Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
Black Cat Catalina PBY5/5Av1.1 for x-plane

File Description:
This update includes improvements to the fuselage shape, addition of retractable wing floats using wheel farings, an improved but not custom panel, improved prop efficiency and more. The PBY Catalina is probably the best known flying boat with over 4000 produced by Consolidated aircraft and licensees. The Black Cat squadrons all done in flat black played havoc particularly for the Japanese in the Pacific. Fitted with radar, with a 15 hour endurance and 2800 mile range they hunted Japanese naval ships by night and bombed or torpedoed them by the hundreds up. There are 6 engine nacelles used in the model, 2 represent the 1200 HP radial engines driving the props, the others are jets with 5 lbs of thrust, 1 is used for the rear fuselage section, 1 is used for the wing pylon, 1 is used for the flare from the fuselage to the vertical stabilizer and the last is used for the forward observation and gunner space. Two are not used. Wing sections are taken up by the main wing and the support spars so there you go. The fuel tanks are used for the side gunner pods since these can be decorated separately. The plane flies very well and is stable as a rock. Takeoffs from water are quite easy as long as you don't dip a wing tip (no floats remember). The Black Cat squadron logo used in the paint scheme is courtesy of http://www.daveswarbirds.com/blackcat/logos.htm and is from the VP-71 Black Cat squadron.

Filename:	Black_Cat_Catalina_PBY55Av11_for_xplane.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	9th March 2003, 22:48:18
Downloads:	1,218
Author:	Robert App
Size:	136.75 KB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
P51 Black Widow for Vs. 6.4/6.51

File Description:
P-61B BLACK WIDOW for x-plane 6.4/6.51 The need for a true night fighter aircraft was well demonstrated during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Aircraft used to counter German night attacks were not very effective. At the direction of the Air Corp's Carl A. Spaatz, John Northrop submitted a ground up night fighter design, which, designated as the XP-61, first flew on May 26, 1942. The Black Widow was the first aircraft designed from the ground up as a night fighter. Its innovative slotted flaps and spoiler ailerons allowed operation from short airstrips and improved handling; the radar carried in its nose made it the dominant force in the night skies of Europe and the South Pacific. From July 6, 1944, when it claimed its first victory, to war's end, the P-61 distinguished itself as one of America's most unique fighting machines. After the war, P-61s were used in reconnaissance, weather research, and flight testing. The first American flight ejections were made from a P-61. Only four P-61 aircraft are known to exist today. SPECIFICATIONS: ENGINES: 2 Pratt and Whitney R-2800 2000 HP radials WING SPAN: 66.0 ft. LENGTH: 49.42 ft. HEIGHT: 14.67 ft. MAXIMUM SPEED: 366 MPH ARMAMENT: Four 20mm Cannon.

Filename:	P51_Black_Widow_for_Vs_64651.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	10th March 2003, 03:32:18
Downloads:	802
Author:	Robert App
Size:	1.38 MB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
B58 Hustler v1.1 for Vs. 6.4/6.51

File Description:
B58 Hustler v1.1 for X-Plane 6.40/6.51 Updated so PC users can read paint.BMP file- development of the B58 began in 1951 with 161 planes delivered to SAC between 1960 and 1970. Americas first supersonic jet bomber (mach 2+) the B58 was designed for high speed delivery of nuclear or conventional weapons from long range as a compliment to the B52 subsonic bomber. One of the most sophisticated planes ever developed, the B58 set many speed and altitude records some of which remain unbroken today. With a gross takeoff weight of 173000 lbs the B58 could cary as much as 101000 lbs of fuel (that's almost 60% of the gross weight). One of the most computerized aircraft ever built, the B58 is amazingly easy to fly without any computer assistance (except the one used to run the x-plane simulator). Go to the attached web sit for the fascinating story of the B58 Hustler.

Filename:	B58_Hustler_v11_for_Vs_64651.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	10th March 2003, 03:30:19
Downloads:	831
Author:	Robert App
Size:	245.73 KB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
F5E Tiger III v1.1

File Description:
F5E Plus Tiger III v1.0 for X-Plane 6.4/6.51 - This Upgrade allows PC users to open the paint.BMP file. The F5E Plus Tiger III is an upgrade of the F5E/F Tiger II and did not involve upgrades to the engines or airframe, avionics and electronics were substantially upgraded. The F5A Freedom Fighter was originally developed by Northrop as a light, fast, maneuverable and inexpensive fighter. Deliveries began in August 1964 and its various versions have been sold to many countries besides the US, including, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Chile, Honduras, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia and Yemen. Capable of speeds near mach 2 and a combat radius of 875 miles it is one of the most agile military aircraft ever produced.

Filename:	F5E_Tiger_III_v11.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	11th March 2003, 22:56:51
Downloads:	772
Author:	Robert App
Size:	1.27 MB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
ATF F-22 vs F-23

File Description:
The Advanced Tactical Fighter Standoff! Take a flight test of the world's most advanced prototypes with this single download. You will get both the YF-22A "Lightning" and the YF-23A "Black Widow II". In 1981, the Air Force developed a requirement for an Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF)as a new air superiority fighter. It would take advantage of the new technologies in fighter design on the horizon including composite materials, lightweight alloys, advanced flight control systems, higher power propulsion systems, and stealth technology. The Lockheed-Boeing-General Dynamics team built two YF-22 prototypes, while the Northrop and McDonnell Douglas team built two YF-23 prototypes. These models for X-Plane 6.21 were updated from the 5.66 versions.

Filename:	ATF_F22_vs_F23.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	6th November 2002, 01:19:25
Downloads:	1,989
Author:	Barry Leger
Size:	2.26 MB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
Cozy Mk IV - Canrad Homebuilt 4-Seater

File Description:
This plane has been created by Todd Parker (Cozy Mk IV builder) and converted into X-Plane v6.14-6.16 with his personal permission.

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
DH-88 Comet

File Description:
DeHavilland DH-88 Comet (originaly created by M.Fisher v5.66) converted to  v6.14-6.16

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
Finnish Airlines 'Airvetrean' DC-3

File Description:
This is the Third and last version of the AIRVETERAN for the best ever modelled DC-3. The Leif Ohlson´s DC-3. The same considerations about rights than older versions.

Filename:	Finnish_Airlines_Airvetrean_DC3.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	6th December 2002, 03:01:35
Downloads:	346
Author:	Miguel Angel Álvarez Gallardo
Size:	1.49 MB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
A.S.P. Chinook Canadian Ultralight

File Description:
Robust bush plane- ultralight Chinook. X-Plane v 6.14-6.16. Complete 360 degrees view of virtual cockpit. You definitely will be pleased by flying this aircraft.

Filename:	ASP_Chinook_Canadian_Ultralight.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	18th July 2002, 22:50:02
Downloads:	2,214
Author:	StanZ
Size:	2.96 MB

Category: X-Plane - Original Aircraft
B25 Mitchell for X-Plane 6.40/6.51

File Description:
B25 Mitchell for X-Plane 6.40/6.51. Made famous by the Doolittle raid on Tokyo shortly after Pearl Harbour the B25 Mitchell bomber is the most famous medium bomber of WWII and perhaps of all time. The B25 was the most numerous twin engine aircraft built by the US during WWII; estimates of production vary from 9300 to 11000 built. On April 18, 1942 Doolittle led sixteen B-25 aircraft from the navy carrier, U.S.S. Hornet to bomb Japan in retaliation for that country's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Although little damage was done and all planes were lost the raid proved to be one of the most famous missions of the war. The B25 was powered by a pair of 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-29 "Cyclone" 14 cylinder, air-cooled engines. Maximum speed was 272 mph at 15,000 ft, with a ceiling of 24,000 ft and a range of 1350 miles with a full load of bombs. Armament varied considerably in the B25 depending on the type of mission the plane was designed for. Heavenly Body is a B25J designed as a bomber, so it carried eleven 0.50 caliber machine guns; two in the top turret, two in the tail, one in the nose, two in cheek packs on each side under the pilot and one in each waste window. The top, nose and cheek pack guns could also be used in strafing, if so desired. This version carried 3,000 lbs of bombs (usually six 500 pounders) in an interior bomb bay. The X-Plane version is a fairly faithful rendition of the B25. The body consists of two sections consisting of the fuselage and a fuel tank. The main engine nacelles actually consist of two nacelles, one is the 1700 HP engine, the rear section is a 5 lb thrust rocket. Engine nacelles are also used for the two rudders in order to get the correct shape. Vertical stabilizers with rudders are buried within the nacelles. Decoration of the plane is complicated by the use of multiple nacelles but the resulting compromise is acceptable though not an authentic replica. As usual my panel leaves a lot to be desired but version 2 will correct this.

Filename:	B25_Mitchell_for_XPlane_640651.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	25th February 2003, 00:15:23
Downloads:	495
Author:	Robert App
Size:	1.85 MB