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*                  Canadair CL-215 for FSX - February 2007 			*
*				English version					*
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file: MT_Cl-215fsx.zip.

Visual Model V.3 by Massimo Taccoli. 
Textures By Massimo Taccoli.
Flight Dynamics by D.G. Seeley. 
Gauges by Dennis Seeley and Massimo Taccoli
P&W R2800 Double Wasp engines Sound files used with permission of Dave Eckert


The Canadair Cl-215 made its maiden flight on 23 October 1967. The first delivery was to the French civil protection agency in June 1969. Production of CL-215s continued through to 1990 with 125 built. This amphibious aircraft serves a number of roles in a number of countries, ranging from forest fire fighting to oil spill control on the open sea. Nicknamed the "Waterbomber" or "Super Scooper," the aircraft can skim lakes, open water or reservoirs to fill its tanks with water. The water is mixed with additives and then dropped on wildfires and occasionally structure fires. The aircraft has a 2,673 l (1,410 US gal) fluid capacity, and is able to fill its tanks from a source as shallow as two metres in a mere 12 seconds.

This model made with fsds 3.51 is a complete rework of my older model released in 2003 it has been compiled with makemdl into FSX.It has been tested in FSX SP-1 but should work in SP-2.  
In this new version the 3d model has been redesigned at 90% and now has a complete set of animations, a virtual cockpit with animated levers, pedals and yoke, opening doors with ladders, animated cowling gills and animated propeller pitch. Virtual cockpit panel has lighted gauges by night , landing and taxi lights works  throwing a beam.

There are three set of textures depicting livery sported by real operators of the model.
As soon as I would have time I'll release a paintkit of the model.

Technical and performance data obtained from official data.

The panel 2d and 3d are a quite realistic representation of the effective layout of gauges on the panel even if the gauges design is not allways much like that of the gauges installed on the real panel. Gauges are of xml type and have been made by Dennis Seeley and Massimo Taccoli.


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Installation
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To install this model into FSX follow this simple procedure:

Extract the here provided zip file in a temporary folder copy the folder Canadair CL215 into the Airplane folder of FSX. Copy the contents of effect folder (two files) into the effect folder of FSX.
Each texture folder includes a Thumbnail of the model which should show as a variation of the Canadair CL215 model in the Aircraft selection menu.

Then launch FSX and you'll find three Canadair Cl215 models in the Free flight menu under Bombardier/Canadair as aircraft manufacturer.

 That's all and have a good time!

Double check everything before e-mailing me! the most of problems I am asked to solve are due to not having read readme files!!

Versions History
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Version 1.0 November 2001
Version 2.0 January  2002
Version 3.0 February 2008

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Copyright and Distribution
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LEGAL: This project is released as freeware.  You may repaint it, make panel modifications and upload to Flightsim.com or Simviation.com as long  you give me and to Dennis Seeley credit for our original design.  You need my written permission to use any of these files for commercial purposes.  Be advised this project will be uploaded by me to www.flightsim.com and www.simviation.com.  If you find it and download from another site, I am not responsible for the integrity of the files.
This airplane should not hurt your computer but I am not responsible if you think it causes problems.


© M.Taccoli February 2008
maxtaccoli at libero.it.
www.maxtac.it


Enjoy!! Massimo Taccoli





























































