No Money Mondays: Douglas C-47
October 23, 2018
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If you are looking for a break from the world of today’s aircraft, why not try out yesterday’s aircraft? Specifically, the Douglas C-47 that first flew nearly eight decades ago.
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This was originally designed by Manfred Jahn, Jan Visser and the team for Prepar3D, with Aeroworx obtaining permission to convert it to X-Plane.
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The cockpit features an array of active switches and functions, enclosed in an environment filled with highly-detailed modelling and texturing. Whether you are new to flight simming or a veteran, acclimatising with the instruments should be no problem, as the analogue gauges present no digital displays and thus, little to learn.
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It also includes custom sounds for the ears, and documentation for the eyes; some of this is the original from 1946!
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The aircraft can be picked up here for free! The forum thread regarding the aircraft is located here.
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