Virtavia B-24 LIBERATOR Manuale utente
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B-24 LIBERATOR
US NAVY VARIANTS EXPANSION
USER MANUAL
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Introduction
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator became a major player for Allied forces
during World War 2. ts exploits ranged the world over - as did its users -
and it saw action in a variety of roles in all major theaters. Designed to
overtake the mythical Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and appearing as a
more modern design in 1941, the Liberator fell short of this goal but
instead operated side-by-side with its contemporary to form a powerful
hammer in the hand of the Allied bombing effort. Though the B-17
ultimately proved the favorable mount of airmen and strategic personnel,
one cannot doubt the B-24's impact in the various roles it was assigned
to play in. The Liberator went on to become the most produced
American aircraft of the entire war.
mportant Note : This package is an EXPANS ON for the Virtavia B-24
Liberator for FSX, the original product is however only needed for the
SOUNDS. f you are able to edit the sound.cfg to point to another model
with appropriate sounds, or you wish to add your own sounds to the
Sound folder of this package, then the original B-24 package will not be
required. This package will also work in FSX Steam Edition, the files and
folders need only to be copied over.
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Credits
Model, animations, manual – Virtavia
Textures – Dan Dunn/Virtavia
Gauges – Herbert Pralle/Virtavia
Flight Dynamics - Mitch London
Engine Sounds - TSS (not included in this package)
Testing - Frank Safranek, Mitch London
References
"B-24 n Action" - Squadron Signal Publications nc.
www.joebaugher.com
Installation
The .msi installer puts the Virtavia model files into the correct locations in
FSX, no further intervention is required. Note the default path is to the C:
drive, so if you are using a different drive letter and/or path to FSX, you
should edit this path when prompted.
This User Manual in PDF format can be found in the Virtavia folder in the
root of the simulator, eg.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\
Virtavia\Virtavia Liberator USN Variants
The installer will create a shortcut to the manual which is placed on the
Desktop.
Should you experience difficulties or require extra information about the
Virtavia B-24 Liberator, please e-mail our technical support on
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Copyright Information
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this one by NOT using pirate copies. The flight simulation industry is not
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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 modifications or reverse
engineering may be carried out without prior consent from Virtavia.
All rights reserved – copyright Virtavia 2020
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Exterior Model Variants
There are five different exterior model variants in this package. All
represent the B-24 Liberator as it was produced by Consolidated for use
by the United States Navy.
All the variants are listed below in approximate chronological order.
PB4Y-1 Liberator, 'Muc 's Mauler', FAW-7, VB-103, RAF
Dun eswell, Devon, England, 1944
The first of the 977 PB4Y-1 aircraft were mostly indistinguishable from
the USAAF B-24D. Common additions to the standard B-24D airframe
were an additional .50 cal MG in the glazed nose and also a retractable
radome in the vacated ball turret position on late production aircraft. The
PB4Y-1 entered service with VP-101 in September 1942 at NAS Barber
Point, Hawaii. 24 Navy and Marine PB4Y-1 squadrons had been formed
by May 1945.
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PB4Y-1 Liberator, VPB-110, RAF Dun eswell, Devon, England, 1944
Later PB4Y-1 airframes were fitted with the ERCO front ball turret in an
efort to improve the frontal defence of the aircraft, which had been
deemed unsatisfactory by the Navy. The more modern turret had been
designed and produced for the abandonded prototype Consolidated
XPBB-1 Sea Ranger flying boat patrol bomber. The Navy PB4Y-1's
replaced the USAAF B-24's of the disbanded 479th Anti-Submarine
Group who had previously occupied RAF Dunkeswell.
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P4Y-1P Liberator, VJ-62 'Tigers', NAS Jac sonville, 1952
The PB4Y-1P (P4Y-1P from 1952 on) was a long-range photo-
reconaissance variant. These aircraft were eventually replaced by the
A3D-1P Skywarrior.
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PB4Y-2 Privateer, VP-9 'Golden Eagles', Kimpo AB, Korea, 1951
PB4Y-2 Privateer, 1945
The PB4Y-2 Privateer was a development of the B-24 with a
conventional tail, non-turbo-supercharged engines, and a 7ft fuselage
plug to create room for a flight engineer's station. Also added was an
additional dorsal turret and 'teardrop' Erco 250 THE powered waist
blisters. Privateers saw action in WW2, Korea and Vietnam, they were
redesignated P-4B in 1962. A total of 739 were built.
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Exterior Model Animations
The exterior model has all the usual animations such as ailerons,
elevators and flaps. There is no external exit door on the model, crew
entry was through bomb bay.
Cockpit side windows
Exit Command (shift-e)
Bomb Bay Doors
2nd Exit command (shift-e, then tap 2).
ASW 'Dustbin' radar (PB4Y-1 (B-24D) model only)
3rd Exit command (shift-e, then tap 3).
Ventral 'belly' Turret
3rd Exit command (shift-e, then tap 3).
Crew figures
Ctrl-W (extend water rudder command)
Waist Gunners/Guns, Waist hatches
Shift-Q (tail hook command)
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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.
Shift-L will toggle the nav lights and the cockpit lights.
Crtl-L will toggle the landing lights.
View Options
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. t is possible to zoom and pan as normal in these
alternative views. Cycle though the available ones by pressing the A key.
2 / 3 Cockpits
This package is based on an older FSX product so a 2D panel suite is
included. t is normal for the 2D panel to show first when cockpit view is
first selected, especially when the 'S' key is pressed to cycle views. The
3D virtual cockpit can easily be accessed by using the right-click and
select-views menu.
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