Featured Addon History - 2003

Aircraft and Panel

This month we feature a fine Boeing B377 Stratocruiser aircraft package designed by Greg Pepper, Dave McQueen, Tom Gibson, and Hans-Peter Christeler. This addon package includes an extra American Overseas Airlines model and flight dynamics tweaked for Flight Simulator 2004.

Before Boeing's wildly successful 707 jetliner came the B377 Stratocruiser, a four engine propeller aircraft. Only 55 were built but all were extremely popular with travelers. Each aircraft could accommodate up to 100 passengers and each had a bar/lounge built into the lower deck.

This package includes 4 models, a 2D panel and a 3D virtual cockpit. You will find a nice Pilot's Handling manual and background information on the Stratocruiser.

Filename: b377sc.zip
Size: 23.6 MB
Version: n/a

Author(s): Greg Pepper, Dave McQueen, Tom Gibson, Hans-Peter Christeler

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Featured this month is a fine JASDF NAMC YS-11FC aircraft designed by Esa Kaihlanen, Tom Everitt, Rui Cristina, Ari Kaihlanen, Ryuji Ozawa, Sergey Isaev, Ari Kaihlanen and Chuck Slusarczyk. This package includes the minor fix originally distributed by them in September.

This is a repaint of AFG's YS-11 version 2.0 in the colors of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. One of several airframes still in use today as a Navaid Flight Checker, calibrating Navaids throughout Japan.

The panel is extremely detailed and looks splendid in either 2D or 3D. The aircraft needs attention (it has "spirit") during some flight operations so be sure to read the excellent documentation.

Filename: ys11fc.zip
Size: 10.1 MB
Version: 2.0

Author(s): Esa Kaihlanen, Tom Everitt, Rui Cristina, Ari Kaihlanen, Ryuji Ozawa, Sergey Isaev, Ari Kaihlanen and Chuck Slusarczyk.

Aircraft and Panel

This month our Featured Addon is an very nice Waco Classic Biplane series designed by Lynn and Bill Lyons. From the included documentation:

"This modern fully equipped aircraft is produced by the Waco Classic aircraft Corporation and can be seen around the world giving lucky passengers their first ride in an open cockpit biplane! This package includes 6 variants of the aircraft, 4 wheeled and 2 on floats."

Lynn and Bill include 6 variants (2 float models), all in a wide arrangement of color schemes so you'll surely find one that appeals to you.

Filename: ccwaco4.zip
Size: 3.6 MB
Version: (not specified)

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This month our Featured Addon is an exquisite Aero Commander 520 (with Virtual Cockpit) designed by Milton Shupe,
Scott Thomas and André Folkers.

This GMAX aircraft includes a panel accurate to its intended era, 5 paint schemes, a fully array of moving parts and animation, a well-done virtual cockpit with all the fixins', reflective texturing, and great documentation including full performance specifications.

Filename: ac520vc9.zip
Size: 16.0 MB
Version: (not specified)

Aircraft and Panel

Francisco Sánchez-Castañer and Vincent Timal bring us a very distinctive ATR72-212A Air Austral as this month's featured addon.

This 10 MB package includes the ATR aircraft featuring a full array of moving parts as well as a very sharp 2D instrument panel. An excellent 3D virtual cockpit is included along with several custom sounds and gauges.

A host of custom gauges include a new Altimeter, ADI, HSI, CCAS (Centralized Crew Alert System), Power Management and Torque gauges, Fuel quantity, Air temperature, Oil, Trim, AFCS, Condition levers, Idle gate, Radio stack and more!  A working overhead panel completes the excellent 2D instrumentation.

Filename: atr-ohsf.zip
Size: 9.7 MB
Version: 2003

Aircraft and Panel

The Mudry CAP-10B, this month's featured addon by Vincent Daudon and Jean Pierre Langer, is a 2-seat French aerobatic plane. From the documentation (with a few corrections):

"A light aerobatic plane, the Cap-10 is devoted to training and primary competition. Cap means French Aeronautic Shipbuildings. This aircraft is mainly derived from the Piel Emeraude. It kept the same shape but was reinforced for aerobatics. The Cap-10 made its first flight the 22th August 1968 (F-WOPX).

The first planes were purchased by the French Air Force; they were used for the first pilots selection.

About 190 planes were built by the society Avions Mudry & Cie. After the cessation of activity, Capaviation restarted construction with a modernized mark (carbon wing spar, reinforced landing gear, better roll rate) called Cap-10C."

This package includes 3 texture sets.

Filename: cap10b.zip
Size: 7.0 MB
Version: 2003

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This month Greg Pepper brings us a fabulous Beechcraft Super G 18. From the documentation:

"This is an all-new original flight simulation model. It was created from scratch using AutoCAD and gMAX. All textures are original and were created in PhotoShop. Some of the gauges are stock FS2002 pro gauges while many others were custom made using Blue Sky's Easy Gauge. The cowl flaps, gear suspension, wheels and passenger door are animated as well as the usual gear, flaps, and control surfaces. The 3D "Virtual" cockpit features many moving controls and "live" instruments. The Model has been tested with FS2002 Pro."

The detailed documentation includes the Super's history, model creation notes and helpful flying aids. This package includes Mr. Pepper's reworked panel that adds drop shadows, additional instruments, etc.

Filename: bg18-s.zip
Size: 16.6 MB
Version: 2002

Aircraft and Panel

This month we feature an addon by Massimo Taccoli, Marco Spada and Steve Caputo, Piaggio P180 Avanti.

The Piaggio P180 Avanti is so far the only modern transport aircraft designed, developed and certified with the unique three lifting surface configuration. Design activities started in 1980 at the Engineering Department of I.A.M Rinaldo Piaggio, Finale Ligure, Italy, plant, after many years of investigations with computer codes and wind tunnel tests. The first prototype flight occurred on August 20, 1986. FAA Type Certificate was released on May 7, 1990. The Piaggio P180 is the fastest FAR 23 certified turboprop aircraft now in production.

This package includes 3 paint schemes.

Filename: p180_2k2.zip
Size: 3.3 MB
Version: 2002

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This month's featured addon is Robin DR400 Regent by Yannick Lavigne-Fred, Banting-Rob Young, and Christian Daboudet.

Features include a retractable canopy, GPS instrumentation with a helpful instructional document in PDF format, full moving parts, a 2D panel with several windows and a very functional 3D panel.

This is a repaint of the original designer's model.

Filename: dr400fnk.zip
Size: 6.9 MB
Version: (n/a)

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This month our featured addon, created by Brian Gladden and Ian Grant, is a home-built kit aircraft Zenith CH 801 STOL. The Zenith has seating for up to 4, fixed gear, is capable of a 250 foot short takeoff and a 300 foot landing making it a fine bush plane.

Features of this aircraft include: Two paint jobs, Dynamic VC with working gauges and moving throttle, mixture and stick, moving suspention, rolling wheels, opening cabin doors, opening cargo doors on the cargo pod, rolling wheels, full surface animation including working flapperons, pilot figure with Emma field Flying Club shirt and a Green Mtn Flight Sim shirt, easy on framerates, reflective textures and dynamic shine, and pilot's head turns with the nose wheel.

Filename: ch801_v3.zip
Size: 2.7 MB
Version: 3

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Our featured addon this month is Pilatus PC-7 MK II Astra SAAF by David Friswell, Luke Hampshire, Jens-Ole Kjølberg. The PC-7 MKII Astra is a trainer for Central Flying School, South African Air Force. The airframe is based on that of the PC-9, but a lower-powered PT6 engine variant is used. This release includes a new custom PC-7 MKII model by David Friswell.

From the documentation: "60 PC-7 MKII Astra's were assembled at 2 Air Depot, Ysterplaat A.F.B. All the aircraft were built at Stans in Switzerland with South African avionics, undercarriage and nose components. They are flown by the Central Flying School at Langebaanweg"

Filename: pc7miiv3.zip
Size: 3.1 MB
Version: 3

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This month we bring you F-5A Freedom Fighter 'Aegean Blue' Hellenic Air Force by Denis da Silva, Angelos Hatzikatakos, and Nick Karatzides. This detailed aircraft package includes a robust custom panel and an F-5 sound package.

From the documentation: "The Northrop's F-5A Freedom Fighter used to be one of the most favorites and effective aircraft ever built. This version has been specifically created as an honor to the 343rd Sqdr of Hellenic Air Force based in Thessaloniki, Greece where the author used to serve as an N/R/F-5A/B fighter pilot until the early 2001."

The documentation, a PDF file, is excellent and contains loads of information on this aircraft and panel. It also includes a history of the F-5.

Filename: f-5a_haf_v1.zip
Size: 13.6 MB
Version: not specified