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Nova Episode Inspires Sim Flight
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| Matt B. 2005-02-23, 4:00 am |
| I recommend checking out the most recent episode of Nova on PBS (in the
USA). They cover the historic 1909 flight of a French pilot crossing the
English Channel. Quite interesting show (as always). Maybe your local
station will carry it later this week if they haven't already played it.
Anyway, I was inspired to try my own FS2004 crossing. I took the Curtiss
Jenny (this is the closest aircraft, technologically, in FS to the 1909
Blériot XI used in the real flight). It was a pleasant trip from
Calais-Dunkirque (LFAC) to whatever the closest English airport is (I forget
the name); even got to buzz a cruise ship. (Though I didn't notice any
chalk cliffs of Dover).
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| Matt B. 2005-02-23, 6:09 pm |
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"Matt B." <sawdust100@charter.net> wrote in message
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> I recommend checking out the most recent episode of Nova on PBS (in the
> USA). They cover the historic 1909 flight of a French pilot crossing the
> English Channel. Quite interesting show (as always). Maybe your local
> station will carry it later this week if they haven't already played it.
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> Anyway, I was inspired to try my own FS2004 crossing. I took the Curtiss
> Jenny (this is the closest aircraft, technologically, in FS to the 1909
> Blériot XI used in the real flight). It was a pleasant trip from
> Calais-Dunkirque (LFAC) to whatever the closest English airport is (I
forget
quote:
> the name); even got to buzz a cruise ship. (Though I didn't notice any
> chalk cliffs of Dover).
Oh, and here's the website:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bleriot/
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| Matt B. wrote:
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> "Matt B." <sawdust100@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:XASSd.19989$aX7.7913@fe06.lga...
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> Oh, and here's the website:
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bleriot/
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Found this at AVSIM
Category: Flight Simulator 2002 - Original Aircraft 1909 Bleriot XI
blerxi.zip
Here the oldest small airfield EBZH LOCATED IN Belgium near Hasselt
ebzh_kiewit.zip
Didn't check Flightsim
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boB
U.S. Army Aviation (retired)
Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)
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| Matt B. 2005-02-23, 10:00 pm |
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"boB" <akitaREMOVECAPS77@excite.Icom> wrote in message
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> Found this at AVSIM
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> Category: Flight Simulator 2002 - Original Aircraft 1909 Bleriot XI
Cool, I'll have to try it. Even though I think that FS2002 planes won't
work well in FS2004 (?), at least I can look at it.
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