Aladar, thanks so much for all the effort you put into this stunning aircraft. And what a fantasticly detailed cockpit

Just an observation..... I have noticed like talhuman that frame rates are not great in external view when there are more that a couple of DH2s in view. I'll give the LOD tweek a go. I tried texture resizing but that didn't make any difference for me.

Thanks for sharing your great work

WOW Lov the DH2 cheers n merry christmas 2 u
yer a star

Hi John,
A really detailed and great model, but like others, I suffer a frame rate drop in external and sometimes internal views. The resize of BMPs to 512 didn't help. However, the changing of the LOD 1 file to 1 does cure the problem. The trouble is it removes all fine detail from external views, such as the engine, propellor, riggng, gun, tail skid etc. This doesn't appear to be a problem with the other models, although most do not have the extensive rigging associated with the DH2.

It seems such a pity to have to effectively delete these details after you put in so much hard work creating them in the first place.

Anyway, she still looks great from the cockpit, and I guess that's where it really matters.

Thanks once again for the DH2.

Hmm... I forgot about that part, Sandbagger. :\

I updated the file at CombatAce, I'm sorry y'all will have to download the whole dern thing over again just to get the one file, but it's so much easier to update than it is to upload a whole new file and wait a few hours to have it uploaded.

Great model! Flies great too, best FM till now in FE!

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Now we need a E.III

I'm new at FE, but I like it despite some rough edges that should get smoothed out with time, patches, and mods. I'm a life-long aviation history buff (and occasional modder) so I would like to make a few observations in response to some of the other posts here.

1916 aircraft are definately for the hard-core FE enthusiasts and I love the DH2. Considering the number of 1916 enthusiasts are likely to be small, AND the time and effort required to produce a new aircraft for the sim, why not take a kind of "cost-effective" approach? Instead of producing the obvious compliment for the DH2 - the Fokker E1/E2 - why not devote the time and effort to aircraft that had a more realistic performance and can be used over a longer time-span. The Fokker Eindecker was a very mediocre aircraft that is remembered primarily for it's armament, and was soon withdrawn from service when the Allies introduced the DH2 and Nieuport 11. Other German aircraft were introduced in 1916, contemporary with the DH2, that were more successful than the Fokker and served for much longer (because of their success).

While my personal favorite would be the Halberstadt D2, the best use of a modders' limited time would be to produce the Albatross D1/D2/D3 series. They used used fundamentally the same fuselage, armament, and powerplant so it would require less time to produce the necessary 3D models, texture maps, and associated files. Also, the D2 served into 1917 while the D3 served well into 1918, so the models could be spread over many different missions and color schemes, in contrast to the Fokker Eindecker. The same approach could be taken with a number of German two-seaters, such as the early Aviatik and Albatross designs.

This would result in worthy opponents for the DH2 that were both historically accurate AND could be used against other Allied aircraft for 1917 and 1918. In effect - more bang for the buck!

I have a few photos of this plane (I think it is this plane) from the WWI museum in Kansas City.

Thanks for such a beautifully detailed aircraft, Aladar. Not only does it look terrific, the flight model "feels" right too! Excellent stuff.

Pretty sadistic letting those Fokker D. VII's just maul those poor DH. 2's.