1918 Sopwith T1 Cuckoo, Torpedo Biplane. Model by Stuart Green
This model is for use with Microsoft Flight Sim 2004 and was made using Abacus Flight Sim Design Studio v2.24. A version for CFS2 is available on my web site
The Cuckoo was designed towards the end of the Great War and much of its potential was not utilised. It has been suggested that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour during WW2 was based around the British attack of the Italian Fleet in Taranto the previous year. However, the Royal Navy Grand Fleet had a plan to attack the German High Seas Fleet at harbour, the planned date being overtaken by the signing of the Great War armistice, and many suggest this was the actual plan that formed the basis of the Japanese attack years later. The plan called for 121 Cuckoos to attack the Fleet, the aircraft being carrier based. It is unknown how successful this undertaking would have been but with the aircraft carrying no guns, just one torpedo, it would have been an eventful attack for the pilots! Without its torpedo the Cuckoo was quite an agile aircraft and capable of competing with many of the current fighters.. it needed to be.
This is a multi res model, and includes the following parts
Fully animated surfaces
Breaking parts
Rolling wheels
Folding wings (SHIFT + F operates in on my set up, may be slightly different on others)
Animated pilots head and scarf
Moving controls in virtual cockpit
Multi resolution torpedo included
Two colour schemes
My thanks go out to the following who all helped with this project
AER squadron who helped extensively with the, air file for the CFS2 version, gauges and research
James Banks for the excellent work with the conversion of the airfile and config for this sim
To Install
Unzip the aircraft.zip file to the AIRCRAFT folder of CFS2
Unzip the gauges.zip file to the GAUGES folder of CFS2
Note about the gauges
The ones I have supplied are repaints of stock Microsoft gauges with the exception of the clock gauge
and the rev counter
Clock gauge
BHHW_JUF13_CLK. This is part of an excellent and recommended package of gauges by
Bastian Hundt and Horst Weingärtner. Please read the attached document "English.doc" for more information.
Rev counter
This is part of a really nice package of gauges by Jon Sheherd, JonShepherd@Compuserve.com
Disclaimer
This is only a plane, it should not do you, your PC or your friends and relations any harm.
However I disclaim any responsibility for any ills that may befall them. It is freeware.
That means you can use it for free. It does NOT mean that you can plagarise it or the work done by others (ie copy it and pretend it is your own).
Freeware does NOT mean you can make money out of it, this is a BIG NO NO. I hereby state you do not have permission to do this!
I don't mind you hosting it on any site so long as this instruction file is included in its entirety.
