I have a de Havilland Comet 4C in development, as payware. Some of you will have read about it already; for those who haven't, it was inspired by my father who was at de Havilland from 1946-56 - exactly the Comet era. This is the first project I've done for X-Plane (or any other simulator, for that matter). Because I had to learn everything from scratch, it's taken a huge amount of time. No doubt I should have chosen something simple to start with, like a DHC-1 Chipmunk, but the Comet has been hugely rewarding. The Comet 4C was the very last iteration of the Series 4. The Series 4 was in Service from 1958 (BOAC) to 1980 (Dan Air), and the 4C was the longest, greatest capacity, most sophisticated version of all. The reason I chose to start with the last rather than the first was because the instrumentation was a better match for X-Plane, and more recent documentation was easier to find. I have just finished the interior, from the 3D cockpit, through the passenger compartment, to the loos and cargo bay in the tail. The latest progress is here, as well as more information on the history of the Comet : http://www.dh-aircraft.co.uk/news/files/2fca08a971937b0878c77f36169d8455-82.html My next step is to refine the exterior model, especially the engine intakes and leading edges of the wings. More news will follow ... Guy.
