A flyable GST?

[Verdun1916]

How about a flyable PBY-5 and a GST, the Soviet licence built version of the PBY-5, then? Would that be possible?

[Sita]

Catalina is from Consolidated hangar ... isn't it?

in fact yes it's a beauty Bird... and we even have some old unfinished preform for Cat ... but main question is who and when will do it ...

if make it right it must be big and not easy project ... i mean Cat have alot pit's for crew members ... by difficult Cat is near by B17...


but again ... it's really interesting plane ... and i love it too ...

if you know any variant's how to clone me .... my clone will make Cat with pleasure)

[Jure_502]

Never knew Soviets used Catalinas. I found some interesting stories of this beauty in Soviet hands http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/englis...es/commandeur/

[Sita]

Using and even making Cat's by lisence like pointed Verdun ... it plane was named ГСТ ...

[GSkoko12]

Hi Sita, no 4.13.3. update this week?

[Sita]

Hope so...

[Verdun1916]

Originally Posted by Sita

Catalina is from Consolidated hangar ... isn't it?

in fact yes it's a beauty Bird... and we even have som old unfinished preform for Cat ... but main question is who and when will bo it ...

if make it right it must be big and not easy project ... i mean Cat have alot pit's for crew members ... by difficult Cat is near by B17...


but again ... it's really interesting plane ... and i love it too ...

if you know any variant's how to clone me .... my clone will make Cat with pleasure)

I'm sorry, Sita! You are absolutley right! The PBY Catalina's were made by Consolidated and do not have any issues with the whole N-G-deal! Sorry! My mistake!

[sniperton]

Originally Posted by Sita

if make it right it must be big and not easy project ... i mean Cat have alot pit's for crew members ... by difficult Cat is near by B17...

It's nice to have all the crew stations modeled in flyables, but most of us would be happy with just flying these big birds. In the first run it would suffice to have

- one 3D cockpit for the pilot;
- one 2D screen for the bombardier;
[- one 2D screen for the radar operator]

All the rest could be added later. It's fun to play a gunner, but modeling all the gunner stations for the B-17 and the like is probably not worth the time and effort.

[Verdun1916]

Originally Posted by sniperton

It's nice to have all the crew stations modeled in flyables, but most of us would be happy with just flying these big birds. In the first run it would suffice to have

- one 3D cockpit for the pilot;
- one 2D screen for the bombardier;
[- one 2D screen for the radar operator]

All the rest could be added later. It's fun to play a gunner, but modeling all the gunner stations for the B-17 and the like is probably not worth the time and effort.

I agree! The main thing is to fly! The gunner's station could be added later when it comes to the multicrew aircraft.

[dimlee]

As I remember, Pe-8 and SB developments were crowdfounded. May be this is the way to go ahead with Cat or other interesting project.
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Subject there is a designer and TD team has time to examine/adapt new model of course...

*Happy New Year*