DC-3 Fleet

The new FS2002, FS2004 and FSX Company DC-3s

DC-3 FS9 Classic

The DCA DC-3 Bare-Metal Version

 

FS2004 Company DC-3 ... bare metal version 

FSX
Microsoft "stock" DC-3

The bare-metal texture only but with two panels as shown here.

The standard zip file is here.

MAAM DC-3

The DC-3 Airways "Classic" and "Bare Metal" texture files for both the passenger and cargo versions can be viewed and downloaded from here.

FS2004

Each file contains both the Classic and the Bare-Metal versions.

The standard zip file is here.

The self installing file is here.

FS2002

Each file contains a Passenger and a Cargo version, both in Bare-Metal.  

The standard zip file is here.

The self installing file is here.

Thanks to Mark Beaumont, Andy Hatcher, and Ian Richardson, for their fine contributions to the DC-3 Airways livery.

N1776 - The FS2002 Company DC-3

N1776 

Click the image to see the TR1 panel 

FS-2002 N1776 Company DC-3

Two Versions of this FS2002 Aircraft are available ... Each contain the FS2002 Navigation Lights update and Roy Chaffin's modifications exclusively for DC-3 Airways.

FS2002 N1776 ... #1
Download FS2002 N1776 ... #1
here.

This version is required for the Type-Rating Flights
This N1776 "Company DC-3" will appear in your FS2002 aircraft list as three separate aircraft: Douglas/DC-3/

Use the TR1 Panel variation for the Type-Rating Flights.

Training Panels TR1 and TR2 have over-size gauges for easier flying and navigation.

For Variation 3, "N1776 with R4D panel" to appear in the aircraft list the R4D, version 4.75, must be installed in your computer before installing this Company DC-3. Furthermore, the R4D aircraft folder must be named Douglas R4D-6.

If you have not installed the R4D you still will have access to variations 1 and 2. The Readme file explains how.

Close the aircraft door and place the pilots in the cockpit by turning ON the Nav Light Switch located on the overhead panel, left-side.

Press CTRL-E to start the aircraft's engines.

FS2002 N1776 ... #2
Download FS2002 N1776 ... #2
here.

This N1776 does not have the Training Panels

FS2002 N1776 ... #2 uses the R4D Panel. The R4D, version 4.75, must be installed in your computer before installing this Company DC-3. Furthermore, the R4D aircraft folder must be named: Douglas R4D-6

This N1776 "Company DC-3" will appear in your FS2002 aircraft list as: Douglas/DC-3/N1776 with R4D panel

Close the aircraft door and place the pilots in the cockpit by turning ON the Nav Light Switch located on the overhead panel, left-side.

Press CTRL-E to start the aircraft's engines.

Credits - (both aircraft)

Aircraft Designer - Jan Visser. Panel by Bill Rambow and Roy Chaffin. Flight Dynamics by Erik Ellis, Jan Visser, Roy Chaffin, Ian Ropper, Brian Withers, and Bill Rambow.


The FS2002 Ultimate R4D

The ultimate R4D

FS 2002 Ultimate R4D

With over one-half million downloads, the R4D-6 is the most successful aircraft in flight-simulation history. Its popularity is no accident, but rather a tribute to the great skill and creativity of the R4D development team; Bill Rambow, Roy Chaffin, and Jan Visser.

Here's how to install this gem for FS-2002.

You may install the FS2002 R4D either from a donation-ware CD, or by downloading the free files from the Internet. Be aware, however, that a $5.00 R4D-maintenance fee may be required for a key to enable flights of longer than five minutes when installing from downloaded files.

If you have purchased any previous version of the R4D CD, the key will be provided free of charge. The maintenance fee is allocated to a fund to replace the engines of the MAAM R4D. The R4D team receives no part of this fee.

See the readme file in the v4.75 file for information on how to receive the key for free if you had purchased any previous version of the R4D CD-ROM.

Let me tell you in advance: the FS2002 sound file is awesome. There simply is no other word to describe it. Alan Landsburgh is the sound man. Also, the R4D team slightly modified the aircraft's flight characteristics based on discussions with actual DC-3 pilots. The R4D now glides more like an aircraft in the approach configuration, descending less like a brick.

Install the R4D from the CD-ROM

The FS2002 R4D is on CD versions #6 and later. To order the CD, or for more information about it, go to the MAAM on-line store.

In addition to the R4D files, the CD also includes three World War II era Pilot's Manuals, 130 color classic warbird photographs, a video of MAAM's R4D-6 in flight, hundreds of close-up photos of the R4D cockpit, and the Aircraft of the Mid Atlantic Air Museum book. Quite a bargain.

The version #7 R4D CD-ROM (those sold after mid-December, 2001) provides one-click installation of the FS-2002 compatible R4D. Version 7 includes all of the updates, modifications, and new designs for a fully-functional FS-2002 R4D, including the Autopilot update and fully-illustrated, detailed R4D-6 Autopilot Manual. The read_1st.txt file on the CD describes the installation procedure.

If your CD-ROM is version 6, the first CD to include the FS-2002 R4D, then you must separately install the Autopilot upgrade after you have installed the FS-2002 R4D (see the AP Upgrade instructions later in this section). Then download the AP Operation Manual. The read_1st.txt file on the CD describes the installation procedure.

Install the R4D from downloaded files.

Installing the FS2002 R4D with files downloaded from the Internet is simple, but one must explicitly follow the instructions in the various Readme files, or all could go wrong. Not trying to scare anybody here, just stressing the importance to carefully follow Bill Rambow's well-written instructions.

Take note again of the requirement stated above to obtain a registration key for the panel. The cost is $5.00 unless you have purchased any previous R4D CD-ROM in which case it will be free. The readme file explains all of this.

You need four files from the Internet for a proper installation. Download the first three files in the list below from either www.avsim.com or www.flightsim.com:

  1. r4dv40up.zip ... The FS2000 NATS Douglas R4D-6 Visual Update, 5 MB.
  2. r4d_2k2.zip ... The Version 4.75 R4D upgrade for FS2002, 23 MB.
  3. r4d2k2ap.zip ... The Autopilot Upgrade for Fs2k2, 3 MB.
  4. FSUIPC.DLL ... download from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html, 0.6 MB.

The order that you install these files is critical.

  1. Start by unzipping the r4d_2k2.zip file into a temporary directory. DO NOT INSTALL THIS FILE YET! This is the second file that you will install, but this has the readme.txt file with the installation instructions.
  2. Print the readme.txt file.
  3. Move down the Readme instructions until you reach the section titled:

    BASIC INSTALLATION FOR DOWNLOADERS (I did not say freeloaders!;-)
  4. Carefully proceed with the installation. When finished with the installation you must still install the Autopilot upgrade.
  5. Unzip r4d2k2ap.zip to a temporary folder.
  6. Follow the installation instructions in the Autopilot upgrade readme.txt file.
  7. Lastly, you must install Peter Dowson's FSUIPC file. The AP upgrade includes an older version of this file, but it's very important to install the latest version, which you can download from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html.
    1. Unzip the fsuipc.zip file to a temporary directory.
    2. Locate the file "FSUIPC.dll" and copy it with Windows Explorer.
    3. Paste FSUIPC.DLL into the Modules Folder of FS2002.

Congratulations, you now have an FS-2002 R4D that is a delight to the eye and ear, and a thrill to fly.


N1776-MP ... Our FS2002 Multiplayer Aircraft, and it flies great in regular service, too!

N1776 Multiplayer aircraft

Download the FS-2002 Version here.

Thanks to Lou Volland for letting us repaint his Eagle Air Charter G-Max DC-3, and to Rey Lopez for allowing us to modify his DC-3 flight model. Andy Hatcher did the work for DC-3 Airways.


Yet Another R4D Team Masterpiece
FS2000 only

Dutch Dakota Association PH-DDZ

Click image to see panel.

Download the FS-2002 Version here.

This is a 21 MB file, so be patient. Roy Chaffin cautions that we DO NOT use a download accelerator as it may corrupt the zip file.

Be sure to read the manual which is included in the download. Several features differ from previous aircraft created by this team.

The Ultimate R4D
N1776 - The Company DC-3
The DCA DC-3 Classic Version