Classic British Flight Sim

We - the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, that is - are the proud new owners of the carcass of an ex-RAF Lightning F3 simulator. As you can see from the photos, at the moment, it's just a pile of junk but once it's been reassembled, refurbished and repainted by the chaps in the museum's workshops, it'll be the dog's danglies, I'm sure.









Once that's done, my job is to get it up and running again as a simulator for which I'm planning to use a Lightning in MS Flight Sim (not sure which version yet) as the basis. I've already managed to enlist the aid of a home cockpit builder to help me over the technical problems such as how to connect the existing stick, rudder and throttle to FS and how to run the multiple displays that will be required but I need some advice on a suitable Lightning and which version of FS to use.

With very limited experience of military aircraft in FS (why couldn't it have been a Hunter sim?) the only Lightning I've heard of is Alphasim's. If anyone has experience of this model, is it recommendable in terms of performance, sound and cockpit graphics?

Are there any other Lightning's you'd recommend - freeware or payware?

I'm thinking of using FS2004 in kiosk mode as we do with 2 of the other simulators at the museum but are there any advantages in using, say, one of the versions of Combat Flight Sim?

Any and all help and advice gratefully received. Thanks in advance.
Pete

Not much help I'm afraid Pete...I don't have a Lightning in my FS...These will not be much help either as they are all of the Mk II Lightning Simulator at Leconfield, but I'll post them anyway in case they give you any clues:-

You look as though you'd just joined the Marines in that photo , Peter!


Chris

Yes, I did look a bit grumpy...Can't think why now...but it was back in 1963 on my last tour before leaving the R.A.F.

Hey i was Minus 1 in 63

Regards
Rick

Rick Piper wrote:Hey i was Minus 1 in 63

In my day we used to call that "Just a twinkle in your father's eye"

That makes you a year younger than my daughter and 10 years younger than my son...It also makes me feel incredibly old, but considering that I have four Great Grandchildren, I suppose I should feel old. However, I have informed myself that I will not be "properly old" till I'm eighty :flying:

He He i was minus 22

Richard

Thats it.............

I upset him.........

you made him worse



I feel Old too so don't worry as it's a state of mind
(and mine is in a real state)

Regards
Rick

LOL, how to hijack a thread in one easy lesson. I would still be interested in any information about Lightnings for Flight Sim if anyone can help, though. Please.
PP

I'd love to see a nice shiny frightning too Pete. Here is hoping