FS2004-FSX Me 209 V4
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History
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On April 26, 1936, the world was informed that a specially modified version of the Luftwaffe's single-seat fighter had raised the wourld air speed record to 755,11 km/h (469,22 mph). However, the so-called 'Me 109 R' record breaking machine bore no relationship to the Bf 109 fighter other than a common design team, for it was in fact the first prototype of an entirely new design, the Me 209, build especially for the record attempt and fitted with a Daimler Benz DB 601 ARJ, a special engine giving 1325 kW (1800 HP), 1690 kW (2300 HP) for a one minute burst.

Later, Messerschmitt tried to make a fighter out of the Me 209. One experimental plane was built, the Me 209 V4. The flight tests showed that this plane was too difficult to fly for a average-trained pilot. In 1942-1943 another aircraft was developed, the Me 209 V5, which should compete with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D and the Focke-Wolf Ta 152, but when the Me 209 A was ready for production, the others were in mass-production. After cancelation the development was continued under the designation Bf 109 L.


Technical data :
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Eng : DB 601 N
Eng. Pwr : 1200 hp - 882 kW , air-cooled
Max. Speed : 600 mph. 373 km/h
Max. ceiling : 36080 ft. 1100m.
Range : ?

Span : 32ft 9 i - 10.04m
Length : 23ft 8 i - 7.24 m
Height : 11 ft 2 i - 3.4 m

Weights : Empty 4691 lb - 2128 kg
Max. 6173 lb - 2800 kg

Armament : 1canon MG FF 20 mm
2 MG 17 7,92 mm.

Credits :
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Special thanks to Alain Coupet of DAG(designers Alliance Group) for his permission to modify the plane.

Installation:
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-Unzip " Me-209" into a temporary file and move the "Me-209" folder into the main Aircraft directory.
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-Read instructions carefully when installing the bf109e.gau , 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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The panel.cfg are slightly different. For FS2004 change FS9panel.cfg to panel.cfg. For FSX change FSXpanel.cfg to panel.cfg.

-Put the bf109e.gau into your Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X\gauges folder.
-Copy the effects into the Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X\effects folder.
-Add the 20can.wav in your Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator X\sound folder.

Effects
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-On startup there is automatic engine smoke.
-Then follow the exhaust flames with smoke.
-Wing vortex effect appears by default at 2.5g or quick roll rate.
-Continuous blue flames with smoke if engine is running .
-Wing cannon with flash, smoke and falling cartridges can be triggered with the standard Strobe key (O).
It is much nicer however if you put the FS2004/FSX standard Strobe key (O) to the trigger from your joystick.You can change this in the Key menu.
It is a good idea if you replace the standard (L) key for lights by the L+CTRL, (normaly activating the landing lights only). This avoids you having to have all lights on when pulling the trigger.

Flying the model
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The model has been tested in FSX demo only and in FS2004. It should perform perfectly with the FSX full version. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
This plane is a fair, non critical, fast flying machine.However it has a lot of torque. Keep rudder-brakes right for takeoff.
-Shift+E opens canopy
-'O' Trigers cannon.
see ME-209 V4 ref text.

LEGAL:
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This 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. This file should not cause any problems with your computer, but I accept no responsibility if you think it does.


Happy Landings!! Ground or Carrier!!

A.F.Scrub
January 2007
Email: af_scrubbypc@hotmail.com