Although the albatross originally was to be used by the us navy as an antisubmarine warfare aircraft, it was actually the fledgling us air force that made the first purchase of 52 sa16as for use as a search and rescue plane. Alphasim hu16 albatross firebird for fsx fly away simulation. Grumman hu16b albatross departures from casa grande airport for california. The grumman hu16 albatross is a large twinradial engine amphibious seaplane that was used by the united states air force usaf, the u. Virtavia hu 16b albatross fsx steam edition the grumman hu 16b albatross is a twinengine amphibious flying boat. First flown in 1949, the hu 16 underwent a number of modifications and improvements over its storied career that included service with dozens of nations in a variety of roles. Greg pepper and michael verlin, adaptation by danny garnier, panel and vc update by rikoooo. In 1944, grumman submitted and won approval of its design g64, to be named albatross, with accommodation for a crew of four, and a cabin capacity of 10 passengers, stretchers, or 5,000 pounds of cargo, as circumstances dictated. This process considerably cuts down the size of the file. This is a megapack for this seaplane equipped with two radial engines. The grumman albatross web site let us never forget. Its main functions were the search and rescue at sea.
Virtavia is back with another stunning warbird, the grumman hu 16b albatross for fsx. To be honest, this is the first time in many years that i have flown the albatross on the sim. Included with 20 repaints, impressive engine sound, 2d panel and. Originally designated as the sa16 for the usaf and the jr2f1 and uf1 for the usn and uscg, it was redesignated. Jun 20, 2009 alphasim hu 16b albatross around the amazon hipsterhipster. First flown in 1949, the hu16 underwent a number of modifications and improvements over its storied career that included service with dozens of nations in a variety of roles. Download the fsx alphasim f5e torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. Hu16 albatross blueprint with images blueprints, boat building. These textures are for the reworked hu 16 albatross by m. These textures are for a hu 16b albatross of the 354th tactical fighter squadron, usaf. Virtavia hu16 albatross fsx steam edition simmarket. The plane is the largest of grummans family of hulled amphibians and was used around the world by u.
Aug 11, 2010 the alphasim grumman hu 16b albatross for fsx. Developed by capun from the greg pepper model free flight design. This aircraft was one of the pick of the litter back in the beginning of the civilian albatross era in the 1980s. This is a fsx only texture paint of hu 16b serial 1023 of the nationalist china air force for the payware alphasim hu 16 albatross. Originally designated as the sa16 for the usaf and the jr2f1 and uf1 for the usn and uscg, it was redesignated as the hu16 in 1962. Microsoft flight simulator addon thread page 70 elakiri. Download the alphasim torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. You can also download the xb46 user manual for free on the xb46 page. Virtavia hu16b albatross fsx steam edition the grumman hu16b albatross is a twinengine amphibious flying boat. Alphasim hu16b ncaf 1023 textures flight simulator addon mod. Fs2004 alphasim a4f blue angels, a4j skyhawk, blackburn buccaneer, blackburn firebrand, bristol beaufort, bristol britannia, bristol bulldog, f8f1 bearcat, f9f2 panther, f80 shooting star, f84f thunderstreak, f100 super sabre, f107a, handley page halifax, kawanishi h6k5 mavis, lockheed constellation l1049, martin baker, martin xb51, md500, mirage iv, shorts belfast, spitfire.
As an aircraft of incredible power and strength, the grumman. A repaint of the payware virtavia grumman albatross. Grumman hu 16b albatross departures from casa grande airport for california. Virtavia hu16b albatross nbsp the grumman hu16b albatross is a. Most of the freeware addon aircraft and scenery packages in our file library come with.
Alphasim hu 16b albatross around the amazon youtube. It is painted as hu 16b asw albatross whd of 330 sqn rnoaf, 1960s. Grumman hu16b albatross archives this day in aviation. Steam edition serving mainly as a search and rescue aircraft with the us air force, the albatross is an amphibious flying boat, first flown in 1949. Today we look at the fantastic aircraft created for xplane by khamsin and hydroz. The albatross lady florida airparks, airport properties.
Other problems still need to be fixed such as the lights do not come down out of the wings. The model flies so well that i did a loop and roll on the third flight. In addition, there were pylons under the wing and outboard of the engines which made it possible to carry weapons. Try some of the free fs models at the virtavia freeware site. The grumman hu 16, hu 16a, and hu 16b are mighty beasts. Coast guard uscg, primarily as a search and rescue aircraft.
Virtavias grumman hu16 albatross is visually true compared with realworld photos i found on the internet. First introduced after the second world war in 1949, the hu16 has underwent a series of changes and transitions since. The hu16b had an empty weight of 23,025 pounds 10,444 kilograms, and maximum takeoff weight of 37,500 pounds 17,010 kilograms. Grumman hu 16 albatross photographs browse and search through the largest online aviation image library and buy prints or use for commercialeditorial purposes. Flight report grumman hu16a albatross russ erb originally published july 1998 albatross. This is a scale model that is one of those rare airplanes that flies good as a scale model because of its large tail control surfaces. Grumman hu16 albatross quick and dirty episode in xplane. Free downloads of our cfs2 vietnam aircraft collection. The grumman hu16b albatross is a twinengine amphibious flying boat. Grumman albatross history, ads, message board, pictures, links, museum listings, specifications, technical information and much, much more being added all the time.
Gif movie gear is a program designed specifically for this task. Restoration was started on it, but the previous owner lost interest soon after the project started. Alphasim hu 16b albatross around the amazon hipsterhipster. Grumman hu16 albatrossthe grumman hu16 albatross is a large twinradial engine amphibious flying boat that was used by the u. Virtavia hu16b albatross nbsp the grumman hu16b albatross is a twinengine amphibious flying boat nbsp first flown in 1949 the hu16 underwent a number of modifications and improvements over its storied career that included service with dozens of nations in a variety of roles nbsp the hu16b features a 16foot. Mar 11, 2016 selling one 1955 grumman albatross hu16c. Other tther problems still need to be fixed such as the lights do not come down out of the wings. Originally built for fs9, it has been reworked to fly in fsx sp1. Now available at the fs pilot shop from virtavia is the hu 16 albatross fsx steam edition. Download the hentaifoundry albatross torrent or choose other verified torrent downloads for free with torrentfunk. You can also create composite animations by mixing two distinct animation gea by frame. Originally built for fs2004, it has been reworked to fly in fsx sp1. About simshack simshack is a flight simulation superstore that provides thousands of addons and expansions such as aircraft and scenery for fsx, fs2004 and xplane.
It was with these immortal words of john cleese 1 running through my head that i walked out of the tps door for my qualitative evaluation qual eval ride of the grumman hu16a. It is painted as hu16b asw albatross whd of 330 sqn rnoaf, 1960s. Gif movie gear is part of these download collections. Virtavia hu 16b albatross fsx steam edition dlc this dlc downloadable content contains files which expand the above virtavia model the base package must be installed first the installer will overwrite files so that the new additions to the package are usable for fsx steam edition only nbsp this dlc offers. Grumman hu16 albatross blueprint download free blueprint for 3d modeling. For takeoff from water, the airplanes weight was limited to 34,000 pound 15,422 kilograms, using rocket assist.
The grumman hu 16b albatross is a twinengine amphibious flying boat first flown in 1949. Subscribe to our newsletter for free product updates. The free flight site, cfs2 aircraft page 8, the vietnam collection. Media format immediate download compatibility microsoft flight simulator x file size 224 mb as an aircraft of incredible power and strength, the grumman hu16b albatross provides a unique insight into just how aircraft have changed and improved as time has gone on. Virtavia hu16b albatross nbsp the grumman hu16b albatross is a twin engine amphibious flying boat nbsp first flown in 1949 the hu16. This is a model of greg pepper and micheal verlins grumman hu16 albatross. This is a fictional repaint for the alphasim fsx grumman hu16 albatross payware model. The hu16b features a 16foot wing extension over the initial production variant and was a definitive model, seeing service primarily with the united. Coincidentally, i had a wonderful opportunity recently to see a realworld model up close at the tennessee museum of aviation in sevierville, tennessee. This is a model of greg pepper and micheal verlins grumman hu 16 albatross.
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