//************************************************************ AEG G-IV 'realistic' flight dynamics for daylight operations //************************************************************ // Do not attempt to edit this file with FSedit! - use notepad or wordpad [fltsim.0] title=AEG G.IV Night Bomber 1917 sim=AEG_G4N model= panel= sound= texture= kb_checklists= kb_reference=AEG_G4N_ref kb_notes=G-IV_notes description=German 1917 short-range tactical night bomber, in blue lozenge colour scheme. atc_airline= atc_flight_number= ui_manufacturer=AEG Berlin ui_type=G.IV ui_variation=Night bomber atc_heavy=0 atc_id= [General] performance=Two 260 hp 6-cyl Mercedes D.IVa\nCruise climb at full throttle\nTrim with throttle\nReduce rpm to obtain level flight\n [WEIGHT_AND_BALANCE] reference_datum_position=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000 empty_weight_CG_position=0.000000,0.000000,0.000000 max_number_of_stations=4 empty_weight=5291 station_load.0=330,5,0,0 ;pilot and gunner including flying clothing station_load.1=120,-1,0,0 ;guns and ammo - reduce to 60 for night bombing station_load.2=140,1,0,0 ;water in radiators station_load.3=165,-10,0,0 ;gunner - remove for night bombing ;********************************************************************************************************** ;max authorised payload 880lbs ;zero fuel weight with max payload=5291+495+880+120+140=7020 ;MTOW=8000 so fuel with max bombload = 8079 - 7020 = 1153lbs ;German aviation fuel from 6/1917 about 60 Octane (at best) and had density about 6lbs per US gallon (set in air file) ;Fuel volume with max bomb load=1153/6 = 192 USG ;Lower the spoiler before take off to add the external bomb drag ;raise the spoiler if flying without external bombs ;*********************************************************************************************************** ;Moments of Inertia empty_weight_roll_MOI=74000 empty_weight_pitch_MOI=28000 empty_weight_yaw_MOI=58000 empty_weight_coupled_MOI=0 [fuel] ;aux fuel will be fully specified and selectable in a later revision ;IMPORTANT - Two of the fuel tanks contain bombs not fuel - observe handling notes - see 'how to drop bombs in FS2002' ; ;Max tankage originally 192 USG with 8 USG assumed unusable ;84 USG auxiliary tank added to some before first London raid and all before second London raid and MTOW then increased to 8550lbs ; ;Oil tanks included in the fuel tankage as these engines consumed 20+ Kg oil per flight ; Center1=3,0,0,90,0 ;MAIN fuel and oil in this tank center2=0,0,0,92,0 ;auxiliary tank LeftMain=0,0,0,73,0 ;this is the internal load - open the fuel menu to drop these bombs (one by one = 5 USG each) RightMain=1,0,0,73,0 ;this is the normal external load ( 4 x 50Kg) - open the fuel menu to drop these bombs (one by one = 19 USG each) ; fuel_type=1.000000 number_of_tank_selectors=1 [GeneralEngineData] engine_type=0 Engine.0=6,-9.0,0 Engine.1=6,9.00,0 fuel_flow_scalar=1.065 ;including oil consumption [piston_engine] ;Mercedes D.IVa is a 260hp minimum Class IVa throttle gated HC engine rated 267hp at 1450rpm at 1300 metres cylinder_displacement=220.6 ;huge cylinders compression_ratio=4.82 ;high compression does not allow full rpm at sea level number_of_cylinders=6 max_rated_rpm=1450 max_rated_hp=267 fuel_metering_type=1 cooling_type=0 normalized_starter_torque=0.300000 turbocharged=1 ;turbocharger used to mimic throttle gated HC Zeppelin engine max_design_mp=30.000000 min_design_mp=0.000000 critical_altitude=4300 emergency_boost_type=0 emergency_boost_mp_offset=0.000000 emergency_boost_gain_offset=0.000000 fuel_air_auto_mixture=0 auto_ignition=0 max_rpm_mechanical_efficiency_scalar=1.000000 idle_rpm_mechanical_efficiency_scalar=1.000000 max_rpm_friction_scalar=1.000000 idle_rpm_friction_scalar=1.000000 [propeller] gear_reduction_ratio=1.0 ;Mercedes d.IVa has direct drive fixed_pitch_beta=25.000000 ;actual pitch irrelevant - realistic 1916 prop data placed in 25 degree look up table propeller_type=1 propeller_diameter=9.15 ;set to give correct thrust in FS2002 propeller_blades=2 propeller_moi=5 beta_max=25 beta_min=25 min_gov_rpm=400.000000 prop_tc=0.100000 low_speed_theory_limit=80.000000 prop_sync_available=0 prop_deice_available=0 prop_feathering_available=0 prop_auto_feathering_available=0 min_rpm_for_feather=0.000000 beta_feather=0.000000 power_absorbed_cf=0.000000 defeathering_accumulators_available=0 prop_reverse_available=0 minimum_on_ground_beta=0.000000 minimum_reverse_beta=0.000000 [airplane_geometry] oswald_efficiency_factor=0.75 ;The wing is inefficient wing_area=721.0 ;but very large wing_span=60.8 wing_root_chord=12.916667 wing_dihedral=2.9 wing_incidence=6.0 ;huge angle of incidence - Gotha flies nose down at Vmax but has reasonable view on approach wing_twist=0 wing_winglets_flag=0 wing_sweep=0.000000 wing_pos_apex_lon=0.000000 wing_pos_apex_vert=0.000000 htail_area=45 htail_span=13.5 htail_pos_lon=-29.166667 htail_pos_vert=0.000000 htail_incidence=0.000000 htail_sweep=0.000000 vtail_area=98.000000 vtail_span=5 vtail_sweep=0.000000 vtail_pos_lon=-30.000000 vtail_pos_vert=9.666667 elevator_area=19.2 aileron_area=32 rudder_area=16 elevator_up_limit=27.5 ;control deflections estimated elevator_down_limit=20.5 aileron_up_limit=17.0 aileron_down_limit=12.5 rudder_limit=15.0 elevator_trim_limit=20 ;for use with AP during testing spoiler_limit=60 ;use to simulate drag of external bombs spoilerons_available=0 aileron_to_spoileron_gain=0.000000 min_ailerons_for_spoilerons=0.000000 min_flaps_for_spoilerons=0.000000 [keyboard_response] elevator=150.000000,250.000000 aileron=150.000000,250.000000 rudder=150.000000,250.000000 [Views] eyepoint=-0.4,-0.7,1.75 [autopilot] ;for beta testing set to 1, autopilot_available=0 ;set 0 prior to release use_no_default_bank=1 use_no_default_pitch=1 flight_director_available=0 default_vertical_speed=100.000000 autothrottle_available=0 autothrottle_arming_required=0 autothrottle_takeoff_ga=0 autothrottle_max_rpm=0.000000 pitch_takeoff_ga=8.000000 [direction_indicators] direction_indicator.0=1,0 [Reference Speeds] flaps_up_stall_speed=30.000000 full_flaps_stall_speed=30.000000 cruise_speed=84 [contact_points] point.0=1,-21.0,0,-3.8,1000,0,0.548,10,0.500,2.5,1.23,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000 point.1=1,0.5,-7.0,-7.27,1200,1,0.548,0 ,0.616,2.5,0.60,0.000000,0.000000,2.000000,0.000000,0.000000 point.2=1,0.5,7.0,-7.27 ,1200,2,0.548,0 ,0.616,2.5,0.60,0.000000,0.000000,3.000000,0.000000,0.000000 point.3=2.000000,-1.666667,-37.416667,-0.666667,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,5.000000,0.000000,0.000000 point.4=2.000000,-1.666667,37.416667,-0.666667,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,6.000000,0.000000,0.000000 point.5=2,-21.0,0,0,1600,0,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,9.000000,0.000000,0.000000 point.6=2.000000,9.166667,0.000000,-0.666667,1574.803150,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,4.000000,0.000000,0.000000 static_pitch=10 static_cg_height=7.38 [forcefeedback] gear_bump_nose_magnitude=6000 gear_bump_nose_direction=18000 gear_bump_nose_duration=250000 gear_bump_left_magnitude=6000 gear_bump_left_direction=35500 gear_bump_left_duration=250000 gear_bump_right_magnitude=6000 gear_bump_right_direction=00500 gear_bump_right_duration=250000 ground_bumps_magnitude1=3250 ground_bumps_angle1=8900 ground_bumps_intercept1=5.0 ground_bumps_slope1=0.48 ground_bumps_magnitude2=750 ground_bumps_angle2=9100 ground_bumps_intercept2=0.075 ground_bumps_slope2=1.0 crash_magnitude1=10000 crash_direction1=01000 crash_magnitude2=10000 crash_direction2=9000 crash_period2=75000 crash_duration2=2500000