In the summer of 2000, veterans of the Midland Branch of the Glider Pilot Regimental Association decided that an appropriate memorial to airborne forces would be a complete Airspeed Horsa assault glider. This site follows the construction of this unique piece of aviation history >>>>
That's one big glider.
Those one-shot planes and pilots deserve a lot of credit.
I am willing to bet the vast majority of EAW gamers fly fighters. Maybe a few fly bombers just to satisfy curiosity.
I doubt anyone has flown a glider. But it would make a great mission.
Created by Col. Gibbon, he proposed some tricky 3DZ work to make the glider flyable, but did not continue for "lack of interest" from the EAW community.
Gibbon's C-47 tow plane would become a slow-flying rocket from the glider, which would fly away when the "R" button was pushed.
I proposed making the glider a "drop tank" connected by a long line to the C-47 tow. Gibbon didn't think much of the idea.
Suspect the problem might have been that on landing the glider would have disintegrated - a bit like the problem I had with my paratroopers!
One idea might to make the glider the aircraft, and the towing plane an adjunct such a tank or rocket, then use the i.e. "fire rocket" command to drop the tow (the towing aircraft would then fly on according to however it was defined in waepons.dat) and cutting the engines the glider must then be piloted to a rough landing.
One idea might to make the glider the aircraft, and the towing plane an adjunct such a tank or rocket, then use the i.e. "fire rocket" command to drop the tow (the towing aircraft would then fly on according to however it was defined in waepons.dat) and cutting the engines the glider must then be piloted to a rough landing.
Exactly what Col. Gibbon told me when I emailed him.
