane!