McDonnell Douglas KC-10A "EXTENDER"
Microsoft Simulator Flight Simulator 2000 Version
By Mike Mendez, Gary Carlson and Bill Alderson
Main Contact: Mike Mendez (mikem@communityonline.net)
Flight Sim 2000 McDonnell Douglas KC-10A "EXTENDER" Cargo/Tanker from the 60th/349th Air Mobility Wings, Travis Air Force Base, Califonia. This Aircraft features maximum moving parts (including elevators, ailerons, rudders, flaps, rotating engine fans, landing gear, landing gear doors and Arial Refueling Boom. Has 12 sided fuselage and 3d engines. When the boom is extended you will see some nice lighting effects.
INSTALLATION
To install,
After Unziping this file just copy the KC-10FS2K folder to your flightsim 2000 Aircraft's folder. You may delete the pictures if you wish. Run FS2000 and select the KC-10FS2K From your choice of Aircraft. Panel is the FS2000 B737 Panel 3 Engine Version. Read below if you want a DC-10 panel for this Aircraft. This Aircraft was tested with the Flight Sim 2000 Professional edition with all the UPGRADES and PATCHES from Microsoft ONLY. Make sure you have them installed before you E-mail me with problems.
NOTE:
To extend the BOOM use the spoiler ( / ) Key. Do not use the spoilers when landing (boom will extend). I have modified the .air file for Max Braking and Reverser so you will come
to a quick stop regardless. Boom will cause some drag but not much.
CREDITS (Imposible without these simmers)
Special thanks to:
- Bill Alderson and Gary Carlson for their great DC/KC-10
visual models
- Gary Carlson with Animation
- Freeware works for poviding the original source files
Please visit their sight for some great aircraft and source (AFX)
files (www.freeflightdesign.com)
- Chad Olson for helping me with the flight and visual model
The following panels are recommended for this Aircraft to enhance your
flight sim experience. Most are available at the www.SurClaro sight.
Follow the instructions that come with these files.
- nap01cd.zip by Venessa Leightower
- dc10pgv2.zip by Michael Verling
- Staffan Ahlberg's DC-10 Panel. Don't know where to get it now as
his sight is now closed (It's ashame).
You can also replace the default sounds with the following:
- dc102ksn.zip by Matt Ukens (DC-10 Sound)
- jeps.zip by Aaron R. Swindle (Jet Aircraft sounds incl. DC-10)
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The Freeware Works and/or Mike Mendezin not responsible
for anything that this airplane may do to your computer. We take
pride in what we do, and that's why this aircraft has
been extensively tested before it was released.
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KC-10A GEE WIZ STUFF
The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 is a modified version of the DC-10-30F with greatly augmented fuel capacity, inflight-refueling boom and hosereel for probe-equiped receiver aircraft. First flown 12 July 1980 and planned orders for 60 announced in 1982. Originally assiged to Stratigic Air Command (SAC), they are now part of the Air Mobility Command (AMW) fleet based of TRAVIS AFB, CALIFORNIA (60th/349th) and MAGUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY (305th). Squadrons that flight this beutiful bird include the 6th, 9th, 70th and 79th Air Refueling
squadrons (Travis), and the 2nd and 32nd Air Refueling Squadrons (MaGuire). For more info:
-www.travis.af.mil/
-www.mcguire.af.mil/
Aircraft Demensions and Capabilities:
- Length 55,06m (180 feet)
- Wingspan 47,43m (155 Ft 4")
- Height 17,70m (58ft 1")
- Operating Emty Weight 110,935kg (244,500 lbs)
- Maximum takeoff weight 267 620kg (246,350 lbs)
- Maximum payload 76 840kg (169,400 lbs)
- Maximum (never exceed) speed Mach 0.95
- Range with max payload 7032 km (3,797 NM)
Unlimited with Inflight refueling capabilies
- Crew 4 (Pilot, Co-pilot, Flight Engineer and Boom operator)
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
THIS FILE IS DISTRIBUTED AS "FREEWARE" WITHOUT WARRANTEES OF ANY KIND. YOU
MAY DISTRIBUTE OR UPLOAD THIS TO ANY BBS AS "FREEWARE" WITH ORIGINAL
CREDIT GIVEN TO ITS AUTHORS, BUT YOU MAY NOT PROFIT FROM THIS WORK OR
DISTRIBUTE IT TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS THE INTENT OF PROFIT. THE ORIG-
NAL MODEL AND TEXTURES MAY NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY. THE VISUAL MODEL
ARE (C) BY GARY CARLSON AND BILL ALDERSON. THE TEXTURES (PAINT) ARE
(C) 2000 BY THE FREEWARE WORKS AND MIKE MENDEZ.
I have been tinkering with this for over 3 Months. I hope you like the
results.
