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

Sunny9850 said:
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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Yes I know they were the same beast.

I have been looking for that C-69 point that was mentioned and can't find it, Does anyone have it?
 
Cowboy1968 said:
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.
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Sorry just tried to reply to your post.
 
This really should be a sticky! :ernae:

Caz

Pete, I swear, I could just sit back and listen to the start-up all day! My memories slip back to a young boy smitten my aviation and instead of pushing his father to go for the mountains or the ocean, I had him take me to major airports so i could see Connies land and depart, I lived a fractured life. Funny thing, my old daddy never did turn me down! Think he had latent aviation bug too. :icon_lol::medals:

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This latest offering from Manfred & Team is just the Bees Knees! Love it!

Some screenshots from my initial testing at Diego Garcia with The Eastern Speedpack version, a few of the MATS C-121A at modern day Beale AFB and a few departure shots at EHAM with the KLM ship.

Brilliant work Manfred and Team! Mike :ernae::applause:
 
Anyone have any idea why when I click on the cowl flaps icon to open or close them, my speedbrake activates? Killed me twice before I figured out what was happening....
 
Astoroth said:
Anyone have any idea why when I click on the cowl flaps icon to open or close them, my speedbrake activates? Killed me twice before I figured out what was happening....
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Bugga really thought we would make it through the first day without someone having an issue somewhere :kilroy:

And unfortunately I have no immediate answer for you either. Since the L-749 does not in fact have a speedbrake I don't know why it would deploy one for you. There is a drag penalty coded into the cowl flaps...so when they are open 100% they act like little speedbrakes.......but it should not drop you out of the sky.

So let's sort this out step by step.

1. What configuration is the airplane in when this happens ?? (Speed,Flaps,Gear etc)
2. How much are the CFs opened in % ??? (Should be <30% pretty much any time she is airborne)

If you want to completely get rid of the Speedbrake code open the aircraft.cfg and look for this line:

spoiler_limit = 70.000

and change it to

spoiler_limit = 00.001

But I think there is something else not quite right....I have about 100h testing this bird and have had no such mishaps.

Stefan

And before I forget again....thank you all for the kind words. I am sure Manfred will be tickled to read these comments as well.
 
The more I fly the 749 the more I like it. :jump:

Out of all the Connies Manfred & Team have produced , I would have to say the 749 is my favorite.

I love the cargo pod and I can't wait to see the range of cargo paints to come ( both real and fictional ).

Once again my thanks to Manfred & Team for your dedication and gift to us. :applause: :applause:

:ernae:

Pete.
 
PeteHam said:
The more I fly the 749 the more I like it. :jump:

Out of all the Connies Manfred & Team have produced , I would have to say the 749 is my favorite.

I love the cargo pod and I can't wait to see the range of cargo paints to come ( both real and fictional ).

Once again my thanks to Manfred & Team for your dedication and gift to us. :applause: :applause:

:ernae:

Pete.
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I'll take my "pay" in the form of a Stearman flight mate :icon29::icon29:

Stefan
 
What else could I say?

... except a huge

Thank you! :applause:

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I saw the MATS Connie at Tempelhof back in 1998 at the airlift anniversary show and took some 'analogue' pics back then.
Maybe I should fire up my slide scanner once again...
 
Cowboy1968 said:
... hopefully they will do the 049, 649 and the old 6-69, ....
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Hi Cowboy,

Sunny already mentioned it, but the 749 is very close to the 649. I doubt that there will be a dedicated version for it. Externally, the only difference is the lack of outboard wing fuel dump ports on the trailing edge between aileron and flaps (see manual ch. 2).
If you want to simulate the use of a 649 or 649A, just don't use the outboard fuel tanks. These planes have a lower MTOW (see manual p. 2) and fuel sequencing is slightly different (see operation section). But that's it. These types are pretty much covered in the current release.

Best regards,
Volker
 
Astoroth said:
Anyone have any idea why when I click on the cowl flaps icon to open or close them, my speedbrake activates? Killed me twice before I figured out what was happening....
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Hi,

I couldn't reproduce your effect on my system. You can open or close cowls by SimIcon, keyboard shortcut or the dedicated switches on the propeller control subpanel.
However, I found that using the speedbrake keyboard shortcut will actually open the main gear bay doors. Seems like there is some old animation code still in the system dating back to the Starliner. Just don't use the speedbrake and you're fine.

Best regards,
Volker
 
PeteHam said:
Anytime :jump: ..... you get down here and I'll shout ya the flight ( I'll even let you do 'stick time' ) ..... and I'll buy you a Kiwi beer :ernae:

Pete
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Deal.... I'll have to make sure I plan this right with you being down under or on the flip side season wise :applause::applause:

Stefan
 
Sunny9850 said:
Bugga really thought we would make it through the first day without someone having an issue somewhere :kilroy:

And unfortunately I have no immediate answer for you either. Since the L-749 does not in fact have a speedbrake I don't know why it would deploy one for you. There is a drag penalty coded into the cowl flaps...so when they are open 100% they act like little speedbrakes.......but it should not drop you out of the sky.

So let's sort this out step by step.

1. What configuration is the airplane in when this happens ?? (Speed,Flaps,Gear etc)
2. How much are the CFs opened in % ??? (Should be <30% pretty much any time she is airborne)

If you want to completely get rid of the Speedbrake code open the aircraft.cfg and look for this line:

spoiler_limit = 70.000

and change it to

spoiler_limit = 00.001

But I think there is something else not quite right....I have about 100h testing this bird and have had no such mishaps.

Stefan

And before I forget again....thank you all for the kind words. I am sure Manfred will be tickled to read these comments as well.
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First off, let me say that I was not complaining, I love this aircraft!

That being said, I do 90% of my flying from a custom minipanel that I have designed.
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The little red light just above the DME and next to the gear indicator is a speedbrake indicator light. when it shows, it means the speedbrake is deployed.

When I load up the aircraft, I start in the 2D then switch to the VC, to initialize any XML guages or coding that might be. Then I switch to my minipanel.

when I load the L-749, the indicator is off. But when taxiing, any time I come to a full stop, the indicator comes on. I press the / key, and hear a click, like a switch has been thrown. Press / again, and the indictor will go off. put flaps down 1 notch and take off. Raise gear, raise flaps, gain some speed and start climb. Go into 2D, click on the cowl flaps indicator to shut cowl flaps. Come back to minipanel, and the indictor is back on. Fastest I can go in level flight with no flaps and gear up is 153 knots, at 500 feet. Press the / key twice, indicator goes off and speed starts to climb. Any time I adjust the cowl flaps, the indicator comes back on, and speed starts dropping quickly. Also comes on sometimes when I drop flaps, or when raising flaps. Sometimes if I make a hard bank. I've learned to quickly press the / key twice anytime I see that indicator pop on, or my speed will very quickly fall to no faster than 153 knots. Not a big deal not that I have figured out it takes 2 presses on the / key, I've learned to deal with it. Was just wondering why it happens. Probably has something to do with my flying from the minipanel....I just like to take in the scenery while I fly. Not a big deal.

I still love the plane, it's my favorite propliner by far! Thanks for the great bird!

~A~
 
If you want a good informative minipanel, get the Stratojet Merlin and copy that one. You'll lose your power level gauges, but just about everything else is there. I wonder if the issues you're having with the spoilers might not be the result of some conflicting code between the Connie's gauges and your minipanel.
 
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