I bought it when it was initially released as a special offer which included the optional bubble canopy version. Great fun and still a reasonable price for a very detailed model. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account?
Sign in here. Donate to our annual general fundraising goal. This donation keeps our doors open and providing you service 24 x 7 x The prototype, put through its paces by Pat Fillingham from the parent company at Hatfield, was powered by a kw hp de Havilland Gipsy Major 1C.
Most Canadian-built Chipmunks had a bubble canopy. Downsview built Chipmunks, the last in National service pilots underwent their initial training on the Chip, which served intermittently at the RAF College, Cranwell. A few Chipmunks of No. Under an agreement concluded between de Havilland and the General Aeronautical Material Workshops OGMA of Portugal 60 Chipmunks were licence-manufactured from for the Portuguese air force, and the type was still being operated by this service until replaced in Civilianised versions of RAF aircraft became available in large numbers from the late s.
Farm Aviation Services in the UK heavily modified Chipmunks with a hopper tank in place of the forward cockpit for spraying duties. These aircraft were designated Mk. Today the Chipmunk remains a very popular sport and private aircraft, while a small number are still used for pilot training and tailwheel endorsements. Some have also been extensively modified with the installation of Lycoming or Continental engines.
Any aspiring pilot who was in the Air Training Corp or CCF in the UK or any other country for that matter would I am sure have had a few hours in the workhorse of a trainer Oh boy, do I remember being strapped into my parachute tightly Oh sweet revenge, I became a Cadet Warrant Officer, and when it my turn to oversee the parachute fitting, well you guess the rest! Only to those I identified as the plotters at my previous fitting sessions of course! I digress The Chipmunk; this is available for download from the FlightSim.
Com file library; see the links at the end of the article. Downloading is a breeze, but it is a whopping If not, make a cup of coffee or cut the lawn, what ever, but the wait is truly worth it. Get FS up and ready go to aircraft menu and select De Havilland and there they are, all six options to choose from. Most color ways are from the 'traditional' range, but for you Canadian aviators the bubble variant much used in the RCCAF is included.
At every point the detail is correct: paint, metal, prop, day-glow effects, dynamic shine reflections all in place. Have a 'tour' around and you will appreciate my enthusiasm. One of the real wow factors for me was the pilots and sound, which often spoil the superb aircraft detail, and these do not!
The pilot's heads 'look around' up and down in a random fashion, far closer to reality. The face detail stands up to the closest scrutiny, and 'bone dome' selection is also accurate for the aircraft type selected.
The flaps are shown with an accurate 3-stage setting. The sound, oh yes the sound, this is a true facsimile of the real thing. If you engage the sequence, well it just sounds right. There are some very subtle prop visual effects You may say," hang on, the Chipmunk had cartridge start? The fuel gauges You can 'zoom' in and the detail just gets better I was flying a privately owned Chipmunk only a few weeks ago!
If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them. Most of the freeware add-on aircraft and scenery packages in our file library come with easy installation instructions which you can read above in the file description. File Contents. File Contents This list displays the first files in the package. De Havilland Chipmunk WG
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