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CP320.ZIP
CANADIAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL A320 AIRBUS MEDIUM RANGE JET TRANSPORT
CONTENTS
CP320___. FS4 MODEL
CP320___.SIM FS4 SIM
REFA320.SIM FS4 REFERENCE SIM
CP320.SC0 AAF\LIB STATIC OBJECT
CP320.DOC THIS DOCUMENTATION
CP320.AFX AAF\EXPORT FILE
REF.DOC NOTES ON FLIGHT MODEL
SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH 123 FT
SPAN 111 FT
EMPTY WEIGHT 91,800 LBS
MAX RANGE 3300 NMS
CRUISE SPEED .76 MACH
COMMENTS
FIFTH AIRCRAFT IN A MULTI-PART SERIES (FIRST FOUR
BEING AC767.ZIP, KLM310.ZIP, DL1011.ZIP AND JAL747.ZIP).
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PRECISION BUILT USING PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FROM "JANES ALL THE WORLDS AIRCRAFT".
SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE A320 ALSO PROVED TO BE A
VALUABLE REFERENCE.(AIRLINERS MAGAZINE, AND AIRLINERS
1992/1993 CALENDER AND ART PRINTS WERE 2 OF THE
BETTER SOURCES).
UNLIKE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS DESIGNS IN THIS SERIES
I CHOSE TO MODEL THIS VISUAL WITH 8 SIDED BULKHEADS.
A MORE SUBTLE AND REFINED SHAPE IS THE RESULT,
BUT YOUR COMPUTER WON'T BE ABLE TO DISPLAY
THE MOVING AIRCRAFT AS SMOOTHLY.
ALTHOUGH I FOUND MANY WAYS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT,
I STILL DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PARTS TO FULLY DETAIL
THIS MODEL. I CHOSE TO CONCENTRATE ON ACCURATE
SHAPE AND THE PAINT SCHEME, PRIMARILY THE BLUE
UNDERBELLY AND SIDE STRIPES. THE AREAS WHERE I
HAD TO CUT BACK INCLUDE THE "CANADIAN" ON ONE SIDE
ONLY, DOORS, SLATS, AND SEVERAL OTHER SMALL ITEMS.
THE OVERALL RESULT, AS YOU WILL SEE IS QUITE CONVINCING
DESPITE THESE OMISSIONS.
STAY AWAY FROM "FRONT ON" AND "REAR ON" VIEWS...THOSE
DARN INSIGNIAS ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE! ALL OTHER
ANGLES WORK WELL.
AGAIN, I USED 181 PARTS ON THIS ONE...TRY ADDING ONE
MORE AND FS4 WILL MAKE THE MODEL TOTALLY INVISIBLE!
I HAVE INCLUDED THE AFX FILE FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT
HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
LOOK FOR A 6TH AND 7TH INSTALLMENT IN THIS SERIES,
AN AIR CANADA AND NORTHWEST VERSION OF THE A320
DISCUSSED ABOVE. THESE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE
WITHIN 2 TO 3 WEEKS.
CRAIG MOSHER/75020,73
HALIFAX NS CANADA
18 APR 1993