FS2002 Panel - Zeppelin Staaken Riesenflugzeug Series
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Gauges by Claudio Mussner
Panels by Stephan Scholz
There are four different panels for use with the following models:
- Zeppelin VGOI:
3 engines, open flight deck
- Zeppelin VGOIII and Staaken R.IV:
6 engines, open flight deck
- Zeppelin Staaken R.V:
5 engines, open flight deck
- Zeppelin Staaken R.VI:
4 engines, enclosed flight deck
1917, 1918 and Staaken "L" Seaplane versions
Installation:
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1) Unzip the contents of the file into a temporary folder.
The folder "4 panels" contains 4 aircraft folders with the names of the Zeppelin planes the panels are intended for. Copy the panel folder inside this folder into the corresponding plane in the FS2002 aircraft folder. It contains the Panel bitmaps and panel.cfg file.
2) IMPORTANT: These gauges have been programmed with "EasyGauge" and require the file Gaugesound.dll, which you will find enclosed, to be copied into the main FS2002 directory, otherwise FS2002 will crash.
3) Unzip the gauges from Gauges.zip into the main FS2002 gauges directory.
4) The folder "Extra Bitmaps" contains 2 bitmaps common to all four panels. Copy both bitmaps "Instruments.bmp" and "yoke.bmp" into each panel folder. These are the enlarged engine-instrument panel and the dual control yokes.
Panels and Instruments
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Updated panel and vintage instruments including complete set of low-RPM Gauges for all engines, to substitute the previous incomplete set.
Magnify option included for the engine instruments. Click on the instruments to enlarge, and click on them again to normalize size.
As can be seen from the enclosed original photo of the Zeppelin Riesenflugzeug R.VI cockpit, instruments were in reality few and far between... The altimeter was portable, and can be seen hanging from the back of the left pilot´s seat!
Little information is available, so the panel configuration is based largely on other planes of the time. The instruments themselves, however, are indeed authentic, and were used on Gotha, Friedrichshafen and A.E.G. Grossflugzeug:
Historically authentic 1917 inclinometer, temperature, oil, airspeed, magnetic compass and manifold pressure gauges are included. The panel has been modified on the left to hold the horizontal magnetic compass and the laterally mounted airspeed gauge.
The inclinometer substitutes the previous artificial horizon and variometer. This early, peculiar instrument gives separate lift readings for left and right wings! The liquid in its twin glass tubes detects both rolling and pitching!
Fuel-tank gauges, altimeter, turn-coordinator, throttle gauges, ammeter and Gyro-compass are the same as in the previous version of these panels, and are not included with this upload.
Extensive research has gone into the creation of these remarkable gauges, programmed with "Easygauge" by Claudio Mussner.
"EasyGauge" is a program exclusively designed for non-programmers, who
are willing to create real C++ gauges for the flight simulator without studying a programming language. For more features, please check out www.easygauge.net
Special thanks go to Mr. Cohausz from Munich for his inestimable help regarding the accuracy of the inclinometer, temperature and oil pressure gauges.
Legal stuff:
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This panel and these instruments are freeware.
No responsibility is taken for any loss or damage incurred directly or
indirectly from their use. The original unaltered files may be freely
distributed, uploaded, downloaded and shared, on condition that proper credit is maintained, and of course, no financial gain whatsoever is made.
Anyway, enjoy!
Stephan Scholz
scholzrittermann@ASoftHome.net November 2003
