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 - Sounds
Model-Voicepack for the Boeing 7E7

File Description:
Model-Voice-Callout for the Boeing 7E7, missing in FS2004. Made with "Editvoicepack 3.0"

Filename:	ModelVoicepack_for_the_Boeing_7E7.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	21st June 2004, 04:52:19
Downloads:	1,166
Author:	Georg Fausten
Size:	1.35 KB

Category: Strike Fighters: Project 1 - Repaints
318th FIS Skin for F-15A

File Description:
318th FIS Skin for F-15A for Strike Fighters

Filename:	318th_FIS_Skin_for_F15A.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	21st June 2004, 04:53:00
Downloads:	287
Author:	David USAFMTL Slavens
Size:	421.96 KB

Category: Strike Fighters: Project 1 - Repaints
550th TFS Skin For F-15A

File Description:
550th TFS, Luke AFB, Az

Filename:	550th_TFS_Skin_For_F15A.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	21st June 2004, 04:53:07
Downloads:	236
Author:	David USAFMTL Slavens
Size:	1.02 MB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Miscellaneous Files
TO-Performance Calculator for Airbus AC

File Description:
Calculates your TO-speeds in a realistic environment.

Filename:	TOPerformance_Calculator_for_Airbus_AC.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	27th November 2004, 17:13:30
Downloads:	2,802
Author:	Roland Wukovits
Size:	22.49 KB

Category: Orbiter - Spaceships
Pioneer 4 Add-on for Orbiter

File Description:
Pioneer 3 and 4 were early satellites designed to be lofted toward Earth's Moon. They were equipped with Geiger counters to measure radiation in space. Pioneer 3 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 6, 1958. Because of a slight error in the satellite's velocity and angle after burnout of the Juno II rocket, it did not reach the Moon; instead it achieved a peak altitude of 102,320 kilometers (63,580 miles). The satellite did, however, discover a second radiation belt around Earth during its flight. Pioneer 3 reentered Earth's atmosphere over equatorial Africa a day after launch. Pioneer 4 was launched March 3, 1959, and successfully passed within 60,000 kilometers (37,300 miles) of the Moon the following day. The satellite was tracked for 82 hours to a distance of 655,000 kilometers (407,000 miles) from Earth, a record at that time. Pioneer 4 is now orbiting the Sun, the first U.S. spacecraft placed in solar orbit. The Orbiter version will do a little better than get you within 60,000 kilometers like the real one achieved. The flight profile included usually will get you to within 8,000 kilometers, and sometimes, depending on the mood of your copy of Orbiter, may even impact the moon! However since installations may vary, your distance to the moon on arrival, or even impacting the moon, is not guaranteed. Just like the real thing!

Filename:	Pioneer_4_Addon_for_Orbiter.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	19th October 2004, 19:59:22
Downloads:	682
Author:	Jim Williams
Size:	530.42 KB

Category: Strike Fighters: Project 1 - Mods, Utilities and Patches
A-6A Intruder for SF:P1 / WOV

File Description:
Grumman A-6A Intruder add on plane for SF:P1 and VOW, SP3 compatible

Filename:	A6A_Intruder_for_SFP1__WOV.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	4th December 2004, 18:40:46
Downloads:	1,591
Author:	Pavel Monty, CZ Tosovsky
Size:	5.39 MB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Miscellaneous Files
SID's and STAR's for Ibiza (LEIB)

File Description:
Sids, Stars and Approaches for Ibiza (LEIB) for the Level-D Simulations 767-300ER, taken from the Spanish AIP charts.

Filename:	SIDs_and_STARs_for_Ibiza_LEIB.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	21st March 2005, 21:30:18
Downloads:	870
Author:	Andrew Piper
Size:	7.25 KB

Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Panels
Wide Mooney Bravo (for duel monitors)

File Description:
This panel is only for those of us lucky enough to be able to Horizontally SPAN our display across two displays. Works well with the default Mooney Bravo.

Filename:	Wide_Mooney_Bravo_for_duel_monitors.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	23rd March 2005, 15:19:38
Downloads:	403
Author:	Chris Hutchings
Size:	539.08 KB