Avro Lincoln User Manual
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1. o ES There are several different ways of looking at the aircraft and the cockpit select these alternative views by right clicking in an empty area and picking the Aircraft menu for external views and the Cockpit menu for views inside the cabin It is possible to zoom and pan as normal in these alternative views Cycle though the available ones by pressing the A key External View Options It is possible to pan and zoom as normal in all external views Right Wing View o M a 1 in 4 J Dam io Left Wing View Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 Tail View Cockpit View Left Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 Cockpit View Right Bomb Bay Interior Views It is possible to pan and zoom as normal in all interior views Virtual Cockpit View Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 10 Copilot s Seat View Engineer s Panel View Ses Te Pilots Panel View Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 11 Fuel Panel View Bomb Aimer s View Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 12 Moving Around the Cabin Shift Enter and Shift Backspace moves up and down Ctrl Shift Enter and Ctrl Shift Backspace moves side to side Ctrl Enter and Ctrl Backspace moves back and forwards VIRTUAL Cockpit FUNCTIONS Main PANEL LEFT SIDE 12. Autopilot Control Lever 2 levers both toggle AP on off 2 Sim Icons Quick links to FSX functions for ATC Radios GPS Map Kneeboard Autopilot and Control Column toggle 3 P10 Compass A standard magnetic gyro with the larger T shaped indicator needle for indicating the current heading of the aircraft The tootip will show the heading in the top half of the gyro disc the lower half allows the tooltip to show gyro drift error which can be adjsted using the mouse in the lowest part of the disc Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 13 4 Autopilot Pressure Indicator Simulated 5 Airspeed Indicator Shows the present airspeed in knois 6 Artificial Horizon NI st mm 7 Vertical Speed Indicator 8 Altimeter Standard altimeter knob left side for Baro Setting Use left right mouse click mousewheel or left click drag to adjust 9 Gyro Compass Simple backup heading indicator 10 Turn and Slip Indicator 11 Undercarriage Position Indicator 12 Brake Pressure Indicator Shows braking system hydraulic fluid pressure 13 Nav Lights Switch Toggles the standard red green navigation lights 14 Landing Lights Switch Click to extend the landing light Ctrl L on the keyboard will have the same function Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 14 Main PANEL COAMING 1 Radio Magnetic Indicator A standard RMI with the larger needle for indicating the direction of the tuned NAV 1 station a
3. Engine Oil Temperature Indicator Displays the temperature of the oil in the engine selected by the adjacent selector knob 6 Engine Oil Temperature Selector Selects which engine oil temperature is displayed on the adjacent gauge Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 19 7 Emergency Propeller Feathering Switches Pressing the large button will set the propeller blades edge on into the slipstream NOTE blades must be at fully fine pitch before they can appear fully feathered on the exterior model Clicking a second time resets the blades to the normal position determined by the pitch levers 8 Fire Extinguisher Warning Lamps These illiuminate when a Fire Extinguisher is actuated 9 Fire Extinguisher Switches Each is covered by a flap which must first be raised by clicking once Press the button in set off the fire extinguisher The propeller blades should be feathered first see 7 above ENGINEERS PANEL 1 Heater Header Test Button Press the button in to test the system The adjacent ammeter will show a reading 2 Test Ammeter Shows a reading when any of the various test buttons are pressed Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 20 3 Radiator Shutter Switches Each switch opens closes the engine radiator shutter cowl flap beneath each engine The shutter is either open or closed with no intermediate positions The radiator temperature indicator needle will also indicate the shutter status 4 Rad
4. Entry Doors and Windows SHUT Set Parking Brake OFF Advance throttles to begin taxying Takeoff 1 DI 3 4 This section assumes maximum fuel load in all tanks Check Autopilot OFF Set Intake Heater Switch ON Set flaps to takeoff 1 step on gauge Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 24 5 Apply power smoothly to full throtile 6 Take off occurs at approx 125 KTS IAS After Takeoff II a At 140 KTS raise GEAR At 150 KTS raise FLAPS prepare for slight drop in climb rate Set Radiator Shutters CLOSED oet Fuel Booster Pumps OFF Maintain the normal climb speed of 150 KTS 800 ft min using pitch or throttles Il 2 Adjust speed to normal cruise speed 145 KTS speeds up to 220 kts are Level off at desired cruise altitude possible 3 Use autopilot to set cruise parameters ARON Begin descent 40 miles from the landing zone Check Intake Heater Switch ON set Fuel Booster Pumps ON set Radiator Shutters OPEN Set descent rate as desired using the autopilot Final Approach BRUNE Landing lights ON if required Set Autopilot OFF oet Altimeter Baro Pressure to match landing zone pressure Enter downwind leg at 150 KTS Set Flaps to 1 step Dn ROI Check Autopilot is OFF Visual check there are no obstructions in landing zone At 175 KTS set GEAR DOWN Set FLAPS FULLY DOWN in steps Use throttles to maintain 110 120 KTS Touchdown speed is 90 KTS After L
5. The blades are now angled to the airflow and can bite Always have the props at this setting when starting or when at idle Feathered Prop feathering is activated by pressing the large cylindrical buttons on the Main Panel lower right side This will stop the engine and simultaneously turn the blades to the minimum drag position The blades must first be set to maximum fine pitch ctrl F1 for the effect to work properly Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 Bomb Bay Doors The doors are toggled open or shut using the spoiler key Bomb Visibility The bombs can be toggled on off using the bombs jettison T bar handle on the right side of the Main Panel Note this will reset to default bombs visible if you swap to another variant There is no keypress for this ExTERIOR LIGHTING Pressing the L key will turn on all lights You may however wish to turn them on using the appropriate switches in the cockpit as the L key also turns the on navigation landing lights search light and both instrument and flood lighting in the cockpit which should ideally be switched separately Shift L will toggle the nav lights and the cockpit lights Cril L will toggle and animate the underwing landing light Please refer to the cockpit section of this manual for information regarding light switch location Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS IN FSX
6. V rtavia LAYRO LOL USER MANUAL Manual Version 3 0 INTRODUCTION Designed as a replacement for the Lancaster the Lincoln was built as a long range bomber for missions into Eastern Europe and for use in the Pacific war against Japan Originally dubbed Lancaster Mk 4 the extent of the re design was such that a new type number and name was justified Apart from Australia the only other export customer for the Lincoln was Argentina The first Lincoln B 1 flew in June 1944 Only about 50 aircraft had been flown by May 1945 and with the end of WWII Lincoln production contracts were cut back sharply The first unit to take delivery in February of 1946 was 44 Squadron which had been the recipient of the Lancaster 4 years earlier A total of 447 Lincoln B 2s were built before production ended in 1947 Between 1950 and 1955 the Lincoln was used for anti terrorist operations in Malaya and Kenya The Australians continued to produce Lincolns until 1953 and retired the type in mid 1961 The Virtavia Avro Lincoln is a fully native FSX release which includes visual effects such as self shadowing bloom and bump mapping Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 INSTALLATION An easy installation is provided by way of an auto installer the Lincoln will be installed to the default FSX folder structure The install path can be edited in the Installer Dialogue to reflect a custom installation path such as E Games FSX fo
7. anding 1 2 Check Radiator Shutters are OPEN 3 Set Fuel Booster Pumps OFF oet FLAPS UP Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 25 4 Taxito parking area 5 Set Parking Brake ON Set Landing Lights to OFF oet Master Fuel Cock Levers to OFF Set Magneto Switches to OFF Set Intaker Heater and Navigation Lights Switches to OFF oet all cockpit and cabin lighting to OFF Set Master Battery Switch to OFF NAME E Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 26 Virtavia Avro Lincoln Reference Specifications Crew 7 Engines 4 x Packard Merlin 68A B Mk 2 or Rolls Royce Merlin 85B RAAF variants Horsepower 1 315 hp per engine Merlin 68 1 635 hp per engine Merlin 85B Wingspan 120 Length 78 3 Tail Down Height 173 Empty Weight 44 188 pounds Max allowable Landing Weight 65 000 pounds MTOW 82 000 pounds Armament 2 x 0 5 in Brownings in both nose and tail turrets 2 x 20mm Hispano cannon in dorsal turret Up to 22 000 lbs of bombs mines and incendiaries of various sizes and types Flight Reference Data Maximum speed 290 mph 20 000 ft B Mk 2 Normal cont cruising speed 145 kts Max Range 2 800 miles full bomb load Service Ceiling 32 000 feet B Mk 2 27 000 ft B Mk 30 Max Fuel Load 3 650 gallons Normal climb rate 800 feet per minute at Sea Level Stall Speeds 82 000 lbs Clean 115 kts Stall Speeds 75 000 lbs Clean 100 kis Stall Speeds 65 000
8. cations or reverse engineering may be carried out without prior consent from Virtavia All rights reserved copyright Virtavia Pty Ltd 2014 Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 PACKAGE CONTENTS The Virtavia Avro Lincoln package contains five model variants and six texture sets representing the following aircraft B MK 2 RF513 617 San Dambusters RAF Binbrook 1947 Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 B Mk 30 A73 36 RAAF 1 Sgn Tengah Singapore 1955 Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 Exterior MODEL The exterior model has all the usual animations such as ailerons elevators cowl flaps called radiator shutters bomb bay doors and landing flaps There are no speedbrakes fitted to the Lincoln Exits Shift E Crew entry door right side aft Crew figures The crew figures can be toggled using Ctrl W Propellers The propeller blade pitch is animated through the range from fine to coarse pitch There is also a special animation for feathering the blades in the event that an engine needs to be shut down in flight This turns the blades edge on into the slipstream for minimum drag Propeller Pitch Settings Minimum Pitch high RPM Use Ctrl F1 or mouse the Low High RPM switches on the Prop Panel Note how the blades are flat to the airflow this is termed the minimum or fine pitch Maximum Pitch low RPM Use Ctrl F4 or mouse the Low High RPM switches on the Prop Panel
9. iator Temperature Indicators These gauges show the temperature of the engine coolant fo reach engine 5 Charging System Ammeters Indicators showing the present charging level of each engine s generator 6 Fuel Pressure Warning Lamps These lamps illuminate when the fuel pressure is lower than 10 psi The lamps will be ON at engine idle as long as the Fuel Booster Pumps Pulsometers are off They will also light up automatically at 15 000 ft At this altitude the booster pumps should be used then the lamp will extinguish 7 Fuel Booster Pump Switches 8 Fuel Pressure Warning Lamps Test Buttons 9 Fuel Quantity Indicators Wing Tanks These numeric style gauges provide a quick check for the Pilot and Engineer of the main tanks and wing tanks level The same tanks are also measured by traditional gauges on the Fuel Panel below Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 21 FUEL PANEL 1 Outer Wing Tanks 2 Mid Wing Tanks 3 Inner Wing Tanks 4 Fuselage Auxiliary Tanks These tanks are disabled in the aircraft cfg and are optional 5 Fuselage Auxiliary Tanks Test Buttons Press to check functionality of the gauges Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 22 WINDOWS Both the sliding side windows and front direct view windows can be opened by clicking with the mouse on their respective handles knobs Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 23 REFERENCE INFORMATION Virtavia Avro Lincoln Pr
10. lbs Clean 95 kts Landing 80 kis Stall Speeds 56 000 lbs Clean 85 kts Landing 70 kts Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 27
11. nd the smaller needle for indicating the direction of the tuned NDB The yellow heading bug indicates the current autopilot heading setting The centre knob is mouseable and sets the autopilot heading value 2 Flaps Position Indicator Shows flaps position in steps and is mouseable Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 15 PiLors PANEL 1 Arm Rests Click to raise and lower the arm rests 2 NAV GPS Switch Toggles NAV1 and GPS to drive the autopilot 3 Master Battery Switch 4 Generator Off Warning Lamps 5 Generator Switches 6 Instrument Lighting Switch Provides illumination to the gauge faces only 7 Red Flood Lighting This function is disabled due to an FSX bug which prevents general VC illumination when bump mapped textures are used 8 Generator Off Warning Lamps Test Switches 9 Bomb Bay Doors Lever 10 Autopilot Rate of Climb Adjuster Wheel Can be operated by single mouse click or mousewheel Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 16 MAIN PANEL CENTRE 1 Magneto Switches Each has only two positions on and off The switch can not be used as a starter Setting to OFF will stop the engine Use right mouse click to turn the switch to the OFF position 2 Supercharger Warning Lamps Superchargers are not supported by FSX however these four lamps one for each engine will illuminate automatically at 11 000ft to show that the supercharger in question has automatically shifted i
12. nto high gear This is only for authenticity and has no effect on performance 3 Supercharger Warning Lamps Test Press to test the functionality of the warning lamps 4 Boost Pressure Indicators Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 17 5 Engine RPM Indicators 6 Clock 7 Engine Oil Pressure Indicators Sa Na Na Na 8 Intake Heating Switch Toggles Engine and Pitot Anti lcing 9 Master Fuel Cocks Engines 1 amp 2 The levers operate as on off switches which control the fuel supply to the engine 10 Engine Throttle Levers The levers can be moved independently with the mouse by dragging on any part of the lever 11 Master Fuel Cocks Engines 3 amp 4 The levers operate as on off switches which control the fuel supply to the engine 12 Propeller Pitch Adjustment Levers The default position is UP fully coarse pitch Each lever can be dragged with the mouse to any desired pitch setting Alternatively use the keyboard ctrl F4 max coarse ctrl F1 max fine Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 18 MAIN PANEL RIGHT 1 Starter Switches Each is covered by a flap which must first be raised by clicking once Press the button in to start the engine 2 Primer Switches Press the button once to prime the engine 3 Suction Gauge Measures combined engine suction in inHg 4 Bombs Jettison Handle Used to toggle the visibility of the bombs in the aircrafts bomb bay 5 Combined
13. ocedures Location of Switches The starter switches are located on the right side of the main panel They have safety covers which must first be opened The magneto switches are in a row at the top centre of the main panel The panel light switches are on the pilot s left side console nav and landing light switches are on the main panel in front of the pilot the control column can be toggled using the simicon to reveal these switches Mouse over each switch to confirm its function Use Ctrl E autostart to start the aircraft or l DO 6 H 8 9 10 11 ra 13 Check Radiator Shutters cowl flaps are FULLY OPEN switches on Engineer s panel Check Booster Pumps ON switches on Engineer s panel Check Intake Heater Pitot Carb Heat OFF Set throtiles to IDLE Check Master Fuel Cocks Levers in ON position location left and right of centre console Check Magnetos ON main panel Check Prop Pitch Levers all at fully coarse pitch default FSX setting ctrl F4 if needed Set Master Battery switch ON pilot s panel Set Navigation Lights switches to ON main panel Prime Engine 1 using Primer Button 1 main panel Start Engine 1 using the Engine 1 start switch Monitor engine RPM Check that engine has not failed to start Repeat Prime Start for remaining engines Check temperatures amp pressures main panel A Sp Landing lights ON if required Check Bomb Bay Doors SHUT Check all
14. r example Extras such as this manual will be installed into FSX Virtavia A start menu entry will also be made with an uninstaller should you ever wish to remove the product Please see the Package Contents section for more details on what is included in this package CREDITS Exterior and interior models Virtavia Textures Virtavia Gauges Herbert Pralle Virtavia Animation coding Virtavia Flight Dynamics Mitch London Engine Sounds Virtavia Manual Virtavia Testing Frank Safranek Mitch London Virtavia Recommended reading WarPaint Series No 34 Hall Park Books Ltd ISSN 1361 0369 The Avro Lancaster Manchester amp Lincoln Modellers Datafile SAM Publications ISBN 0 9533465 3 6 Virtavia Avro Lincoln Manual Version 3 0 SUPPORT Should you experience difficulties or require extra information about the Virtavia Avro Lincolnlin please e mail our technical support on tech support virtavia com COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Please help us provide you with more top quality flight simulator models like this one by NOT using pirate copies The flight simulation industry is not very profitable and we need all the help we can get Please help us grow by buying a legitimate copy These files may not be copied other than for backup purposes transmitted or passed to third parties or altered in any way without the prior permission of the publisher The source code for this product is closed No modifi
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