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 FS2004 DOUGLAS DC-6A Super Liftmaster

 CB-17 Base Pack Package
       
 GMAX Version 5  8/2019 
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Support available at the CalClassic Forum:
http://calclassic.proboards.com/

The latest and many other aircraft are available from the CalClassic Propliner Page:
http://www.calclassic.com

Exterior built and painted by Greg Pepper, Jens Kristensen, Max, and Tom Gibson

Northern Air Cargo livery by Jim Campisi
Everts Air Cargo livery by Dave James

Flight dynamics by FSAviator - see Reference file (F10).  This FDE is not designed for AI use - it will not work.  Download AI propliners at http://www.calclassic.com/.

NOTE:  This version of the DC-6A is normally used for modern operations, since high octane fuel for the CB-17 engines is typically not available.  The only change to the model itself is the removal of the black "footballs" under the fuselage (the ADF antennas).  If you want to use this model for classic era liveries using the CB-17 engines (an example is the USAF C-118A), do this:

1.  Download and install the DC-6A CB-17 Base Pack.
2.  Copy the two model folders found in this package (the model and model.spinner folders in the DC-6A CB-16 folder) and paste back into the same folder.
3.  Rename the new Copy of model folder to model.noADF, and rename the new Copy of model.spinner folder to model.noADF_spin.
4.  Move these two new folders to the DC-6A CB-17 folder.  Specify this new model in the DC-6A CB-17's aircraft.cfg file by typing model=noADF for small spinners, and model=noADF_spin for large spinners.

NOTE:  This version is only for FS2004

DOCUMENTATION:

FS2004/Aircraft/DC-6A CB-16/dc6afsx.txt for details on the featurees of this aircraft.
FS2004/Aircraft/dc6pnlKMCC/DC6 PANEL OPERATIONS folder for how to use the panel.

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INSTALLATION:

This EXE installer will NOT create a Start Menu entry, registry entry, uninstall program or anything else, other than copying the relevant files to the proper folders.  You may install to a temporary folder by pressing the ... button and copying things by hand if you wish.

You will install a "Base Pack" file containing everything you need, along with a single livery.  If you want more liveries of this specific aircraft, you will install the textures (only) into the Base Pack folder, and add a new livery section into the plane's aircraft.cfg file.

NOTE:  You must install the DC-6B CB-16 Base Pack to get a panel and sounds!

Quit FS if it is running before installation.

1.  Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, examine your FS2004/Aircraft folder for a folder called DC-6A CB-16.  If you find it, rename the aircraft.cfg file inside it to aircraft_old.cfg.  If you have added any extra liveries, you will use this backup file to add the extra livery sections to the new aircraft.cfg file.  YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ADDED LIVERY SECTIONS (if any) IF YOU DO NOT BACK UP THIS FILE.

2.  Double click this zip file archive to open it.  You will find this text file and a file called Setup.exe.

3.  Double click the Setup.exe file to start the installation.  Press the Run button at the warning screen.  If it doesn't find your main FS2004 folder automatically, press the ... button and browse to it.  If you prefer, press the ... button and install to a temporary folder.  Then copy the files and folders manually into FS.  Follow the instructions to finish the installation.

4.  To add more liveries to this Base Pack or to replace the liveries from your old aircraft.cfg file (other than the Base Pack livery), follow the instructions found in the Adding Liveries.txt file in the plane's folder.
 
5. Follow the instructions in the Start Here.htm file in the XXX PANEL OPERATIONS folder to operate this panel.  XXX = the panel/plane type, inside the panel's main folder.

6.  If the VC is too dark for you at night, open the plane's aircraft.cfg file and in the Lights section, remove the // from the left side of the lines that end fx_vclight.  Start with only one or two lines, and increase the number of active lines until you are happy with the light level.  Reload the plane each time you edit the cfg file.  The VC darkness at night will vary with your monitor's brightness setting, and thus must be optimized for your monitor.

NOTE:  Certain gauges require FSUIPC to be installed into your flight sim program.  Get it here:  http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html  You must install the correct version for your flight sim version!

After installation of all the files, start FS2004 and the plane(s) will appear in the Select Aircraft menu.  If you see duplicated variation entries, you did not remove all old aircraft.

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The DC-6 was developed as a faster, larger, and pressurized 
version of the DC-4 which first flew in 1946.  This popular 
airliner was faster than TWA's new 049 Constellation, and 
allowed one-stop transcontinental service in 10 hours.  When 
more powerful P&W R-2800 engines became available, Douglas 
decided to stretch the DC-6 by over 4.5 feet to produce the 
DC-6B.  The first DC-6B flew in February, 1951, and the first 
operator was American Air Lines.  Production of the DC-6B 
reached 288 by the close of the production line in November, 
1958.  Produced in parallel with the DC-7 series, many airlines 
found the DC-6B to be preferable to the DC-7's.  The DC-6A was 
a very similar plane designed especially for freighter service.

The reason for this preference is due to the impressive 
operating statistics of the DC-6B.  It had the best operating 
economics of any large piston airliner of it's time, and 
passengers also appreciated it's quietness, smoothness, and 
general comfort.  Douglas sold more DC-6B's than any other 
civil airliner in the DC-4 to DC-7C series, which indicates 
it's popularity with the public and the airlines.  The virtues 
of the DC-6B have endeared it to many recent operators, and 
several are still flying today.

NOTE: This plane and many other classic airliners can be 
downloaded free from Tom Gibson's Classic Airliner WEB site at - 
http://www.calclassic.com/ 


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Now the legal stuff:

COPYRIGHT 2019 BY TOM GIBSON, FSAVIATOR, JENS KRISTENSEN, AND GREG PEPPER.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

REPAINTS:  REPAINTS ARE ALLOWED WITHOUT FURTHER PERMISSION, BUT WE PREFER THAT THEY ONLY BE UPLOADED TO TOTALLY FREE SITES - I.E. NO CHARGES OR SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR INCREASED ACCESS.  HOWEVER, IF YOU REPAINT THE PLANE YOU MUST CREDIT ALL OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS IN YOUR TEXT FILE AND INCLUDE THIS TEXT FILE.  YOU MUST ALSO REMOVE ANY EMAIL ADDRESSES FOUND IN THIS FILE, AND NOT INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR FILE.  WE DO NOT SUPPORT REPAINTS.  PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR TEXT FILE.

THIS AIRPLANE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR, AND CANNOT BE RE-SOLD OR PACKAGED WITH ANY PRODUCT FOR SALE, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS.  THIS INCLUDES "FREE" CD COMPILATIONS WITH A CHARGE OF ANY KIND.  THIS IS FREEWARE!!

YOU MAY NOT UPLOAD THIS PLANE TO ANY OTHER SERVER, IT MUST REMAIN ON THE ORIGINAL SERVER.

THIS FILE ARCHIVE OR ANY REPAINTS MUST NOT BE UPLOADED TO A SITE OR LOCATION THAT CLAIMS ANY SORT OF COPYRIGHT ON THE FILE; COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR.  UPLOADING OF THIS FILE TO SUCH A SITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS TO VIOLATE THESE TERMS BY THAT SITE. 

THIS FILE ARCHIVE MUST REMAIN INTACT; YOU MAY NOT REMOVE OR UPLOAD PARTS OF THIS ARCHIVE (EXCEPT FOR REPAINTS).  THIS ENTIRE TEXT FILE MUST BE INCLUDED IN ANY DISTRIBUTION, AFTER THE EMAIL ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN REMOVED.  

THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR AS A RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS.  YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF USE.

