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Need a correct airfile for Ito's P-63 KingCobra

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Bill Kestell

Charter Member
Ito maded one of my favortie aircraft back a few years ago, a P-63A KingCobra. However, he used a "turbine" engine (listed in the airfile as a "Type = 1" instead of a piston engine "Type=0"). As a result, it flies way too fast, accelerates way too fast, and cannot support piston-engine gauges.
:isadizzy:
Hasn't anybody else noticed this?

Has anybody done a replacement airfile?

Would anybody consider a replacement airfile for this?

Thanks
 
Hello-
There's at least 2 FDE sets (aircraft.cfg and the .air file) available for Ito-san's P-61... One is by Ricardo Jones, available at FlightSim I think, and the other should be around this site somewhere- it was made for flying the P-61 in the RTW race.

There are also a number of nice skins for it, and a nice 2D panel made by Lobo da Silva (Ito's model doesn't have a VC)...

Mix together all of the above plus a good twin P&W R-2800 sound set, and she isn't a bad ride at all...

Have fun! -Mike Z.
 
And I just noticed the same problem with the P-61 Black Widow. Too bad, because these are great piston aircraft and nicely modeled ... just don't fly right or support the correct insturmentation,
 
DUH... Sorry, must have been a senior moment on my part... I've gotta lay off of the cough medicine...

Fortunately, there's a FDE set for the P-63 available as well- the zip file I have doesn't have a readme file in it to say where it came from, but the cfg file says 'copyright Jerry Beckwith'. I'm not sure, but I think the files are on this site somewhere also.

-Mike

P.S. If you can't find them, I'll be glad to share the files I have... -M.Z.
 
Piston Version

Bill,
Well, I saw this last night and went and got model and got a piston fde made for Ito's P-63A. I guess it would take someone 2 day & 3 nights (hehe) to 'make' these, but after 10 years of working on most downloaded ac cfg and air files, it was a piece of cake. I did not have this model from Kaz Ito. I work on his stuff every day (or so it seems). I know how fraustrating it is to have 'type 1' and prop as standard fare. No bueno, but that's Ito. Feedback on any problem you spot would be appreciated. Enjoy.
Chuck B
Napamule
 
New FDEs

Hey Gang,
I heard that the P-63A would not attain 400 kts so tweaked the air file and here is the new FDEs (version 3). It is the same otherwise. But, if anything is amiss I would like to know. I learn everyday, you know. Cheers.
Chuck B
Napamule
 
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