TigerTigerM Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 It has been a somewhat expensive long weekend & I am grateful for Orbx's discounts & sales. I started with Catalina Airport, then I had another look at EGKA, (Shoreham), as I liked the look of it & the 3 runway set up, which, I understand, goes back to WWII to allow landings regardless of wind direction. Then there is it's Art Deco heritage & it's location by the sea with a river flowing past. So it is an interesting airport to operate from & handy for jaunts to France. I also added LPVL, (Maia-Vilar de Luz airport), near Porto, as I discovered it has a 7,500' runway & when I looked at the map of my current holdings I realized it is nicely placed for long hauls into different parts of Europe, & Scandinavia. Thirdly I also took up CYBD, (Bella Coola), as it was one I enjoyed in P3D, plus a tweaked Stewart was thrown in. Finally I added an aircraft, a Caudron-Rafale 430 by Bluemesh, who I have never heard of, but in MSFS these days that is not unusual. From the marketing information: "The Caudron C.430 "Rafale" is a two-seater monoplane (or single-seater by closing the front seat), built by the company Caudron-Renault. It was designed by Marcel Riffard for the training of pilots who had to use racing machines like the Caudron C.362 or C450/460". Being a bit of a sucker for vintage and/or unusual aircraft, it caught my eye. The visual quality & sounds are very good. I have a few shots from Shoreham, where I endeavored to take flight. I admit that I haven't quite got it sorted yet & need a longer runway than the one I initially chose. I hope Estuary water in which it got a dunking won't dissolve it overnight! Shoreham reeks of a bygone age, as does the Caudron, & I trust I can put together a successful mating of the too, in the sense that I can take it off & land it there! TTM (MSFS) Instruments helpfully labelled in French. I just read the numbers. Side on, very sleek. Note the tail skid. I need to keep off tarmac. The throaty exhaust sound exits via the pipes, LHS of the engine bay. Prop position suggests the engine is inverted? Taxiing out, grinding the tail skid down. Flaps are fairly massive & it can 'duck' wobble as you get up to speed prior to take off. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Outstanding! Possibly Citroen had a hand in it perhaps? . I can see a resemblance , design philosophy wise to the 2CV Cheers Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Nice shots!!!!!!! That plane looks like it would be difficult to land and taxi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Now I know where the phrase - Tunnel Vision , came from . 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I'm lost for words. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Great set of shots. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 OMG, where did this one come from? 11 hours ago, BradB said: Now I know where the phrase - Tunnel Vision , came from . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTigerM Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 2 hours ago, bernd1151 said: OMG, where did this one come from? Smkt. Currently on Sale. They also have a sleek Ryan ST-A Special, but I have spent my current allowance. TTM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Excellent images and a very unusual plane, a great find. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 The engine is a Renault (Pete) inverted four banger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Excellent shots and background TTM. Love it! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenik Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 One of the craziest formed planes, via these shots nice pictured. Is a bit opposite of the flying barrel(Grumman F3) regarding length and width of the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyJohnJohn Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Nice shots! Cool aircraft, unique color - stand out, that's for sure! (And yes, I too love Orbx Sales! Made a purchase as well through that last one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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