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                    You have downloaded the FS98
		   PRINAIR deHavilland DH114 Heron
                 complete with moving parts and panel 
			     	    

	       aircraft model designed by Les Penridge
               original flight model by Brian Horsey
        modifications, moving parts , stereo sound ,and repaint by 
                            David Henderson
                 panel by Dana McGee and David Haskell
               Lycoming engine sounds by John de Miranda
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The deHavilland Heron was launched in 1950 as the replacement 
for the four engine DH86 biplane. It made use of a large number 
of components from the smaller two engine DH104 Dove, but was 
given four engines and had space for 14 passengers. The original 
Series 1B aircraft used Gipsy Queen 30 engines and were fitted 
with a fixed undercarriage. The later Series 2B were given
retractable undercarriage. A large proportion of Herons were
re-engined with uprated Lycoming IO-540 engines and designated 
as Series 2D, with those certified to the US standards as 
Series 2A.
 
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The .AFX and .PCX files for the Heron 2D/A are made available to
anyone who would like to repaint the model for other operators
and other parts of the world. Herons were registered in about
30 countries, so there are lots of possibilities. The only
restriction is that all models from this .AFX should be 
freeware, and an acknowledgement of the source would be nice.

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(c) 1998.  No commercial redistribution of this model please.

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Les Penridge - designed original model
Mooloolah, Australia.
penridge@computer.org

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                         a year later...
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Painted by David "Zeus" Henderson 
Conyers, GA
davidstacy@prodigy.net
February 1999

In September of 1999 I modified the original model to include moving parts. This involved a complete rebuild of the elevator which also now has a more realistic shape. The vertical tail section was also modified somewhat to accomodate the moving rudder. I've also redone the fuselage strobe lights so that the bulbs are now visible even when they're not turned on and have included landing lights at the wing roots. 

The flight dynamics were redone to improve stability problems encountered on the first version. This will be most noticeable during landing . This version also features more realistic speed characteristics. It was nearly impossible to get the original version to reach 190 knots at cruise.  

This is one of several DH-Herons I have painted into various colors
of the Caribbean airline Prinair which at one time operated the 
world's largest Heron fleet.

Also in September of 99 I discovered that Dana McGee had created the first FS98 Heron panel. It was modified from David Haskell's Dove panel and looks and functions wonderfully. This package includes his latest version.

Thanks to everyone for their work!

Also, look for the Heron sound package that will soon be available at Flightsim.com

David Henderson 
September 20, 1999

Please visit the FLYING COLORS website:
http://pages.prodigy.net/davidstacy/zeusfs/home.htm

Dana McGee - put together the panel
atocane@c2i2.com

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                            HISTORY
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                 "FLYING THE COLORFUL CARIBBEAN"

Prinair was established in 1964 at Ponce, Puerto Rico under the name
of Ponce Air. The company moved to San Juan in 1966 and the name was
changed to Prinair, short for Puerto Rico International Airlines. By
the late 1970s Prinair was one of the largest commuter carriers in 
North America flying close to a million passengers anually and nearly
300 daily flights with a fleet of approximately 30 DeHavilland DH-114
Herons.  The airline's top route was San Juan , Puerto Rico to St. 
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with over 40 round trips operated daily.
