November 19, 20205 yr Today, I found, among the freeware upload files, in the Library, this interesting looking (classic) military trainer, the Jet Provost, one of the earliest military Jet aircraft (first flight 1954), that proved highly successful in the "ab initio" (basic) training role. [Side Note: "Ab initio" (meaning “from the beginning”) programs are sponsored training programs that take an individual with very little or no flight experience (like yours truly, I guess,...🙂...) and create a competent, professional pilot, employing well-trained and standardized instructors to train different phases of instruction.] The Hunting name is associated with the plane, because the design work was actually started by Hunting, in early 1951. Hunting was later taken over by BAC, the company that would also acquire English Electric, Vickers-Armstrong etc., and go on to produce the likes of Aerospatiale Concorde, English Electric Lightning, Vickers VC10 and Vickers Viscount etc. The Jet Provost was exported to many countries and served as a capable military trainer for nearly 40 years. Even today, it remains popular among private operators and enthusiasts; and many are maintained in a flight-worthy condition (including in the United States). So, please find, below, 7 colors of this aircraft, all pictures taken, in and around one of my favorite (virtual) recreation retreats (Yakutat (PAYA), in Alaska). Thanks for viewing. [BTW, I noticed today, you folks, in MSFS, are already getting a (nice) military trainer Aermacchi MB-339...enjoy it...!] [Freeware(Jet provost), Orbx(SAK/PAYA), REX]
November 19, 20205 yr Superb pics! Great external visuals, what's the cockpit like? Usable VC or just 2D panels? There's a saying related the the Jet Provost's performance when moving the throttle - "Fixed thrust, variable noise!" Slightly unkind, possibly said with some endearment The fore-runner of this aeroplane was the Percival Provost - one can easily see the design similarities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percival_Provost Percival became Hunting Percival in 54 and then just Hunting in 57. The prototype JP wore Hunting Percival signage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting_Aircraft#/media/File:Hunting_Jet_Provost_T.1_G-AOBU_BLA_07.09.55_edited-2.jpg A good job you didn't encounter any brown bears in that tiny plane - that would not have been a landing you could walk away from! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 20, 20205 yr Author Folks; Thank you...!! Mark: Great vintage pictures of the predecessor (Provost) planes...! Yes, I had seen/read the "Percival" name in connection with the Jet Provost...(For your interest, I've included, below, 4 "Hunting Percival" repaints below, that I already had, by Rob Richardson. These are titled "Percival Pembroke" by the author, Mark, so, genuinely "Percival" not "Hunting Percival" yet...🙂...). BTW, the original model of this freeware Jet provost is by Rick Piper of CBFS (Classic British Flight Sim) fame...but, it has only 2D/2D-Pops...(please check e.g. filename "ukmrpjp5.zip" for details...)... And, I cannot keep straight...🙂...about all the acquisitions and mergers among (your) British Aircraft Manufacturers of that era and beyond. Today, I followed the lineage for this specific chain as follows, roughly speaking: Percival Aircraft Co. (1933/Gravesend) -> Percival Aircraft Ltd (1936/Luton) -> Joined Hunting Group (1944) -> [Then, as you've said] Hunting Percival Aircraft (1954) -> Hunting Aircraft (1957) In 1960, (Hunting Aircraft + A lesser-known BAC...(Bristol Aeroplane Company) + English Electric + Vickers-Armstrongs) combined to form the better-known BAC (British Aircraft Corporation). Then, in 1977, (BAC + Hawker Siddeley + Scottish Aviation) combined to form (British Aerospace; BAe), Mark, I noted, here, the little "e" in BAe. The range and list of aircraft produced by BAe is mind-boggling....(I'm glad BAe prompted PMDG to create JS-41 and QW to create BAe-146/Avro-RJ for our (sim) enjoyment...and, of course, the supersonic Concorde you're enjoying now...🙂...)... Eventually, BAe, in 1999 became (BAE Systems; BAE), Mark, I noted, here, upper-case "E".....(Oh boy)... [Finally, Yes, Alaskan Airport Runways and Bear encounters...are an unfortunate mix...as in that (recent) incidence with the Alaska Airlines 737 at Yakutat...] Percival Pembroke images (also at PAYA)
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