*************** Northwest Orient Airlines Boeing Stratocruiser****************
                  Version 3. An FS98 aircraft by Dave McQueen
                            September 4, 1998  
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      This is an update to the updated afx file from July, 98 of the Boeing
      Stratocruiser/C97G aircraft I made a couple of years ago for FS5.1 . 

   Changes:   July, 98:  redesigned engines, wings, nose, and corrected a
                         vertical fin error

              September, 98: Added transparent propellers; lowered the nose
                            wheel scrape by 8 inches. With many many thanks
                            to Alexander Remus for his detailed Transparent
                            surfaces tutorial (see simflight.com web site),
                            and to Tom Gibson for pointing me to a usable
                            hex editor program and explaining to me how to
                            make use of it. See Tom's Classic Airliner's
                            web site (http://members.aol.com/TGFltsim/index.html)
                            for other great propliners.


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                         e-mail:   smcqueen@home.com

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TO INSTALL:   Use a decompression program like Winzip to unzip the downloaded file to your
Flight Simulator 98 Aircraft folder. You must have installed the FS98 converter by Microsoft
to use this aircraft. The converter can be downloaded from the Microsoft Games site on the
Internet, and also various flight simulation web pages, such as flightsim.com . 
          
         (BUT DO NOT CONVERT THE FILES!!!  They have already been converted!!!!)
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 Thumbnail Sketch of the Stratocruiser"

The  C-97 Stratofreighter/Stratotanker was derived from the B-29 and B-50
 bombers. The original C-97 had a shorter B-29 fin that was later replaced
 with the taller B-50 fin. It was so high that the fin was hinged so that
 it could be folded down in order to get the airplane into the hangars of 
 the day. 888 C-97/KC-97s were built.
   
   "The Model  367 was a cargo/transport design.  to obtain the needed cargo 
 capacity a double lobe fueslage of two intersecting sections was developed. 
 Two circular sections were preferable to a single elipse of equivalent area
 to withstand stresses imposed by cabin pressurization. The cargo floor was
 built along the line of intersection. The lower lobe had the same diameter
 as the B-29 fuselage while the upper had a greater diameter and room for 134
 fully-equipped troops, 3 loaded 1 and 1/2 ton trucks, or 2 light tanks in its
 74 foot length.  Clamshell doors were fitted into the belly ahead of the tail
 and built in ramps could be lowered to allow vehicles to be driven aboard.
 Bulk cargo was loaded by means of a hoist that ran on an overhead rail
 for the full length of the cabin. Two lower cargo holds ahead of and behind
 the wing could be loaded through outside doors."  from Boeing Aircraft
 Since 1916 by Peter M. Bowers

    Nearly 20 variants were produced including the KC-97 series that were the
 Air Force's main air refuelers before the KC-135 replaced them.

Power plant: Four Pratt and Whitney R-4360 Double Wasp 
radial engines of 3500 h.p.
Cruising speed: 340 m.p.h  (295 knots)
          NOTE: the FS51 airspeed indicator is calibrated in KNOTS!
Range:  4200 miles (max payload)
Dimensions: Span, 141 ft 3 in; Length, 110 ft 4 in; Height,38 ft 3 in


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Legalese:

ENJOY, AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. 
THIS AIRPLANE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHORS, AND CANNOT BE RE-SOLD OR 
PACKAGED WITH ANY PRODUCT FOR SALE, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN 
PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS.  HOWEVER, IT MAY BE UPLOADED TO ANY SERVER, 
ETC. THAT HAS *NO* DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS.  THIS IS FREEWARE!!

THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LIABILITIES THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR AS A 
RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS.  YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF USE.
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DM 4 September, 1998
