ColR1948 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 This reminds me of a Dragon Rapide, who else thinks so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVIDSTRAKA Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I don't believe I ever seen one of those. Another reason I like this forum. Learning about aircraft I never knew existed. Great post! :pilot: Senior Rookie Bragware: FSX Gold - Acceleration | HP Omen Obelisk Desktop | Intel Core i7 3.2 Ghz |16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | 1TB HD | 256 GB SSD (Gaming Computer) REX Worldwide Airports HD AS16 + ASCA ORBX Global BASE ORBX Freeware Airports ORBX HD Trees [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I echo that, David, I too have never heard of Potez 56! Very nice pics Col! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Nope: Dragon Rapide was a biplane with fixed gear..? Boeing 247 yes. http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acimages/boeing247d_morrisbiondi_t.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Unbelievable, I installed this bird 3 days ago and tried it out yesterday.....I'll post some pics in this post after I cropped them.. Great pics, I also didn't know anything about this plane.:eek: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 I have a couple more Potez aircraft in my hangar. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Me too! :) Here are the pics: leaving Epernay: Please click on the pics to enlarge: After pic one I changed the prop disk. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Yes! That plane also reminds me a De Havilland, those planes which transfered Spanish General Franco from Morocco into Spain, or de Gaulle from Bordeaux to London. A great French name of before 1940 anyway! Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anaismith Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I really wish people would supply links to where they get various files because it ain't here nor any of the major fs sites. It is here along with many other superb examples of French freeware http://virtua-aerodesign.net/html/fsx.html Just thinking ahead for perhaps newbies who have not an extensive knowledge of the more obscure sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 It looks close to a Dragon Rapide Colin, but it's not a Bi-Wing. :cool: :) Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Hi Larry, yes you are right of course it just has a similar look. I tweaked my model to use as an ai plus I gave it a bit more boost too, not much but it now flies that bit faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfwright Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 This is a new one on me too. Superb shots. When was this plane in service? Jim I am a King Air fan. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 First flight 1934. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potez_56 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Jan remembers that, he was a young boy then though lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptrcam Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I can see where you are coming from, the cockpit glazing does have a flavour of a Rapide. I love finding threads like this. It has lead me to learn more about French aviation, I concentrated on Potez and its history but I came across this picture of a Farman 430, this also has a hint of Rapide about it plus it had De Havilland engines on some variants. Win 7 HP 64 bit, Zalman Z9 Plus case Asus P8Z77-V LX Mobo ,i7 3770 3.4ghz CPU 16GB DDR3 1600mhz ,GeForce GTX 660 2GB GDDR5 OC 1TB Seagate Hybrid SSHD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 I did a quick search but could only fine 3 Farman aircraft for FS9, but not the the 430 above. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 For lots of beautiful older British birds: http://www.tedcook.me.uk/library/page1.html It's really worth the a visit!:) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Thanks for the link Jan, I was looking back at some of your older posts, you inspired me to download a lot of these old birds, I did have some on my old hard drive but lost them all when it crashed. You may remember I did a retro version of FS and had mostly the old aircraft, very few jets, that was where I needed the older props lol. Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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