A6M2
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A6M2 Zero Fighter

Description

Name
Imperial Japanese Navy Type-0 Carrier-based Fighter "Zero" by Mitsubishi
Creator
Syd Adams and Tat Nishioka
Status
Development
Dependencies
dhc2, p51d (sound)
License
GNU GPL

Screen-shots (click to enlarge)

zero-at-eisenhower.jpg SIZE:800x600(?KB) fgfs-zero-fuji2.jpg SIZE:948x709(?KB)

zero-cockpit-20070205.jpg SIZE:800x600(?KB)

Keys

Ctrl-B
toggle engine boost (2 stages);
Ctrl-D
Toggle Canopy open/close
Ctrl-L
Toggle Tailwheel lock
C
Catapult Launch
L
Engage Launch bar on Carriers
l
Open Livery Dialog
O/o
Down/Up Hook
N/n
fine/coarse propeller pitch
m/M
increase/decrease mixture

Note

  • A6M2 and A6M2b are integrated into A6M2. You can change its livery (textures) by pressing 'l' key.
  • This aircraft is made for FlightGear 1.0.0/CVS and is NOT compatible with 0.9.10.
    • Download 20070205 version for 0.9.10
  • Clickable features (pick-animation) in the virtual cockpit works only in FlightGear CVS.

Download

Note

A6M2-1.0.0-20080116 contains a typo. If you already installed it, remove A6M2 folder and install 20080117 again.

To do

  • More gauges, more authenticity
  • More accurate engine and prop.

Earlier versions

Revision history

  • Jan 16, 2008
    • A6M2b is merged into A6M2
    • multiple liveries (press 'l' to open livery selection dialog)
    • fixed ADF (was showing opposite direction :-p)
    • fixed VSI (was in foot, but should be in meter)
    • 1.0.0/CVS compatible
    • remove GForce (since Dynamic View is available)
    • some minor modifications in yasim flight model
    • cleaned up Nasal codes
  • Feb. 05, 2007
    • FlightModel (a6m2b.xml):
      • moved gear position control to Nasal script
    • Assemble file (A6M2*-set.xml):
      • Added jwarbirds.nas in <Nasal> section
      • Copied some configuration sections from A6M2-set.xml to A6M2b-set.xml
    • Gauges:(Instruments/*.xml)
      • VSI (vertical speed indicator) shows m/min (was ft/min). range is -1000m/min to 1000m/min
      • Adjusted the needle of cylinder temperature and exhaust gas temperature gauges
    • Nasal scripts (Nasal/*.nas):
      • Common code among Japanese warbirds is written in jwarbirds.nas
      • Aircraft specific code is written in <aircraft_name>.nas
      • Added gear control class to simulate Zero's unique gear movement

Note:

Older history can be obtained from CVS repository

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