This Breguet plane was modeled, animated and originally textured
by Jean-Maire MERMAZ.
I have repainted her to more closely match what the Spanish Aviators
flew in the Madrid-Manila flight. Photos of the planes from the era
are in black and white, but I was able to track down a rendering which
shows the plane in green. However, I decided to go with grey and added
the traditional spanish flag colors on the tail and wings. I have also
added a beacon strobe on the tail, and some navigation lights on the wings.
Just because it looks really nice. :) The plane itself is slightly
innacuarate, I must confess, as it resembles a Heinckel a little more
than a Breguet...this is due to the support on the wings, which in the
Breguet is actually a one piece unit, instead of a two piece.
The flight dynamics of the plane have been extensively modified by me
so that it performs according to published specs regarding this airplane.
The Breguet had quite a long range when outfitted with extra fuel, as the
Spanish Aviators did for these flights. She will comfortably cruise at around
140-160 MPH (200-220 KPH), but can be pushed a little beyond that, at the expense of range.
If you have the time, this plane will get you there. :)
Suggested altitude is 14,000 feet for cruising, and 4000-6000 for a more scenic
view. :) She will need to be leaned out as soon as you start reaching
some altitude, otherwise your power will drop like an anvil.
She has no flaps, so make sure you take care on your descent and approach. Landing
speed should be somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 MPH.
The panel is built from scratch with the original bitmap that was included in the
distribution by Mermaz. (I am assuming that he is the author of the bitmap)
Somehow, when I got the plane, there was a panel bitmap
and a panel.cfg file, but there were no gauges included! Thus the panel was
completely unusable. I decided to rebuild the panel
from scratch using the CFS2 gauges included with FS2002. I also have included a couple
of custom gauges in the panel as well. Switches for the panel lighting (custom)
strobe and navigation lights are all seperate and independent of each other.
There are actually four versions of the panel, all extremely similar. You can rename
each of the panel files in the panel folder and use the one which suits you.
Panel.cfg is the standard panel. Panel_XP.cfg should be used by Windows XP users, as there
is a fuel status gauge in the standard panel which XP is know to crash with. Panel_ACS is
exactly the same as the standard panel, except it has ACS-GPS by Alain Capt already pre-installed.
Panel_XP_ACS is exactly the same as the XP panel, except IT has ACS-GPS preinstalled.
Simply rename the panel file you with to use to "panel.cfg" and throw away the rest.
For the comfort of your flightsimming experience, the panel is outfitted with an "old style"
avionics stack, and the FS2002 GPS. Obviously, these devices did not exist in 1926, when the
Elcano tour took place... I have put them on secondary windows so you can choose not to ever
use them if you want to be completely athentic while flying this plane. The avionics stack
has AP, COM1, NAV1, ADF, DME and Transponder. The RMI on the avionics stack is a dual needle
with one needle for ADF and the other needle for NAV1.
The sound.cfg file was tweaked by me to sound good with the Breguet, but I do not know who the original
author of the sounds are. (They have been sitting in my FS installation since FS2000, and I have no idea
where they originally came from.) I must assume that it is either Mike Hambly or Aaron Swindle (who's works
are commonly found in online libraries, and are ALWAYS top notch), but I do not
know you sure. If you recongnize these sounds, please let me know so I can properly credit you in
any future updates. Thx!
INSTALLATION
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Move the gauges into your FS2002/Gauges folder and move the Breguet XIX folder into your
FS2002/Aircraft folder. The plane is completely set-up with FS2002 information.
Select it from your aircraft list under the Breguet manufacturer heading.
Additional credits for the gauges go to Dai Griffiths, Alain Capt and Buddy Guy.
I do not know the author of the "old style" radios, but due credit is given here to them.
This plane is the original creation of Jean-Maire MERMAZ and all freeware copyrights remain with him.
This package may not be sold in any way shape or form, or included in any distribution
which charges for access.
