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 FS2000  Convair 240/340/440  with Moving Parts
               a "FREEWARE" file
Version 4  2/2000
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Unzip into your FS2000 AIRCRAFT folder using the "stored folders"
option of your unzip program.

Made for use with the Twin Propliner Panel v3.

This is only usable in FS98 or FS2000.
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Built and painted by Tom Gibson,  tgibson@sunstroke.sdsu.edu

Flight dynamics by Mike Vidal, modified by Tom Gibson for FS98

Moving parts by Aircraft Animator.

IF YOU USE THE TWIN PROPLINER PANEL V3 you will need to edit the panel.cfg
file in this aircraft's PANEL folder or the plane may not appear in the Select Aircraft
menu.  Just replace the current alias= line with the alternate line (i.e. remove the //).
For night lighting the gauges you can use mkpink available at www.flightsim.com.

This plane has animated landing gear, flaps, props, and door.  The main and nose 
gear extend at different times, similar to the real plane.  The flaps are 
"Fowler" flaps, that extend backwards as well as rotate down.  

The props can be started quite realistically using the TWIN PROPLINER PANEL
V3 (make sure you have Auto Mixture Control unchecked in Aircraft/Realism), 
or you can do it manually: 
1. fuel off with Ctrl-Shift-F1
2. select desired engine (i.e press E2 for engine 2)
3. turn the magneto to start (M+++) and hold it down
4. the prop will rotate; wait for 6 blades
5. fuel on with Ctrl-Shift-F4; let go of all keys
6. repeat 2-5 for other engine(s)

This plane also has FS98 landing lights (Cntrl-L).

CHECKLISTS

Included are Before Starting Engines, Starting Engines, Engine Run-up, 
Before Takeoff, Takeoff Data (V speeds), Climb, Cruise, Before Landing, 
and After Landing.  The best spot to stash the checklist is in the upper 
left corner, except on landing.  Then put it on the left edge of the panel 
just above the radar, and just to the left of the flight instruments.  
Enjoy!  Thanks to John Anderson for the checkedit program, which makes 
editing checklists easy (available as chke11.zip from www.flightsim.com).

ANIMATED DOOR

The door is animated; use the / key to open/close it.  I didn't think that moving 
control surfaces were worth the incredible effort to re-section the wings and tail.

STEERABLE NOSE GEAR

The nose gear will rotate if you rotate your yoke or joystick (assuming you
have autocoordination ON).

NOTE: This plane, the Twin Propliner Panel and many other classic airliners can be 
downloaded free from Tom Gibson's Classic Airliners at - 
http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/ 

For a discussion of, or help with aircraft painting, construction, or moving 
parts, please head over to the FREEFlight Design Shop Forum 
(http://www.geocities.com/~freefltdesign/).

Installation:

DO NOT USE THE CONVERTER ON THIS PLANE; IT IS ALREADY IN FS2000 FORMAT

[Files]                               belongs in:
xxx.air     : Flight model file.   FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\
xxx.*af     : Texture files.       FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\TEXTURE\
xxx.mdl.aileron : Model file.      FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\MODEL\
xxx.mdl.rudder  : Model file.      FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\MODEL\
xxx.mdl     : Model file.          FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\MODEL\
aircraft.cfg: Aircraft cfg file.   FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\
chk0.cfg    : Checklist cfg file.  FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\
model.cfg   : Model cfg file.      FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\MODEL\
panel.cfg   : Panel cfg file.      FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\PANEL\
sound.cfg   : Sound cfg file.      FS2000\AIRCRAFT\XXX\SOUND\

XXX = Aircraft/airline code.  For the United CV-340, the code is 340UAL.

Replace [FS2000] in the paths above with the location of your FS2000 
installation (the folder that has fltsim98.exe in it).  Any other files 
are not needed to fly the plane.

1.  If you use an unzipper that keeps stored folders intact, just move 
    the 340XXX folder (and it's contents) to the FS2000 AIRCRAFT folder.

1a. If not, create all the folders listed above, and move the files 
    into the specified folders.  


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Convair, which is a contraction of Consoldated-Vultee Aircraft, 
was located in San Diego (the home of the Classic Airliner 
Page), and produced the B-24 Liberator and the B-36 Peacemaker, 
among other famous planes.  The Convair-Liner project started 
with the CV-110 prototype, but American convinced Convair to 
alter it into the CV-240.  Convair wanted American's order for 
50 aircraft, and took a large loss on the order which CR Smith 
eventually allowed to be reduced to allow Convair to sell the 
planes at a profit.  Other US operators included Western, Pan 
Am, Continental, and Northeast.  After the aborted negotiations 
with TWA and Eastern for a "Super 240", Convair realized that 
airlines were not going to accept their current offering, and 
in response to a United inquiry, developed a plane very similar 
to the cancelled Super 240, and called it the CV-340.  United 
took 55, and more US orders came from Braniff, Continental, 
Delta, Northeast, and National.  The CV-340 earned an enviable 
reputation for reliability and profitability, and was also 
popular in South America.  The final piston-powered development 
of the Convair-Liner was the CV-440 Metropolitan, which was 5 
mph faster and quieter than the CV-340.  Although a fine 
aircraft, most sales were made overseas, and especially in 
Europe.  In the US, Continental, National, Braniff, Delta, and 
Eastern all had small fleets.

Mike Vidal's Flight Report

Takeoff:  Rotation speed (Vr) is at 100 knots, with liftoff 
(V2) at 105 to 110.  Climb out at around 130 to 140 knots.

Landing:  Approach is best at 115 to 120 knots, full flapss and 
gear down.


Specifications:  (FS airspeed indicator is calibrated in KNOTS!)

CV-240

Cruising Speed: 240 mph (209 knots)
Maximum Speed (Vne): 270 mph (235 knots)
Stall Speed (clean): 100 knots
Stall Speed (full flaps): 90 knots

Range: 1800 miles (with max. payload)

CV-340

Cruising Speed: 254 mph (221 knots)
Maximum Speed (Vne): 284 mph (245 knots)
Stall Speed (clean): 100 knots
Stall Speed (full flaps): 90 knots

CV-440

Cruising Speed: 270 mph (235 knots)
Maximum Speed (Vne): 300 mph (261 knots)
Stall Speed (clean): 100 knots
Stall Speed (full flaps): 90 knots


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Now the legal stuff:

ENJOY, AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR 
IMPROVEMENTS.  I INTEND ON OFFERING MANY LIVERIES OF THIS 
AIRCRAFT.

THIS AIRPLANE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR, AND CANNOT BE 
RE-SOLD OR PACKAGED WITH ANY PRODUCT FOR SALE, WITHOUT THE 
EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS.  THIS IS FREEWARE!!

YOU MAY UPLOAD THIS PLANE TO ANY OTHER SERVER THAT HAS A FREE 
DISTRIBUTION POLICY.  IF THIS PLANE IS UPLOADED TO RESTRICTED 
SERVERS (I.E. COMPUSERVE FSFORUM)(NOT THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION), 
IT MAY BE DOWNLOADED AND UPLOADED TO OTHER SERVERS.  THIS 
NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE AUTHORS PERMISSION TO DO THIS.  THIS 
ENTIRE TEXT FILE MUST BE INCLUDED IN ANY DISTRIBUTION.

THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LIABILITIES THAT YOU MIGHT 
INCUR AS A RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS.  YOU ASSUME THE RISK 
OF USE.

