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PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:09 pm
by ardypilot
I thought I would give a mention here to one of my new favourite freeware fs2004 aircraft, the Piaggio P-149D, found at avsim here

he Piaggio P-149 is a trainer-laison aircraft. It first flew in June 19th, 1953. I'ts a development of the P-148 model, with increased seat cpacity, tricycle retractable landing gear and a more powerful engine, featuring a three-bladed constant speed propeller. It was mainly used by German Luftwaffe as a training aircraft, that oredred 75 examples in 1955. Later in 1957 another 190 were manufactured under licence by Focke-Wulf. The D version is the one employed by Luftwaffe, while later some few P-149CH variants were used by Swissair as flying schools, and a few P-149U variants, with a new tailplane section to allow more rotation clearance on takeoff were used by Ouganda's Air Force. The P-149 Has a seating capacity of 4 with some examples being certified for 5 (both cases including pilot) and it's fully aerobatic, having G-limits set at +7\-4.5. After training activities ceased with Luftwaffe, several are still flying under civilian operators. This gMAX model features completely 3-D virtual cocpkit and cabin with advanced night lighting and custom special effects, plus a sound package recorded from the real thing. Simulates all systems onboard the real aircraft, coming with panel instructions. Flight Dynamics are built using only real data based on the 1% spreadsheet plus lots of manual tweaking for fine tuning. Read Notes before flying please... Enjoy! Our Piaggio Flying Club is under developement: you can contact us at piaggioflyingclub@gmail.com for information: we offer our private server for free and live atc on demand! Come on and join Us!! Notes and documentation are the htm files in the P-149D aircraft folder.


It has a great VC
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Easy to fly and handles well.
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Includes its own soundset
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Excellent animations, detailed textures
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Now all we need is a kiwi repaint!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:38 pm
by ZK-MAT
Downloading now, and also the paint kit, will give it a crack :)

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:06 pm
by Naki
This looks great - must add to list of must have add ons

Naki

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:56 pm
by ZK-MAT
Awesome little plane :D

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But ...

I told the the girlie not to put all her baggage in the back ... this happen to anyone else? (I've checked the fuel and loadings)

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Visibility to the starboard side is real poor! I go to look out the right hand side window and seem to get distracted . EVERY TIME :wub:

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:27 pm
by ZK-MAT
So, no one else's Piaggio turns into a tail-dragger?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:37 am
by hinch
looks good - i'd download it if i didn't have the sibwings safir :wub:

PostPosted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:00 am
by AlisterC
lol has it got any flaps Matt? That might help you take off :lol:
What an awesome looking little freeware, I think I'll get it as well. Thanks!