Flight Simulators/FLIGHTSIM.ISO/flghtsim/planes/russair3/hoover.doc

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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
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"AAF version of Bob Hoover's P-51D in Rockwell International Colors"
(2nd Edition) by Russell Mueller, 1993
An add-on aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator V.4.0b.
Created with Mallard's Aircraft & Adventure Factory
(AAF not required)

Just what the FS4 community needs is another P-51, right?  There are
already several fine examples on Compuserve and one is included with
Mallard's Sound Graphics and Aircraft Upgrade.  I was not too pleased
with the examples I had seen before.  They just didn't have enough detail,
and I don't like the silhouetted versions that I had seen by others.
My own style of aircraft design is to use outlining wherever possible
to accentuate the lines of a plane and eliminate the silhouette
effect of a mono-color plane while in a banked attitude.  Just as
important to me, I wanted to produce the famous yellow P-51 that I
had seen at many air shows over the years as a tribute to one of the
best, if not the best, pilot that has ever lived.

Model and Manufacturer:
    North American Aviation
    P-51D Mustang

FILES:
        HOOVER__.    Copy this file to your \FS4 directory to fly
        HOOVER__.SIM    Copy this file to your \FS4 directory to fly
          HOOVER.DOC    This documentation file


CHANGES IN THIS VERSION:
   1. Slightly revised fuselage, lower scoop, nose scoop,
      eliminated ring at back of spinner.
   2. Slightly revised flight model - more drag on take-off.


GENERAL INFORMATION:
        This model is a simulation of Robert A. "Bob" Hoover's
   famous P-51.  It is well known to race fans, since for many
   years, Bob Hoover has been using this plane to pace the
   Unlimited Air Races at Mojave and Reno.  For many years,
   Bob Hoover has been performing aerobatics in his yellow P-51D
   at airshows around the world.
        Bob Hoover was a P-51 pilot in WWII.  He was shot down,
   and spent some time in a German POW camp.  In 1950, he joined
   North American Aviation as a test pilot.  During his time
   with North American, he test flew many of the now famous
   planes of the world, including the Heinkel 162 jet created by
   the Germans during WWII and the N-9M flying wing.  He test
   piloted the prototype for the F-86 Sabre, the XFJ-2B, and
   was the first pilot to air refuel the F-100 Super Sabre.  His
   distinguished performance as a test pilot and gentlemen of
   the air is known world-round.  He is a close friend and
   colleague of Chuck Yeager's and Pancho Barnes, whom he met
   while working at Edwards Air Force Base.  He was asked by
   Northrup to demonstrate that company's F-5E at the Paris Air
   Show, even while being employed at Rockwell International.
        Several years ago, Bob Hoover left Rockwell
   International and joined with Evergreen International Aviation.
   He continues to fly air shows, pleasing crowds with his
   demonstration flights in a Rockwell Shrike, a T-28,
   Corwin Denney's F-86, a Sabreliner, and his famous yellow
   P-51D, now painted with the logos of Evergreen International.


Engine:  Rolls Royce Merlin, liquid cooled of 1,510 hp
Wingspan:           37 ft
Length:             32 ft 4 in
Empty Weight:    7,125 lbs
Loaded Weight   10,100 lbs
Maximum speed:     437 mph
Ceiling:        41,900 ft
Endurance:         950 miles
 with drop tanks 2,080 niles
Armament:         6  50 caliber machine guns
Climb Rate       3,150 ft/min


FLYING:
        The flight model is based on the Experimental Prop
   Aircraft from ASD/FS4 using the flight parameters from
   the P-51 included in Mallard's SGA.  In this flight model,
   the weight was changed to 3200 lbs to provide good
   performance.  Handling is crisp, and requires a precise
   touch.


LANDING:
        Throttle down, (25% - 50%) and fly down to landing.
   Sink rate is high at low throttle.  There are working flaps
   on the model.  If you have floating problems on landing,
   then throttle back or use less than full flaps.
        If you are new to FS4, you should spend some time with
   a plane such as the Cessna in FS4 to practice take-offs and
   landings, and touch and goes.
        I prefer sensitive aircraft in FS4, and so some folks may
   find the plane 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.


AAF NOTES:
    Parts:    161
    MP:    200% (Not Multi-Player Compatible)


ADDITIONAL NOTES:
        The plane was created from 3-views in:
        "The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft 1914-1980"
        by Enzo Angelucci
        1983 edition published by The Military Press
        distributed by Crown Publishers
        225 Park Avenue South
        New York, New York 10003
        USA
        ISBN 0-517-41021 4

For additional information on Bob Hoover, I highly recommend the videotape,
"Hoover: The Story of A Living Legend"
Showmasters
P.O. Box 9900
Reno, NV  89507
USA

telephone orders: 1-800-852-2330

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
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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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