Black Square Announces the B60 Duke!

[Mace 1,968]

51 minutes ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

OK, so which aircraft is Lady GaGa  ?

Oh, she's definitely an XF-84H Thunderscreech.

[Chunk 251]

This is an instant buy from me!

[Fielder 3,808]

9 hours ago, ryanbatc said:

Development page is up!!

https://www.justflight.com/product/black-square-turbine-duke

COME TO PAPA!! lol

Tdukeext1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Tdukecockpit1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

So on the lower right gauge, 1-25, the 1 indicates 100 feet altitude?

[Alvega 2,126]

28 minutes ago, Fielder said:

So on the lower right gauge, 1-25, the 1 indicates 100 feet altitude?

Yes.

[Matchstick 1,917]

I suspect it's not going to interest anywhere near as many people, but Black Square are also making the piston version, not just the turbine.

https://www.justflight.com/product/black-square-piston-duke

[ryanbatc 13,105]

2 hours ago, Matchstick said:

I suspect it's not going to interest anywhere near as many people, but Black Square are also making the piston version, not just the turbine.

https://www.justflight.com/product/black-square-piston-duke

Both are looking excellent - I'll be flying both.  I'm sure they'll have them in some sort of bundle.

[Les Parson 103]

Sweet Action! 

Ryan, 

Reference the Duke fly-in in your area a few years ago, what would you say the ratio between piston and turbine was? 

[ryanbatc 13,105]

29 minutes ago, Les Parson said:

Sweet Action! 

Ryan, 

Reference the Duke fly-in in your area a few years ago, what would you say the ratio between piston and turbine was? 

More pistons but probably 20% were turbines or so (some not shown here were in the hangars)

20130914_IMG_4017 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

20130914_IMG_4029 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

 

 

[level7 177]

9 hours ago, Fielder said:

So on the lower right gauge, 1-25, the 1 indicates 100 feet altitude?

so many RealAir vibes in the cockpit screenshot

[regis9 4,047]

4 hours ago, Matchstick said:

I suspect it's not going to interest anywhere near as many people, but Black Square are also making the piston version, not just the turbine.

https://www.justflight.com/product/black-square-piston-duke

I’m probably the exception there, always just slightly preferred the piston Duke.  But I’ll be very happy to have both.

[ryanbatc 13,105]

13 minutes ago, regis9 said:

I’m probably the exception there, always just slightly preferred the piston Duke.  But I’ll be very happy to have both.

The piston is slightly faster at lower altitudes if you really push it.  I think Vno is around 220 kias.  In the turbine Vne is 198 or something if I remember correctly.  They're both just incredibly beautiful aircraft in the sim and in person.

[regis9 4,047]

I think for me honestly it was largely the sounds…the Real Air piston Duke soundset was just music to my ears.

[Poncho 19]

45 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

The piston is slightly faster at lower altitudes if you really push it.  I think Vno is around 220 kias.  In the turbine Vne is 198 or something if I remember correctly.  They're both just incredibly beautiful aircraft in the sim and in person.

I think your memory was spot on Ryan. I flew the hec of my Real Air Dukes and used the piston version for short hops because it was faster and the turbine for the longer missions for the same reason.

I always pushed them both and never hurt the engines in the piston, but I did destroy a couple of the turbines. The turbine was the newer of the two (by Real Air) and so it was slightly more realistic from an engine damage perspective. Man that turbine could climb like a home sick angel…

[ryanbatc 13,105]

47 minutes ago, Poncho said:

I think your memory was spot on Ryan. I flew the hec of my Real Air Dukes and used the piston version for short hops because it was faster and the turbine for the longer missions for the same reason.

I always pushed them both and never hurt the engines in the piston, but I did destroy a couple of the turbines. The turbine was the newer of the two (by Real Air) and so it was slightly more realistic from an engine damage perspective. Man that turbine could climb like a home sick angel…

Yes indeed....  I recall about 4000 fpm initial climb and then a sustained 3000 fpm or so up into the mid 20 flight levels.

[sidfadc 1,345]

oh baby *******, loved the Real Air Turbine Duke.  This will do nicely, day 1 for sure!