de Havilland Comet 4C for X-Plane: Part 3

Preview of the DH-106 Comet for X-Plane preparing to take off from London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK). The Comet Series 4 was a very different aircraft from the original Series 1 of 1952: it was larger, twice as powerful, with better instruments and totally revised structure and materials. It inaugurated the World's first trans-atlantic jet service, and was in service from 1958-1980. The 4C was the last production derivative. It combined the long-range wingspan and fuel tanks of the original Comet 4 with the longer, high-capacity fuselage of the Comet 4B.

Dan Air owned no fewer than 49 Comets. When design started in 1946, a key specification was that it must operate from existing runways on "Empire Routes", and blend safely with piston-engined traffic on approach. This compromised top speed. By the mid-1960s, large airports had upgraded their runways, the Comet was no longer competitive on major routes. However, the Comet could fly to small airports with challenging approaches which made it ideal for tourist operators. Dan air bought every second-hand Comet they could lay their hands on. Chances are, if anyone remembers seeing or flying in a Comet in the 1970s, it was with Dan Air.

This film demonstrates the quality of the X-Plane model by taking it from absolute cold dark start, through take-off, to a couple of thousand feet above the runway. It's based on the real Comet check lists, but with some agressive editing to keep the total length to roughly 10 minutes. The film is in four parts:

1: Initial Checks;
2: Engine Start;
3: Taxi;
4: Take Off.

Film Credits

Laminar Research (X-Plane)
http://www.x-plane.com

Research & Development:
Guy Montagu-Pollock

Sound:
Chris Wraight

Pilot View plugin:
Sandy Barbour

Gatwick Scenery:
Ted Davis

Testing & Support:
The UK X-Plane Development Team


Further information:
http://www.dh-aircraft.co.uk
http://twitter.com/guypollock

© Guy Montagu-Pollock 2010

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[JasonJason210]

Excellent!

I will buy X-plane 10 just for this aircraft, whenit's out.