Lockheed L-749 ..... it's released

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PeteHam

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I've just had a quick flight and it now sits at the top of My Favorites list :jump::jump::jump:

http://www.vanisleva.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10084


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Dimensionally identical to the first-generation Constellation (L-049), the post-war 749 had more powerful engines, additional fuel tanks, strengthened landing gear, and much improved performance. Equally good for shuttle hops and long-range flights, L-749 Connies entered service with major 1950s carriers such as Eastern, TWA, B.O.A.C., Air France, KLM, Quantas, and many others. Another customer was the Air Force, which placed an order for ten aircraft (designated C-121A) in 1948. Included in this sim package are seven models and five textures, covering variants with and without "Speedpak" cargo pannier, weather radar, and "jetstack" exhausts. KLM texture by Jaap de Baare (representing "Flevoland", the last 749 in flying condition today). TWA texture N6003C "Star of America" by Hans Herrmann. EAL, Air France, and MATS textures by Manfred Jahn (including "8609", a frequent visitor to airshows all over the world until 2005). Panel textures and additional gauges by Diego S. Barreto, model and VC by Manfred Jahn, panels, gauges, and animations by Hansjoerg Naegele, flight dynamics by Luis Pallas, wingview angles, lights, and exhaust effects by Bill Tyne and Roland Berger, checklist and documentation by Volker Boehme, flight test and handling research by Stefan Werner. The 749 project has been hosted by Tom Gibson's Calclassic forum at http://calclassic.proboards55.com. [/FONT]
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Manfred and Company continue to flesh out the Connie bloodline.

Looking forward to this one!
 
Thanks for the heads-up! :jump:

I see the real N749NL several times a year, and these Connies are the first that look correctly modelled IMHO. Every other has the 'hump' or the landing gear wrong. So far the venerable FSDezigns Short-nose Connie was my favourite, but that will now be replaced with this one! (Still keeping the sounds of the L-049 though; most realistic I've heard yet!)

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P.s. The speedpack model is a really nice addition!
 
Thanks for the find:applause:

I have there G & H models already and now I can add this to my hanger!

Rick
 
Argh! Another manual to read! :isadizzy: This looks great, have to go get her now. Spent a few hours yesterday in the Super Connie and was planning to fly her again today. Maybe this one instead. After the great advice here at SOH and much time perusing the manual I seem to have this bird sorted, and man is it complex, detailed, visually amazing and very entertaining.
One thing I couldn't understand with the fuel management was why if you correctly select tanks 2A/3A, the board shows 2B/3B. The manual kind of explained it (FS limitation in the number of tanks/cross feeds you can have) but for the first time yesterday I risked letting 2B/3B run dry and sure enough the wingtip "A" tanks cut in...phew!
I've never been into airliners before but Manfred & his team have really produced something extroadinary. The connies are payware standard; true, new FS classics!

Thanks guys :)
LPXO
 
These are truely the best airliners to fly........I will take a prop over a jet any day'

hopefully they will do the 049, 649 and the old 6-69, our of all the connies built....for the sim...none has been produced as a C-69......that is a missing part in the Connie hanger.
 
I have a seperate hangar for all of these Connies, from the L-049 to the YC-121. This will be a nice addition too. Thanks Pete...:ernae:

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Thanks for putting her out there Pete, I figured Volker or Roland would have already done that :salute:

Flightsim.com
http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=141458

Avsim.com
http://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=141034

For sounds I am still not sure which one I personally like best....but either one of the two choices mentioned in the Readme by Manfred do work quite well. I'll have to try the L-049 again as well.

As for Manfred making a new L-049....who knows as far as I know right now he is taking a well deserved break.

LPXO : The reason why the fuel levers in the L-1049 do only have the 2A and 3A markings is because there simply is no 2B 3B valve in the airplanes plumbing. IF the additional tip-tanks are installed they are connected to 2B and 3B directly....no additional valves. Take a look at the 9-Tank configuration picture we included with the manual for the Super-Connies. That should explain it. The tool tip may tell you where the fuel is currently coming from ( can't remember now if that's how it ended up )

Good news is that if you learned the L-1049 systems the L-749 is a piece of cake.....no more tip tanks on her.

Cowboy: For the L-649 : Remove the 2A and 3A entries in the aircraft.cfg or better yet start those two lines with // and you have the 4 tank L-649. Visually there is no difference other than possibly the eye-brow windows on the cockpit. The rest of the modifications was under the skin so to speak.

As for the C-69 that is indeed the L-049. Same beast different name.

Cheers
Stefan

For those who really want to know the greatest airplanes ever a little better here is a great story line on the old gal.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/19260104/Lockheed-Constellation-From-Excalibur-To-Starliner
 
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