peer01 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) Sometimes you're overwhelmed by a downloaded plane! Record hunting pilot Roscoe Turner ordered this record plane at the Brown factory in California and it was completed in mid-year 1936. It was a full cantilever mid-wing monoplane, fixed gear and powered by a Twin Wasp Sr.1.000 hp engine. The wing span of the original racer was approximately quite narrow in chord. The fuselage was constructed of chrome-moly tubing with spruce and fabric fairing. The two solid wing spars were of 14 ply laminated spruce, ribs were reinforced plywood and the leading edge metal covered. The fuselage was covered with metal from the engine cow] to the cockpit and from this point rearward Irish linen was used for covering. There was also a strip along the bottom of the fuselage that was metal covered to protect this portion from flying stones during take-off and landings. The rudder faired smoothly into the tail cone of the fuselage. The stabilizers were constructed of wood and the elevators and rudder were steel tubing. All were fabric covered. The paint job was a silver gray, license number R263Y and race number 29. The wheels were un-spatted but were thin and equipped with full side caps. Later the wings were re-designed and the bird handled better. (Copied from the Read-Me) FSX Gold with Acceleration Freeware Lair Turner Meteor https://www.fs-freeware.net/downloads/download/88-propeller-aircraft/2677-fsx-acceleration-fsx-laird-turner-meteor-vintage-racer.html Freeware Tangier Island (beautiful island scenery, 797 MB) https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=176015 Freeware Philadelphia airport scenery Freeware Drzewiecki grass textures Freeware HDE-V2 clouds. Here it is, on a virtual flight from Tangier Island to Philadelphia. Please click on the pics to enlarge: The rest of the flight in the reply***** Edited May 16, 2019 by peer01 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Please click on the pics to enlarge: Descending over the Boeing Factory: Thanks VERY much for your visit, I hope you liked bird and sceneries:) GREETS!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Everything was great Jan! Well done! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Thanks Rick, I enjoyed plane and sceneries :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Great shots of that 80+ year old racer Jan! Thanks for sharing with us. :cool: :cool: :cool: :) An aircraft with that much engine in front of the pilot must have been quite a rush. Especially if the throttle was pushed to the firewall and it was capable of reaching almost 350 mph! :pilot: Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Great bird, fantastic scenery, and crazy pilot!;) Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Thank you Larry and Zippy! :):) It's quite a machine Larry! :eek: Zippy: it's clear the pilot is an amazing and talented natural born airman! :rolleyes: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Zippy: it's clear the pilot is an amazing and talented natural born airman! :rolleyes: I'm a natural born airman, also! The seat of my fluttering pants will attest to it!:rolleyes::eek: Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 That counts! ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 "Mirror, mirror on the wall.............................." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 "Mirror, mirror on the wall.............................." [ATTACH=CONFIG]209642[/ATTACH] How true that is!! My best to both of you, regardless of your spreading the "truth" a whole lot farther than the Law Will Allow!!;) Been there, done that!! Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzaro Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 A GeeBee on steroids! A little too much throttle on takeoff and you're facing the opposite direction. :p -- Bob [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i7-7700 3.6GHz / GTX1660 6GB / 32GB RAM / 49" Samsung CHG90 / WIN10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamb Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Wonderful shots Jan, but how on earth did you land that thing especially with your history!!! ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Bob, you're very right, so much torque.......:eek: Adam, as you know, talented airman ship is running through my vanes...:) Mirror, mirror, ..... a von Peerhoven defeats them all! HA! Destiny! :mad: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Mr. Turner in front of his plane: [ATTACH=CONFIG]209668[/ATTACH] [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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av8tor98 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 What in the wide world of aviation sport is that thing?? Haha, kidding! Carry on Sir Peerhoven JOE- Asus P8Z68- V Pro; CPU: Intel i7-2600K 3.4ghz OC'd 4.6Ghz, 8G Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-1600, EVGA 1080Ti 11G ACX Cooler Samsung 500G OS drive, 3 WD 1T Raptor HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 I will........;) thanks Joe! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamb Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Bob, you're very right, so much torque.......:eek: Adam, as you know, talented airman ship is running through my vanes...:) Mirror, mirror, ..... a von Peerhoven defeats them all! HA! Destiny! :mad: That's not the ony thing that runs through your veins. :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Correct Adam, it's mixed with noble wisdom ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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