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
The McDonnell FH-1 Phantom was the first all-jet airplane ordered into production by the Navy and the Navy's first airplane to fly 500 mph.
In January 1943, the Navy's decision to build an all jet-powered, carrier-based aircraft led to a contract award to McDonnell Aircraft Company, St. Louis, Missouri. McDonnel had never designed an aircraft for the Navy, and the Navy had never before sought a jet aircraft.
Following the procedure of the day, the Navy assigned a manufacturer's letter to McDonnell for its incorporation into the aircraft's designation. At the time, all usable letters were in use, so the Navy-almost presciently-assigned McDonnell the letter D which was already used by Douglas.
The aircraft first flew on 26 January 1945. While a flight test accident destroyed the first of the three XFD-1s in November 1945, the second was already flying and the program continued with only limited delay.
On July 21, 1946, operating from the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, a McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom became the first jet-propelled combat aircraft to operate from an American aircraft carrier.
The McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom of the late 1940s should not be confused with the Douglas XFD-1, a biplane of the 1930s. The first XFD-1 was a two-seat biplane fighter, of all-metal construction with fabric skinning. The FD competed with the F3U and the F12C. It was abandoned when the Navy decided against the continued development of two-seat fighters, and ordered scout-bombers instead. Only one was built.
On 6 June 1947 the letter was changed to H; the Phantom was first designated FD and later FH. The production version started service at the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island in July 1947.
McDonnell built 62 Phantoms between 1945 and 1947, and by May 1948, the first all-jet squadron aboard a carrier was operational with FH-1 Phantoms on the USS Saipan. Phantoms also became the first jets assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps. After 1949, Phantoms flew with Naval Reserve units around the country.
There were several different model designations for the FH Phantom. The XFD-1 was an experimental version of the FD-1. The designation was never changed to XFH-1. The FD-1 was a production version. It was basically the same as the XFD-1 but with some redesign of the vertical tail structure. Designation was later changed to FH-1.
Phantoms were placed on display at the Marine Corps Aviation Museum in Quantico, Virginia, and at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
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A new form to bury the J30 engine under the root of the both wings that was on earth manufactured with the body was adopted.
And, a straight line main wing and the horizontal tail with a strong dihedral angle were combined with a thin body.
Though the maximum speed achieved 770 km/h, because rising performance and the practicality, etc. are low, only 60 planes were manufactured and it ended.
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 kingair, Beech_Baron and GPS are not bundled.
Please set up it by yourself.
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[ About the operations ]
Shift+"E" = Canopy Open/Shut
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!! A special key operation !!
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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
2006/02/08
Fukuoka, Japan
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