An CFS2 Avro Manchester MkI Late version update of Ted Cooks original model by Shessi April 2013
The Avro Type679 Manchester MkI was a twin engined heavy bomber for the RAF, developed in the 1930s. It came into service in 1941, but was soon found that the Rolls-Royce Vulture engines were under developed and prone to overheating. This caused a lot of losses of crew and aircraft, and limited the operational height of the Manchester squadrons, but help prove the need for fast heavy bombers. It was in service from Feb 1941 to mid 1942, and paved the way for the excellent Avro Lancaster.
This aircraft is OL-Q, serial No.L7427 of 97 Sqn June 1941, then became OL-J with 83 Sqn, and went missing on a mission on the 8/9th Apr 1942.
Updates include:-
1) Late version MkI, with mid-upper turret.
2) Multi-LOD ac for FS9 and CFS2.
3) New bomb-bay and bomb load 1x400lb cookie and 6x1000lb British bombs.
4) Guns in a more alert ready position.
5) New crew.
6) New skin texture for her.
7) New spinning prop and tex (choice of prop texs).
8) New glass spec.
9) CFS2 version has version with and without bomb load, new DP, new 4000lb cookie and 1000lb Brit bomb weapons made, which can be used in other aircraft.
10) CFS2 version has wheel retraction tweaked to stop them showing through wings tops when retracted.
11) A very low poly CFS2 ai version made for large bomber raids.
12) Tweaks to the airfile and ac.cfg for closer to real performance.
13) New 2D cockpit/panel made from JF's Lanc.
14) Non-moving, but correctly positioned controls in CFS2 version.
15) Control yolks now in VC view (moving in FS9 version)
16) The dreaded g_light_states and crash detection CFS2 problem removed.
17) Props now not permanently feathered.
Submitted by Shessi
The Avro Type679 Manchester MkI was a twin engined heavy bomber for the RAF, developed in the 1930s. It came into service in 1941, but was soon found that the Rolls-Royce Vulture engines were under developed and prone to overheating. This caused a lot of losses of crew and aircraft, and limited the operational height of the Manchester squadrons, but help prove the need for fast heavy bombers. It was in service from Feb 1941 to mid 1942, and paved the way for the excellent Avro Lancaster.
This aircraft is OL-Q, serial No.L7427 of 97 Sqn June 1941, then became OL-J with 83 Sqn, and went missing on a mission on the 8/9th Apr 1942.
Updates include:-
1) Late version MkI, with mid-upper turret.
2) Multi-LOD ac for FS9 and CFS2.
3) New bomb-bay and bomb load 1x400lb cookie and 6x1000lb British bombs.
4) Guns in a more alert ready position.
5) New crew.
6) New skin texture for her.
7) New spinning prop and tex (choice of prop texs).
8) New glass spec.
9) CFS2 version has version with and without bomb load, new DP, new 4000lb cookie and 1000lb Brit bomb weapons made, which can be used in other aircraft.
10) CFS2 version has wheel retraction tweaked to stop them showing through wings tops when retracted.
11) A very low poly CFS2 ai version made for large bomber raids.
12) Tweaks to the airfile and ac.cfg for closer to real performance.
13) New 2D cockpit/panel made from JF's Lanc.
14) Non-moving, but correctly positioned controls in CFS2 version.
15) Control yolks now in VC view (moving in FS9 version)
16) The dreaded g_light_states and crash detection CFS2 problem removed.
17) Props now not permanently feathered.
Submitted by Shessi
