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The Curtiss Wright C-46 Commando is a WWII twin-engine, taildragger and cargo aircraft. It was designed in 1937 as a pressurized passenger airliner. In WWII there were 3,181 build - around half a dozen Commandos are still flying today.
You have to install FlightGear to fly this monster (it has the span of a A320!).
- New detailled 3D exterior model (just for FlightGear)
- Exterior animated
- Full landing gear animation
- Animated surfaces
- Livery system
- US navy blue
- AEROCONDOR COLOMBIA
- Exterior animated
- JSBsim FDM
- costumized with 419 pages real handbook data (link)
Download this file: Go to https://github.com/SkybikeFG/c46/archive/master.zip.
Download the file (Green button on the upper right "clone or download v" > "Download ZIP") and unzip it. Now you have to name the folder "c46-master" as "c46". (without this step it will not work later) Then put the folder to $FGdata/aircraft/.
My C-46 Commando needs the DC6 (Douglas DC6) for its sounds. But this will be changed.
- Start FlightGear with the c46 at an airport.
- Switch the magnetos on (3 times
}button) - Start the engine starter with
s. This takes a few seconds. When you hear the running sound release thesbutton.
- Set the flaps to two by pressing 2 times
] - Release parking Brake
B - Taxi on the runway. Use your brakes on
,and.(float/point) buttons for steering. - On the runway you can give full power. Now use the rudder instead of brakes.
- After takeoff press
g
- 3D-cockpit (Work in progress, see image)
- New sounds
- Startup system with autostart option
- Fuel and payload system
- Lights
- more Liveries
- Dialogs
- Rear cabin with seats
There is temporary a development version with something like a 3D Cockpit. You will find it at the branch -cockpit (Download). This is 'unstable', textures are missing, there are no shadows and no animations...
- test the aircraft and write bug reports
- create liveries of your favourite airline