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Seems it's been maybe a month since I've seen Mark"Homeboy" or Condor. I hope all is well with them. Anybody know?

Homeboy! That's well and good as long as you are well and good, huh? Aflac! Thanks for poking your head up and saying hi. Take care.

That's what laptops are for.

Oh drat! Good going Red Dog. We're having our own dogfight it seems.

The Sopwith T.1 Cuckoo was a British biplane torpedo bomber used by the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), and its successor organization, the Royal Air Force (RAF). The T.1 was the first landplane specifically designed for carrier operations, but it was completed too late for service in the First World War. After the Armistice, the T.1 was named the Cuckoo.[1] Planned use Throughout 1917, Commodore Sueter proposed plans for an aerial torpedo attack on the German High Seas Fleet at its base in Germany.[6] The carriers HMS Argus, HMS Furious, and HMS Campania, and the converted cruisers HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious, would have launched 100 Cuckoos from the North Sea.[6] In September 1917, Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of the Grand Fleet, proposed a similar plan involving 120 Cuckoos launched from eight converted merchant vessels.[7] Training took place in the Firth of Forth, where Cuckoos launched practice torpedoes at targets towed by destroyers. Cuckoos of No. 185 Squadron embarked on HMS Argus in November 1918, but hostilities ended before the aircraft could conduct any combat operations.[ Torpedo - Wet-heater A further enhancement to this design was the use of water to cool the combustion chamber. This not only solved heating problems so that more fuel could be burnt, but it also allowed additional power to be generated by feeding the resulting steam into the engine together with the combustion products. Torpedoes with such a propulsion system became known as wet heaters while torpedoes without steam generation were, retrospectivly, called dry heaters. Most torpedoes used in World War I and World War II were wet-heaters.

F6 gives you alternate views, cycle through them. That one is gunsight.

One really can't go "Larking" about now can they. Oho, most of us have spent a fair amount of time with our graphics card for this sim. Much of the result of that work is posted in the forum and the Homepage. I hope you have better results soon and don't expect perfection in all areas. Have some fun. Oh one more thing... are you all patched-up to the latest? The Superpatch improved my overall graphics. Just wondering as I did not seem to see it mentioned. Best wishes.

I happened across the pic of the inclinometer during that sewing machine/coffee grinder mission a couple of challenges back or I would have had no prayer.

Oh my! Lou, you have some imagination, hahaha.

Great pics guys and I agree Mack. I feel fortunate and privilaged to experience OFF.

Hudson, well if you fished the channel along the Minnesota side across from Hudson you were fishing just off my beach. Small world. One time I found a catfish jaw down there. As I recall the top bone was one piece and the bottom bone was two pieces joined at the center with cartilage. I could have fit a bowling ball through there. So anyway the channel here is where guys drift fish for Walleye. But being the river you never know what you might pull up. Life is good here, very good. But my dream is to sell and move to Maui.

Dej, "the man" has not said I was right, so I'm probably wrong. I got tired of looking tho. I saw the SE5 site but did not check it closely as I found the same pic indicating it was German. I'll check your link now that I am relaxed and await judgement. Thanx.

WWI German aircraft glass-tube inclinometer, glass triangular tube with fluid bulb, same as exhibited at Musee de L’Air. An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or inclination of an object with respect to gravity. It is also known as a tilt meter, tilt indicator, slope alert, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, declinometer, and pitch & roll indicator. Clinometers measure both inclines (positive slopes, as seen by an observer looking upwards) and declines (negative slopes, as seen by an observer looking downward). Often times, these instruments are used to indicate the yaw or tilt of an aircraft. The inclinometer was equipped on Zeppelins.

Brilliant, thank you!

Condor, so good to hear from you. I've flown the EIII a fair bit myself. One thing to bare in mind also is that your opponent is flying dang slow too. I hope your stick mods workout for you. Say Hi! to Mark for us and let us know how you get on with the stick, that's interesting.

Lou, great job of not taking it laying down. Yes, the affrontery committed by Bullethead in crossing the channel to commit his dark and evil crimes, demanded an answer. I'll say you gave back in good measure sir! Jolly good for you. I sense this may become a bit personal. Good show!

Bump. With the talk and info regarding the status of the FOKKER EV I tought it a good idea to bump this thread up as it is 2 months old and many of the new OFFers may have not seen it. Just to say also that we all want more as a matter of human nature. Well more is coming but as for all good things that come to those who wait it takes loving attention and dedication. Thank OBD team.

OvS, it's called artistic license. BH&H is rife with history, thank you for that. That being said we also want to enjoy the experience, so, the more opportunities we have to fly these glorious crates the better. I appreciate the hard work of all the Historical researchers. We seem to know so very much more about this field now than was known just 10 to 20 years after the end of hostilities. So many depictions were inaccurate over the years, but that never dimminished the fascination of the imagination of futre pilots nor the actual deeds performed by the WWI fliers. Don't mean to be so long here but IMHO the OBD team takes the right approach to this sim time after time. Bottom line, thank you and best wishes, Jim

Vicshere, I'm so glad to hear that you have got things sorted. That's great! Yes, there is boatloads of good info all over this forum and at the homepage. Good luck getting your work done and getting in some stick time. Best wishes, Jim

"Wings of War" Rudolph Stark "In the Teeth of the Wind" Memoir of the Royal Naval Air Service in the First World War by Sqaudron Leader C P O Bartlett DSC "Up and at 'em" Harold Hartney "Fighting Airman; the Way of the Eagle" Major Charles Biddles

Pic 36; Well It seems you've left me one. I do believe it is the Lloyd CV. I've searched aplenty and found scant info. From Wikipedia: The Lloyd C.II and its derivatives, the C.III and C.IV were reconnaissance aircraft produced in Austria-Hungary during the First World War. They were based on the Lloyd company's pre-war CI design, and like it, were conventional biplanes with swept-back wings. After the outbreak of World War I, the original aircraft was refined somewhat by Lloyd designers Wizina and von Melczer,[2] featuring a reduced wingspan and wing area but increased weight. An 8 mm Schwarzlose machine gun was added on a semi-circular mount for an observer. Beginning in 1915, one hundred examples of this type were built – fifty by Lloyd at their plant in Aszód, and another fifty by WKF in Vienna. Apart from their service with the Austro-Hungarian flying service, ten C.IIs saw service with Poland. These were captured in Malopolska in November 1918 and were used as trainers until being withdrawn from service in 1920. The C.III was almost identical except for the use of a 120 kW (160 hp) Austro-Daimler engine, which increased the top speed to 133 km/h (83 mph). Production again was by both Lloyd and WKF, with total production amounting to 50-60 machines. The C.IV also used the Austro-Daimler engine, and small batches were produced by both Lloyd and WKF. Variants C.II with Heiro engine an 14.00 m wingspan (100 built) C.III with Austro-Daimler engine and 14.00 m wingspan (8 or 16 built by Lloyd, 43 by WKF) C.IV with Austro-Daimler engine produced by Lloyd with 14.52 m (47 ft 8 in) wingspan (47 built, plus one converted) Specifications (C.II) Data from Grosz 2002 General characteristics Crew: Two, pilot and observer Length: 9.00 m (29 ft 6 in) Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in) Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in) Wing area: 38.0 m² (409 ft²) Empty weight: 905 kg (1,990 lb) Gross weight: 1,350 kg (2,970 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Hiero inline engine, 108 kW (145 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 128 km/h (80 mph) Range: 400 km (250 miles) Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Rate of climb: 5.6 m/s (1,100 ft/min) Armament 1 × trainable 8 mm Schwarzlose machine gun for observer 90 kg (200 lb) of bombs The Lloyd CV was an Austro-Hungarian design that flew in the later part of the War. This particular model (pictured) represents a machine delivered in September 1917, with the Autumn Leaf mottle camouflage applied to the upper surfaces by sequentially splotching the surface with paint saturated sponges or rags. Starting over the base mahogany plywood, Mustard Yellow, then Terra Cotta and then finally Medium Green were applied in that order to achieve the desired effect. In a departure from most Austro-Hungarian aircraft of the war, the wing crosses have a white outline applied to them to help them stand out against the dark, highly varnished and polished mahogany plywood that the airplane was constructed from, rather than just a simple black cross, as was the norm. The entire airframe was constructed of mahogany plywood, the only fabric surfaces being the control surfaces, the fin and horizontal stabilizer. Lloyd CV’s were one of the faster aircraft of the war, with a top speed of about 125 miles per hour. Unfortunately they also had a very high landing and stall speed, which more often than not resulted in noseovers and landing accidents. They were armed with a single Type II VK Gun Canister on the top wing and a single Schwarzlose 8 mm machine gun mounted on a ring for the Observer.

Thanks Steve,well I hope to see them soon.

Here's to you, gettin' OFF!

And still no input from WF2... girl where'd you go to? Your friends are here getting ready to fly you bird.

This things like a rollercoaster . Got my hopes up there for a few seconds. To be shot down again .