FS98   RNZAF Short Sunderland MR5
	NZ4111

By Harry Follas
Based on Original AFX by Mike Hill
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RNZAF Short Sunderland MR5 NZ4111 of No. 5 Sqn. The New Zealand Air Force 
operated 16 Sunderlands fulfilling the maritime reconaisance role from 1953 
until  replaced by Orions in 1967. This aircraft was lost when it 
hit a rock on takeoff at the Chattam Islands in 1959. 

VERSION 2

Version 2 now sports a submerging hull, that will sink into the 
waves at 40kts. The aircraft now has fewer bleed through problems 
thanks to a complete rebuild (necessary for the hull effect any way!). 
The form of the nose section is more accurate and the textures have 
all been updated.

Note that at engine idle and speeds below 25 kts the inner propellors
are stationary. No this is not a glitch in design, when the actual aircraft 
slipped its mooring it was common practice to taxi and manouever 
only on the outboard engines, the inboard engines were fired up once 
the aircraft was clear of moored boats and about ready to commence 
the takeoff run.


Harry Follas
chinook@ihug.co.nz

THE MODEL (BY MIKE HILL)

Recommended  take-off is with one stage of flap and begin your rotation
at 90kts.  Again, it's no fighter......  Begin your approach at about 
115kts, aiming to touch down at 75kts.  I've modified the spoilers to 
bring you down toa reasonable taxy speed fairly quickly (simulating the
 drag of the water on the hull) - but if you want to use the brakes.....
... what the hell, no one's watching!

** toggling the spoiler key will now generate a foamy white wake!!

**TAXIING AND TAKEOFF
A couple of extra notes about taxiing the aircraft, In reality they 
were a real handfull at slow speeds. To steer The aircraft, the 
pilots relied entirely upon independent throttle control. Mike has 
faithfully recreated these tendencies, including the massive right 
hand swing on the take off run (which incidentally cannot be 
corrected by rudder alone!!) 

The real take off proccedure (which works in FS98) is outlined below
An extract from a written account of one of TEAL's  former pilots, 
Cpt Eddie Tredea, goes as following:

"During the start of the takeoff run the propeller torque tended to 
rotate the aircraft to the right. To maintain a straight run the 
pilot would throttle back on the port (left) outer engine until, 
at a certain  speed the torque was negated by the forward motion. 
the port outer was then put up to full power. By this stage the 
aircraft should have reached 90 percent of its take off speed."

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INSTALLATION

* right click on  s25sund.zip

*choose the option extract to folder C:\___\s25sund 
*this will create a temporary folder, copy this folder (s25sund) 
to FS98\aircraft.
