********  Beechcraft 1900D - General Aviation ****************


Thanks for downloading this aircraft. Features include night
lighting effects on passenger windows and landing lights when
gear down. 

This is a revised version of our 1900D with improvements made to
the visual model and textures. The flight model has been modified
to ensure that the aircraft flies the same in both fs5.x and fs95.


To install,
Copy the .*af files into your ???\texture directory
Copy the .air file into your ???\pilots directory

To install in FS95 follow the instructions in the Flight Shop 
Convertor.

Designed by
Marty Baclawski  CIS 103471,2017
                 AOL mbaclawski@aol.com

Flight Dynamics & Paintjob by
Jason Mann         


If you have any comments please drop either of us a line, 
it will be greatly appreciated.

If you would like the .afx file to repaint the aircraft
please contact Marty. If you would like the repaint done
for you please contact Tony.

This aircraft is freeware. If you would like to upload it to 
other services or BBS's that's ok as long as it's not for 
profit and you acknowledge us as the original creators. 
The inclusion of this file on retail shareware/freeware 
collections is expressly forbidden.



                            - Tony Bolton, February 1997

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Beechcraft 1900D
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The Beech 1900 series was based on the King Air 200 airframe but has
a much longer fuselage and more powerful engines. The development 
program started in 1979 with the 1900C and came into service in 1984.
By 1991 production switched to the 1900D which offers a greater range
and a deeper fuselage. The latter means that there is room to stand up
in the cabin which has made it a popular regional airliner, the largest
customer being Mesa Airlines.

1900D
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Power		  2 x 1280shp Pratt&Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops
Cruise speed   	  288kts
Range             1500nm			
Service Ceiling   FL250
Max takeoff wgt	  16,950lbs

Flying the 1900D
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Notes:
Although the B1900 is a turboprop the 'jet' model has been used to 
give the aircraft the high rate of climb and cruise speed.

The airspeeds given are indicated airspeeds (IAS) so you will need to
select this option in the 'options', 'preferences', 'instruments' menu.
Takeoff and climb data is for the aircraft at maximum takeoff weight.

The throttle settings are given as n2 readings, this corresponds to the
'turb' meter on the learjet panel.

The flight model was designed using a more realistic temperature
gradient than the default weather provided by fs. The Outside Air
Temperature (OAT) should decrease by 3.5 Farenheit (2 Celsius) for
every 1000' of increased altitude. So if the temperature at sea level
is 59F the OAT at 40,000' should be -81F not +14F as the program
defaults to. Flying with the default temperatures will cause a marked
decrease in the aircrafts performance and range.

The aircraft has been test flown after conversion to fs95 and flies
as per the numbers below.  


Take off:
Apply 1 notches of flap. Open the throttle to 95% n2 and rotate at
115kts. Gear up on positive climb and maintain at least 130kts during
the initial climb, the initial climb rate will be about 2,500fpm. When
clear of all ground obstructions drop the nose slightly and let the
speed increase, take off the flaps at 140kts.

Climb:
Maintain the throttle at 95% n2 for the climb. During the climb aim to 
maintain the airspeed at 170kts IAS (+/- 10kts). Initially the climb
rate will be about 2,500fpm but as the altitude increases this will 
drop but it will still maintain a healthy climb rate up to cruise
altitude. The service ceiling is FL250 but the usual cruise altitude
is between 14,000' and 20,000.

Cruise:
Level off and reduce the throttle back a touch and let the aircraft 
build up to it's cruise speed. When it approaches M0.44 throttle back
to 90% n2 to hold that speed, for long range cruise set the throttle
to 87% n2.

Descent:
Reduce the throttle to 65% n2 and use the autopilot altitude hold which
will descend at about 1,650 fpm with an IAS of about 185kts. 

Holding/Approach Pattern:
Increase the throttle to 77% n2 to hold the airspeed at 170kts IAS.

Landing:
Maintain the throttle at the holding setting and add 1 notch of flap to
reduce the airspeed and start the descent. Gradually add more flap and
lower the gear, with full flaps and gear down you should aim to cross 
the runway threshold at 110 - 115kts. 







