de Havilland-Viking DHC-2 Turbo Beaver Amphibian for FS98
Version 1

In 1947, the de Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada introduced the DHC-2 Beaver Mk.l, their first in a series of tough reliable STOL utility transports. Known as the "workhorse of the north" the Beaver, with it's outstanding short field performance, has been instrumental in the development of modern frontiers around the world. A total of 1691 were manufactured in Downsview Ontario before production ended in 1967. The last 60 of these were the Turbo Beaver Mk.lll fitted with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-6 or PT6A-20 turbine of 550 hp, the first single-engined utility aircraft to be turbine powered. 
Viking Air Limited of Victoria British Columbia became the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of  parts for the DHC-2 Beaver in 1983 when they acquired the original jigs and drawings for the aircraft from de Havilland Canada. 
Viking has since certified a new model with a more powerful 680 hp PT6A-27 engine and is available with wheels, wheel/skis, straight skis, floats and amphibious floats. With their 6000 lb Gross Weight Kit installed the "Six-Thousand Pound Turbo Beaver" is capable of carrying 2450 pounds of payload. Amphibian C-GVAL is one of these, the Cadillac of bush planes.

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Specifications with Viking Air 6000 lb.Gross Weight Kit:
Engine- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 Turbine 680 HP
Wingspan- 14.6 m(48 ft.)
Length- 10.74 m (35 ft 3 in)
Wing area- 23.2 sq m (250 sq ft)
Weight- 1497 kg. (3300 lb.)
Load- 1225 kg (2700 lb)
Normal Cruise Max- 141 mph IAS
Never Exceed- 160 mph IAS
Initial rate of climb- 400 m/min (1312 ft/min)
Service ceiling- 7285 m (23000 ft)
Fuel- 	155 Imp. (186 US) gal.
Fuel Consumption at Normal Cruise - 30 Imp GPH

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Installation:
In order for the aircraft to appear in the Aircraft | Select Aircraft menu in FS98, you will need to have the Microsoft Aircraft/Adventure Converter and the Microsoft Patch Set 1 installed. FSCONV98.EXE and FS98PAT1.EXE are available either in the "must have files" section at the site where this file was found or else directly from Microsoft's website at http://www.microsoft.com/games/fsim/downloads.htm

Unzip this archive into your FS98 folder (make sure Winzip has the 'use folder names' and 'overwrite existing files' options checked) and it will put everything in the right place and overwrite any older gauge files.

The panel is set up for Alain Capt's ACS-GPS98 (http://www.acsoft.ch). If you do not have this GPS installed on your system there will just be an empty position at the bottom of the radio stack. To substitute a different GPS gauge just edit the gauge45 line in the panel.cfg file as shown here and insert the name of your gauge.

gauge45=ACS.GPS98-KLN90B_lcd, 819, 570, 202
	change to
gauge45=YOUR_GPS_GAUGE, 819, 570, 202


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Operational Notes: *** PLEASE READ ***

Fuel Management:
FS98 connects the wing tanks to the main tanks so they are not individually selectable from the tank switch. If you are running from either front or centre tank, fuel will first be drawn from the corresponding wing tank. Wing tank fuel is not indicated on the fuel gauges. Gauges display Imperial gallons.

The 3 fuselage tanks and 2 wing tanks are arranged as follows:
	Turbo Beaver		---	FS98		Capacity
	Front & Left Wing	<=>	L Main/L Wing	67 Imp. (81 US) gal.
	Centre & Right Wing	<=>	R Main/R Wing	67 Imp. (81 US) gal.
	Rear			<=>	Centre		21 Imp. (24 US) gal.
	
Quick Engine Startup:
(see checklist for complete procedure)
Toggle Start switch up
Set Engine Fuel Lever to APP

Keyboard control for the amphibious landing gear is the "/" spoiler key (the panel gear control is actually a spoiler control).

The Standby Throttle is not functional in the model. In the real aircraft it is a backup in the event of a failure of the main power control system.

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Acknowledgements:
A big thank you to Dave "Ernie" Rees of Viking Air Limited. It was Ernie's suggestion that initiated the C-GVAL project and he provided total support throughout with drawings, complete technical data, a series of inside and out digital images, answers to all my questions and many helpful insights about the aircraft and it's operation. Ernie did test pilot chores as well.

Former bush flier Glenn Davy generously provided his services as test pilot and he wrung the prototypes out thoroughly in the lake country of Central Ontario. His comments and recommendations have added in large measure to the accuracy of the flight model.

All ground testing, including takeoffs and landings, was conducted at a ground test facility created by Dan Barnes. Tstplane.zip (http://user.mc.net/~drb/testplane/) is a welcome addition to the aircraft developers toolbox. 

The Central Ontario scenery where most of the flight testing was done was a beta update to Dave Malloch's Ontcen12.zip available at www.flightsim.com. Thanks Dave for the preview of this very excellent and highly recommended "Beaver Country" and also for flying the prototype.

Several of the instruments, some of which I have modified for this panel, are by other authors. Thanks to:
HGHB Virtual Instruments, see copyright notice below
Alain Capt, http://www.acsoft.ch
Andreas Jaros, Freeware Panel Designer Association, www.flightsimmers.net/fpda
Tony Bolton, tony@tabolton.netkonect.co.uk
Richard Melville, http://www.melvcon.com  

LEGAL INFORMATION:
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This software may be freely used, copied and distributed with the following restrictions:
DO NOT place these files anywhere that requires a fee for downloading. 
DO NOT bundle any of these files in any commercial package whatsoever.

Additional copyright notes on gauges made by HGHB Virtual Instruments, Hof , Germany 
The gauges made by HGHB and included in this panel are freeware, as long as distributed with this panel itself.
www.hof.baynet.de/~ho2633/gauges.htm 


Keep the oily side down...
Fred Banting
July 6,99
fred@telcomresearch.com
