Features:
Full animation using GMAX. Virtual Cockpit with night lighting and crystal clear gauges, Folding Wings , Forward opening Canopy, unfolding stairs, Tail Hook, Spoilerons, Nose wheel steering, etc. etc.,
Description:
All weather, two seat, subsonic, carrier-based attack aircraft.
Features (Continued):
*****IMPORTANT***** If you can't get the wings to fold/Canopy to open,
you need to make sure that your keyboard Assignments are set up correctly. Go to Options/Controls/Assignments and select Event Category and then select General Aircraft Commands and make sure next to Tail Hook it says SHIFT + T. Under Wing Fold/Unfold it should say SHIFT + Q.
For Doors it should say SHIFT + E. If you have your keyboard assignments set up differently, disreguard the above. If the wings fold/unfold on the Corsair and the doors open and close on the default aircraft, then it will work on this aircraft. If they don't work on this aircraft, then something is configured wrong or your pressing the wrong keys!!!!!!
***Virtual Cockpits note....By using CTRL + BACKSPACE you can move closer to the panel. Use CTRL + ENTER to move away from the panel although eventually you will run into the seat and it will obstruct your view. This was the best I could do as I could only move the seat back so far.
Light Controls:
Landing Light with "L", turn off "Shift L and or Ctrl L". Nav Lights and beacons with "L".
Installation:
Unzip to a temporary folder, then move the unzipped folder (A-6E) to your FS2002\Aircraft folder. This aircraft will appear in your Aircraft Selection list under Grumman, not A-6E. This is for ATC purposes. Move the contents of the Gauge folder to the main Gauge folder, then delete empty folder. ***If you already have these gauges (from my EA-6B) or another aircraft, no need to overwrite***. Move the contents of the effects folder to the Main effects folder, then delete empty folder. I have included the default Lear sound .cfg but you should use whatever you like. Mike Hambly and Aaron Swindle have made some excellent jet fighter sound packages. Unfortunately there are no specific sounds for an A-6...
Thanks:
Will Beaudry for the Textures!
Dana McGee for the Panel Bitmap!
Ben Beverly for getting me started!
Mike Crosthwaite for SDL Edit!
FreeFlight Design Forum (A wealth of information)!
Abacus & Louis Sinclair/Tom Greenwalt for FS Design Studio
Felix/FFDS (for his patience and knowledge)
Konstantin Kukushkin for Aircraft Animator
Viking for his "Making an Aircraft" tutorial
David Eckert (daviator) For his FSC Pilot
FSD for the gauges except the P-3Radar gauge (not sure who made it)?
Massimo Taccoli for the Pilot Textures from his f104gfsc file
If I forgot anyone....Sorry, my mind isn't what it use to be.
Disclaimer:
I have designed this version from scratch using FS Design Studio(tm)
Version 1.6B, Aircraft Animator Version 1.2E and Gmax 1.1. This Aircraft will work in FS2002 but not in FS2000 or FS98. I haven't tested it in CFS2. If this A/C dumps your computer, I am not responsible. I have tested this aircraft for months and have never had a lock-up or any other problem. My system configuration is WinME, PIII 700E with 384MB SDRAM, VooDoo3 3000 and GeForce2 MX400.
Copyright 2002 Rick Sasala (Aircraft)/ Will Beaudry (Textures).
E-mail Rick Sasala: drowberry@earthlink.net
