MUSTANG III - CV J
CFS3 - V2.83.59
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It is the intention of the AvHistory 1% project to over time build the most accurate aircraft that the CFS3 software can support. The development of a 1% aircraft requires specific and in many cases dramatic changes to the aircraft delivered with the MS game as well as the addition of aircraft built from the ground up by third parties which were never included in the original MS game. We believe that because the AvHistory 1% aircraft are materially different they should not be mixed with "box stock" aircraft in online combat.
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MUSTANG III - CV J
This aircraft was built by Bill "Spitfrnd" Wilson using version 2.83.59 of the AvHistory 1% Assembly Line process. It is based on the stock Microsoft P_51b visual model and repainted by Will Hunter. The original work and research for the P-51b aircraft flight model was done by Jerry Beckwith and Gregory Pierson.
This aircraft is painted by Will Hunter to represent North American Mustang Mk.III 'CV-J' KH616. CV-J was flown by 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Fano, Northern Italy 1945. 'J' was the Squadron's first Mustang casualty. It was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109G on Boxing Day 1944. The pilot, Warrant Officer J. Quinn fortunately bailed out safely. 3 Squadron served with the RAF in the Mediterranean theater from August 1940. In Italy, the squadron adorned its aircraft with a southern cross painted on the rudder, a practice which has been continued by successors to this day.
The Mustang III was the RAF's designation for the Merlin powered Mustang B/Cs it obtained via lend lease from the US. The B/C model was the transformational Mustang. The Mustang entered service with the RAF in 1942 when 26 Squadron was equipped with Mustang Mk Is. The RAF found the aircraft's performance disappointing and branded it unacceptable as a day fighter. Nonetheless additional Mustang 1As and Mk IIs were obtained and served with the RAF as ground attack aircraft through the end of the war. As fortune would have it, Ron Harker, a Rolls Royce engineer had occasion to fly one of the Allison Mustangs and was convinced that the aircraft could be improved with a two stage supercharged Merlin engine. The RAF became sufficiently interested in the prospect to commission the refitting of five Mustangs with Merlin 65 engines optimized for medium altitude performance. The repowered aircraft exceeded expectations and the Mustang legend began.
Despite its interest in the aircraft, England lacked suitable production faculties. However at the suggestion of the US air attaché, North American began substituting the 1720 hp Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin engine for the original 1200 hp Allison power plant and the Mustang's transformation was secured. The revised aircraft were given the designation of P-51B/C. Aircraft manufactured at North American's Inglewood, CA plant were designated P-51B's, while those built at NAA's new Dallas plant were received minor improvements and were designated P-51C's. With its new Rolls-Royce/Packard "Merlin" super turbocharged V-12, the V-1650, the Mustang’s top speed increased to over 440 MPH and it was capable of an initial rate-of-climb of 3,600 feet-per-minute. Together, these performance improvements made the P-51B/C an extremely capable fighter that could take the fight to the German heartland. It was now faster and could out climb and dive both the Me-109 and the FW-190.
The marriage of the new engine to the North American thoroughbred was not without its glitches. North American soon discovered that the copper tubing for the Merlin’s cooling system was not compatible with the Mustang’s aluminum radiator. With advice from the Bureau of Standards in Washington the problem was solved by coating the radiator with a lacquer, which prevented corrosion, the same method used to isolate beer from its metal can.
The Mustang III designation was given to 274 P-51B and 636 P-51C aircraft supplied to the RAF. The first Mustang IIIs entered service with No. 65 Squadron in late 1943. Most were outfitted with the distinctive Malcolm hood for improved visibility. The RAF experimented with Various fuel and boost ratings. Using 25lb boost and 130 octane fuel, Mustang IIIs achieved a top speed of 155 mph at 17,200 ft and an initial climb rate exceeding 4500 ft/minute.
Over twelve RAF squadrons were equipped with Mustang IIIs and saw action in roles including bomber escort, ground support, reconnaissance and V-1 intercept. The Mustang III/ P-51B/C was considered by many pilots to be the best handling of the Mustang line. It was characterized with light aileron and elevator response and with the rear tank empty, stable in all flight conditions. Stalls and spins were generally regarded as straight forward with good recovery.
RAAF 3 Squadron was one of twelve permanent Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons in existence at the beginning of the Second World War. 3 Squadron was sent to Egypt in August 1940 to assist the RAF and placed under the command of the RAF’s Middle East Command. While with the RAF, it was initially equipped with Gloster Gauntlet and Gladiator fighters and Westland Lysander. It commenced active operations in support of British Commonwealth land operations in the Western Desert on 3 November 1940. After many frustrating encounters with these outdated equipement, 3 Squadron was re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes by January 1941 and then with the Curtis P-40 in May 1941. 3 Squadron obtained Mustang IIIs in November 1944. While with the RAF, it served with distinction in through out the Mediterranean theater and received battle honors for campaigns in South-East Europe, Egypt and Libya, El Alamein, El Hamma, Sicily, Anzio, North Africa, Italy, the Gustav line, the Gothic Line and Syria.
During its assignment with the RAF, the squadron became the highest scoring British Commonwealth squadron in the Mediterranean theatre, credited with 217 ½ enemy aircraft destroyed in the air. It also destroyed another 29 aircraft on the ground, 709 vehicles, 28 water vessels and 12 locomotives.
The preceding text includes original and edited material provided by Bill Wilson from the following sources: British Warplanes of World War II, Daniel Marck, Ed; The Secret Years, Flight Testing at Bascombe Downe, Tim Mason; America's Hundred Thousand, Francis Dean; Famous Fighters of the Second World War, William Greene; Aircraft of WWII, Steward Wilson; Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Will Hunter, http://www.geocities.com/cacforcfs3/; Bill Gunston and Sky Corner Aviation Reference, Drawings, Mustang B/C, www.airwar.ru. Please see the following excellent site for more information on this distinguished squadron http://www.3squadron.org.au/index.htm.
CFS3 - V2.83.59
AvHistory 1% Aircraft General Statement and Installation Instructions
It is the intention of the AvHistory 1% project to over time build the most accurate aircraft that the CFS3 software can support. The development of a 1% aircraft requires specific and in many cases dramatic changes to the aircraft delivered with the MS game as well as the addition of aircraft built from the ground up by third parties which were never included in the original MS game. We believe that because the AvHistory 1% aircraft are materially different they should not be mixed with "box stock" aircraft in online combat.
All the planes 1% listed for download are qualified for use in our AvHistory William Tell Meet Air Combat Ladder. For
information and to get the sign up sheet for the ladder please go to the LINKS section at http://www.avhistory.org
MUSTANG III - CV J
This aircraft was built by Bill "Spitfrnd" Wilson using version 2.83.59 of the AvHistory 1% Assembly Line process. It is based on the stock Microsoft P_51b visual model and repainted by Will Hunter. The original work and research for the P-51b aircraft flight model was done by Jerry Beckwith and Gregory Pierson.
This aircraft is painted by Will Hunter to represent North American Mustang Mk.III 'CV-J' KH616. CV-J was flown by 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Fano, Northern Italy 1945. 'J' was the Squadron's first Mustang casualty. It was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109G on Boxing Day 1944. The pilot, Warrant Officer J. Quinn fortunately bailed out safely. 3 Squadron served with the RAF in the Mediterranean theater from August 1940. In Italy, the squadron adorned its aircraft with a southern cross painted on the rudder, a practice which has been continued by successors to this day.
The Mustang III was the RAF's designation for the Merlin powered Mustang B/Cs it obtained via lend lease from the US. The B/C model was the transformational Mustang. The Mustang entered service with the RAF in 1942 when 26 Squadron was equipped with Mustang Mk Is. The RAF found the aircraft's performance disappointing and branded it unacceptable as a day fighter. Nonetheless additional Mustang 1As and Mk IIs were obtained and served with the RAF as ground attack aircraft through the end of the war. As fortune would have it, Ron Harker, a Rolls Royce engineer had occasion to fly one of the Allison Mustangs and was convinced that the aircraft could be improved with a two stage supercharged Merlin engine. The RAF became sufficiently interested in the prospect to commission the refitting of five Mustangs with Merlin 65 engines optimized for medium altitude performance. The repowered aircraft exceeded expectations and the Mustang legend began.
Despite its interest in the aircraft, England lacked suitable production faculties. However at the suggestion of the US air attaché, North American began substituting the 1720 hp Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin engine for the original 1200 hp Allison power plant and the Mustang's transformation was secured. The revised aircraft were given the designation of P-51B/C. Aircraft manufactured at North American's Inglewood, CA plant were designated P-51B's, while those built at NAA's new Dallas plant were received minor improvements and were designated P-51C's. With its new Rolls-Royce/Packard "Merlin" super turbocharged V-12, the V-1650, the Mustang’s top speed increased to over 440 MPH and it was capable of an initial rate-of-climb of 3,600 feet-per-minute. Together, these performance improvements made the P-51B/C an extremely capable fighter that could take the fight to the German heartland. It was now faster and could out climb and dive both the Me-109 and the FW-190.
The marriage of the new engine to the North American thoroughbred was not without its glitches. North American soon discovered that the copper tubing for the Merlin’s cooling system was not compatible with the Mustang’s aluminum radiator. With advice from the Bureau of Standards in Washington the problem was solved by coating the radiator with a lacquer, which prevented corrosion, the same method used to isolate beer from its metal can.
The Mustang III designation was given to 274 P-51B and 636 P-51C aircraft supplied to the RAF. The first Mustang IIIs entered service with No. 65 Squadron in late 1943. Most were outfitted with the distinctive Malcolm hood for improved visibility. The RAF experimented with Various fuel and boost ratings. Using 25lb boost and 130 octane fuel, Mustang IIIs achieved a top speed of 155 mph at 17,200 ft and an initial climb rate exceeding 4500 ft/minute.
Over twelve RAF squadrons were equipped with Mustang IIIs and saw action in roles including bomber escort, ground support, reconnaissance and V-1 intercept. The Mustang III/ P-51B/C was considered by many pilots to be the best handling of the Mustang line. It was characterized with light aileron and elevator response and with the rear tank empty, stable in all flight conditions. Stalls and spins were generally regarded as straight forward with good recovery.
RAAF 3 Squadron was one of twelve permanent Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons in existence at the beginning of the Second World War. 3 Squadron was sent to Egypt in August 1940 to assist the RAF and placed under the command of the RAF’s Middle East Command. While with the RAF, it was initially equipped with Gloster Gauntlet and Gladiator fighters and Westland Lysander. It commenced active operations in support of British Commonwealth land operations in the Western Desert on 3 November 1940. After many frustrating encounters with these outdated equipement, 3 Squadron was re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes by January 1941 and then with the Curtis P-40 in May 1941. 3 Squadron obtained Mustang IIIs in November 1944. While with the RAF, it served with distinction in through out the Mediterranean theater and received battle honors for campaigns in South-East Europe, Egypt and Libya, El Alamein, El Hamma, Sicily, Anzio, North Africa, Italy, the Gustav line, the Gothic Line and Syria.
During its assignment with the RAF, the squadron became the highest scoring British Commonwealth squadron in the Mediterranean theatre, credited with 217 ½ enemy aircraft destroyed in the air. It also destroyed another 29 aircraft on the ground, 709 vehicles, 28 water vessels and 12 locomotives.
The preceding text includes original and edited material provided by Bill Wilson from the following sources: British Warplanes of World War II, Daniel Marck, Ed; The Secret Years, Flight Testing at Bascombe Downe, Tim Mason; America's Hundred Thousand, Francis Dean; Famous Fighters of the Second World War, William Greene; Aircraft of WWII, Steward Wilson; Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Will Hunter, http://www.geocities.com/cacforcfs3/; Bill Gunston and Sky Corner Aviation Reference, Drawings, Mustang B/C, www.airwar.ru. Please see the following excellent site for more information on this distinguished squadron http://www.3squadron.org.au/index.htm.
