The A-26 Invader for CFS3
Not surprisingly, the combination of firepower and high speed made the A-26 a highly effective aircraft. Operational service of the Invader began on 19 November 1944 and was first deployed to the 9th Air Force units operating in Europe.
The model in this set is ONLY FOR CFS3. There are a number of items unique to CFS3 that will not work in CFS2 or FS2002.
FEATURES:
This is a GMAX model. Ed Wilson and JP Demmerle have worked several months on modeling the key features of this airplane and animating them for FS2002 and CFS2. ED Wilson did the Conversion for CFS3.
1. Fully Animated Control Surfaces, Cowl Flaps, Landing Gear, Flaps, Bomb Bay Doors, and Canopy. These operate with standard CFS 3 keys.
2. Full 3D cockpits with operating instruments. These are on original bitmaps created by JP Demmerle. They are based on photos, diagrams and verbal reports. The virtual interior views are a result of hard work by Ed Wilson. Full Panning is supported and all the instruments function in the VC view. The control yoke and throttle quadrant also feature-moving parts. Be sure to check the interiors of the wheel wells and bomb bays in exterior view. You can Zoom in or out in VC view to change perspective from the cockpit.
CREDITS:
There were a number of people involved in this project over the approximately 18 months it has been in progress. It owes a lot of its life to the Old Geezers Flight Sim Squad. The Geezers provided the contact points and the magnet that pulled the project together originally. After that, it took on a life of its own. As noted in the background paragraph, It originated with Spin-dry's unfinished A-26. From that beginning it has become a totally new model-essentially built from scratch. The Old Geezers are not much for on-line flying. Mostly they are guys interested in developing and playing with the add-on capabilities offered in CFS2 and FS2002. A great number of people have provided advice, gauges, scenery, flight models and methods that were used in this model.
In addition, Charles Hinton and John Harris must be singled out as a Korean War Veterans and A-26 Crew members who provided outstanding encouragement, advice, photographs and contact with pilots who flew or do fly the A-26. The following is an excerpt from a message John sent about flying out of Kunsan Korea.
"The runway was asphalt in 1951 when I was there. When Charley Hinton was there in 1952, they closed down operations at K-8, moved to another base, and upgraded it to handle jets. I don't know what material was used but Charley will know. Its probably not worth changing. (in Frenchy's Kunsan scenery for CFS2).
The seaward end of the runway ended at the mud flats (no rice paddy). There was seawater at high tide and mud flats that went far out at low tide. I'm talking about maybe a couple hundred feet to water. We had a bird come back from a mission with hydraulics shot out. He didn't know but the compressed air bottle he was counting on for brakes, was capped off between the bottle and the system. He rolled out on the mud flats a ways and they brought him back with the old Cletrac.
The whole base was on a hard crust on a soft base. When they rolled the 500 lb bombs off the back of the 6 X 6, it jarred the ground for a ways. Must have given the engineers fits. John "
Principal Designers:
Ed Wilson- GZR "Groundhog" did the primary models, the VC, the interiors, and the primary air and animation modeling. ED did ALL the conversion to CFS3.
JP Demmerle-GZR "Graywolf"- All the bitmaps for the cockpit and all the Textures for the exteriors. JP was also the 'whip' to keep things moving
Hermann 'Krazy" Boltz- Did all the effects, much of the configuration and the lighting for FS2002
Charles "Chuck" Dome- Original gauges specifically for CFS2 and FS02. All were built from scratch and they are much appreciated
Ric Charlebois-GZR "Frenchy" testing, suggestions and Scenery for the CFS2 Version
Marv Howell- GZR "Sactargets"- research and coordination.
Steve Downing-GZR "Ridgerunner"-CFS3 flight dynamics.
Jerry Beckwith- Flight model. http://www.mudpond.us
Not surprisingly, the combination of firepower and high speed made the A-26 a highly effective aircraft. Operational service of the Invader began on 19 November 1944 and was first deployed to the 9th Air Force units operating in Europe.
The model in this set is ONLY FOR CFS3. There are a number of items unique to CFS3 that will not work in CFS2 or FS2002.
FEATURES:
This is a GMAX model. Ed Wilson and JP Demmerle have worked several months on modeling the key features of this airplane and animating them for FS2002 and CFS2. ED Wilson did the Conversion for CFS3.
1. Fully Animated Control Surfaces, Cowl Flaps, Landing Gear, Flaps, Bomb Bay Doors, and Canopy. These operate with standard CFS 3 keys.
2. Full 3D cockpits with operating instruments. These are on original bitmaps created by JP Demmerle. They are based on photos, diagrams and verbal reports. The virtual interior views are a result of hard work by Ed Wilson. Full Panning is supported and all the instruments function in the VC view. The control yoke and throttle quadrant also feature-moving parts. Be sure to check the interiors of the wheel wells and bomb bays in exterior view. You can Zoom in or out in VC view to change perspective from the cockpit.
CREDITS:
There were a number of people involved in this project over the approximately 18 months it has been in progress. It owes a lot of its life to the Old Geezers Flight Sim Squad. The Geezers provided the contact points and the magnet that pulled the project together originally. After that, it took on a life of its own. As noted in the background paragraph, It originated with Spin-dry's unfinished A-26. From that beginning it has become a totally new model-essentially built from scratch. The Old Geezers are not much for on-line flying. Mostly they are guys interested in developing and playing with the add-on capabilities offered in CFS2 and FS2002. A great number of people have provided advice, gauges, scenery, flight models and methods that were used in this model.
In addition, Charles Hinton and John Harris must be singled out as a Korean War Veterans and A-26 Crew members who provided outstanding encouragement, advice, photographs and contact with pilots who flew or do fly the A-26. The following is an excerpt from a message John sent about flying out of Kunsan Korea.
"The runway was asphalt in 1951 when I was there. When Charley Hinton was there in 1952, they closed down operations at K-8, moved to another base, and upgraded it to handle jets. I don't know what material was used but Charley will know. Its probably not worth changing. (in Frenchy's Kunsan scenery for CFS2).
The seaward end of the runway ended at the mud flats (no rice paddy). There was seawater at high tide and mud flats that went far out at low tide. I'm talking about maybe a couple hundred feet to water. We had a bird come back from a mission with hydraulics shot out. He didn't know but the compressed air bottle he was counting on for brakes, was capped off between the bottle and the system. He rolled out on the mud flats a ways and they brought him back with the old Cletrac.
The whole base was on a hard crust on a soft base. When they rolled the 500 lb bombs off the back of the 6 X 6, it jarred the ground for a ways. Must have given the engineers fits. John "
Principal Designers:
Ed Wilson- GZR "Groundhog" did the primary models, the VC, the interiors, and the primary air and animation modeling. ED did ALL the conversion to CFS3.
JP Demmerle-GZR "Graywolf"- All the bitmaps for the cockpit and all the Textures for the exteriors. JP was also the 'whip' to keep things moving
Hermann 'Krazy" Boltz- Did all the effects, much of the configuration and the lighting for FS2002
Charles "Chuck" Dome- Original gauges specifically for CFS2 and FS02. All were built from scratch and they are much appreciated
Ric Charlebois-GZR "Frenchy" testing, suggestions and Scenery for the CFS2 Version
Marv Howell- GZR "Sactargets"- research and coordination.
Steve Downing-GZR "Ridgerunner"-CFS3 flight dynamics.
Jerry Beckwith- Flight model. http://www.mudpond.us
