FSX/FS9 BOEING 707 COLLECTION (420, VC137-C, 300/400 PASSENGER/CARGO).
Includes four new and reworked models, 19 reworked reflecting textures, VC, Passenger's views, flexing wings, full animated parts. For FS9 GAUGES NOT INCLUDED: you have to download MR. HELIO ESTRELA'S wonderful panel: "he707v1" and its fix "panel_109110". For FSX uses default B747-400 PANEL. Other files suggested: "nlf_v2.zip" and "njs_final.zip" by Nick Needham, for lights and smoke effects. NO FIXES NEEDED. By Libardo Guzman.
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INSTALLATION:
THIS ARE NEW MODELS, AND DON'T REPLACE PREVIOUS VERSIONS.
It will be shown on the main menu under Boeing / 707 300/400 (PASSENGER AND CARGO), 707-420 PASSENGER and VC-137C.
FS9:
- Place the folder into your FS9 main Aircraft folder.
- Open the folder called "COMMON BMPS" and copy its contain into every texture folder.
- Download Mr. Helio Estrela's panel and fix files (available in SurClaro.com), coppy the gauges into your FS9 main GAUGES folder. When starting your flight simulator and choose the plane, it will request to deactivate a gauge (rp.733.gaU); If you want, locate it into your MAIN GAUGES folder BEFORE and erase it .
FSX:
- Place the folder into your FSX main Aircraft folder.
- Open the folder called "COMMON BMPS" and copy its contain into every texture folder.
- DON'T INSTALL ANY PANEL: JUST RENAME THE FOLDER CALLED "panel" AS "FS9_panel" AND RENAME THE FOLDER CALLED "FSX_panel" AS "panel": it will authomatically use B747-400 DEFAULT PANEL.
Since I have (very) little knowledge about gauges, I listed them from Mr HELIO ESTRELA'S wonderfull panel:
--------he707v1--------
and its fix
--------panel_109110-----
both available on SurClaro.com
It was designed for fs2002, so may be you'll have to deactivate some of them when required. (rp733.gau, for example)
You'll find I made 5 virtual functional surfaces for VC cockpit:
P2 - UPPER PANEL
P3 - COMPASS
PC - MAIN PANEL
P7 - HORIZONTAL PANEL
P8 - CENTRAL PEDESTAL
They are all capable to be worked from panel.cfg to install missing gauges (some areas are only pictures made by me following photos from AIRLINERS.NET), but you can fly it on VC MODE only, although gauges and textures appear blurred.
You also can install:
"nlf_v2.zip" by Nick Needham and "njs_final.zip" by Nick Needham, availabes on AVSIM. They will provided wonderfull lights and smoke effects. Don't make changes to the aicraft.cfg: is adapted to them yet.
Full animated parts using tipical commands (all doors are animated only by pressing ""SHIFT+E").
Crew's movements can be seen on exterior view and VC by animating rudder and landing gear.
To activate strobes, You'll have to use character "o" on keyboard only when flying, so they won't appear floating in the air while wings don't flex up.
You can change the engines' power if you want: go to your aircraft.cfg / [jet engine] / thrust_scalar and write a number between 0.90 and 1.00.
This project has become real thanks to God in first place, my nephew LUIS FELIPE ABAD, Tom Gibson, Greg Pepper (Calclassic), MR. HELIO ESTRELA (author of used panel'listed gauges) and friends from Free Flight Forum, who took a lot of their time to help me. Also want to thank all those guys who have downloaded previous vesrions and supported me with kind comments.
Couldn't miss to mention AIRLINERS.NET site: What would we do without their contribution!
I want to thank also all those people who have realised fs works for public use.
NOTICE: The crew's faces cannot be changed if you repaint the plane and release it to the internet. All faces must be left as is. Also, I would appreciate if you send a copy of any repaint or modifications over aircraft.cfg or panel. You should send any modifications of this aircraft to
guzman_artes@yahoo.com
VISUAL MODEL: LIBARDO GUZMAN.
AIRCRAFT.CFG AND AIR FILE: by LIBARDO GUZMAN, based on MICROSOFT FS9's B737 AND B747 stock models
ANIMATION. LIBARDO GUZMAN.
PANEL AND V.C. PANEL: LIBARDO GUZMAN.
LISTED GAUGES: Mr HELIO ESTRELA, RICHARD PROBST, PAUL GOLDING, CHRIS ALVERITIS, FDPA (see he707v1 and panel_109110 credits).
TEXTURES. LIBARDO GUZMAN.
PROGRAM SUPPORT: LUIS FELIPE ABAD, TOM GIBSON, GREG PEPPER and friends from FREEFLIGHT FORUM.
These files are for free use and enjoyment of individual hobby flightsimmers but the copyright for the original work remains with me and any other persons who have contributed to the work. This package is FREEWARE. COPYRIGHT of this Plane/Panel belongs to authors. Nothing in these files should harm your computer, but you use them at your own risk.
