Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon USCG Update

File Description:
Textures only for Joe Binka's Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon in pre-WW2 U.S. Coast Guard livery. All markings redone in the correct style of letters and numbers. Removes the yellow from the bottom of the wings and tailplanes and adds the USCG lettering below the wings. Other minor tweaks. Textures modified from Joe Binka's originals.

Filename:	Grumman_J4F1_Widgeon_USCG_Update.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	26th September 2004, 18:42:34
Downloads:	907
Author:	Mick Morrissey
Size:	599.43 KB

Category: Orbiter - Spaceships
Vanguard 1 Add-on for Orbiter

File Description:
Originally a simple nose cone was to be carried aloft, but in July of 1957 it was decided that a small 1.47 kilogram (3.25 pound) test satellite would be used instead to exercise the tracking stations. This test satellite would consist of a simple 16 centimeter (6.4 inch) polished aluminum alloy sphere equipped with two transmitters operating at frequencies around 108 MHz, 6 small solar panels, and 6 dowel like antennas. The satellite was Vanguard I, in which its successes set the pattern for a multitude of other space ventures in this country and abroad. Vanguard also served as a springboard for scientists to launch several series of space probes to study various aspects of radiation phenomena. Vanguard I introduced much of the technology that has been applied in other U.S. satellite programs. For example, it proved that solar cells could be used for several years to power radio transmitters. Vanguard's solar cells operated for about seven years, while conventional batteries used to power another onboard transmitter lasted only 20 days. Now the oldest man-made satellite still in orbit to this day, Vanguard I has been 100 percent successful in meeting all its scientific objectives. Now you can fly this historical satellite in orbit. Unlike all the US Navy failed attempts, the Orbiter version will always get you there.

Filename:	Vanguard_1_Addon_for_Orbiter.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	27th September 2004, 16:23:56
Downloads:	507
Author:	Jim Williams
Size:	1.25 MB

Category: Orbiter - Spaceships
Explorer 1 Add-on for Orbiter

File Description:
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into space on January 31, 1958. Following the launch of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency was directed to launch a satellite using its Jupiter C rocket developed under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the assignment to design, build and operate the artificial satellite that would serve as the rocket's payload. JPL completed this job in less than three months. The primary science instrument on Explorer 1 was a cosmic ray detector designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth orbit. Once in space this experiment, provided by Dr. James Van Allen of the State University of Iowa, revealed a much lower cosmic ray count than expected. Van Allen theorized that the instrument may have been saturated by very strong radiation from a belt of charged particles trapped in space by Earth's magnetic field. The existence of these radiation belts was confirmed by another U.S. satellite launched two months later, and they became known as the Van Allen Belts in honor of their discoverer. Explorer 1 revolved around Earth in a looping orbit that took it as close as 354 kilometers (220 miles) to Earth and as far as 2,515 kilometers (1,563 miles). It made one orbit every 114.8 minutes, or a total of 12.54 orbits per day. The satellite itself was 203 centimeters (80 inches) long and 15.9 centimeters (6.25 inches) in diameter. Explorer 1 made its final transmission on May 23, 1958. It entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up on March 31, 1970, after more than 58,000 orbits. The satellite weighed 14 kilograms (30.8 pounds).

Filename:	Explorer_1_Addon_for_Orbiter.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	27th September 2004, 16:24:14
Downloads:	1,258
Author:	Jim Williams
Size:	565.57 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Scenery Design
Franks Updated Scenery Items - Part 1

File Description:
These files contain GMAX designed scenery items for use in FS2004 utilizing the new FS2004 BGLComp SDK. The true inspiration for these designs comes from Frank Betts over at Franks Hangar (http://www.flightsimsetc.dhs.org/) who originally designed these items as macros for use with Airport and FSSC programs. Frank was gracious enough to allow me to redesign them in GMAX for use in FS2004 and beyond. While I may have taken some 'artistic license' on a few items, they are basically identical to those designed by Frank. Most use the identical textures designed with Franks macros, but a few additional custom textures were added. All files also contain the original GMAX source files, so if you feel the need to alter or improve the fies, please feel free to do so. All I ask is that you share your improvements with the FS world as freeware. This is Part 1 of a series of files that will eventually update all of Franks macros to GMAX files.

Filename:	Franks_Updated_Scenery_Items__Part_1.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	25th November 2004, 05:20:10
Downloads:	1,626
Author:	Todd Lucas, Frank Betts
Size:	1.68 MB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Original Aircraft
Aviat Pitts Special S 1-T

File Description:
The original prototype of the S1 Special first flew in September 1944. The designer of the original Pitts Special aerobatic biplane, Curtiss Pitts, could hardly have appreciated that his design would continue in production for over five decades, and that it would come to be considered by the general public as the definitive aerobatic and display flying aircraft. This aircraft includes a custom-designed panel, full lighting effects, opening canopy, full animation, reflective textures and two-color multiple smoke system. A set of blank textures are also provided to enable you to paint the plane in the colors of your choice.

Filename:	Aviat_Pitts_Special_S_1T.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	4th December 2004, 16:41:50
Downloads:	7,674
Author:	Vasco Ferreira
Size:	2.3 MB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - AFCAD Files
German Airport 1 Munich Intl. (EDDM)

File Description:
This is a remake of Munich International Airport (EDDM) for GAP Series of Aerosoft. Parking Spots for the new Terminal 2 are included. I hope you enjoy this new afcad 2 file.

Filename:	German_Airport_1_Munich_Intl_EDDM.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	15th October 2004, 18:17:20
Downloads:	2,140
Author:	Mark Farhandi
Size:	13.32 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
AI IAI 1124 Westwind 1 N124WW

File Description:
*UPDATE* Forgot the textures in the first upload, here they are This is a repaint based of pictures of N124WW from airliners.net. Check out "westwind_ai_traffic" by David Cooper for great flightplans at Avsim.com

Filename:	AI_IAI_1124_Westwind_1_N124WW.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	23rd February 2005, 18:38:45
Downloads:	768
Author:	Dave Hall, Henry Tomkiewicz
Size:	193.03 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
AI IAI 1124 Westwind 1 N56AG

File Description:
This is a repaint based of pictures of N56AG from airliners.net. Check out "westwind_ai_traffic" by David Cooper for great flightplans at Avsim.com

Filename:	AI_IAI_1124_Westwind_1_N56AG.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	24th February 2005, 04:55:59
Downloads:	999
Author:	Dave Hall, Henry Tomkiewicz
Size:	198.35 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
AI IAI 1124 Westwind 1 (N445A)

File Description:
This is a repaint based of pictures of N445A from airliners.net. Check out "westwind_ai_traffic" by David Cooper for great flightplans at Avsim.com

Filename:	AI_IAI_1124_Westwind_1_N445A.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	24th February 2005, 04:56:29
Downloads:	1,137
Author:	Dave Hall, Henry Tomkiewicz
Size:	202.8 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
Luke AFB F-16 (Part 1)

File Description:
Eight repaints of Hrvoje Kovacevic's F-16 AI aircraft in the colours of the USAF, Luke AFB, Arizona. 21st FS (2), 61st FS (2), 62nd FS (2), 63rd FS (2). Textures only original aircraft required.

Filename:	Luke_AFB_F16_Part_1.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	27th February 2005, 15:53:37
Downloads:	271
Author:	Graham King
Size:	378.47 KB