!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!! !!
!! VERY IMPORTANT: !!
!! YOU MUST COPY THE FILE “GaugeSound.dll” INTO YOUR MAIN FS2004 FOLDER OR / AND INTO YOUR !!
!! WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 FOLDER! !!
!! !!
!! If you don’t do this FS2004 will crash and returning to the desktop after selecting the aircraft. !!
!! !!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Stratojet Merlin
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The Merlin from Stratojet is a fictive "Warbird" powered by 2 turbocharged 2.000 hp
Allison V-1710 V12 engines. The Merlin is very fast, has an excellent maneuverability
and is easy to fly too..

This version has been created only for FS2004. It is probably not compatible with previous FS-versions.


Important informations about the custom gauges:
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Please read the "Manual for Stratojet Merlin.html".
It contains additional informations about the gauges and the airplane.


Credits:
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Model, animation, cockpit, dynamic Virtuel cockpit e.t.c. all produced by myself.

The sound is from David C. Copley. Used with permission! (http://www.kazoku.org/xp-38n/index.htm)
The pilot and passenger models are from David Eckert (webmaster@daviator.com, www.daviator.com) freeware
The Seat model is from Brian Gladden.

Many thanks to them for their great work!

The most gauges are custom gauges and created by myself. The other are default FS2004 gauges...
They are still beta-versions and not tested in all possible situations...
If you encounter problems or bugs please send me an e-mail.


Software used:
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Abacus FSDS 2
FS Panel Studio
Aircraft Container Manager
Aircraft Airfile Manager
Easygauge 2
DXTBmp


Installation and usage:
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Unzip the files into a temp folder.
Copy the "Merlin" folder with the subfolders in your FS2004\aircraft folder.
Copy the gauges from the "gauge" folder in the FS2004\gauges folder.

This plane was tested with FS2004 only and probably only works correctly with this version.
I used a Pentium 4 3.2 and a Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb graphic card. I don't know if
the framerate is correct with a slower machine.
I used a resolution of 1152x864 and higher.
The joystick i used is not a force feedback so i can not set the forces correctly!


Conditions of Use:
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This package is freeware.
This software may be freely used, copied and distributed with the following restrictions:
This document must be included in any redistribution.
DO NOT place these files anywhere that requires a fee for downloading.
DO NOT place any of these files in any commercial package or any CD collection without the authors consent.


Name and E-mail:
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Eugene Heyart
Luxembourg

eugene.heyart@pt.lu