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- The RUSSAIR collection of planes for Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0b.
- Documentation
- (Updated November 7, 1993)
- Copyright 1992-1993 by Russell Mueller
- Member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
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- "AAF version of Beechcraft King Air B100"
- (1st Edition) by Russell Mueller 1992
- An add-on aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
- Created with Mallard's Aircraft & Adventure Factory
- (AAF not required)
-
- Model and Manufacturer:
- Beechcraft King Air
- Beech Aircraft Corporation
- Wichita, Kansas 67201
- USA
-
- Files:
- B100____. Copy this file to your \FS4 directory to fly
- B100____.SIM Copy this file to your \FS4 directory to fly
- B100____.DOC This documentation file
-
- INSTALLATION:
- Copy the B100____. and B100____.SIM files to your \FS4 subdirectory.
- To fly your new plane, select the plane from the 'E' menu of FS4.
-
- General Information:
- The information I have is from the Beechcraft booklet which I
- obtained about 1988 while at Oshkosh. There are several models of
- King Airs. I chose to model the B100. The specs provided in the
- booklet from Beechcraft are somewhat sketchy, but here they are:
-
- Super King Air: 8 to 15 people, pressurized, speeds to 333 mph, range of
- 2,172 miles, 2 jetprop engines of 850 shp each.
- King Air B100: pressurized cabin, speeds to 305 mph, range of 1,525 miles,
- 2 Garrett turbines of 715 shp each.
- King Air F90: 6 to 10 people, pressurized cabin, speeds to 307 mph,
- 2 engines of 750 shp each.
- King Air E90: up to 10 people, pressurized cabin, speeds to 287 mph,
- range of 1,870 miles.
- King Air C90: 6 to 10 people, pressurized cabin, cruises at 256 mph.
-
- A corporate pilot provided the following approximate numbers for the B100:
- Fuel capacity: 1800 lbs (250 gallons)
- Gross Weight: 12,000 lbs
- Stall Speed: 68 knots
- Approach Speed: 105 knots
- Touchdown Speed: 90 knots
- Rotate Speed: 90-100 knots
-
- The model B100 provided here, fairly accurately represents these performance
- numbers.
-
- Flying:
- From information that I have gotten second-hand from a King Air
- pilot, performance of my King Air model is a reasonable approximation
- of the 'real thing'. No unusual traits, except for too much float at
- low power, and stall is mild.
-
- Landing:
- No special requirements. Throttle down to 25%, drop flaps,
- and fly it on. Minimize power on landing since this one is a
- floater. You may elect to not use flaps on landing. I prefer
- sensitive aircraft in FS4, and so some folks may find the
- King Air a little "touchy", especially in pitch, dependent
- on your joystick.
-
- About Joysticks:
- I like to fly with a ThrustMaster FCS or FCS Pro
- joystick, and set the sensitivity to maximum (4-E-B-8-ESC-ESC)
- for most planes. You may wish to compensate by lowering the
- sensitivity. In my flying using other joysticks, (Suncom TAC 1,
- CH Flightstick), I set sensitivity to mid level (about 5 or 6).
- I have found that the Thrustmaster flys best at the high sensitivity,
- and teaches the arm-chair pilot to fly gently with the stick instead
- of wrestling the joystick full-throw. In an informal experiment using
- non-computer users, non-flight simulator 'lab rats', whose only
- joystick time was using arcades, in using the TAC 1 or Flightstick,
- they had a tendency to over-control. None of the 'volunteers' were
- able to successfully land *ANY* plane in FS4 with the TAC 1 or
- Flightstick, but were successful using the Thrustmaster with maximimum
- sensitivity. I hope that explains why I am using max sensitivity.
- It was not an attempt to improve performance artificially.
-
- Max Cruise:
- It may take some work to set up trim, but I have
- trimmed it for level flight at 10,000 ft and attained about
- 299 knots with half fuel. With full fuel, max cruise is
- about 270 knots, and air speed will gradually increase as
- fuel burns off.
- The easiest way to check max cruise is to set up Autopilot,
- and let the plane fly and stabilize, perhaps as long as
- 15 minutes to get an accurate reading of the airspeed.
-
- Notes:
- The dimensions of the plane were taken from drawings
- in Beechcraft literature obtained a couple of years ago while I
- was at Oshkosh. Current models from Beechcraft may be dimensionally
- different as well as offering different powerplants. Illustrated in
- the booklet I have (c. 1988?) shows:
- Super King Air (850 shp, length= 43' 9", T-Tail)
- King Air B100 (715 shp, length 39' 11", conventional tail)
- King Air F90 (750 shp, length 39' 9.6", T-tail)
- King Air E90 (power not listed, length = 35' 6", conventional tail)
- King Air C90 (power not listed, length = 35' 6", conventional tail)
-
-
- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-
- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
- before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
- using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
- differ on details -- some request registration while others
- require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
- registration of RUSSAIR, you get the most recent revision of
- the airplane files for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0b,
- and source code for use with Mallard's Aircraft and Adventure Factory.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
- and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
- of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
- and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
- distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
- and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
- specific group. For example, some authors require written
- permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
- Shareware.
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
- whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
- fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
- And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
- has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
- product, you don't pay for it.
-
- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-
- Users of RUSSAIR planes must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "RUSSAIR planes are supplied as is. The author disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
- The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse-
- quential, which may result from the use of RUSSAIR planes."
-
- RUSSAIR is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
- provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
- continue to develop new products. If you find these program files
- useful and find that you are using RUSSAIR planes and continue to use
- RUSSAIR after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
- istration payment to Russell Mueller for each RUSSAIR set.
- The registration fee will license one copy of the collection for use
- on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just
- like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
- location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it
- being used at one location while it's being used at another.
- Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the
- same time.
-
-
- Anyone distributing RUSSAIR planes for any kind of remuneration must
- first contact Russell Mueller at the address below for authorization
- and licensing agreement.
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of RUSSAIR along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their
- copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users
- will receive a copy of the latest version of the RUSSAIR
- system, software support via mail for 3 months
- from date of registration, and the source code for use with
- Mallard's Aircraft and Adventure Factory for modifying the
- planes for your own personal use. The planes may not be used
- in a commercial, shareware, or other retail program without
- a license from the author.
-
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- INSTALLATION of the RUSSAIR collection of planes:
-
- 1. You must first have installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0b on your hard drive.
- If you do not have Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0b, contact Microsoft for an
- upgrade to 4.0b.
- 2. Copy all the files from the floppy and unarchive them if necesssary.
- 3. Copy the files for each plane to your \FS4 subdirectory.
- 4. Start Flight Simulator 4 and select a new plane from the menus using
- "1, E" and scroll through the planes listed using the "6" key.
- Information on each plane can be viewed using the "7" key.
- For further information on using different planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator,
- consult the manual from the game.
-
-
- All my AAF creations are original works and not modifications of another's
- AAF work. They are copyright by Russell Mueller and may not be resold
- or used in any commercial, retail, or shareware program without arrangement
- with the author.
-
- BBS sysops may not charge for the distribution of this file. Free access type
- BBS's may include the RUSSAIR collection in their libraries for distribution.
-
-
- The following is a list of planes that are available on the Flight Simulator forum
- on Compuserve. GO FSFORUM and browse in Library 5.
- They are available directly from the author/creator in three sets:
-
- Each set is $ 5 U.S.
- Two sets for $ 8.00 U.S.
- All 3 sets for $10.00 U.S.
-
- RUSSAIR SET #1
- 1. GLASRG.ZIP Glasair Retractable
- 2. GLASFT.ZIP Glasair Fixed Trigear
- 3. GLASTD.ZIP Glasair Tail Dragger
- 4. VARVIG.ZIP Rutan VariViggen
- 5. SOLITR.ZIP Rutan Solitaire
- 6. VOYAGR.ZIP Rutan Voyager
- 7. QUICKI.ZIP Quickie Homebuilt
- 8. X-29.ZIP Grumman/NASA X-29 FSW
- 9. LONGEZ.ZIP Rutan LongEZ
- 10. XF5U-1.ZIP Vought Flying Pancake
-
- RUSSAIR SET #2
- 11. B100.ZIP Beech King Air B100
- 12. P3.ZIP P-3 Orion Anti-sub/recon
- 13. SKIPPR.ZIP Beechcraft Skipper
- 14. XP55.ZIP Curtiss-Wright experimental canard (WWII)
- 15. SHINDN.ZIP Shinden, Japanese Experimental canard (WWII)
- 16. BD-5J.ZIP Bede 5 Jet
- 17. BD-5.ZIP Bede 5 Prop version
- 18. C310.ZIP Cessna 310 twin
- 19. STRSHP.ZIP Beechcraft Starship
- 20. STAGGR.ZIP Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing
-
- RUSSAIR SET #3
- 21. POND.ZIP Rutan/Pond Unlimited Racer
- 22. MOONEY.ZIP 1961 Mooney Mark 21 M(20B)
- 23. FOKDRI.ZIP 1917 Fokker Dr.I Triplane
- 24. HOOVER.ZIP Bob Hoover's yellow P-51D/Rockwell
- 25. STS.ZIP The Space Shuttle Orbiter
- 26. P-51B.ZIP North American P-51 B/C model
- 27. BD-10.ZIP Jim Bede's BD-10 Supersonic Homebuilt
- 28. P51DRM.ZIP North American P-51D Mustang
- 29. JN4DRM.ZIP Curtiss JN-4D Jenny biplane trainer
- 30. HK-1RM.ZIP Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, "Spruce Goose"
-
- BONUS PLANES (When ordering all 3 sets)
- 31. C205RM.ZIP Cessna 205
- 32. PORTER.ZIP Pilatus Turbo Porter
-
- If you wish to have these sets of my AAF models, including the AFX source
- file and flight reference SIM files, then just send a check
- or International Money Order or International Postal Money Order
- (payable in U.S. dollars) plus shipping and handling charges for shipping
- outside the USA to:
-
- Russell Mueller
- 507 Washington Gdns
- Washington, NJ 07882-9205
-
- If ordering from outside the U.S., then please use an International
- Money Order (payable in U.S. dollars) available at most banks and
- post offices around the world. Include $3.00 U.S. for postage and
- handling.
-
- Specify disk size desired, and which set of RUSSAIR planes that you would like.
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