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1. 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 1 Engine Throttle Control Levers 2 Wing Flaps Control Lever 3 Tail Hook Control Lever Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 11 Cockpit Lights Switch 11 Parking Brake Handle 12 Engine Monitoring Gauges amp Standby Fuel Quantity 13 Rudder Position Indicator 14 Standby Airspeed Indicator 15 Pitch Trim Indicator Mousable Two D PANEL Pop Ups in VE The following keystrokes will toggle the 2D pop up panels associated with the accompanying 2D panel suite Shift 3 Autopilot panel Shift 4 Electrics and transponder Shift 5 Radios and Autopilot panels Shift 6 Standard FSX GPS unit Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 12 Main PANEL 1 Landing Gear Control Lever 2 Main Engine Gauges RPM EGT and Fuel Flow for both engines 3 Radar Altimeter Red lamp illuminates when dangerously low 4 Angle of Attack Gauge Red bug indicates near stall angle 5 Pilot s VDU Click right side left side to toggle through 3 modes 6 Airspeed Indicator 7 Altimeter 8 DME Indicator Indicates distance in nM to current tuned VOR 9 G Meter 10 Artificial Horizon 11 Angle of A2. brake as soon as the wheels contact the deck If cable is arrested idle throttles and raise flaps NOTE Do not fold wings until flaps and slats indicate UP At landing weight of 31 000lbs in clean configuration touchdown speed should be approximately 106 KIAS The A 6E does not exhibit a significant ground effect so flair of several degrees is required NOTE If sufficient runway length exists aerodynamic braking IE holding the nose off the ground as long as possible and using the fuselage to create excess drag is authorized NOTE If using aerodynamic braking DO NOT apply the wheel brakes until the nose wheels are in firm contact with the runway surface NOTE Aerodynamic braking is NOT authorized on carrier recovery Approach and landing 41 000lbs stores on wing pylons and fuselage land based CU gt Slow the aircraft to 250kts IAS or the recommended pattern speed Lower the landing gear at or below 200 KIAS Extend wingtip speed brakes Set flaps to TAKEOFF position 1 at 175 KIAS At landing weight of 41 000lbs with external stores attached approach speed should be approximately 130 KIAS The optimum AoA angle of attack for approach in this configuration is between 18 24 units AoA NOTE AoA and pitch angle are different your AoA can be significantly higher than your perceived pitch angle on approach At 10ft AGL retard the throttles At landing weight of 41 000lbs with external stores attached tou
3. LIGHTS E TR WING Ben _ CANOPY OPEN LM NET E p a ads 2 SUM gt k ges J HDG SEL CRS SEL ILS re INDICATOR Ld LAMP TEST a REFUEL SWITCH mon 16 E 1 r s gt E P ae 2 02 r rr mt et brea ITI s i hs i i Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 TAM HOOK Pitt TAM HOOK Feit AUTO PROT 0 m T 110 30 We 7 TN y EXT UONTS 116 80 bee por EEN AYT DST p N NAM GEAR PANEL DETAIL VIEW f YAW STAB Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 UNIT ENCLOSED ON THE CENTRE CONSOLE 18 REFERENCE INFORMATION Virtavia A 6E Intruder Procedures Engine start Use default control Ctrl E to auto start the engine Please note this engine has a realistic start up and spool time and it will take approximately 45 seconds to spool up the engines to ground idle Takeoff at normal loaded weight of 44 400lbs clean configuration Ensure sufficient fuel for the mission Set pitch trim to 2 5 aircraft nose up Set flaps to TAKEOFF Flaps position 1 Slowly apply full power press F4 to ensure throttle is fully forward Begin to rotate the nose at 120kts Un stick will occur at approximately 130kts Depress wheel brakes once airborne to stop wheels Retract landing gear Raise flaps at 170 KIAS continue to climb EA NG D gt Ta
4. TE Aerodynamic braking is NOT authorized on carrier recovery NOTE If recovering on a carrier advance throttles to full and retract speed brake as soon as the wheels contact the deck If cable is arrested idle throttles and raise flaps NOTE Do not fold wings until flaps and slats indicate UP Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 Virtavia A 6E Intruder Reference Specifications Two seat carrier borne precision strike aircraft Empty weight 28 300lbs Typical TO weight 44 400lbs Max TO weight 60 400lbs Fuel capacity 2390 US Gal Drop tank 300 US Gal each max total of 5 drop tanks for 1500 US Gal max capacity external Max speed SL Mach 85 clean Max speed ALT Mach 94 40 000ft Max IAS 650 KIAS drag limited Initial climb rate 9 000ft min clean service ceiling 42 000ft Aircraft Limitations Stall speed clean 100 KIAS Max gear extension 250 KIAS Max gear retraction 280KIAS Max indicated airspeed is 650 KIAS Maximum speed Mach 0 85 at sea level clean Maximum speed Mach 0 95 at 35 000 feet clean Maximum G 6 3 Notes on configuration and load out All applicable load stations are included in the configuration file In the event the user wishes to use a model with particular weapon settings they will need to add weight to the pa
5. Virtavia As scura o 302 USER MANUAL Manual Version 2 0 INTRODUCTION The Grumman A 6 was the US Navy s premier precision strike aircraft for over 30 years First introduced in 1963 the A 6 saw extensive service in Vietnam and continued its life with various upgrades until being retired in 1997 The A 6E variant was the definitive attack version of the Intruder capable of carrying a laundry list of NATO ordnance and featuring a wide array of electronics In total 693 A 6s were built and they served the Navy with distinction over an illustrious career The Virtavia A 6E Intruder is a fully native FSX release which includes visual effects such as self shadowing bloom and bump mapping Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 SuPPORT Should you experience difficulties or require extra information about the Virtavia A 6E Intruder 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 modificati
6. ch number Fuel Burn Ibs NM 500ft 610 KIAS 85 33 0 Ibs NM 35 000ft 340 KIAS 95 18 0 Ibs NM Nominal External stores on wing fuel burn estimates Altitude Airspeed Mach number Fuel Burn Ibs NM 5OOft 585 KIAS 823 35 7 lbs NM 35 000ftt 317 KIASt 885t 18 7 lbs NMt Nominal Descent 1 The A 6E is not capable of descent rates exceeding 25 000ft min without exceeding structural limitations 2 For a fast descent reduce thrust to idle and descend at a pitch of 25 whilst being mindful of the airspeed limitations 3 Speed brakes can be applied to slow the descent The speed brakes do not affect lift only drag Approach and landing 31 000lbs clean configuration land and carrier Slow the aircraft to 250kts IAS or the recommended pattern speed Lower the landing gear and tail hook if applicable at or below 200 KIAS Extend wingtip speed brakes Set flaps to TAKEOFF position 1 at 150 KIAS At landing weight of 31 000lbs in clean configuration approach speed should be approximately 115 KIAS The optimum AoA angle of attack for approach in this configuration is between 18 24 units AOA NOTE AoA and pitch angle are different your AoA can be significantly higher than your perceived pitch angle on approach Eo o NAS 2 Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 20 7 At 50ft AGL retard the throttles NOTE If recovering on a carrier advance throttles to full and retract speed
7. chdown speed should be approximately 120 KIAS The A 6E does not exhibit a significant ground effect so flair of several degrees is required NOTE If sufficient runway length exists aerodynamic braking IE holding the nose off the ground as long as possible and using the fuselage to create excess drag is authorized NOTE If using aerodynamic braking DO NOT apply the wheel brakes until the nose wheels are in firm contact with the runway surface Approach and landing 36 000lbs stores on wing pylons and fuselage carrier recovery 1 or o Slow the aircraft to 250kts IAS or the recommended pattern speed NOTE The maximum aircraft gross weight for carrier recovery is 36 000lbs Lower the landing gear and tail hook at or below 200 KIAS Extend wingtip speed brakes Set flaps to TAKEOFF position 1 at 175 KIAS At landing weight of 36 000lbs with remaining external stores attached approach speed should be approximately 123 KIAS Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 21 6 The optimum AoA angle of attack for approach in this configuration is between 18 24 units AoA NOTE AoA and pitch angle are different your AoA can be significantly higher than your perceived pitch angle on approach 7 Atlanding weight of 36 000lbs in clean configuration touchdown speed should be approximately 115 KIAS 8 he A 6E does not exhibit a significant ground effect so flair of several degrees is required NO
8. he appropriate switches in the cockpit as the L key also turns the on navigation landing lights 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 the landing light Please refer to the cockpit section of this manual for information regarding light switch location Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS IN FSX 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 Dirty view rear perfect for viewing the flaps amp gear all out Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 Front left side view close up of the crew Front View down low Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 Front View up high Interior Views lt is possible to pan and zoom as normal in all interior views Virtual Cockpit View Copilot s Seat View Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 10 Moving
9. keoff at high gross weight of 56 660lbs wing and fuselage stores attached Ensure sufficient fuel for the mission Set pitch trim to 2 5 aircraft nose up Set flaps to TAKEOFF Flaps position 1 Slowly apply full power press F4 to ensure throttle is fully forward Begin to rotate the nose at 140 KIAS Un stick will occur at approximately 150 KIAS Depress wheel brakes once airborne to stop wheels Retract landing gear Raise flaps at 185 KIAS continue to climb mn oS Climb clean 1 Climb at max power is authorized and recommended Press F4 to ensure max thrust 2 Maintain a moderate pitch angle until reaching 320 KIAS 3 Maintain 320 KIAS using pitch until reaching desired altitude or cruise Mach number Climb external stores on wing pylons and fuselage 1 Climb at max power is authorized and recommended Press F4 to ensure max thrust 2 Maintain a moderate pitch angle until reaching 300 KIAS Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 19 3 Maintain 300 KIAS using pitch until reaching desired altitude or cruise Mach number Cruise 1 Once at desired altitude slowly bring the aircraft level and trim as best as possible before enabling the autopilot NOTE If using autopilot vertical speed hold manually reduce the vertical speed as you approach the desired altitude to assist the autopilot altitude capture mode Clean configuration fuel burn estimates Altitude Airspeed Ma
10. nvelopment The auto flight system however is fully functional and more than capable of controlling the aircraft s axes of control It is recommended that when attempting to use the auto flight to hold an altitude to level off as best as possible to avoid any pitch oscillations Trim Characteristics The aircraft will require only small trim adjustments throughout its flight envelope with the exception of landing where the gear and flaps cause a nose down tendency The aircraft is capable of trimming 12 in either direction though it is highly unlikely that this much trim would be required at any phase of flight Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 24
11. ons or reverse engineering may be carried out without prior consent from Virtavia All rights reserved copyright Virtavia 2015 Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 PACKAGE LoNTENTS The Virtavia A 6E Intruder package contains eleven model variants to represent the various wepaons and stores loadouts typcially carried by this aircraft Clean configuration no stores or weapons Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 30 Mk 82 free fall bombs Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 Empty Triple Ejector Racks ventral fuel tank Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 2 AGM 84E SLAM missiles 3 fuel tanks Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 EXTERIOR MODEL The exterior model has all the usual animations such as ailerons elevators flaps and speedbrakes There are some additional animations on the model Crew Access shift e Sliding canopy 2nd Exit shift e then 2 Cockpit access steps Crew figures The crew figures can be toggled using Ctrl W Tail Hook Normally defined as Shift Q but can be reassigned to T if desired Folding Wings Normally defined as Ctrl Shift K but can be reassigned to F if desired Only works when on the ground EXTERIOR LIGHTING Pressing the L key will turn on all lights You may however wish to turn them on using t
12. rticular weapon station The recommended weights for each load station are as follows Station load O Pilot 178 00 Ibs Station_load 1 Navigator 182 00 lbs Station load 2 Survival Gear 200 00 Ibs Station load 3 Left Inbd D T 250 00 lbs Station load 4 Left Outbd D T 250 00 Ibs Station_load 5 Right Inbd D T 250 00 Ibs Station load 6 Right Outbd D T 250 00 Ibs Station load 7 Center D T 250 00 Ibs Station load 8 2x AGM 65 Maverick 1340 00 lbs Station load 9 6x Mk82 Snakeye 3000 00 Ibs Station_load 10 12x Mk82 Snakeye 6000 00 Ibs Station load 11 24x Mk82 12000 00 Ibs Station load 12 2x GBU12D LGB 1000 00 Ibs Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 23 Station load 13 4x GBU10E LGB 8000 00 Ibs Station load 14 4x AGM84 Harpoon 4576 00 lbs Station load 15 4x AGM84E SLAM 2400 00 Ibs Station load 16 2x AGM62 Walleye 6000 00 Ibs Station_load 17 2x AGM88 HARM 3000 00 Ibs The long range variant has a total of five drop tanks In the fuel load out editor the drop tanks are listed as following External 1 Centerline drop tank Left Aux Left inboard drop tank Left tip Left outboard drop tank Right Aux Right inboard drop tank Right tio Right outboard drop tank If you are using a model that does not have one of these fuel tanks set the fuel level for the given tank to 0 Autopilot Though this aircraft is equipped with an auto flight system it is designed to be flown by hand through the majority of the flight e
13. ttack Indexer Gauge Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 13 12 Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI Knobs for HDG and CRS set 1 Y s t T u Ar pr lt dert UIDES eco 7 DME1 1687 2 CDI COURSE SELECTOR OME 2 400 MILES E u E L d u ar Fuel Guantity Gauge 4 Autopilot Annunciator Panel o Vertical Speed Indicator 16 Clock 7 ILS Indicator Indicator Switch on off using 2D panel switch 18 Flaps Position Indicator Shows flaps position in degrees and is mouseable Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 14 WSO PANEL 1 GPS Display Standard GPS display in lieu of the A 6E sophisticated weapons aiming system Buttons along the top edge are mousable Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 15 Two D PANEL AND Pop Ups M ENG FUEL CUTOF MASTER CAUTION HUD SEL SPEEDBRAKE J4MiAt TAILHOOK WHEELS UP below 1500Ft RADAR SCREEN SELECTOR GEAR LEVERS car Fr fio a iR ET 7 x ix Maxi E k n GEAR FLAP YAW e LIGHTS m ar u rn GENERATORS 1 2 U ALI na 7 iv G or or ENGINE STARTERS d Y s u b MA m ei m 24 KOUTOFF START um UNNE Virtavia A 6E Intruder DTG Steam Edition Manual Version 2 0 i G oe 585 WARNINGS PANEL 7T STALL WARNING we ENG FUEC CUTOFF AUTO PILOT
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