Commander 690B engine variant
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Nick, will you model the more powerful TPE - 331-10 a lot of the planes are retrofitted? The shiny exhaust stack would indicate that. Would make the plane a 300 kts TAS machine.
Aldo, can we have a more modern panel like the one from the preview? Just less beaten up one from the preview.
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The exhaust fairing on a -5 Commander is only found on the 690's. The other two -5 powered airplanes were the 840 and the 900, but on these Jetprop series airplanes, they were delivered without fairings.
What's peculiar, is that his cockpit preview shot clearly shows a -5 airplane (ITT instead of EGT, no oil temp door controls, no fuel enrich buttons) but the exterior preview shots clearly depict a -10 airplane. The only other visual difference on the nacelle of a -10 converted 690 is the addition of oil cooler doors, but they're on the inboard side of the cowling so you can't see them in his shots. So he's either inadvertently modeled a -10 tailpipe on a -5 airplane (unlikely with Nick) or he's giving us -10s and -5s.
Honestly, I'd rather see him also do an 840 (690C) and make that the Dash 10 airplane in the Blacksquare Commander family. Be nice to have 474 gallons of fuel and 2000 miles of range to go with the 290-300 knot TAS that comes with a -10 airplane. The only downside to the 690A/B is the fact that its barely a four-hour airplane.
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@Black-Square Nick, you told me to reach out to you via the support system a few times, and then confirmed that you received my email, but I've never received a response from you. This goes all the way back to Starship's release. I'd be happy to offer you any references/insight/testing you may need, in addition to access to my 840, if you'd like. If you're considering an MT 5 bladed propeller option, my airplane has them.