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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 P-51-B Mustang"
(1st 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 yet another P-51, right?
There are already several fine examples on Compuserve,
including my own rendition of Bob Hoover's P-51D in Rockwell
International colors, and a Mustang 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 constructed 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 one of the early P-51's that is forgotten
about, over-shadowed by the larger production volume and
greater popularity of the bubble canopied "D" model Mustang.

Model and Manufacturer:
    North American Aviation
    P-51B/C Mustang
The "B" model was produced by North American Aviation in Los Angeles and
the "C" model was produced in Dallas, Texas.  The planes were identical.

FILES:
        P51BRRM_.    Copy this file to your \FS4 directory to fly
        P51BRRM_.SIM    Copy this file to your \FS4 directory to fly
        P51BRRM_.DOC    This documentation file

This model was constructed fresh in AAF.  I did not use any parts from my
previous P-51D or from any other's models, preferring to do a "clean sheet"
design.


GENERAL INFORMATION:
        The Mustang originated from a design request by the
   British Purchasing Commission in early 1940.  The BPC
   requested that North American Aviation license-build P-40
   Tomahawks for the RAF.  NAA convinced the BPC that they
   could come up with a better plane of their own design.  On
   September 9, 1940, after only 127 days of construction,
   prototype NA-73 was completed except for engine installation.
   The first production machine, AG345, called by Mustang I by
   the British, could fly at 382 mph at 14,000 ft, but its high
   altitude performance was disappointing with the Allison
   engine.  These models were used for ground support and
   reconnaissance.  Armament consisted of two 50 calibre guns
   in the nose and 2 30 calibre guns in each wing.  The recon
   model was called the F-6A and mounted a camera in a
   modified bubble window behind the pilot's shoulder as well
   as a camera in the belly of the plane behind the radiator
   scoop.  Another modification was the Mustang I A which
   had 2 20mm cannons in each wing.  The P-51A/Musang II used
   an uprated Allison V-1710-81, and the nose guns were
   deleted.  93 I A's were delivered to the RAF and 55 to the
   USAAC.  The US designation for the plane was not Mustang
   but Apache.  The US also had a model designated the A-36
   Apache which was primarily a dive-bomber variant.  It had
   two 50 calibres in each wing and two 50 calibre machine guns
   in the nose like the earlier Mustang I.
        The P-51B/Mustang III combined the clean airframe of
   the North American design with the superb Rolls Royce Merlin
   engine.  This was completed in the summer of 1942.  The
   carburetor air scoop on top of the nose was removed and
   replaced with an opening below the spinner.  The new
   Mustang used a Hamilton-Standard 4-blade prop whereas
   earlier planes all used 3 bladed props.  This added greatly
   to the speed of the plane.  Another mod was the change from
   a variable geometry radiator intake to a fixed intake scoop
   under the fuselage.  Modifications of the B/C model
   continued throughout the production run, but were primarily
   engine mods.  The British added their own mods including
   the bulged "Malcolm" hood canopy.  This mod provided the
   pilots whith better visibility.  A total of 3738 Mustang
   B/C's were produced.
        P-51B, serial number 43-12102 was pulled off the
   assembly line and converted into the P-51D prototype with
   bubble canopy, six 50 calibre machine guns in the wings,
   no nose guns, and a more powerful engine.  More P-51D's
   were produced than any other model.  A total of 6903 "D" models
   were produced.

Engine:  Packard-built Rolls Royce Merlin V-1650-3, 12 cylinder, liquid
 cooled,1649 cubic inch inline engine rated at 1380 hp at take-off with 1600 hp
 available at max War Emergency setting.
Wingspan:           37 ft
Length:             32 ft 3 in
Height:              8 ft 8 in
Empty Weight:    7,125 lbs
Loaded Weight   10,100 lbs
Maximum speed:     437 mph at 25,000 ft
Ceiling:        42,000 ft
Endurance:        1800 miles w/2 75 gallon drop tanks
Armament:        4  50 caliber machine guns, 350 rounds each gun
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, and power to 1380 hp.  Handling is crisp, and
   requires a precise touch.
        You may notice that the inner landing gear doors are only
   visible when at rest with the Mags off.  This is realistic as
   the Mustang's gear doors are hydraulically powered.  With the
   engine powered up, and the plane is on the ground, the inner
   gear doors are closed.  On a real Mustang, they are sequenced
   open in flight before gear retraction but will lower after
   landing and engine shut-down.


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:    147
    MP:    204% (Not Multi-Player Compatible)


ADDITIONAL NOTES:
        The plane was created from 3-views in:
        "P-51 Mustang in Action"
        by Larry Davis
        illustrated by Don Greer
        1981 edition published by Squadron/Signal Publications
        115 Crowley Drive
        Carrollton, Texas  75011-5010
        USA
        ISBN 0-89747-114-8

For additional information on Bob Hoover and his P-51D, 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

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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.

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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
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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
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system, software support via mail for 3 months
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Mallard's Aircraft and Adventure Factory for modifying the
planes for your own personal use.  The planes may not be used
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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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