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/images/notams/notams21/sbd0731/sbd0731.jpgIn the 1950s and 1960s the British Aircraft Corporation was formed from anamalgamation of several existing manufacturers to develop a Tactical StrikeReconnaissance aircraft and TSR-2 was born. Sadly only one prototype wasfully completed and flew before the project was cancelled by the (shortsighted?) Labour government of Harold Wilson. Had it entered service RAFWyton could have been one of the designated bases. /images/notams/notams21/sbd0731/sbd1.jpgAnother victim of the political axe was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow. Itwas in later stages of development and the Arrow had flown for only a yearbefore being cancelled. At the time, it was the world's most advancedinterceptor, a superb aircraft that would have probably served well into the1980's in some form. The misguided belief at the time that Surface to AirMissile (SAM) technology would render it and other interceptors obsoletecontributed to the cancellation of the Arrow project on February 20,1959. It is that "what if" scenario that is depicted here with RAF Wyton basedTSR2's and visiting CF-105 Arrows. /images/notams/notams21/sbd0731/sbd2.jpgThe scenery consists of: Enhanced aerial viewGround polygon Aligned with Just Flight VFR Real Scenery NexGen 3DFull complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodOperational night lightingDynamic night lighting in Prepar3D v4/v5AI BAC TSR2, Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, and English Electric CanberraStatic C-130 Hercules transportsBristol Bloodhound Mk II missilesTeam SDB donates a portion of revenues from its products to UK Help forHeroes and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. /images/notams/notams21/sbd0731/sbd3.jpgPurchase Team SDB Scenery - RAF Wyton TSR2 for P3D v4/v5 See other Team SDB scenery
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/images/notams/notams21/watt0520/watt0520.jpgThis scenery of RAF Watton by Team SDB represents the base during thelate-1960s with Canberra T.4 trainers, Canberra PR.9 photo-reconnaissancevariants and T.17 electronic warfare training variants of No. 360 Squadronand Vickers Varsity T.1 trainers of No. 115 Squadron. The buildings aretypical of the period but not definitively representative of the buildingsthere at the time. Composition and placement was determined from studyingWWII era aerial images and Google Earth Street View with a little bit ofartistic license added. /images/notams/notams21/watt0520/raf-watton-1.jpg /images/notams/notams21/watt0520/raf-watton-2.jpgThe scenery consists of: Full complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodOperational night lightingDynamic night lightingStatic Canberra T.4 trainers, Canberra PR.9 Photo-reconnaissance and Canberra T.17 Electronic warfare variantsStatic Vickers Varsity T.1 Trainers and Bristol Britannia Transport /images/notams/notams21/watt0520/raf-watton-3.jpg /images/notams/notams21/watt0520/raf-watton-4.jpgPurchase Team SDB Scenery - RAF Watton for P3D v4/v5
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/images/notams/notams20/sdb0823/sdb0823.jpgA late expansion scheme airfield, RAF Topcliffe (ICAO: EGXY) opened inSeptember 1940 as a bomber station in RAF Bomber Command. Some 21.5 milessouth-west of Thirsk and 11.5 miles from Topcliffe village, the station hada bombing circle in some 200 acres of seeded grass,fronted on the west sideby three of the later Type C hangars with two more behind and the permanentcamp to the rear. /images/notams/notams20/sdb0823/topcliffe-1.jpgThe base was home to No. 77 Squadron and No. 102 Squadrons, both flyingthe Armstrong Whitworth Whitley heavy bomber. On 1 January 1943 the stationwas transferred to No. 6 Group RCAF and became a training station. During the next two decades there was a considerable amount of newbuilding and improvements to the flying field, the airfield being takenover by Coastal Command in 1952 with Lancaster’s and Neptune’s. No.1 AirNavigation School was located at RAF Topcliffe between March 1957 &December 1961. The Air Electronics school came in January 1962 and from1967 became the Air Electronics & Engineers School. Ten years later thebase as an RAF station closed when it was transferred to the Army. /images/notams/notams20/sdb0823/topcliffe-3.jpgThis scenery of RAF Topcliffe by Team SDB represents the base during themid-1950s with Neptunes of 19 Group’s 36, 203, and 210 Squadrons. Alsopresent are visiting de Havilland Vampires whilst their home base wasundergoing improvements. /images/notams/notams20/sdb0823/topcliffe-4.jpgFeaturesFull complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodOperational night lightingDynamic night lightingStatic and AI Lockheed NeptunesStatic de Havilland Vampires fighters /images/notams/notams20/sdb0823/topcliffe-5.jpgPurchase Team SDB Scenery - RAF Topcliffe for P3D v4/v5 Team SDB Updates Scenery For P3D v5In addition to the new release about, Team SDB has updated four oftheir previous scenery packages to support Prepar3D v5: RAF AlconburyRAF BanffRAF St. EvalRAF Ludford Magna
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/images/notams/notams20/sdb0109/sdb0109.jpgRAF Chivenor was a Royal Air Force station located on the northern shore ofthe River Taw estuary, on the north coast of Devon, England. The nearesttowns are Barnstaple and Braunton. The scenery depicts Chivenor as it mayhave looked during the latter years of RAF occupation when 151 Sqn. Hawksand 22 Sqn. Sea Kings were in residence. /images/notams/notams20/sdb0109/team-sdb-1.jpgThe scenery consists of: Full complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodGround overlay that works with Generation-X sceneryOperational night lightingDynamic night lighting in Prepar3D v4AI and static BAe Hawk trainersStatic Westland Sea King helicopterThe scenery object densities are scalable to suit most systemsTeam SDB donates a portion of revenues from its products to UK Help forHeroes. /images/notams/notams20/sdb0109/team-sdb-2.jpg /images/notams/notams20/sdb0109/team-sdb-3.jpgPurchase Team SDB Scenery - RAF Chivenor
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/images/notams/notams19/sdb1113/sdb1113.jpgThis version began as an idea to enhance the original release for use inPrepar3D v4 by updating the RFN Carrier gauge to the 64-bit version. Theinitial idea was to replace the F-14 Tomcats, A-7 Corsair IIs, A-6Intruders, and SH-3 Sea Kings with the more modern F/A-18 Hornets and SH-60Seahawks borrowed from Javier Fernandez's beautiful Nimitz carrierpackage. But as happens sometimes the smallish project took on a life ofits own and soon became an extensive overhaul worthy of a separatepackage. The new model visually reflects changes from the 3+ year refit of1990-1994 and the overhauls of 2005 and 2008-2009. We selected two cruises. The final World Cruise in 2006, one of the lastcruises for the S-3 Viking onboard the Enterprise. And the 2012Mediterranean/Arabian Sea Cruise, the last cruise of the Enterprise beforereturning stateside for defueling and eventual decommissioning in2017. Both cruises originated at Oceana, Virginia and saw military actionin the Persian Gulf. The included Boat Traffic files cover these two areasof operation. The included aircraft types, units, and markings are correctfor the two cruises. /images/notams/notams19/sdb1113/teamsdb-1.jpgIn addition to the Enterprise we have included an Arleigh Burke classDestroyer in two versions - Flight IIa Class2 and Flight IIa Class5. Theseare based on the models by Henrik Nielsen. With Henrik's permission, wehave enhanced them for this project. To give the package a bit more usefulness we have gone a step furtherfrom the original release and have included a complete RFN Carriergauge. This will not only give access to nearly a dozen Advanced Featuresbut also a graphic interface to locate and interact with the ships. Thanksto the improvements of Prepar3D v4 we have been able to include veryrealistic night lighting effects on all ships. To manipulate the lights andother details a configuration interface is included. /images/notams/notams19/sdb1113/teamsdb-2.jpgFeaturesTwo configurations representing the 2006 World Cruise and the 2012 Final Cruise with unique carrier details and carrier/aircraft textures for eachEmpty deck versions of both cruisesFull FSX Acceleration carrier operations compatibilityNew and updated static aircraft on deck (F/A-18C Hornet, F/A-18E Super Hornet, F/A-18F Super Hornet, EA-6B Prowler, S-3B Viking, E-2C Hawkeye, and SH-60 Seahawk)Aircraft servicing vehicles, fire trucks, and deck crew figuresSH-60 Seahawk plane guard helicopter flying alongsideArleigh Burke class Destroyer escorts (Flight IIa Class2 and Flight IIa Class5) RFN gauge for TACAN (TACtical Air Navigation system - course and distance) and ICLS (Instrument Carrier Landing System) navigation to the shipAdvanced FLOLS (Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System) system with correct glide slopeLRLS - Long Range Line-Up SystemAudible LSO (Landing Signal Officer) announcementsAdvanced aircraft launch triggerRealistic launch speed tailored to individual aircraftAnimated Catapult Officer (Shooter)Steam effect on catapult (Prepar3D v4 only)GOTO feature to position your aircraft in one of four deck locationsWorking #3 elevator for movement between hanger deck and flight deckNight operations lighting including sequenced flashing centerline lightsDynamic night lighting (Prepar3D v4 only)Carrier Traffic files for both cruises near NAS Oceana, Virginia and the Persian GulfConfiguration file for use with AI Carrier utilityTeam SDB generously donates a portion of revenues from its products toUK Help for Heroes. /images/notams/notams19/sdb1113/teamsdb-3.jpgPurchase Team SDB - CVN-65 Final Cruises
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/images/notams/notams19/sdb1012/sdb1012.jpgRAF Little Rissington is an RAF aerodrome and former RAF station inGloucestershire, England. Built during the Expansion Period of the1930s the station officially opened in 1938 as a grassairfield. During 1942, three asphalt runways were installed and allwere extended during the war. The base was used for flying training,aircraft maintenance, and aircraft storage and assembly. /images/notams/notams19/sdb1012/sdb-2.jpgIn 1946 the Royal Air Force Central Flying School (CFS) moved toLittle Rissington. The airfield also became the home to the RAF'saerobatics teams which included the Red Pelicans and later the RedArrows and Vintage Pair. After the Central Flying School departed in1977 the airfield was used by the Army until 1979. RAF LittleRissington was designated a satellite for RAF Brize Norton and RAFBenson. The airfield continues to remain active and is regularly usedfor elementary flying training, air drops, aircraft maintenance, andground training. The Team SDB scenery of RAF Little Rissington depicts the 1970swhen the base was home to the RAF Central Flying School with HuntingJet Provost T3 and Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 trainers. /images/notams/notams19/sdb1012/sdb-1.jpgFeaturesFull complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodPhoto-real ground overlay works with Generation-X Scenery and/or FSX/P3DOperational night lightingDynamic night lighting in Prepar3D v4Static Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 trainers and Hunting Jet Provost T3 trainersThe scenery object densities are scalable to suit most systemsTeam SDB generously donates a portion of revenues from its productsto UK Help for Heroes. Purchase Team SDB Scenery - RAF Little Rissington for FSX/P3D
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RAF PocklingtonPublisher: Team SDBReview Author: Neil BirchSuggested Price: $10.00/images/fsc/wbicons/pilot-shop-buy.pngIntroductionRAF Pocklington is one of a series of vintage RAF airfields dottedaround the United Kingdom created by SDB Designs. Judging by how manyof these sceneries the developers have created, I'm guessing that theyhave a real love for these old airfields, many of which survive, butare best viewed from the air. /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington10.jpgLike my very ownfarm stripsandWestwood Walks(we actually fly not walk) these RAF airfields are definitely a nichemarket and will most likely appeal to simmers with an interest in theSecond World War. Situated near the east coast, just north of the city of Hull,Pocklington was surrounded by a host of other airfields, and must havebeen a great place for young plane spotters of the time. The airfieldwas built on or near the site of a First World War airfield calledBarmby, which was in truth, not much more than a field. It was usedfrom April 1916 by the fledgling Royal Air Force, known then as theRoyal Flying Corps, or RFC for short. Stationed there were 76Squadron, and they operated BE II and BE 12 biplane fighters onZeppelin patrols over the North Sea (without any success). /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington01.jpg /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington02.jpgRAF Pocklington was on the government's airfield expansion plans asearly as 1933, but work didn't start on the airfield until 1939(rather late in the day when you consider hostilities began as ofSeptember that year). After much work, the airfield finally opened opened in 1941 as abomber station. The first squadron to move in were the Royal CanadianAir Force, with twin engined Wellington bombers. In 1942, the muchlarger, four engined Halifax bombers (portrayed in the scenery)replaced the Wellingtons, and were stationed there until 1944. Thesein turn were replaced with Liberators and Dakotas. The airfieldclosed in 1946, and over time has slowly moved over to industry.However, many of the original buildings survive and as such, it's asort of swords to ploughshares. There are many stories regarding Pocklington and other RAFairfields during the war, as the records kept were very good at thetime. One of the saddest has to be of Halifax II JD165 'S' sugar,when on the night of January 28th, returning from a raid over Berlin,it was hit by flak and struggled to maintain height. By the time theaircraft and crew had reached the coast, their altitude had dropped to2000 feet, and had to to ditch in the sea soon after. A distress signalwas sent, but the freezing conditions at the time meant that the crew,even though they had managed to climb into their dinghy, were unableto use the radio mast and canned rations. To make matters worse, awave flipped the dinghy over, causing the crew, yet again, to fallinto the icy water. Four managed to clamber back into the dinghy, butthe other three crew members (unable to pull themselves in) driftedaway with the sea. The four lone survivors were rescued a day and ahalf later. /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington08.jpg /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington09.jpgFSX Scenery FeaturesSeasonally changing ground texturesOperational night lighting Full compliment of custom built hangars and support buildings Weapons storage area and technical site AI Handley Page Halifax bombers of 102 Squadron Halifax bombers perform touch-and-go landings and the main body of Halifax' depart to bomb Frankfurt at 19:47 ZuluImpressionsOne of the first things I noticed straight away about the scenery,were the numerous Halifax bombers and period ground vehicles situatedaround the airfield. These consisted of jeeps, trucks and tractors,and considering they were static models, they were modelled to a highstandard. /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington06.jpg /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington07.jpgThe airfield itself was laid out reasonably well, with hangars,bunkers and maintenance buildings all being present. However, for asimmer such as myself who uses photographic scenery for the majorityof the time, I did find issue with some of the roads not beingaligned. Quite a few scenery developers give the user a choice ofwhat scenery they are installing into (default, VFR, FTX Global) sothis would be nice to see in future updates. The main control tower is reasonably well presented, but thetextures used are perhaps a bit too clean. It would have been nice tohave seen some weathering effects (rust, dirt, etc.), but unfortunatelythere wasn't any. I also found the lack of people slightly offputting as well. Considering that this was once a busy airfield withbombers, you would expect to see some kind of human life (crew,maintenance staff, etc.), but there was none. There are some otherreally nice details, such as the old English postbox, but these arelet down by what is missing from the scenery. If the developers canmodel aircraft and buildings, then adding some human life shouldn't bea problem. AI AircraftThe scenery also includes AI versions of the Halifax bomber, andthese could be seen taking off and circling the airfield. I reallyliked this extra element, and thought it would be great to follow one.Unfortunately though, the AI aircraft I happened to be following atthe time, crashed into the ground a few miles from the airport. /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington03.jpg /images/reviews/pockling/raf-pocklington05.jpgConclusionIf you are a simmer who enjoys vintage UK sceneries, or has apassing interest in the Second World War, then there is quite a lot tolike about this scenery (especially the static/AI aircraft andvehicles). However, if your simulator is made up of VFR sceneries, oryou are used to the likes of Orbx quality, then I think you will comeaway disappointed. The lack of people, and the clean cut texturesused throughout the scenery, let it down. Performance-wise, the scenery caused me no issues whatsoever. Insaying that, it's not a particularly demanding scenery, so even thosewith low end systems will see good frame rates. One important aspect of the scenery that I haven't mentioned thoughis the price. At the time of writing, Pocklington costs a mere $10 US,considerably less than the vast majority of sceneries. Whenyou factor that in, then the issues mentioned above seem lessrelevant. If you can live with that, then RAF Pocklington from SDBmight be well worth exploring! /images/reviews/pockling/pocklington-box.jpgNeil Birch Purchase Team SDB - RAF Pocklington
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/images/notams/notams18/sdb0802/sdb0802.jpgThe Team SDB scenery of RAF Church Fenton depicts the 1980s whenthe base was home to the RAF No. 7 Flying Training School with HuntingJet Provost T3 trainers and the Royal Navy Elementary Flying TrainingSchool equipped with Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 trainers. The scenery consists of Full complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodPhoto-real ground overlay works with Generation-X Scenery and/or FSX/P3DOperational night lightingDynamic night lighting in Prepar3D v4Static Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 trainers, Hunting Jet Provost T3 trainers, and Hawker HuntersThe scenery object densities are scalable to suit most systemsTeam SDB generously donates a portion of revenues from its productsto UK Help for Heroes. /images/notams/notams18/sdb0802/church-fenton-2.jpgPurchase Team SDB - RAF Church Fenton /images/notams/notams18/sdb0802/church-fenton-1.jpg
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/images/notams/notams18/sdb0724.jpgThe Team SDB scenery of RAF Little Rissington depicts the 1970swhen the base was home to the RAF Central Flying School with HuntingJet Provost T3 and Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 trainers. The scenery consists of: Full complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodPhoto-real ground overlay works with Generation-X Scenery and/or FSX/P3DOperational night lightingDynamic night lighting in Prepar3D v4Static Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 trainers and Hunting Jet Provost T3 trainersNavigation Aids: NDB 335.0 kHz, OMI Rwy 22The scenery object densities are scalable to suit most systemsSupports FSX, FSX: Steam Edition and Prepar3D v3/v4. Team SDB generously donates a portion of revenues from its products toUK Help for Heroes. Purchase Team SDB - RAF Little Rissington /images/notams/notams18/sdb0724.png
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/images/notams/notams18/sdb0508.jpgRAF Cottesmore is a former Royal Air Force station in Rutland,England. The base opened in 1938 and was used mainly fortraining. Later RAF Bomber Command took over the airfield again as atraining station, a role which continued until 1943 when the UnitedStates Army Air Forces took over the facilities flying troop transportaircraft. Cottesmore was officially handed back to the RAF in July 1945,again as a training station. In 1954 English Electric Canberras movedin but all had left by the end of 1955. In 1957 it was announced thatCottesmore would become a base for aircraft of the V bomber force. Thefirst to arrive in April 1958 was 10 Squadron and their new Victor B.1bombers. 15 Squadron followed in September with Victor B.1 and B.1Avariants. The Victors carried out Nuclear Quick Reaction Alert (QRA)duties from 1962 until 1964 when the Victor Squadrons were disbandedand replaced by Vulcan equipped 9, 12 and 35 Squadrons until 1969. The Team SDB scenery of RAF Cottesmore depicts the early 1960'swhen the base was home to Handley Page Victor V bombers of 10 and 15Squadrons. The base is depicted as it might have looked in the1960s. The scenery consists of: Full complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodPhoto-real ground overlay works with Generation-X Scenery and/or FSX/P3D *Operational night lightingStatic and AI Handley Page Victor B.1 bombersStatic Gloster Javelin FAW.9 fighters and Bristol BritanniaThe scenery object densities are scalable to suit most systemsTeam SDB generously donates a portion of revenues from its productsto UK Help for Heroes. Purchase Team SDB - RAF Cottesmore
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/images/notams/notams18/sdb0215.jpgRAF Sculthorpe was built as the second satellite airfield of RAFWest Raynham in the county of Norfolk, England. By 1957 Sculthorpe was the biggest USAFE base in Europe. In May1958, the re-equipment of the 47th BW began and Douglas B-66Destroyers began to replace the North American B-45s. 1962 haltedlarge scale rotational bomber deployments to Britain resulting in the47th Bomb Wing being inactivated and Sculthorpe being handed back tothe Ministry of Defence to become a standby base used mainly forstorage. This scenery of RAF Sculthorpe by Team SDB represents the baseduring the late 1950s while the units were transitioning from the B-45to B-66. The scenery consists of: Full complement of hangars and support buildingsTechnical site and accommodation representative of the periodPhotoreal ground overlay works with Generation-X Scenery and/or FSX/P3DNavaidsStatic Douglas B-66B, North American B-45, Lockheed Constellation andRepublic F-84F ThunderstreakAI Douglas B-66B and Douglas C-47 (DC-3) **The AI aircraft densities are scalable to suit most systems** The AI aircraft are not included with the P3D installers. Purchase Team SDB - RAF Sculthorpe /images/notams/notams18/sdb0215.png