***** Conair CV580 Air Tanker ******** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTES
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This is a repaint of the original CV580 by Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson. This file contains textures only and requires a version 2 file of the Convair 580. "CV580.zip" meets this requirement. It can be found at www.SurClaro.com or www.SurClaro
DESCRIPTION
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Conair's main base of operations is located at the Abbotsford International Airport, British Columbia, Canada. Conair operates a fleet of 43 fixed-wing specialty aircraft primarily in the forest fire fighting role. This summer, with the numerous fires burning throughout British Columbia, the Conair CV580 Air Tanker can be seen operating out of a number of airfields through out the province. This particular one, #48, was operating out of Cranbrook, BC August 4th 2003.
Excerpt from the Conair Website www.conair.ca
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One of the best "Initial Attack" aircraft available today, the Convair CV 580 Airtanker was introduced in the 2000 fire season. This aircraft, developed through a working partnership between Conair and Kelowna Flightcraft, offers economy, high speed and reliability with its Allison 501 D13 powered turboprop twin engines. The aircraft promotes safety with the modern IFR capable cockpit and simple engine handling, allowing outstanding pilot visibility required for rugged, mountainous terrain. The Conair/Kelowna Flightcraft team has incorporated the excellent power response, climb performance and maneuverability required for low-level firefighting operations, while the design simplicity of the Retardant Aerial Delivery System translates to low maintenance and inherent reliability.
INSTALLATION
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1). Download and unzip CV580.zip to a temporary folder.
2). Unzip Concv580.zip to a temporary folder.
2). Move the 'texture.conair' folder to your CV580 aircraft folder.
3). Copy the following text into your cv580 aircraft.cfg file in sequential order in the [flightsim.x] section.
[fltsim.x]
title=Conair Convair 580
sim=cv580
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=conair
kb_checklists=
kb_reference=
atc_id_enable=1
atc_type=Conair
atc_id=CFKFM
atc_airline=comair
atc_flight_number=45
ui_manufacturer=Water Bombers
ui_type=Conair CV-580
ui_variation=
description=The Convair 580 was a General Motors modification of the existing CV340 and 440 airframes. The 501-D13H engine was flat rated at 3750 shp and max rated at 4000 shp. This 50 passenger airliner can still be found in regular passenger service today.
6). Cut and paste the whole Cv580 file into your FS2002/aircraft folder
7). Copy the fx_largage03_red.fx to your Effects folder
That's it .. go flying and put out all them forest fires :-). To activate the fire retardant dispersal, press and hold the "I" key.
Known Issues
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I know that the real Conair CV580's have a belly tank to hold the retardant but this obviously is not in the model. Just have to fake it :-)
Credits
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Thanks to Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson for the excellent Convair 580. Please read their readme file (included) for operating tips.
LEGAL STUFF
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The original aircraft belongs to Greg Pepper and Tom Gibson. As such, please read his 'Readme' file. The repainted textures Conair belong to myself, the author.
