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Post by kellyb on Jan 16, 2009 10:47:28 GMT -5
I've noticed a radar screen on this model which appears to be a working radar. True? and if so, where can I learn how to use it?
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jan 16, 2009 13:45:55 GMT -5
If you mean the one on my page, I believe it's faked. I think there are working radars out there, but I don't know any details.
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Post by kellyb on Jan 16, 2009 14:32:23 GMT -5
Yeah, it's the one from here. I swore i remembered seeing that it needed something to make it work, but i can't for the life of me remember where i saw that.
Oh, well, I have enough to do learning how to fly these wonderful birds.
Thanks, Tom.
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Post by Adrian Wainer on Jan 16, 2009 15:33:39 GMT -5
I've noticed a radar screen on this model which appears to be a working radar. True? and if so, where can I learn how to use it? There is a working color radar weather available as a payware, alternatively it also comes included with at least one payware aircraft www.reality-xp.com/flightsim/wx500/index.htmlwww.dreamfleet2000.com/Previews/727/preview_2D.htmlI do not know whether the radar is locked to the 727 or you can legally use the radar provided with the 727 with other aircraft, if you can, it would be a great deal as though I do not have this sim of the 727, I have only ever heard great things about it. If you are talking about the heyday of the prop airliners, some did have radar and some didn't but it wouldn't have been a color display, it would have been black and white. www.bendixradiofoundation.com/documents/Stormy%20Weather%20by%20C%20Greenslit.pdfBest and Warm Regards Adrian Wainer
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Post by jesse on Jan 16, 2009 17:31:16 GMT -5
Adrian, I have the Dreamfleet 727 which I don't fly because it has no props but the 727 was my favorite of all the jets and it was the one I flew in mostly when I was with NASA. Eastern 727s went to just about all of our tracking station areas.
I'll dig it out and see if I can move the radar over to one of our props. Can't promise any good result though.
BTW, the article that you used by Chuck Greenslit brought back a lot of memories. Chuck was the Vice President in charge of Operations when I first joined Bendix field Engineering Corp in 1967. They had the NASA contract for the Manned Space Flight Program. Bendix Radio at the time was located in Baltimore on Joppa road.
Jesse
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Post by chris_c on Jan 16, 2009 20:29:41 GMT -5
Just so that you know, the Fraser MacKay panel for Rick Piper's Viscount 700 has a stand alone radar that detects AI aircraft in flight. I have installed it in both CF-100 and CF-101B VooDoo panels and sometimes use it to intercept incoming traffic entering the N. American ADIZ. The Viscount panel is available at CBFS.
Also the later DC-8 panels available at Historic Jetliners Group have stand alone weather radars similar to those found on the pedestal in the George Carty Boeing 707 panels. I apologise but the author of the HJG DC-8 panels escapes me at the moment.
I believe that an unregistered copy of FSUIPC is required for both.
Chris
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Post by jesse on Jan 17, 2009 10:55:47 GMT -5
After digging thru the files of my non-used aircraft, I finally came up with the Bendix Wx Radar used on the 727. I'll see if I can get it to work on one of the propliners. Jesse www.netdot.com/jcallahan/B727_Wx_Radar.bmp
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