******** BAe ATP - Manx Airlines (New Livery) ***************
Designed by Marty Baclawski
and Tony Bolton tony@tabolton.netkonect.co.uk
Repaint by Tony Madge
Version 4
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Improved appearance of the wheels.
Added transparent prop circles (many thanks to Alexander Remus for his tutorial
at simflight.com on creating transparent surfaces)
Version 3
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The visual model has some minor changes from the original release.
The flight model has been completely redesigned for fs98 using Ian Donohoe's
AD98 Deluxe with valuable input from an ATP pilot.
The major benefit of this redesign is that the aircraft can now be flown using
all the autopilot functions available in FS98 without causing alarm to either
passengers or crew. There is little, if any, altitude loss when turning with
altitude hold switched on and the aircraft will hold the approach glideslope
down to the decision height without porpoising or playing 'hunt the localizer'.
It can, of course, also be flown manually.
A pilots guide to flying the aircraft is included in this ZIP file, this is a
WordPad document that you should print out and refer to while flying the aircraft.
Copyright and Distribution
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This aircraft is released as Freeware. Copyright (C) Marty Baclawski and Tony Bolton.
As freeware you are permitted to distribute this archive subject to the following
conditions,
- The archive must be distributed without modification to either its file name or the
contents of the archive. Redistributing this archive with any files added, removed
or modified is prohibited.
- The inclusion of any individual file from this archive in another archive without
the prior permission of the authors is prohibited.
This means, for example, that you may not upload an archive that uses our visual or
flight models with your own aircraft or include it in a package containing a panel
or aircraft sounds without first obtaining the authors' permission.
- No charge may be made for this archive other than that to cover the cost of its
distribution. If a fee is charged it must be made clear to the purchaser that the
archive is freeware and that the fee is to cover the distributor's costs of
providing the archive.
- The authors' rights and wishes concerning this archive must be respected.
Installation
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Create a new folder in your fs98 \aircraft folder called for example
ATPv4 and unzip the files into this folder retaining the folder structure.
If your unzip software can't do this then you will need to manually create
the folder structre and copy the files into the correct folder as follows.
The atpv4.air file has been set up for a typical ATP commuter flight with a full
passenger load. The maximum fuel available in this configuration gives an estimated
range of 390nm. If you wish to fly longer distances you can use the atpv4mf.air file
which is set up with full tanks and I estimate it's range to be 1460nm at maximum
cruise speed, further if you cruise at the economic cruise speed (to use the alternate
air file edit the aircraft.cfg file and change the sim= line to read sim=atpv4mf)
The aircraft uses the standard Learjet panel and sounds. For added realism I use
Graham "DOTCOM" Waterfield's ATRSND_V.ZIP for the sound (ok, it's an ATR42 but it is
the best sound configuration I've found for fs98 turboprops) and John Bell's ATP
panel (shareware, available from www.users.zetnet.co.uk/ultimate/ ).
The file atp.ll has been provided so you can add landing lights to the aircraft using
Siggy Schwarz's Landing Lights utility (LLADD97.ZIP). I have not added them to the MDL
files myself for two reasons. Firstly the fs98 aircraft converter can not convert fs95
aircraft with added landing lights and this will probably be the case with any future
converters. Secondly landing lights are a matter of personal preference, personally I
find they 'whiteout' the scenery rather than illuminating it making taxiing in the dark
just as difficult.
BAe ATP
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The British Aerospace Advanced Turbo Prop (ATP) was the replacement for the companys succesful 748 and entered service in April 1988. It was designed as a high capacity
short haul airliner with very fuel efficient engines and EFIS instrumentation in the
cockpit. It proved popular with UK airlines with British Midland, British Airways and
Manx Airlines using them on domestic flights however elsewhere sales were disappointing.
In 1992 BAe transferred the ATP to it's Jetstream division where an improved version
designated as the J61 was planned, this didn't make it beyond the prototype stage as
BAe merged it's regional aircraft products with ATR to form AI(R) and agreed to cease
production of the ATP in favour of the ATR72. The aircraft is still in use particularly
in the UK with BRAL operating as British Airways Express and Manx Airlines and recently
British World acquired a number of ATPs to operate in both passenger and freight
configurations. The ATP is the workhorse of SATA operating in the Azores where it is
well suited to their island-hopping schedule.
Power 2 x 2,750shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127D turboprops
Max Cruise speed 260kts TAS
Econ Cruise 236kts TAS
Range 390nm (68 pax with IFR reserves at max cruise)
Max takeoff wgt 50,550lbs
Stall Speeds 95kts (clean) 86kts (full flaps)
Max Speed Mach 0.48 or 235kts IAS
