Vezirgiannis Posted July 1, 2013 Report Posted July 1, 2013 Dear friends, Icarus Development Team is introducing our aircraft under development: Legendary IDT DC-9! "The DC-9 is one of the most legendary airliners ever built. It was designed for frequent and short flights, for millitary and civil opperations. Accommodating from 90 to 135 passengers, was the workhorse for many airlines worldwide". Some of the features of the aircraft: - Realistic flight model, accurate flight behaviour and systems according the original technical manuals- Plug-in driven systems- HD resolution realistic textures- Full operational 3D cockpit- Hundreds of animations- Many liveries The first release will be about the DC-9-30 variant, since it's the most widely used. There will be feature upgrades that will include more variations (like the -40, used mostly by SAS), plus the military version (known as C-9). Here are some first views of the aircraft: 5 Quote
Gjalp Posted July 1, 2013 Report Posted July 1, 2013 Damn, now I need to save even more money!!!!!This is looking very nice indeed, will follow this with much interest Slainte, AndyNZCH Quote
ilias.tselios Posted July 1, 2013 Report Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks a lot guys! You are welcomed! Quote
scubajuan_new Posted July 1, 2013 Report Posted July 1, 2013 I love it! one of my favourite faithful oldies. Is it posible to change the landing gears to a bird like feet though? or duck for the float variant 2 Quote
Airbus Posted July 1, 2013 Report Posted July 1, 2013 I'm a sucker for well modeled engine details! Looking good, keep it coming! 1 Quote
jetjerry Posted July 1, 2013 Report Posted July 1, 2013 GREAT! I've been looking for a good DC9 for a long time for XP.I used to fly a real one many years ago. I love the old gal...flies like a sports car.Really looking forward to this release. Thank you. jetjerry 2 Quote
Vezirgiannis Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Posted July 2, 2013 Thank you all! we continuing the hard work to be realistic as possible! Quote
clavel9 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Posted July 2, 2013 A good vintage jet like the DC-9 will always be welcome. Quote
Vezirgiannis Posted July 6, 2013 Author Report Posted July 6, 2013 DC-9 Update Today we finished the main mechanism of front landing gear system of DC-9!I hope you like it and more images coming soon! 4 Quote
Ntr09 Posted July 7, 2013 Report Posted July 7, 2013 This is going to be really nice, eager to follow the development! -NR Quote
Vezirgiannis Posted July 7, 2013 Author Report Posted July 7, 2013 Yes my friends! We giving a big effort to be detailed and accurate as possible! 2 Quote
Vezirgiannis Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Posted July 24, 2013 Dear simmers, DC-9 Update news! A progress of cockpit, here some preview images. We hope you like it! 4 Quote
Flying_pig Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 Out of curiosity is there any signifigance to the 4 orange paint spalshes on the bottom right corner of your first 6 photos? Also if there is why do they slowly fade away as you go down the page? Quote
Vezirgiannis Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Posted July 25, 2013 Dear mj12345 good notice! Was a test for the photos frame. Nothing significant. And because the kind of plane is retro, then we connect the ageing effect to the whole project. Quote
79carboy Posted July 29, 2013 Report Posted July 29, 2013 YAY, a DC-9, hope this project doesn't go dead like the rest of 'em. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to this aircraft Quote
ilias.tselios Posted July 30, 2013 Report Posted July 30, 2013 No, this one is going to the end...and further. But cannot tell more now! Quote
Jordan P. Posted July 31, 2013 Report Posted July 31, 2013 who is actually modelling and doing all that work? Quote
Peter T. Posted July 31, 2013 Report Posted July 31, 2013 Airfighter=3d panel and systemsVezirgiannis=exterior 3d, and systemsThats what i think Quote
ilias.tselios Posted August 1, 2013 Report Posted August 1, 2013 Not far from truth Peter! But without that meaning that's a strict order! Quote
Vezirgiannis Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Posted September 12, 2013 Dear flight simmers i want to show you our progress on DC9 cockpit!Take a look at the images and your we waiting your comments! Thanks! 4 Quote
Nicola_M Posted September 12, 2013 Report Posted September 12, 2013 Looking very nice. Even more so, considering how quickly it's coming on, too. 1 Quote
jetjerry Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Looking great. You guys are fast movers. The DC9 is my favorite short to medium haul machine.Thanks. Quote
ilias.tselios Posted September 13, 2013 Report Posted September 13, 2013 Thanks guys a lot! We are pushing hard on that, although we know that is going to be a long project to get it really right! In the next days a few more screenshot will be published in "clay-rendering" so you can see more of the modelling details. Another thing I would like to address is the cockpit arrangement. From all the research we've made, probably there are so many different arrangements and equipment variables as the number of aircrafts produced! I will give you some examples with the next post. Stay tuned! Quote
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