Gloster Javelin FAW.8
The Gloster Javelin is a 2-seat, 2-engine, delta-wing interceptor jet. It was developed by Gloster, one of the British jet pioneers, to an all-weather fighter specification issued by RAF in February 1948.
❝Specs
- Length: 56ft 7in
- Wing span: 52ft 3in
- Weight: empty 38,072lb, max 45,125lb
- Power: Sapphire Sa.7R with a/b x2
- Details: Javelin FAW.8, KH726, RAF
- Executive designer: Shigeru Tanaka
- Email to: wing.shigeru@nifty.ne.jp
- Flight Model Bruno Duffort
- Copyright owner: Shigeru Tanaka
- Project date: June 24- July 27, 1999
❞ 15 minutes of fun in the Gloster Javelin!
- Take off from Heathrow Airport in MSFS 2002 in London (there is another Heathrow in the USA) and fly EAST - heading 090 degrees.
- Follow the Thames River and there is plenty to see!
- The Millenium Dome looks spectacular at dawn or dusk - apparently it's on the wrong side of the river though.
- There are a few bridges to fly under.
- On the left you'll see an elaborate dockyard with cranes and shipping.
- When you reach the mouth of the Thames Estuary climb to 10,000 feet and check out the complex waterways.
- Turn back to the West, heading 270 degrees
- Follow the river
- A few miles past the Millenium Dome and you're back at Heathrow! Flight over!
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These snaps were taken in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 over London. Check out Heathrow Airport in MSFS 2002.
Feature | Implemented? | Comments |
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Full 2D cockpit | Y | Shift 1 |
"Landing view" | No | |
Virtual cockpit | Y | Usable. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. |
Live gauges? | NO | |
HUD view | NO | |
Separate panels | Autopilot panel | Shift 2 |
Radio VOR and ADF | y | Shift 3 |
Zoom HSI | No | |