C-130 Cargo Air Drop FX

C-130 cargo air drop effects create convincing palletized load releases from the rear ramp, adding visual drama to tactical and humanitarian missions in FS2004. A simple aircraft.cfg door-position entry lets the same FX work with other aircraft, delivering repeatable drops that look and feel tailored to each airframe.

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FS2004

Images & Screenshots

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A four-engine military transport aircraft flies low over snowy terrain while several parachutes descend toward the ground near a lake.

A wooden crate with a parachute lands on rocky terrain near a body of water, with another parachute descending in the background.

A gray four-engine military transport aircraft flies above a flat landscape while a cargo pallet descends below it.

A four-engine military transport aircraft is viewed from behind as it drops a large cargo crate from its open rear ramp.

These FX files allow you to drop a number of palletized cargo loads from the C-130. Editing the included text insert (door location) for the aircraft.cfg file will allow them to be dropped from any other plane of your choosing as well. I no longer have FS2002 so was unable to test this with that FS version. I wish to thank Mr. Pierino Primavesi for his kind permission in allowing me to modify the FX files he made for his Luftwaffe version of the JU-52. Visit his site at: http://www.ju52-3m.ch/ for more of the latest updates for the Junkers JU-52. Payware quality for free. You can't go wrong. Enjoy! Heather.

Dropping cargo out the back of a C-130 in FS2004

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
FXAD-01.JPG	01.23.05	20.19 kB
FXAD-02.JPG	01.23.05	20.88 kB
FXAD-03.JPG	01.23.05	60.37 kB
FXAD-04.JPG	01.23.05	60.54 kB
fx_airdrop1.fx	01.23.05	2.37 kB
TEXTURE	01.23.05	0 B
fx_airdrop1.bmp	01.23.05	256.07 kB
fx_airdrop2.bmp	01.23.05	1.00 MB
Effects	01.23.05	0 B
aircraft.cfg	01.23.05	272 B
Installation.txt	01.23.05	2.31 kB
Please Read.txt	11.14.03	1.60 kB
avsim.diz	04.27.04	360 B
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B