Found by Gr.Viper (but hidden away in another thread):

N.17
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHEyP8Pw7wo

95 mb avi can be downloaded from
http://narod.ru/disk/8628459000/nieuport17_rus.avi.html (Russian commentary)
http://narod.ru/disk/8711735000/nieuport17_en.avi.html (English Commentary)
(enter blurred number and press green button. On next page uncheck the "wineglass+Explorer Icon"-option and press the download link)

Oh lovely! Notice how the wing tips slightly when he applies gas to the rotary on the ground. Just like in the Camel-Spitfire movie, totally realistic! Also, there's a rush of wind when the rudder is depressed and the plane skids. There are some effects from the torque of the rotary engine. - And then, bird-song at the end...

Yes, the wind is a great queue for keeping turns coordinated.

NOT by me!!! It's by the same guy who did the training mission 5 vid

Stop using my nick in topic titles - I feel overexposed!

lol

You are point rider to the hungry herd

We may stampede towards you from time to time

Ming

Dear Sir,

Your wish is our command, and rest assured that you can always count on our utmost discretion.

The Management

Danke!

BTW, if you have a keen eye, you might notice download link for normal video file in youtube vid info.

Original posting changed, thx!

Yeah, saw this yesterday afternoon - great piece of video! Judging by the wind and the shaking, I though he was going to relieve himself of his lower wing many times throughout that flight!


I love how the wind got louder as he crabed (cross-controlled) across the sky!

Great stuff!!

Now that is WWI flying!

Vladimir is an accomplished pilot in his own right, and the techniques he uses in the video must become yours too.

Bravo to him, and on his excellent video of flying the RoF N.17 (Duks).

Thanks for linking it guys!

He could use non superwide view...I dont like that view :-)

What is simply done right is the sense of speed.

That, is an awesome vid!

Terrific. Really nice. If that beautiful little machine is available for download at release time along with the SE-5, I'm buying then both!

Looks like a nice little aircraft to fly, I can see it being my introduction to ROF mount of choice, until my SE5 turns up anyway

One question, where's the gunsight?

I think that on N17s with the Vickers synchronised gun the sight is on the gun itself (like the German guns). However, N17s in RFC service usually had the Lewis gun mounted on top of the wing and these used a tube-style gunsight suspended amid the rigging above the cowling. I'm not sure if this had magnification too.

The Vickers installation was probably better, as it came with a 500 round ammo belt. The Lewis one needed frequent change of magazines (i think it was 90 rounds or so), which involved standing up in the pit to reach and then pull the gun down along the rails it was mounted on, then change the magazine and push it back up over the wing. It's way cooler looking however and if it gets modelled at some point, we might be able to use it to fire at an angle against the undersides of bombers. Schrage Musik WWI style

The roofrack mounted vickers would be very nice to have.

Yeah....when I think of the N17, It always has that Lewis up there. As a matter of fact, it almost doesn't look right, to me, without it.

Gunsight? Ha! That's soo WWII....

I have never seen anything like that before!
It´s really the first time a sim gives to us the real feeling of flying and the secret was:The sound.In the sound...