Classic British Flight Sim

Motormouse wrote: I remember being at the factory (my father used to work there) one Saturday morning @ 1981,watching company
test pilot John Elsdon-Davies, do a single engine, STOL, take-off in the first 'Turbine Islander' as it was known then

!!! One engine STOL takeoff... That is remarkable :prayer:

The islander really is a remarkable plane. I didn't know much about it until this project started. The twin IO-540 version has crazy enough performance. The 260 HP version can get off the runway in around 600 feet.

I can't even imagine what she's like with turboprops :o

Not sure about the pointy nose in those shots but looks like a BN2 otherwise (might be a different variant) so not knocking it's accuracy.


There are many of them with pointy noses. Check them out on airliners.net for examples. Both rounded and pointy noses will be included in the package ...

The exterior shots of the EZ are now up

http://www.alphasim3.com/forums/index.php?topic=7284.0

Hopefully it won't be too much longer until you guys can fly her. It is a very fun plane even in its developmental stage :flying: