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AW IAR80 VERSION 2 is now ready

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Need help with German or Romanian

Need help with the letters on this gauge:

I can see "EXTINCTOR AUTOMAT"

The top is: "SISTEM BREVET"

The botton is: "DAR RAR?L??"

Thanks!
 
The gauge looks great. I was unaware that Romania had active fighter A/C in WWII. The IAR 80/81 has nice lines but at a quick glance it could easily be mistaken for something else. Sort of a combination between an FW-190, Hawker Tempest, and an F4U-1 Corsair.
 
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The IAR 80/81 has nice lines but at a quick glance it could easily be mistaken for something else.

486_Col_Wolf,

That happened more than once, especially during the 15th Air Force's raids on Ploesti from Benghazi and later from the airfields around Foggia during the latter half of 1943 and into 1944. I have a book on the 31st Fighter Group (which also has a lot of good information on the 52nd Fighter Group, as well as a few others) that flew a lot of missions over Ploesti during their time in the Mediterranean, and there are many accounts of this.

It had been on my mind some time back to do a campaign based on the book, but when Captain Kurt did the 82nd Fighter Group a few years back, I kind of squelched that idea, because the missions and campaign progression followed the same basic track, and I didn't want to steal his thunder.

So I did the 20th Fighter Group with Lightnings in the ETO instead, as well as Operation Frantic. :wiggle:
 
Rami,

If I'm not mistaken, the bf-109 was mistaken for a P-51 on some occasions also. Doesn't surprise me. Bullets flying, all hell breaking loose, a quick glance at an A/C doing 250 MPH or better with a familiar silhouette, could be mistaken easily. Gets even scarier when you don't recognize it and it's going faster than you. I have a mission in my 486th Campaign titled "Long Road to Merseburg/ What the Hell Was That?" where you encounter unidentified propellerless A/C over Germany. for the first time.
 
AW IAR80 VER 2.0 is almost ready. Here is sneak preview of the 2D cockpit panel with the EXTINCTOR AUTOMAT gauge.

Does anyone know if you can move the location of that green cone (enemy indicator). It is blocked by the cockpit frames.
 
The aircraft has been uploaded.

I think MS has messed up the muzzle velocity in the DP file, the input unit should be ft/sec. If you want to input the gun muzzle velocity in m/sec, just divide 2753 and 2444 by 3.281.

[GUNSTATIONS]
gunstation.0=1,-3,2,0.07,2753,2,0.05,500,3,40,1d1*13,-1.9,-0.25,0.90,-0.70,0, 0.20,0,0,0,0,1.500
gunstation.1=1,-5,2,0.07,2753,2,0.05,500,3,40,1d1*13, 1.9,-0.25,0.90,-0.70,0,-0.20,0,0,0,0,1.500
gunstation.2=0,-2,1,0.05,2444,2,0.02,750,1,40,1d1*9, -2.0,-0.25,0.65,-0.70,0, 0.21,0,0,0,0,0.349
gunstation.3=0,-2,1,0.05,2444,2,0.02,750,1,40,1d1*9, -2.0,-0.25,0.65,-0.70,0, 0.21,0,0,0,0,0.349
gunstation.4=0,-4,1,0.05,2444,2,0.02,750,1,40,1d1*9, 2.0,-0.25,0.65,-0.70,0,-0.21,0,0,0,0,0.349
gunstation.5=0,-4,1,0.05,2444,2,0.02,750,1,40,1d1*9, 2.0,-0.25,0.65,-0.70,0,-0.21,0,0,0,0,0.349
 
AW IAR80 VERSION 2.zip

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A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - Other

Description: VERSION 2.0 SEPT 2019

It has been more than 10 years since I worked on this aircraft, I may have mixed up some of designer names.

Visual model: Acwai

Air file: Acwai, additional air files by JBanks and Philip are provided.

DP file: Acwai.

2D cockpit panel: Acwai.

Texture file: Painted by Alessandro Biagi, Philip Vlaicu, Phanis and Acwai.

Gauges: see readme.txt in the Gauges folder

The sound files are not included. This is a copyrighted freeware program. FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY.

Recommended sound pack: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=48&id=13618

You may upload or post this unmodified aircraft to any web sites. This program can not be posted where a fee of any kind is required or even nagged for. It can not be included in a commercial package.

You may upload the modified aircraft to any web sites under the following agreement:

1. You list me as the designer, Alessandro Biagi, Philip Vlaicu, and Phanis, for all the artwork, and Corrado La Posta for the break away parts.

2. Use a new aircraft folder name, do not use the aircraft folder name "AW IAR80."

3. Use a new aircraft name, do not use the aircraft name "AW IAR 80B."

4. You need to include this unmodified README file.

Use this program at you own risks, the author is not responsible for any damages done to your computer.

Thanks for downloading this aircraft, have fun!

Andrew Wai (acwai@yahoo.com)

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit AW IAR80 VERSION 2.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.
 
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Acwai,

Very nice model upgrade, thank you for all of your hard work! :encouragement:
 
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