FS2004/FSX Focke Wulf Fw44 WW2 trainer
One of the more successful pre-war Luftwaffe trainer aircraft was Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz. The design was partly the work of a new chief designer at the Focke-Wulf factory - Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Tank. Tank was by then only 33-years old but had already a considerable share of experience from his previous employment at Rohrbach.
The new trainer aircraft was a two-seat biplane of classic construction, powered by a Siemens Sh 14a 7-cylinder radial engine. The prototype first flew in August 1932. Flight trials were conducted personally by Kurt Tank - a commendable habit which he maintained even with his later (and greater) aircraft despite being officially forbidden to do so.
The Fw 44 turned out to be a very successful aircraft, with fine harmony of control, great manoeuvrability and full aerobatic capabilities, which also made it famous in the contemporary aviation world. It was used in international aerial displays by pilots like Ernst Udet, Gerd Achgelis and Emil Kopf. The Fw 44 was not only used in Germany, but also in Rumania, Sweden, Finland, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, China and Turkey.
In Luftwaffe, the Stieglitz soldiered until the end of the World War II - mainly as trainer aircraft in the many Flugzeugführerschulen.

Installation:
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-Unzip " Stieglitz" into a temporary file and move the "Stieglitz" folder into the main Aircraft directory.
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-Read instructions carefully when installing the gauges , say YES...when asked if the gauges sources should be trusted. If you say no....most of the gauges are not going to work !
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-Leave the instruments.cab in your panel folder.

-If you have problems with windscreen transparancies,use the glass.bmp from the acceleration.texture map

CREDITS
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Special thanks to :
-GMAX for the drawing program and Microsoft for their makmdls.mdk.



LEGAL:
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The project is released as freeware. You may modify it and repaint it. You may upload this file to another website as long as it is not for profit.
You need the written permission of the original authors to use any of these files for commercial purposes, otherwise a simple credit would be nice. Non commercial repaints-remakes are welcome but I would appreciate very much receiving a copy of your model.
This file should not cause any problems with your computer, but I accept no responsibility if you think it does. Remarks and hints are welcome and are being considered.


Happy Landings!

A.F.Scrub
December 2009
Email: af_scrubbypc@hotmail.com