Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird for Flight Simulator 2002


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Example: Tail numbers 17962, 17972, 17976, 17980

Operated by:  Detachment 1 (Kadena Okinawa Japan), Det 4 (RAF Mildenhall, England), 9th Strategic Reconnaisance Wing,               Strategic Air Command
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Recommended panel: 	Excellent Panel by Vanessa Leightower (search Simviation on 				SR-71)

Recommended sounds: 	By Mike Hambly in his excellent Skunk works Blackbird (also on 				the Simviation searchable database)

NOTE: Both default to the standard Lear 45 provided by Microsoft.

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Special features:

TEB ignition upon engine start
Full animation of Rudders, Landing gear, nosewheel, refueling receptacle by using F8 to open and F5 to close (one for the imagination!!!), New Afterburners, FS2K2 Taxi, landing and strobe lights .
Pilot and RSO in full pressure suits.
Vapour from the wings during takeoff/landing and other slow speed flight maneuvers.

New Features in this version:

New Drag Chute (more detailed and like real but not exact - within the constraints of FSDS)
Darker and improved textures
Touchdown effects
Reshaped knife edge and front windscreen to mirror more accurately real life
 
Brand new 30 sided engine nacelles featuring:
 
moving inlet cone dependant on airspeed
airflow sensor probes
animated tertiary air flaps - which when on the ground with the engines off are affected by gravity and the lower half drop down
better engine chine blending - made by using a one part chine and engine rather than the last version's two part
3 new tail textures!!!
moving exhaust petals dependant on thrust
 
Plus a dynamic virtual cockpit

This model uses a modified .air file adapted from the superb PSS model designed by Graham Waterfield. This was the only .air file that offers the high speed stability needed, together with low speed characteristics.

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Installation instructions:

After download, 
1. Doubleclick the Winzip icon
2. Click on 'Actions' then 'select all'
3. Click the 'Extract button'
4. Click New Folder and name it SR71 (or whatever you fancy)
5. Move or copy this folder into your FS2000 'Aircraft' directory.
6. Then select 'Lockheed SR-71A' from the FS2000 aircraft selector.

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Happy flying! 

Comments or suggestions to alan.bushell@btinternet.com

Completely new aircraft model by David Bushell 2001 (c)