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UH-1c Huey Gunship and UH-1c Huey Rescue Helicopter Dec 31,92
Version 1 (Dec 31, 1992)
created and copywrite by Vic Palermo CIS 70632,752
This zip files contains the files for the UH-1c Huey Gunship, used as
a fire support aircraft in Vietnam. The Huey is still used today by some
units, and is very commonly used by Third World countries for the Anti
insurgency, and anti guerilla role. The bird modeled here is in the colours
of the 227th AHB 1st Cavalry Division, Delta Company, at Bong Son AO, 1967.
The second model is a slightly modified UH-1c used for rescue missions. I
built this one for use with the 911 air rescue adventure as I disliked the
fixed-wing rescue plane. It makes more sense to use a helo for rescue ops.
I had been using the MV-22 to good effect. It's fast and can get into any
of the places in simville easily. However, it's unlikely that Simville
taxpayer could afford a tiltrotor; but there are a lot of used Huey's around!
I designed the colours with rescue 911 and Simville in mind. You have a choice
of putting on Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries and go screeming along at 120
kts at 100 ft bobing up and down over obsticals with the gunship
or screeming along at 130 kts at 500 ft to rescue another klutzy Simville
citizen. Have fun.
I know that making a helo sim with Flight simulator is challenging. This
sim is pretty close to the flight parameters of the Huey and will fly in
control down to 28 kts. It lands at 26 to 30 kts; to FS this is like standing
still. I have made an adventure file called helomod.adv that I have also
uploaded that is particularly useful for helo sims. Below 300 ft it
automatically gives you your height above ground and at speeds below 40 kts it
gives you your forward speed and descent rate. I really recommend this when
flying around with the Helo models. Oh yeah, the Helijet.voc file is a
must!
As with my other helo sims, the flaps are used to simulate the collective.
To take off, put on full flaps. Trim the nose down one notch. If your joy-
stick has buttons, hold down to put on brakes, and increase throttle to full.
At 100% power, release brakes. When the brakes come off, the helo will move
forward slightly. Pull back on the stick, and you should begin to rise. At this
point you have a choice. You can continue to climb in two ways. One is to
continue with the above configuration, or you can hit the spoilers to shoot
you nearly strait up, with minimum forward velocity. Just don't try to take
off with the spoilers on. The other choice is to accelerate forward. To do this
is straight forward. When you reach a comfortable altitude ( I do it at 25 ft
, but practice at hight altitudes at first), reduce flaps by one notch and
push the stick forward slightly. In outside views, you will see the nose
drop and tail lift as the helo accelerates forword. You can continue to
reduce flaps untile they are full up. At this point the helo will be at
80 kts or so. You can continue to accelerate up to the helos top speed of
138 kts. You can trim and adjust power for almost any speed. Use the flaps
for mid speeds, between 60 to 90 kts. For example, 80 kts is easily maintained
with first position flaps and the right power setting.
To land, you must do the reverse. As you pull off power, the helo will slow
down. Trim down the nose, and apply flaps at intervals until you are at 50
to 60 kts, do not apply full flaps yet. You should be reducing altitude as
well. Try to arrive at about 200 ft agl near your landing target ( go around
if you are too close ), and within a quarter mile. As you get closer, you
will have to adjust power to maintain height or decent rate. To really slow
down and get into "hover" mode, trim nose slightly up, and hit the spoilers
and adjust power up. You should slow down well below 40 kts. Hit full
flaps and adjust power to decend onto you target. When you land release the
spoilers, and reduce power. It will take a little practice, but it does work,
soon you will be the helo hero of Simville <g>.
As always, please, any comments would be welcomed.
Files encluded are:
README DOC - this file
UH-1C911 - The rescue 911 Huey files to put into your FS directory.
UH-1C911 SIM
UH-1C___ - The Air Cav's Huey gunship files to put into your FS dirctory.
UH-1C___ SIM
Note: AAF is not needed to fly this sim.
Any response would be welcomed. Reminder: The Huey is not multi player capable.
I did not upload the .afx file, but I will be happy to do so
if so requested. Reminder, No commercial purpose is granted for these aircraft
(or any of my other aircraft for that matter) without my permission or approval.
ciao and enjoy.
vic palermo