MAAM-SIM R4D/DC-3/C-47

C-47 'ALL THEATERS' FREE EXPANSION PACK
WITH VIRTUAL COCKPIT UPGRADE

The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum is pleased to announce the release of another free expansion pack for owners of its ground-breaking R4D / DC-3 / C-47 CD.  This new six-plane release compliments the previous D-Day C-47 / Dakota Expansion quartet of "Gooney Birds" which was released a year ago.  It features aircraft that served in the European, Southwest Pacific, China-Burma-India, and Mediterranean Theaters of World War II, as well as the fresh-from-the-assembly line, gleaming bare-metal 'delivery model', shown above.

The other aircraft in the pack are:

Douglas C-47B-5-DK 43-48734 of 319^th TS, 1st Air Commando Group, 10^th USAAF which was based at Hailakaudi, India, 1945, for operations over "The Hump" to China.

Douglas C-47A A65-34 VH-CUF of 36 Squadron, RAAF  provided transport and logistical support to the war effort in the SW Pacific, particularly in Papua New Guinea, which saw heavy action.

Douglas C-47B No. 60 of the China National Aviation Corporation.  Shortly before America's entry into the Pacific war, CNAC pioneered the famous routes over the Himalaya Mountains (the Hump) between India and China.

Douglas C-47 Mk.C-3 Dakota ZA947, as currently flown by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, wearing the livery of 267 ‘Pegasus’ Squadron.  This Dakota flew in the Transport, Trooping and Re-supply roles in the Middle East and the Mediterranean Theaters.

Douglas C-47A-40-DL 42-24046, c/n 9908, 320th TS / 27 TG,  USAAF,  was based at Warton Lancashire in 1944.  Her checkered nacelles identify her as a lead aircraft in her formation, allowed to operate REBECCA equipment.

But this release is more than just a half-dozen new gooney birds.  The long-awaited Virtual Cockpit Upgrade is also installed in each aircraft.   Many controls are now operable in the VC for the first time, including all the throttle, prop, and mixture levers; aileron and rudder trim cranks; elevator trim wheel; carb heat controls; tail-wheel lock; parking brake; flap levers, landing gear lock and levers; cowl flap controls; light switches, magnetos, starting switches, fuel tank selectors, and more.  Be sure to read the document in the zip for all the details.

The redesign does not stop at the cockpit, either.  Take a look at the new Radio Operator's Compartment, and Navigator's Station...

All this new "office space" is occupied by a pair of animated pilots, appropriately uniformed for their service and theater.  These guys will delight you with their lifelike movements and you may find yourself wondering what they are talking about as they interact with each other... 

A free civilian DC-3 VC upgrade is in the works, too.  If you don't already own the 5-Star rated R4D / DC-3 CD,  purchase it directly from the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's On-Line Store.  The price is $30 and it will be shipped via airmail anywhere in the world for $4.95.   When you buy from the museum store, all sale proceeds go directly to the restoration programs of the museum.

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM!

MAAM-SIM

Bill Rambow, Jan Visser, Fred Banting, Robert Young, Bill Womack, Howard Sodja, and Mark Beaumont
 

July 9, 2006