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Most people might say who cares? Col. Luther J. Miller was a decorated pilot during WW II and Vietnam. He was also a key member of the design team who built the C-5A Galaxy transport plane.

But his most secret accomplishment, was his role in the development of the AC-47 "Spooky" Gunship. Col "Jay" Miller was the one who came up with the idea and implementation of putting mini guns on a C-47 Dakota.

Yet his biggest accomplishment for him was the numbers of pilots and would be pilots he educated while serving as an instructor and professor at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, IA.

So if any of you are flying the AC-47 in UP3 take to day to remember who was behind that project.

Colonel Luther J. Miller (1921-2012) Blue skies and tailwinds Jay rest easy.

Messerschmitt Bf 110C-1 of 1.(schwere Jagd)/LG1 Carrying the second style of fuselage code (initially only numbers had been carried on the Bf 110B-1s of the unit, the standard two-tone 70/71 upper surface camouflage down the sides of the fuselage. The small wolf's head emblem of the unit is carried on the nose. White spinners and letters are in the correct 1.Staffel colour.
Note the silhouette of a Bf 110 painted on the engine cowling, a still unexplained practice seen on early Bf 110s.



A line-up Bf 110s of I.(schwere Jagd)/LG1 sporting the early fuselage codes at Barth in the summer of 1939. Protective covers on the cockpits, the early style thin fuselage cross and the swastika across both fin and rudder can be seen.



A close-up of the nose of L1+A11 showing the unit emblem and white spinner caps. The propeller blades appear to be wooden.

Pictures and info Courtesy of acred99(Asisbiz.com.)

There are 26 Aircraft in this Skinpack ALL Individualy Coded from A-Z
DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?dzcj1lo60jd2pat

Hey leute =!=! gibt es eine möglichkeit , die alten Files/Samples ordner in UP3.0 zu nutzen ?? so wie man es von UP2.01 kennt ?

möchte meinen alten eigenen Soundmod in UP3.0 nutzen haben aber keine ahnung wie ... =((

ich hoffe mir kann jemand helfen !

liebe grüße Tobi

Hey leute ! bin nach sehr lange zeit mal wieder zurück zu IL-2 1946.

Das Spiel habe ich unter Win7 64Bit installiert und es läuft so weit ganz gut . gepacht habe ich bis 4.10.1 auch bis dahin läuft alles ganz gut ,

doch nun kommt der Harken sobald ich UP3.0 installiere und IL-2 starten will kommt direkt ein fehler !

der Fehler lautet : IL-2 Executable Selector by SAS / UltraPack Funktionirt nicht mehr.
Das programm wird aufgrund eines Fehler nicht richtig ausgeführt.


Wer kann mir da wohl weiter helfen ?

Liebe Grüße Tobi

The next question I have is in regards to the P-51A. The P-51A has a 70 gallon port wing tank and a 60 gallon starboard wing tank and did not have the 85 gallon fuselage fuel tank behind the pilot. This is right out of the pilot notes of the Mustang I and Ia.

In the game the P-51A cockpit shows the left wing fuel capacity gage and the starboard wing fuel capacity gage and the 85 gallon fuselage tank gage behind the pilot. All three gages work because I tested the different fuel load outs and they moved as I changed the capacity lower and lower each time I spawned. If the 85 gallon is installed in the flight model it would explain its sluggishness.

Is this something that will be corrected in the future?


-)-MAILMAN-

My seconds attempt at a 110 skin...





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Fireskull

PROS

- Correctly asymmetric wings
- Adequately detailed

CONS

- Injection marks on cockpit details
- Poor fitting in the nose area
- No shell ejection ports




THE PLANE

Following an Axis request for a fighter plane to be quipped with the new and more powerful Daimler-Benz DB605 inline engine, Macchi proposed the MC.205 "Veltro" (Greyhound). This was basically an improved version of the MC.202 "Folgore" (Thunderbolt/Lightning), whose proven and excellent airframe was simply adapted to the new engine, along with other minor modifications. Ideally, this would have required little changes in the production line, thus granting the new fighter to be promptly available in numbers.
The 205 also inherited the most unusual feature of the 202: asymmetric wings. The left wing was 20cm longer than the right one, a design solution to compensate engine torque.

The new Macchis were now able to fight on equal terms against contemporary Allied first-line fighters (and vastly outperform older Hurricanes, P-40s and Spitfire Vs); but they were still armed with only two nose-mounted 12.5mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns and two 7.7mm MGs inside the wings. Poor armament had been a handicap to Italian fighters since the beginning of the war, and even more now that they had to defend their homeland from the raids of 4-engined heavy bombers. Finally, from the 3rd serie on, "Veltros" were equipped with a pair of MG-151 20mm cannons (replacing wing LMGs), thus granting adequate firepower.




Anyway, the hope of quickly deploying large numbers of "Veltros" soon vanished. Manufacturing the plane required a relatively high amount of working hours and, even worse, the production of engines couldn't keep up with that of the airframes. Not only were factories constantly being bombed; after Allied landings in southern Italy and subsequent German occupation of the north, the whole Italian war industry was "walking on the edge", since pressures and threats kept coming from Germans leaders to increase the efforts, but also from anti-fascist resistance for the opposite reason. As a consequence, too few MC.205s were produced (and even fewer were operative at once) to effectively influence the outcome of the air war against the endless waves of Allied planes.

HISTORICAL NOTE: After the Italian armistice on September 8th 1943, the Regia Aeronautica split into Aviazione Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR - national republican aviation, on Axis side) and Aeronautica Cobellierante Italiana (Italian co-belligerant airforce, on Allied side). Like many Italian fighters, the MC.205s fought on both sides; however, according to historical records, never did Italian pilots face other Italian pilots in combat (Allied and Axis high commands chose to deploy their own Italian allies on different fronts).




THE KIT

Although there aren't many 1/72 MC.205 releases, Italeri's kit is relatively easy to find. The content of the box looks quite simple, being made of just two sprues (plus a clear two-pieces canopy) with engraved paneling and a limited number of components, instructions, and a small but nice looking decals sheet.

At a first look, the kit shows a decent overall detail level, despite a little excess plastic on some edges (probably due to molds age). Taking a closer look, cockpit details look good too, but... AARGH! Are they kidding? With plenty of space on the inner side of fuselage halves, they left injection marks right in the middle of cockpit walls! And on the VISIBLE side of floor and seat, too! WTH?! :evil: Luckily, the finished cockpit will be quite cramped (expecially with closed canopy), so everything either good or bad inside it will hardly be visible.

Another flaw that meets the eye, is the absence of shell ejection ports under the wings. Wings themselves feature limited weaponry details, with the option of adding the protruding MG-151 barrels, but no holes to drop empty rounds! At least, the asymmetry between left and right wing appears to be correct.




Unsurprisingly, this kit shares most components with Italeri's MC.202 release (which I also bought and compared); in fact, the two halves of the fuselage lack the lower part of the nose (where the .202 and the .205 show their bigger differences), which is provided separately, and so are the two little "barrel" radiators. The tailwheel section comes as a separate piece too (retractable in the .205, fixed in the .202). The spinner appears to be correctly "rounded" (while the .202 has a "pointy" cone)

Apart from wing MGs/cannons, no loadout options are provided, nor either hardpoints: although some sources report the MC.205 being able to carry ground ordnance/droptanks, this happened very rarely. So this time the "clean" configuration is mandatory. The canopy can be built either open or closed, while the landing gear is intended to be built lowered (a gear-up building will require extra work both on main gear and tailwheel). Also, two different pairs of tailplanes are provided.




The decal sheet, though small, appears to be well printed. It provides decals for three liveries:

- 23-1, 1° Gruppo Caccia, ANR: this plane wears a "Luftwaffe-like" livery, with a 2-tone grey camo (splinter on wings, mottling on the fuselage), sky grey belly and yellow on the lower side of the nose;

- 6-1, 6° Stormo, 1° Squadriglia, ANR: painted in sand with green "smoke rings" all over and sky grey under wings and elevators only (this is the paintscheme I chose);

- 378° Squadriglia, Italian Co-Belligerant A.F.: with the same "mediterranean" paintscheme as above.

The markings of the first 2 options include a white band around the fuselage, which is also provided as a decal. Luckily, it proves to be decently shaped, and the color is "dense" enough (limited "see-through" effect).




BUILDING

I'd like to say that this is a straight and simple build... but, actually, a few nasty issues make the job a little harder than expected.

The building process follows the "classic" main steps (cockpit -> fuselage -> wings -> gear and details), but the fact is, while most pieces fit properly, some do not. This becomes a serious nuisance in the nose area, since both the upper piece with the MG muzzles and the "chin" appear to be badly shaped. Slicing, puttying and sanding work is mandatory here, just to get a decent fit with the rest of the fuselage. You'd better try several dry tests before applying glue.
The rear side of the fuselage-wings joint, the windshield and the tail wheel doors may be other tricky points, but they are much less a pain.




PAINTING AND DECALS

Painting such a "smoke rings" camo is a nice challenge because, whatever tool you use, the final result depends on your hand (unless you use dedicated decals... you cheaters! ) Since I have no airbrush, after painting the base sand layer, I drew the "rings" by using a toothpick.

I also painted the missing shell ejection ports under the wings, and applied small drops of very thick paint in an attempt to reproduce the little bulges behind them. The result is arguable, but enough for me.

Decals proved to be not only nicely printed, but also elastic and quite resistant. Although I eventually managed to break the fuselage band (and replaced it with the one from the MC.202 kit), this happened after quite a lot of mistreatment while weathering.

White areas don't seem to look transparent but, anyway, you'd better leave an "uniform" surface under that large white band.

One thing that I suffered, and you probably will as well, is the absence of a spinner spiral decal. This has to be hand painted, too.





CONCLUSIONS

I really wanted a Veltro and now I have one. It took me more work and time than usual but, in the end, I feel satisfied and proud of the result. Do I feel satisfied about the kit too? Well, yes, overall I do: it is reasonably priced, nice looking and adequately detailed...
...BUT, honestly, I can't promote it with full marks. The bad fitting of nose pieces, though not irreparable, is a significant flaw IMO, since it can spoil the whole look of the finished model unless it's fixed.

Therefore, reluctantly, I say...

YELLOW LIGHT! (Almost green!)

Which variant of the planes listed below do we have in the game? I do know we have the 85 gallon fuselage tank behind the pilot in the game.

P-51B-NA 1943

P-51B-1-NA,1943: Packard Merlin V-1650-3
P-51B-7-NA,1943: Packard Merlin V-1650-3/85 gallon fuel tank behind the pilot
P-51B-15-NA,1943 Packard Merlin V-1650-7/85 gallon fuel tank behind the pilot

P-51C-NT 1943

P-51C-1-NT: Packard Merlin V-1650-3
P-51C-3-NT: Packard Merlin V-1650-3/85 gallon fuel tank behind the pilot/ Malcolm Hood Retrofit
P-51C-5-NT: Packard Merlin V-1650-7/85 gallon fuel tank behind the pilot/ Malcolm Hood Retrofit

Mustang MkIII 1944

Mustang III: Packard Merlin V-1650-3/85 gallon fuel tank behind the pilot/ Malcolm Hood Retrofit or Packard Merlin V-1650-7/85 gallon fuel tank behind the pilot/ Malcolm Hood Retrofit

I want to make sure I am operating them according to the pilot’s manual and there are slight differences depending upon which engine.

Thanks,


-)-Mailman-