dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 The Sud Ouest Vautour first flew in 1952. It served in Boththe Armee-de-l'aire and the Israeli Air Force. It was designed from the outset to handle, all weather interception, night fighter, Light strike and bombing roles. It met all it's design requirements and then some. Top speed was over 600mph and the service ceiling was 50.000 ft. range was around 3,500 miles. It was powered by 2 SNECMA ATAR 101E-3 Turbojets. As well as service use the aircraft was used as a test bed for various engine and systems tests. The last Vautours were retired in 1979. These are freeware models, one from Kazonori Ito and the other from Avsim. enjoy.... comments welcome, thanks for viewing Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 A cross between a Mig-15 and a Gloster Meteor - interesting! Thanks for digging these unusual aircraft up, Al'!. Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 You've got a good eye for composing photos - great shots. Had never heard of this particular AC. John Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 very nice shots! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Interesting aircraft Alan - thanks for posting! Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 1 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Some very nice shot`s there alan, and the first time i have ever seen that bird. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I was going to say that you should have saved that one for the "Guess the aircraft" thread but then I would have missed out on all those wonderful pic's. Thanks for the info. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thanks Guys. I appreciate the feedback. Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I really liked the model you found on avsim, and flew it alot in FS9. If I recall correctly, the cockpit was not very good, but the external model looked real good. Your shots made rummage through some old screenshots to see if I had anything left with the Vautour, I found only one, but a nice one I thought: Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Nice shot Jankees, you're right about the cockpit detail, I couldn't get the gauges to work on the avsim one so swapped the panel for the Kazonori Ito one and that worked perfectly. The only version that needs a different panel again is the Experimental CEV one that used the panel (and radar) from the Mirage 2000. Link to post Share on other sites
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