This is a repaint of the Sikorsky S-38 NC4V "Molokai" for FS 2002 by George Diemer and Eliezer Rice. It will create a new aircraft selection for the C-6A US Army paint scheme. The engine cowlings of the NC4V will be non-standard on the C-6A.
Requires s38nc4v.zip
Repaint: Eliezer Rice
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Installation in FS2002:
1- Unpack/extract the file into a temporary folder.
2- Copy the texture.C-6A folder into the main folder of your Sikorsky S-38 NC4V "Molokai". This should leave you with a structure something like the following:
- c:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002
--- Aircraft
----- Sikorsky S-38C NC4V
-------- Model
-------- Panel
-------- Sound
-------- Texture
-------- Texture.C-6A
3- Open the aircraft.cfg file of your Sikorsky S-38 NC4V and add the following text:
>
[fltsim.1]
title=Sikorsky C-6A
sim=Sikorsky S-38C NC4V
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=C-6A
checklists=
description=The Sikorsky C-6A was the US Army's version of the S-38. Used 1931-33 as coastal patrol or VIP transport.
atc_id=0397
ui_manufacturer=Sikorsky
ui_type=USAAF C-6A
ui_variation=USAAF olive drab, chrome yellow
visual_damage=1
atc_heavy=0
atc_airline=Army
atc_flight_number=0397
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--Note: if you have already installed other texture versions of the S-38, adjust the numbering of [fltsim.1] in the above text. For example: [fltsim.2], [fltsim.3] ...
-Once these steps are taken, Flight Simulator 2002 should exhibit a new entry under Aircraft/Select Aircraft on the menu bar:
--Sikorsky / USAAF C-6A
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Background:
The U.S. Army bought 11 S-38s and designated the first one C-6 and the rest of them C-6A, intending to use them as coastal patrol aircraft. The original C-6 was used mostly as a VIP transport. They served from 1931 to 1933, the short service period resulting from structural failures experienced after a pattern of too many hard landings at the hands of Army pilots. You can see documentation of this plane at www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/cargo/c1/c6a.htm.
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This model is freeware. The gauges are copyrighted and are the property of the gauge designers.
All comments and suggestions welcome.
E-mail: george_diemer@msn.com
