Sikorsky VH-3D

[lewis]

New paint job for Rob's H-3. Still fine tuning.

[lewis]

A couple more shots.

[lewis]

Updated and final textures. Lewis

[lewis]

Two more.

[djnocturnal]

looking good lewis!

[lewis]

Thanks Mark. I'm thinking on doing a F/P to add some of these going to Andrews AFB when AF1 is scheduled to depart, using the Andrews pack F/P as a base line. The plan is to start at Davison AAF (Don't have a good Quantico scenery), to the capitol bldg., to Andrews. Lets see how it goes. Lewis

[Andrew88]

Hello lewis!
How work goes? Any progress with this good idea? Maybe you can upload your Marine One paints?
BTW, which model of VH-60 do you use? Is it from FAB package?

[Victory103]

It's the J. Moore freeware Hovercontrol UH-60 with a VH-60 repaint, not AI but ok with 1 or 2 flying around. The JFAI model would be an easy repaint....

[lewis]

Hi Andrew, slow I am afraid. Been a little busy in other things, but this is not forgiven. I could say that there is something in the pipeline. The H-60 is indeed a J Moore model that has been LOD'ed by Rob Nieuwenhoven. Not close to AI but it is a "filler" until a true AI model is created. I have 10 of these on a Ft Rucker pack, and they do more of less Ok. I must say that this is the BEST H-60 ever built for FS, including payware, I know as I was a crewchief for over 5 years on the Hawk, and I find Jordans model looks almost a perfect match. It would be fantastic if anyone could really use the base model and create an true AI out of it.

PS. I D/L the model that Victory says, but it's huge. It was bigger than the H-3, almost like a H-53, so, I discaded it's use.

[BadPvtDan]

It is usually easier to create a new model than to use someone else's work.
Hey, I saw one of those flying on Friday when I was in DC. I wonder who was in it?

[lewis]

Well, the H-3 is already created, that leaves the H-60 to be done. Jordans base model is available to rework on but it is on a format I don't have, and I do not have any experience creating any models.

[Victory103]

PS. I D/L the model that Victory says, but it's huge. It was bigger than the H-3, almost like a H-53, so, I discaded it's use.

lewis,
How much bigger, was the scale between the 2 off? I never noticed in the sim, but real world the -60 is about 10' longer than the Sky Pig.

[lewis]

In my opinion, quite much bigger. See screenies. The comparison H-60 is Jordan Moore's model and the H-3 is by Rob Nieuwenhoven, Chris Jones and Mal Lloyd. I have parked parallel to Navy's H-3 at the Roosy Roads Naval base many times and definitly, the H-3's are bigger than the Hawk. Lewis

[lewis]

A couple more. First screenie, side view, second, top view, in both shots, they are one on top of the other. As you can see, there is a big diference in size.

[lewis]

In this last set of screenies, you can compare the diference between both H-60 and the H-3.

[Joecoastie]

Lewis

The specs on both a/c per unofficial sources:

UH-60

length - 64'10"
height - 16'10"
rotorspan 53'8"

H-3

length - 54'10"
height - 16'10"
rotor - 62'

So it looks like the JFAI one is closer to actual compared to the H-3 ?

[lewis]

According to Wikipedia
CH-47
Length: 98 ft 10 in (30.1 m)
Rotor diameter: 60 ft 0 in (18.3 m)
Height: 18 ft 11 in (5.7 m)

UH-60
length - 64'10"
height - 16'10"
rotorspan 53'8"

See screenies. Again the H-60 is directly above the H-47 for comparison.

[Victory103]

lewis,
Nice job on the screenies and I never noticed it before since I started using the JFAI in place of my long used HC model. That JFAI model is out of scale for sure. I did noticed the H-3 pilots are out of scale for the model, who let their kids in the cockpit?

At little real world comparison having seen both the -60 and -47 next to each other with the blades folded, about the same fuselage lenth, the 98' must included the blades.

Anyway, back to the original thread, any release date on your H-3 repaint, would like to get HMX-1 up in the sim.

[Joecoastie]

Yeah, Lewis, are you gonna release the VH-3 paint ? As an H-3 "plank owner" (HS-3 1962) I would like another Sea King flying around in my skies.

On the sizes . . . is there something like an official FS tape measure to put along side all three to see which one is modeled the correct size ?

[Joecoastie]

Answered my own question. Found a "measuring stick" on avsim from AIaardvark. Headed off to FS to do some measuring.