The Gere Sport Biplane is a 30's era homebuilt biplane, designed and built by George "Bud" Gere, who was killed in an accident before he could witness his plane's first flight. Early models used Ford Model T and Model A engines. There are several of these planes still being built and flown. This FS2004 version is powered by a Continental C-90-12F engine, which gives it a cruise speed of over 100 mph. It was created using actual plans (from the EAA 1933 Flying Manual) and the flight model accurately simulates an actual Gere Sport (N4686T) that I owned and flew during the mid 80's. It was slightly tail-heavy, and that might have been due to the large Maule tailwheel that it was fitted with. Not much in the way of instruments, so this won't be your favorite IFR bird.
TrackIR users: you'll find a lot of visual enhancements in the virtual cockpit, so be sure to look around.
Powered with a 90h.p. Continental engine, the Gere Sport has a maximum speed of 130 m.p.h.,cruises at 110 m.p.h.,and stalls at 47 m.p.h.. Its normal range is 250 miles. Rate of climb 1200 ft./min. Service ceiling 13000 ft.
Installation:
Unzip to your FS 2004 aircraft directory.
Features:
Left and right engine covers open using shift + E (right cover), and Ctrl-Shift + C and Ctrl-Shift + V (left cover).
Have fun! Drop me a line and let me know what you think. This is the second aircraft I've completed with FSDS. Feedback is welcome. This plane is freeware so please share it with your friends.
