*************** Dornier Do228 Esercito Italiano (Italian Army) for FS2002/Pro *************

Original Visual Model by Björn Büchner,
Repaint and Panel by Massimo & Gerardo Gerardo Taccoli.

Model : Do228_EI.zip
May 2002

This is a repaint with Italian Army colors of the original model , made with Gmax of Björn Büchner who has given the permission to make the repaint and to upload the model to the web. The model is a reproduction of an example of the aircraft , E.I.103 MM 62158, as used by Italian Army "Cavalleria dell'aria" and which is based at Viterbo Army air base.


The AIRCRAFT

The DO 228 uses the same crosssection of the Do 28 Skyservant, the Do 228-100 was sized to seat 15 passengers, while the longer Do228-200 would seat 19. Prototypes flew respectively on 28 March and 9 May 1981, and deliveries began for airline use in 1982. Of just over 200 Dornier Do 228s built (by 1994), the majority are for commercial use. Military examples being that of Indian Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Finland, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Oman Royal Thai Navy and Italian Army.


MODEL

This model for Flight Simulator 2002 was created using Gmax. The model features full moving parts with a realistic rendered motion of the main gear with operating suspensions.New fs2002 lights effects.


******************* PANEL ***********************

The panel contained in this archive is an original new work and comes from picture of the real aircraft panel. It is as faithful as possible to the real panel
It uses most gauges of fs2002/pro default panels.
People who don't have fs2000/pro must change the panel.cfg so that it points to another suitable panel for the plane otherwise they will not be able to fully see all gauges in the panel.

********************SOUNDS***********************

The archive doesn't contains a specific sound file , but points to the default Beech kingair 350 \sound.
People who want to use the model with fs2002 standard must change the sound.cfg file in sound folder. It should point to available sound files.
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Installation

This aircraft is for FS2002/Pro only. It may work with FS2002 standard provided you change for other suitable panel and sound file.

Unzip the archive Do228EI.zip in the aircraft directory of Fs2002 checking the option "use folder names" . After that you'll find the following directory structures:

Do 228 Esercito Italiano __________
|__ model
|__ texture
|__ panel (*)
|__ sound ( see note above)

That's all


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Credits

A particular thanks goes to my brother Gerardo for his works on the textures of the model,
and to Björn Büchner for letting me repaint his model.

Many thanks also to Fabio Mellini for his pictures of the real Italian Army aircraft and panel.

Copyright and Distribution

This archive is released as Freeware. Copyright 2002 © Massimo Taccoli.
As freeware you are permitted to distribute this archive subject to the following conditions.
- The archive must be distributed without modification to its contents. Redistributing this archive with any files added, removed or modified is prohibited.
- The inclusion of any individual file from this archive in another archive without the prior permission of the author is prohibited.
- This aircraft model is made available for the private use. Under no circumstances may this zip file be modified or sold for profit.


Disclaimer
I have had no problem using the files ,however there is NO warranty, guarantee of any kind and I am not liable for any problems on hardware or software you may encounter while using this file.
You use this software at your own risk.

Web site: http://www.maxtac.it
E-mail : maxtaccoli@tiscali.it