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L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 15:00
by FlyTexas
An interesting Czech touring aircraft from the 1950's. Created by Jozef Vrabec and Jozef Košík for use in FS2004 and FSX. Can be downloaded from flightsim.cz.

Brian
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Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 17:06
by Gypsy Baron
[quote="FlyTexas"]An interesting Czech touring aircraft from the 1950's. Created by Jozef Vrabec and Jozef Košík for use in FS2004 and FSX. Can be downloaded from flightsim.cz.

Brian

The markings on the Czech aircraft are, however, current day Slovak :)

The flag on the vertical stabilizer is the current Slovak Republic national emblem
and Bratislava is, of course, the capital of the Slovak Republic....

Paul

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 17:31
by petermcleland
There are some rather nice instruments and boxes in that screenshot...I particularly like the clock. Don't know what to make of the AH though as it seems to suggest the aircraft is upside down :think:

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 18:19
by DaveB
Don't know what to make of the AH though as it seems to suggest the aircraft is upside down :think:
:lol: :lol:

I've got that clock somewhere Peter.. just a matter of finding it! :roll:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 18:28
by FlyTexas
Gypsy Baron wrote:Brian

The markings on the Czech aircraft are, however, current day Slovak :)

The flag on the vertical stabilizer is the current Slovak Republic national emblem
and Bratislava is, of course, the capital of the Slovak Republic....

Paul
I had no idea. :$ The model comes with 3 paintschemes but only 1 shows Czech regs and a Czech flag. :dunno:
petermcleland wrote:There are some rather nice instruments and boxes in that screenshot...I particularly like the clock. Don't know what to make of the AH though as it seems to suggest the aircraft is upside down :think:
They most have a lot of air pollution in the Czach Republic. :lol: For the life of me I still can't perform an acceptable takeoff or landing. The rear nosegear keeps giving me fits. :lol:

Brian

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 18:56
by DispatchDragon
I remember seeing a couple in the UK in the mid sixties --- Im sure Garry can remind me of registratins :)

Thanks Brian - I think Ill have a bash

Leif

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 19:07
by Garry Russell
Hi Leif

I can only recall seeing G-APUE & G-APVU

Others on the UK registers were G-APWV, G-ARJO, G-ARFF, G-ARSO, G-ARSP & G-ASTT

Garry

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 20:21
by FlyTexas
Does anyone know the reasoning behind the unusual landing gear? I've looked but have yet to find any info which would explain why they designed it that way. :dunno:

Brian

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 20:31
by Garry Russell
Perhaps it was for the level advantages of a tricycle but there was no wheer to mount the retractable unit under the engine without mods......the easy option :dunno:

I wonder though if it touched the single wheel first on landing :think:

The mainwheels protruded slightly in the up to protect it in a wheels up landing :worried:

Garry

Re: L-40 Meta Sokol

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 20:58
by ianhind
Leif

G-ARSO/RSP and STT come to mind as the common ones - Kidlington?

Ian