
 Recommended Consolidated B-24J Liberator for NavyOps 
 Sceneries

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 !  Designer: Terry Hill                           !
 !  Many thanks, Terry, for this nice plane model  !
 !  and this wonderful nose (fuselage) art.        !
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 !  Released as freeware. Any commercial use is    !
 !  NOT allowed without permission of the author   !
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New features: 

This version of a recommended plane for the 'NavyOps' 
scenery (load at www.laubstein.de/navyops) is part of 
an overall update of all planes available at the NavyOps
page. All planes got an improved flight model for most 
authentic flight dynamics.
Title of this plane in CFS aircraft menu is:
'NavyOp B-24J Liberator'

Important: 

If you have installed any previous NavyOps 'B-24J' remove 
or delete the folder from CFS aircraft directory to avoid 
conflicts.


I.   Installation


	Unzip to directory 'Aircraft' of CFS and maintain
        subdirectory structure. Do not change the name of
        the folders because they are needed by CFS for
        aircraft identification.
        After installation you should have this structure:

        .../CFS/Aircraft
	          |
	          |-NavyOpB24
			   |-Gauges
			   |-Model
			   |-Panel
			   |-Sound
			   |-Texture

        Copy all the gauges of folder 'Gauges' into 
        Combat Flight Simulator\gauges.
        If a dialogue window asks you to overwrite already
        existing gauges, click 'Yes'.
   


II.  Special Gauges / Windows

        Activate/deactivate this special gauges by pressing
        the following buttons:

        Button Action		Function

	'Shift + 2'		Frequency tuning gauge

	'Shift + 3'		List of additional NDBs

	'Shift + 4'		Clock for setting of daytime
				

        Note:


	Clock
	------------

	The clock (Shift + 4) can be used to adjust daytime
        in flight. This can be used to change to daytime if
        it is dark when entering the game or to change to
        nighttime (darkness) to fly a night fighter mission.
	
        A second function of the clock is to zoom/unzoom
        the cockpit view.

	Both functions are mouse controlled. You can change
	the numbers of the time and zoom indication by
	pointing with the mouse cursor on the numbers.
        Move a little bit overhead the numbers from left
	to right. If there is a plus sign displayed your
	click will increase the value and if a minus sign
	is displayed your click will decrease the value. 


	ADF
	------------

	The ADF gauge (it exists twice in B-24: one above the
	altimeter and speed indicator, the other right of the
	attitude indicator) is a special navigational aid of 
	the last phase of WW2 to find the way back to carriers/
	bases if orientation (visual contact) was lost.
	The needle of the gauge points towards the 
	selected Non Directional Beacon (NDB).
        The standard frequency (619) is already preselected.
        It will lead you back to the recommended start
        point (in the middle between the islands).
	
        Note: My Scenery 'NavyOps3b' (and all follow up
              versions) include this NDB that are needed
              for using the ADF feature.
	      Range of the NDBs is 80 Nautical Miles.
              It is NOT available in NavyOps2 or NavyOps3a.
	      (Load sceneries at www.laubstein.de/navyops)

        
	Other usable frequencies can be displayed with 'Shift +3'.

	With 'Shift+2' you get the frequency tuning gauge.

	Tune the selected frequency by clicking with the mouse 
        on the plus/minus areas overhead the adjustment buttons.


	Note: The tuning of the NDB frequency uses the same
              function as the zoom/unzoom function of CFS. 
	      Therefore you will loose the zoom function
              after tuning action for this flight/mission.

              You can avoid this effect if:

	      -  you use the zoom/unzoom function of the additional
                 clock (Shift+5) once to reactivate the standard zoom
		 function. 
		 For example: 
		 Zoom one step up and one step down (to have the previous 
		 zoom factor again) and the standard zoom function is 
                 restored including zoom/unzoom in external views.

		 or

	      -  you don't change the frequency. The standard frequency 
		 '619' is preselected already.
                 This is the NDB of the recommended start position 
	         (point in the middle between the islands). Turn until 
                 the needle points to north and you are on the heading 
                 towards this start position.

	      

        ADF function in detail:

        Pilots used to fly directly between points in 
	the old days, rather than going from VORTAC to 
	VORTAC as they now do. 	They would plot a course 
	to their location and head there, taking bearings 
	on radio ranges - what today we would call 
	NDBs - plotting their position on a chart from 
	these bearings. To do this they used the Automatic 
	Direction Finder (ADF).

	The easiest way to navigate with the ADF is to 
	have an aviation chart of the area in which you're 
	flying, then select the NDBs that serve you best on 
	your trip and either fly to them, or take bearings 
	from them as they pass by.

	The ADF is adjustable (knob on lower left) to either 
	0 degrees (north), or to whatever degree you want 
	to set it to. It is NOT, however, mounted on a 
	gyrocompass, but remains fixed. The easiest thing to 
	do - and what I do - is to leave it where it is 
	(pointed north).
	Turn until the needle of the ADF gauge points to north.
	Now you have the direct heading to the NDB.


III.	Special Hints

	To turn this aircraft on the ground, engage one wheel 
	brake (by pressing buttons F11/F12 for left/right wheel)
	and increase throttle for the engines. You can use rudder 
	too, but this has only a minor effectiveness on the ground.

	Example:

	To make a turn to the left side:

	Engage left wheel brake by pessing button 'F11' continously.
	Increase throttle for engines and watch the aircrafts 
	movement.

	To stop the turn release 'F11' and cut throttle.


 See you in the air!

 Uwe Laubstein
 aka 'air_splashu'

 splashu@gmx.de.
 www.laubstein.de/navyops

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 Credit to the authors and developers of used freeware:

 This aircraft was designed and released by Herve Devred.

 Original Model:	Terry Hill
 
 Special gauges:	Ralf J. Triebel, 
 			Stefan Giessler,
 			Michael Vader	

 Panel:			Dave Haskell/Glenn MacDonald

 Sounds:		Oscar Everitt
  
 Special thanks to all the freeware authors for their efforts.
