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FS2000 DOUGLAS DC-6B
Hawaiian Airlines
Moving Parts Version 8/99
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DC-6b N90759 in Hawaiian Airlines livery, 1965
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This plane is complete with moving landing gear, flaps, ailerons,
elevators, and rudder. It also features landing lights, realistic engine start, and FS98 checklists.
All-new plane by Harry Follas and Tom Gibson,
paint by Harry Follas Flight Model by Brian Horsey.
I would like to thank Shoichiro Homma, Rich Boehringer, Dave McQueen,
and Mike Vidal for their help with this project.
I recommend Brian Horsey's DC-6 panel or Tom Gibson's latest IFR panel
for flying this plane realisticly. The
DC-6 panels can be downloaded from the Classic Airliner Page;
http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/panels.htm. Or
http://www.flightsim .com
You will need to change the panel.cfg file; instructions are in the
panel.cfg file.
I also recommend the DC-4 Sounds package, by Bernd Drefahl. It can be
downloaded from: http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/sound.htm
You will need to change the plane's sound.cfg file - edit it in
Notepad; instructions are in the sound.cfg file.
It is also a lot of fun to use Tom Gibson's FS98 Propliner Adventure or
Startup/Shutdown adventure (use the one for R2800 engines), maximizing
the realism of the flight. Get it at the Classic Airliner Page,
http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/
REALISTIC ENGINE START
To start the engines realistically and individually, do this:
1. Go to spot view (SSSW) or look back at your engines (3 on the numeric keypad with NumLock on).
2. Press Ctrl-Shift F1 to change mixtures to Idle Cutoff.
3. Press E3 to select engine #3.
4. Press M and then = (on the main keyboard); hold down the = key.
5. Wait for 6 prop blades to pass by.
6. Let go of the = key and press Ctrl-Shift F4 (mixture to Full Rich); engine 3 will start.
7. Press E4 to select engine #4.
8. Repeat steps 4-6 to start engine #4.
9. Repeat steps 3-6 to start engines 2 and 1 (E2 and E1).
10. Normal start sequence is 3-4-2-1.
Installation:
DO NOT USE THE CONVERTER ON THIS PLANE; IT IS ALREADY IN FS98 FORMAT
1. If you use an unzipper that keeps stored folders intact, just move
the NAC6a folder (and it's contents) to the FS98 AIRCRAFT folder.
1a. If not, create all the folders listed above, and move the files
into the specified folders.
The DC-6 was developed as a faster, larger, and pressurized
version of the DC-4 which first flew in 1946. ÝThis popular
airliner was faster than TWA's new 049 Constellation, and
allowed one-stop transcontinental service in 10 hours. ÝWhen
more powerful P&W R-2800 engines became available, Douglas
decided to stretch the DC-6 by over 4.5 feet to produce the
DC-6B.
FLYING THE DC-6B
This plane has flight dynamics that make the
climb and cruise performance more accurate. Below
10,000 ft, you can fly without particular worry (monitor
airspeed on climbs, though). Any higher, and you will have to
start using the prop controls (blue squares) to maximize
performance (above 8-10,000 ft. I find 2300 rpm works well.
You will not be able to reach cruise speeds of 260-270 knots TAS at
higher altitudes without adjusting the prop controls.
Also, adjusting the mixture such that the EGT (exhaust gas
temp.) is 50 degrees below maximum EGT will also improve
performance (you will need to turn on Mixture Control in
Aircraft/Aircraft Settings/Engines/Mixture Control); 50 degrees
is about two movements of the needle). I usually end up with a
setting about halfway down the quadrant at 20,000 feet, with the
needles hovering about half way up the scale.
Even when you have adjusted the controls properly, when you
attempt to climb above 8-10,000 ft on the autopilot, you will
notice your speed begin to drop. Monitor KIAS (Indicated Airspeed,
set this in Options/Preferences/Instrument/Display Indicated
Airspeed), and if it drops much below 140 knots, level out, allow
speed to increase, and then begin climbing again. This is quite
accurate; prop airliners (and many jets above 25,000 ft) had to
climb in steps to eventually reach cruising altitude, often
waiting to become lighter as fuel burned off. Typical cruising
altitudes for long distance DC-6B flights were at 17-24,000 ft.
At a true airspeed of 260 knots TAS (normal cruise speed), your
indicated airspeed will be around 201 knots KIAS.
As an example, Dave McQueen sent me a record of a PAA
Stratocruiser flight from Honolulu to Travis AFB (near San
Francisco), and the climb steps/time were:
Alt. Time
9,000 1126
11,000 1300
13,000 1430
13,000 1600
15,000 1720
15,000 1830
17,000 1930
Thus he started his final climb from 9,000 ft at 11:30 am,
stopped climbing at 11,000 (short time),
stopped climbing at 13,000 (1hr. 30 min.),
stopped climbing at 15,000 ft (1 hr),
and didn't get up to 17,000 ft until 7:30 pm!
DC-6B's had considerably better performance than that; you
should be able get up to cruising altitude in about a half
hour, if you adjust your controls every 5 minutes or so for
maximum performance. Above 8-10,000 feet you'll need to stop
climbing when the speed gets below 170 KIAS or so, usually
every 2-4,000 ft. (odd thousands for heading 0-179 degrees
(9,000, 11,000, 13,000, etc.), even thousands for heading
180-359 degrees) (now you know why they carried a flight
engineer!). I hope you enjoy the new accuracy, if not you may
change the Induced Drag Scalar in Options/Design
Aircraft/Performance (FS5) or ADE98 to 0.12 instead.
The range of around 3,800 miles should be quite doable with
the plane's current fuel consumption (around 2-600 gallons/hr if prop
and mixture are set correctly, 4-700 gal/hr without mixture
control (this will still give almost proper ranges)). A good
number for average fuel consumption is 300 gal/hr with mixture
control, 450 gal/hr without. (These are FS5 values)
For other details and checklists on how to fly the DC-6B, see the file
on the Classic Airliner Page about "How to Fly the DC-6". Enjoy!
Specifications: (FS98 airspeed indicator is calibrated in KNOTS!)
Initial rate of climb: 1,120 ft/min (700 fpm is good in FS).
Takeoff distance: 4,500 ft. @ sea level
Landing distance: 3,010 ft.
Empty weight: 54,148 lbs.
Maximum takeoff weight: 103,000 lbs.
Maximum landing weight: 88,200 lbs.
Normal range: 3860 miles
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Now the legal stuff:
COPYRIGHT 1999 BY TOM GIBSON AND HARRY FOLLAS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
I INTEND ON OFFERING MANY LIVERIES OF THIS AIRCRAFT. AFX/PCX FILES ARE
AVAILABLE FROM THE FREEFLIGHT DESIGN SHOP
(http://www.geocities.com/~freefltdesign/).
THIS AIRPLANE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR, AND CANNOT BE
RE-SOLD OR PACKAGED WITH ANY PRODUCT FOR SALE, WITHOUT THE
EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS. THIS IS FREEWARE!!
YOU MAY UPLOAD THIS PLANE TO ANY OTHER SERVER THAT HAS A FREE
DISTRIBUTION POLICY. IF THIS PLANE IS UPLOADED TO RESTRICTED
SERVERS (I.E. COMPUSERVE FSFORUM)(NOT THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION),
IT MAY BE DOWNLOADED AND UPLOADED TO OTHER SERVERS. THIS
NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE AUTHORS' PERMISSION TO DO THIS.
THIS FILE ARCHIVE MAY NOT BE UPLOADED TO SERVERS THAT HAVE A CHARGE
FOR THEIR USE; IF A VIABLE FREE OPTION IS PROVIDED THIS FILE MAY BE
UPLOADED THERE.
THIS FILE ARCHIVE MUST REMAIN INTACT; YOU MAY NOT REMOVE AND UPLOAD
PARTS OF THIS ARCHIVE. THIS ENTIRE TEXT FILE MUST BE INCLUDED IN ANY
DISTRIBUTION. IF YOU REPAINT THE PLANE YOU MUST CREDIT THE ORIGINAL
AUTHORS IN YOUR TEXT FILE AND INCLUDE THIS TEXT FILE.
THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT YOU MIGHT
INCUR AS A RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS. YOU ASSUME THE RISK
OF USE.
