A new classic Brit from Alphasim?

[Ben Hartmann]

It certainly does look cool mate There is only one problem (for me that is).. there's no mention of it being for FS9 too Drat.. drat.. and DOUBLE drat :-(

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Pffffftt :roll:

I hate it when that happens.......

Rgds

Ben

[jonesey2k]

Wooo! Been waiting for one of these for a while now

[kiwikat]

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. :flying:

We will try VERY hard to get this into FS9. Personally I think Dan will be able to do it. I'm not the one building it though, he is.

[Rick Piper]

Hi Kiwikat

I searched airliners.net yesterday and spotted a lot of pointy noses so i was 100% happy then.

Great news that both noses will be there.

I was trying not to rivet count as i know the Alpha team think we are overly fussy

looking forward to this one

Regards
Rick

[Garry Russell]

I think the pointy nose cone was made for the Trislander then added to the Islander

Garry

[Motormouse]

Hi gang,

Noticed the comments 'bout the pointy nose and long ( or short) wing.
Please remember that the Islander is basically a kit built plane, B-N offered a mix-and-match service
depending on where,when and by whom the original order/purchase was (and there's also the long or short nose to consider too)

There's not a bad list of the most common variations on Wikipedia here ----> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten-Norman_Islander

Incidentally, this one is a BN-2T-4S, 'long' wing, (originally as per Trislander) and 450 Hp (-17F) engines
as an example of a 'bespoke' model you won't find it on that list

(technically its' a Defender 4000...but they're not made for civilian operators are they ;-) )



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Pete

[kiwikat]

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

[DaveB]

Ahh.. is that the one often seen in such progs as 'Police, Camera, Action'?? :think:

Rivet's aside (and my eyesight isn't good enough to count em anyway ) I'm up for this one if Dano can push it back to the dark ages and FS9 Us FS9ers don't give a monkeys about bloom and all the other incredible things FSX has to offer so don't worry about em not being there ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Motormouse]

Ahh.. is that the one often seen in such progs as 'Police, Camera, Action'?? :think:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

shhh...don't tell everyone...

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Pete

[Motormouse]

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

Can lift more payload, but top speed is actually slightly slower (operate the turboprops at max too long
and you break the airframe)

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

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Pete