FSX/P3Dv3,v4,v5 DHC-2_Beaver Bigwheels Returning to designing purpose-built aircraft for Canada's north, the DHC-2 Beaver was developed in 1947. After a survey of Canada's bush pilots, including Punch Dickins, the need for a rugged, highly versatile aerial truck that could take off and land almost anywhere, carry a half-ton load, and be very reliable, formed the basis of a new specification. The first of the STOL family that de Havilland produced, the Beaver would carve a niche into the bushplane market. In the civilian sector, the Beaver soon excelled on wheels, skis, and floats, and in 1951, the Beaver was selected by the US Air Force and Army as a new liaison aircraft. In the nine years that followed, 968 L-20As were delivered to the armed forces, most going to the Army. They served in both the Korean War and Vietnam War, hauling freight and personnel around the battlefields, mapping enemy troop positions, leading search/rescue missions, and relaying radio traffic, among other missions. In 1962, the L-20 was redesignated the U-6A, and many examples remained in service well into the 1970s. Beavers were also purchased and used by the military services of numerous other nations, including Britain, Chile, and Colombia. With almost 1,700 built in a production run lasting two decades, civilian-owned Beavers continue plying their trade in over 50 countries all around the world. A turbine conversion, the Turbo Beaver (DHC-2 Mk.III) first flew in December 1963. This version featured a Pratt & Whitney PT6 A-6 turboprop, which offered lower empty and higher takeoff weights, and even better STOL performance. The Turbo Beaver's cabin was also longer, allowing maximum accommodation for 11, including the pilot. Externally, the Turbo Beaver had a much longer and reprofiled nose, and squared off, vertical tail. DHC also offered conversion kits enabling piston-powered Beavers to be upgraded to Turbo standard. Other conversions have been performed by a number of companies, including Kenmore Aviation and Viking Air. Installation: ======== -Unzip " DH2 Beaver_Tundra" into a temporary file and move the "DH2 Beaver_Tundra" folder into the main Aircraft directory. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -Read instructions carefully when installing the gauges , say YES...when asked if the gauges sources should be trusted. If you say no....most of the gauges are not going to work ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -Leave all gauges in the DH2 Beaver_wheels\panel folder -Copy the effects into the Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator ...\effects folder . -Cowlflaps, lights by standard keys. -Differential brakes by Keys of your choice. IMPORTANT : -This mdl is native FSX/P3D and doesn't work in FS9. - In P3D replace the propdisk.bmp in texture.common by propdisk.dds from effects . CREDITS ======= Special thanks to : -GMAX for the drawing program and Microsoft for their makmdls.mdk. -Default microsoft D.H.Beaver floatplane, serving as a source. -Henri Wiliam for most of the textures. LEGAL: ====== The project is released as freeware. You may modify it and repaint it. You may upload this file to another website as long as it is not for profit. You need the written permission of the original authors to use any of these files for commercial purposes, otherwise a simple credit would be nice. Non commercial repaints-remakes are welcome but I would appreciate very much receiving a copy of your model. This file should not cause any problems with your computer, but I accept no responsibility if you think it does. Happy Landings!! A.F.Scrub, August 2020. af_scrubbypc@hotmail.com