1.Description of this aircraft
2.Specification
3.About the installation
4.About the operations
5.About free software
6.About the directions point in FS2004
In 1938 the U.S. Navy contracted for the development of a prototype twin-engined carrier-based fighter, designated the XF5-1.
While the prototype did not enter production, its evolution and testing gave Grumman valuable experience in this type.
In early 1941 Grumman began work on a new twin-engined Navy fighter, designed to have high performance and unprecedented firepower.
A contract was awarded in June 1941, with the first flight taking place in December 1943. The new aircraft, known as the F7F Tigercat, featured foldable wings and tricycle landing gear, with four 20mm cannons and four .050 inch machine guns providing an offensive punch.
In addition, it could carry either a pair of 1000 pound bombs or a single torpedo.
Grumman received a contract for 500 Tigercats, which were to be supplied to the U.S. Marines to provide close-air support for their operations.
Unfortunately the production Tigercats materialized too late to see operational service with the USMC before the end of the war.
288 F7Fs (including 64 night fighter versions) were built before the cancellation of remaining orders.
Some Marine squadrons continued to use the Tigercat in the postwar years, but they were eventually replaced by jet-powered successors.
Please copy all files in the \gauges folder onto the gauge in the Gauges folder of FS2002 or FS2004.
A general gauge is saved for the gauge bundled this time.
The Gauges of EXTRA-300, kingair and GPS are not bundled.
Please set up it by yourself.
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[ About the operations ]
Shift+"E" = Front Canopy Open/Shut
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!! A special key operation !!
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(Shift+"E")+"2" = Rear Canopy Open/Shut
Shift and "E" are pushed at the same time. afterwards, please push "2".
"2" Key is "2" of the main keyboard.
It doesn't move by "2" of ten keys.
Tail Hook Key ("K") = Tail Hook Down/Up
"K" is an arbitrary key that you are setting as Tail Hook key.
Wingfold Key ("B") = Wingfold Down/Up
"B" is an arbitrary key that you are setting as Wingfold key.
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* for special key operation, *
* It is likely not to operate according to a set method of *
* your FS or the state of other Add-on tool. *
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[ About free software ]
All aircraft that I made are free software.
The reprint and the repaint may go freely.
However, please defend the following conditions.
1.The change in contents of this file is prohibited.
(Please distribute it like the Zip file of the current state when distributing it. )
2.Please neither reverse-assembly nor never remodel(convert) it of the aircraft model.
3.Please don't bundle my airframe(MDL file) in the package of your works when you open the repaint to the public.
(Please open only the texture to the public. )
4.Don't use DXT format for making texture.
Please make it by the format that everyone can change.
It is necessary to be able to read and change with usual drawing software.
5.It is prohibited to bundle and to open a new panel to the public to my aircraft model.
(Please open only the panel to the public.
It is included in this file, and remodeling the panel that uses the panel background and the change in the panel background are prohibited. )
6.I maintain the copyright of the aircraft model and the panel background.
7.The copyright of the gauge belongs to the author.
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[ About the directions point in FS2004 ]
This aircraft model is made by using FSDS Ver2.24.
Therefore, it is possible to play basically in FS2004(FS9).
However........!!
For a wide large-scale aircraft, the distortion is caused and the phenomenon of the aerofoil tip's disappearing happens in the spot shooting mode.
If this phenomenon happens, Please switch to the spot shooting mode by using other small aircraft.
Afterwards, if this aircraft is selected, it is normally displayed.
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Please give mail to the following mail address when there is a recommendation of making the opinion and the thing that doesn't come.
KzIT16643VT@aol.com
2006/02/02
Fukuoka, Japan
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