F-15E.ZIP by Conor McDermottroe
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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle for Microsoft Flight Sim 98.

This aircraft was originally a FS5/FSFS aircraft called F-15estrk.air by Kazuo Saidoh 
(xkb24309@pcvan.or.jp). I modified the flight model slightly and changed the markings to those of
an F-15E of the 391st Fighter Squadron. I then converted the aircraft to FS98 using fsconv98.exe. I
made a panel which is suitable for use in an F-15E. I could not make the panel exactly accurate
because in an F-15E there is a second cockpit for the Weapons Systems Officer (WSO).
 

Legal Stuff
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These files come with no warranty or claim of fitness or reliability. These files are distributed 
AS IS, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  The author has absolutely no affiliation whatsoever with BAO or 
Microsoft Corporation.  Neither the author, BAO, nor Microsoft Corporation shall be held liable for
any loss of data, down time, loss of revenue or any other direct or indirect damage or claims 
caused by these files.

These files are FREEWARE, and MAY NOT BE sold.

Any distribution of these files must be complete, and include this documentation along with the
other files.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Flight Simulator is a trademark of Bruce Artwick.

Any opinions expressed in this document are those of the author.


Contents of this archive
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F-15E.air     Aircraft file
F-15E.mdl     Aircraft model
F-15E.0af     Texture file 
F-15E.1af          "
F-15E.2af          "
F-15E.3af          "
F-15E.4af          "
F-15E.5af          "
F-15E.6af          "
F-15E.bmp     Panel background
aircraft.cfg  Aircraft config file
f15_check.cfg Checklist File
panel.cfg     Panel Config File
model.cfg     Model Config File
sound.cfg     Sound Config File
F15.ADI.gau   Gauge file
F15.EICAS.gau      "
F15.PFD.gau        "
F15.RADIO.gau      "
file_id.diz   Archive Identification File (delete if desired)
readme.txt    This file
391FS.txt     A text file with information about the 391st Fighter Squadron
F-15E.txt     A text file with information about the F-15E Strike Eagle

Installation
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If using Winzip:

	1) Open the archive
	2) Select all the files with information in the "Path" column
	3) Click "Extract" 
	4) Select the directory that FS98 is in
	   (default= C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator)
	5) Click OK

If using pkzip
	
	1) Extract the archive in your FS98 directory with the directories option enabled. 
	   (I think it is -d, I'm not sure I use Winzip)

Known Bugs/Irregularities
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- The MFDs don't work as ordinary MFDs, they only have one display each - sorry it was beyond my 
  knowledge of panels

- The engine display on the right hand side only shows data for the port engine. Again I don't know
  enough to fix it. If anyone can, could you please contact me with a patch.

- The aircraft is quite hard to land because it tends to bounce back up off the runway. I can't fix
  this so you will have to do it the hard way like I did by learning how to land better!

Information
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Most of the credit for this aircraft should go to Kazuo Saidoh (xkb24309@pcvan.or.jp) because he 
did the hardest part by making the visual model and the flight model. I can only take credit for 
modifying these, for creating the panel and for converting it to FS98

If you enjoy flying this aircraft, or would like to comment on its accuracy, suggest future 
projects, or just say hello, why not drop me an E-mail ? You can contact me at the addresses below.

Conor McDermottroe (conor_mcd@geocities.com)
Dublin, Ireland

Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/6545/