+Brainless Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Looking thro' the download list I noticed that there are no seaplanes. Well I can't find one anyway and I wondered if there was any particular reason for this... like no-one wanted to make one or is there some other reason like the game engine won't allow it? It's just a thought now that my brain's back in gear.. Quote
+Stary Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Hmm... My bet is that there is no way to force a plane into a seaplane... Maybe in the v01.04.14 patch? Fellow Modders, ideas on the subject? Anyone working on it? Quote
Viggen Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Well it would be nice to have a Vought Kingfisher or a Catalina. Quote
+Stary Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Yea, Catalina... I'm looking forward to gunners stations first... then seaplanes... but seaplanes would be easier to implement I guess Quote
Guest capun Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Yes, you can make seaplanes. I did a proof of concept a while back, a hacked together Spitfloat. Also Pasko released the NiK1 "Rex" a while back You can land and take-off from the water. Quote
charlielima Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) Hmmm. Since I choose WOV, I choose the the P5M Marlin. Gobs of weps: Armament 4x 2,160 lb (980 kg) torpedoes or 4x 2,000 lb (907 kg) mines or bombs or 8x 1,000 lb (454 kg) mines or 16x 500 lb (227 kg) bombs or 16x 330 lb (150 kg) depth charges or 1x Mk.90 "Betty" nuclear depth charge An HU-16 Albatros would be bitchin too. The USAF flew SAR feet wet with Navy SPADS escorting them. If you land on easy with gear down you can land on water. I did it with an F-8e with a dead engine. :ph34r: CL Edited September 3, 2007 by charlielima Quote
+Brainless Posted September 3, 2007 Author Posted September 3, 2007 Hmmm. Since I choose WOV, I choose the the P5M Marlin. Gobs of weps: Armament 4x 2,160 lb (980 kg) torpedoes or 4x 2,000 lb (907 kg) mines or bombs or 8x 1,000 lb (454 kg) mines or 16x 500 lb (227 kg) bombs or 16x 330 lb (150 kg) depth charges or 1x Mk.90 "Betty" nuclear depth charge An HU-16 Albatros would be bitchin too. The USAF flew SAR feet wet with Navy SPADS escorting them. If you land on easy with gear down you can land on water. I did it with an F-8e with a dead engine. :ph34r: CL Hmm.. great pics but not really a seabird!! Quote
+Brainless Posted September 3, 2007 Author Posted September 3, 2007 Yes, you can make seaplanes. I did a proof of concept a while back, a hacked together Spitfloat. Also Pasko released the NiK1 "Rex" a while back You can land and take-off from the water. Plane looks great but I don't fly for the Japs!!! Quote
+HrntFixr Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 ummmm??? not a seaplane? Marlin ( a big fish), it's belly is a boat hull Quote
charlielima Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Sorry Mates. The black pony is one of my sigs, not a seaplane. :ph34r: CL Quote
+Brainless Posted September 3, 2007 Author Posted September 3, 2007 ummmm??? not a seaplane? Marlin ( a big fish), it's belly is a boat hull I was meaning the F-8e not the Marlin.. Quote
lazboy Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Yes, you can make seaplanes. I did a proof of concept a while back, a hacked together Spitfloat. Also Pasko released the NiK1 "Rex" a while back You can land and take-off from the water. Hi can you enlighten us how to make a usable seaplane or where I can find Paskos NIK1 so I can see how he acheived it? Quote
Guest capun Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Here's the "Spitfloat" taking off, you need to create custom missions since there are no "airfields" in the water Do some legwork and search for Pasko's site. Quote
+Corktip_14 Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Well, uuh, no offense here sirs, but is it really meant to look like a Spitfloat, or is it just a thing you quickly put together to illustrate your comments? Quote
Guest capun Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Read my comment a few posts up, it was just a proof of concept since we did not know if floatplanes worked. Supposedly there were two Spitfloats done and they used two large floats only. Quote
+Wrench Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Hmm...two large floats, Spitfire-ish body...hhmmmm....I'm seeing a Supermarine racer here!!! (wonder if the Macchi Mc-72 could be done as well) Something interestering to think about for Major Lee's partly-finised air race terrain Wrench kevin stein Quote
charlielima Posted September 3, 2007 Posted September 3, 2007 Well Dogies! if its that easy I bet ole Hieneman also drew a skyraider on a bar napkin with floats or even an AD5 / A1E with an amphibian style hull like the grumman duck. Back to what is not a seaplane, here is Dilbert taxing back to building CVA-41 parked @ 16 knots in the tonkin gulf. It looks more like the connie or the kennedy to me. :ph34r: CL Quote
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