VERSION 2 features slight adjustments to tone and hue of some of the colors in order to achieve greater accuracy (namely the yellow-orange varnish).
This is a repaint for the Curtiss JN-4D Jenny included in the freeware 40th Anniversary Edition addon. This repaint depicts the airworthy original Curtiss JN-4D Jenny s/n 5361, registered as N3073, restored by Ken Hyde (The Wright Experience) of Warrenton, Virginia, and owned and operated by Rick Mantei of Lexington, South Carolina.
This repaint features many external and internal details specifically made to match the real world aircraft, including stenciling, wood, metal and fabric finishes, correct colors across all parts, and some new & adjusted cockpit textures.
This Jenny was one of 585 built under license by Springfield Aircraft Corporation in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was produced as ship number 386 from the Springfield factory and assigned the U.S. Army Signal Corps serial number 5361. I unfortunately don't know much about the aircraft's history, but the remains of the airframe eventually came to be acquired by renowned classic and antique aircraft restorer, Ken Hyde, in the 1970s. By 2015, the project was sold to Rick Mantei of Lexington, South Carolina, who contracted with Ken Hyde and his company, The Wright Experience, located in Warrenton, Virginia, to restore the aircraft to airworthy and authentic 1918 condition. The decision was made to restore the aircraft to be a copy of the incredibly well-preserved Springfield-manufactured Curtiss JN-4D Jenny s/n 4983 displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Thus, it was painted in the same 1918 squadron colors of the 46th Aero Squadron, based at Roosevelt Field, New York. The aircraft's first test flight occurred on December 3, 2016, with Andrew King at the controls. It was likely the first flight the Jenny had made in 98 years.
Thanks - lovely paint!
1 years ago
ryanbatc
Gorgeous repaint Bomber. There's a Nat Geo DVD called "Treasures From The Past" that features Hyde restoring and flying a Jenny. This is from a couple of decades ago so not sure it's this one. If you can find it, grab it.
1 years ago
Thank you, LS! That documentary was filmed about this one (filmed back in the 80's): https://flightsim.to/file/47110/curtiss-jn-4d-jenny-n2975
1 years ago
Bomber12th
LegibleSphere
GREAT JOB! Thanks.
BTW, I recently made the following request to Microsoft to update their 3D model of the Curtiss JN-4D Jenny:
"Requesting the following updates/corrections to the 3D rendering of your new Curtiss Jenny: the main landing gear wheel axle should be made of steel tubing (not wooden looking) and should extend one-piece all the way through the wooden landing gear spreader. The wheel axle spans all the way through the landing gear from both left and right wheels, and when on the ground, this axle's up and down travel is much less than is currently simulated; please addon the aileron control cable guide fitting located on the top-right side of the center section; please note that the four horizontal stabilizer support struts are actually made from steel tubing and streamlined wooden trailing edges, both being wrapped together with fabric tape (they appear as wood in the simulation?). Near as I can tell, your Curtiss Jenny 3D rendering is just about perfect otherwise! (Photos attached) Thanks, Gary"
1 years ago
gipsymoth236k