FSX/P3Dv4,V5 native Cessna_T41 Mescalero In 1964, the US Air Force decided to use the off-the-shelf Cessna 172F as a lead-in aircraft for student pilots rather than starting them out in the T-37 jet aircraft. The USAF ordered 237 T-41As from Cessna. The first USAF class of students began training on the T-41 from the civilian airport in Big Spring, Texas, in August 1965. The T-41B was the US Army version, with a 210 hp (160 kW) Continental IO-360 engine and constant-speed propeller in place of the 145 hp (108 kW) Continental O-300 and 7654 fixed-pitch propeller used in the 172 and the T-41A. In 1968, the US Air Force acquired 52 of the more powerful T-41Cs, which used 210 hp (160 kW) Continental IO-360 and a fixed-pitch climb propeller, for use at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. In 1996, the aircraft were further upgraded to the T-41D, which included an upgrade in avionics and to a constant-speed propeller. The T-41fleet was grounded in 1997 and scrapped in 2006 following a series of fatal accidents at the United States Air Force Academy. Four T-41s remain at the Air Force Academy for the USAFA Flying Team, as well as to support certain academic classes. A number of air forces, including Saudi Arabia and Singapore, purchased various civilian models of the Cessna 172 for use in military training, transport, and liaison roles. While similar to the T-41, these aircraft were not T-41s and were powered by the standard 172 powerplants available in the model year purchased. These included the 145 hp (108 kW) Continental O-300 in pre-1968 aircraft and the 150 and 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming O-320 in later 172s. INSTALLATION ------------- -Unzip "Cessna_T41" into a temporary file and move the "Cessna_T41" 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 -All gauges are standard FSX gauges and should already be in your flightsim\gauges map, no need to copy them in that case. If the gauges don't show, paste cessna.dll from the effects into your flightsim\gauges. -Put fx_ landing_fx from effects file into the effects of your flightsim. (They are probably there already) -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. CREDITS ======= Special thanks to : -GMAX for the drawing program and Microsoft for their makmdls.mdk. -Default microsoft C172 for some parts and textures LEGAL: ====== This 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. 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 January 2021 Email: af_scrubbypc@hotmail.com