Enstrom 280FX Package. A high quality Enstrom 280FX for FSX Acceleration. Features include FSX native models with animations, specular and normal mapping, custom avionics and much more. Tested in Windows Vista and Windows 7 under DX9/DX10 with no issues. By Brandon Filer/George A. Arana.
Enstrom 280FX in flight.
Description
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For the first time in the history of Microsoft Flight Simulator, a developer has created and released an Enstrom helicopter add-on. Eagle Rotorcraft Simulations is proud to be the first developer to give the flight simulation community a high quality Enstrom 280FX for FSX Acceleration. Features include FSX native models with animations, specular and normal mapping, custom avionics and much more. Tested in Windows Vista and Windows 7 under DX9/DX10 with no issues. FS2004 version to be produced and released separately.
Features
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8 models with virtual cockpit designed in 3DS Max and gmax
8 high quality reflective textures
paintkit
specific features including
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Animations
Specular maps
Normal maps
Custom avionics including
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Apollo SL40 (Don Kuhn)
Davtron M308 chronometer (Pierre Fasseaux)
Garmin GTX330, GNS430 and GMA430 (Don Kuhn)
Radio CD player (Robert Clark)
Installation
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To make installing the Enstrom 280FX as quick and easy as possible, we have included an installer exe file which you can use to go through the installation process. Simply run the exe file from the download and follow each step of the installation that the exe presents to you.
When you reach the step in the installation dialog that lets you browse for a directory, ensure that the correct FSX main directory (folder) is listed. If not, click “Browse,” locate the directory, and proceed to the next step.
Credits
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Alan/Keith/Jon Devins: Original 3DS Max model, textures
George A.Arana: 3DS Max/gmax conversion, textures, FS9/FSX conversion
Brandon Filer: Additional modeling, textures, documentation, and configuration tweaks
Brian McIntyre: Textures and paintkit
Don Kuhn: Garmin avionics
Pierre Fasseaux: Davtron Chronometer
Robert Clark: Radio CD player
Gerd R. Nehr: Apollo SL40 comm radio
Gary Mills: Photo reference material
View from the cockpit of Enstrom 280FX in flight.
The archive ers280fxfsx.zip has 5 files and directories contained within it. View them...
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| Filename/Directory | File Date | File Size |
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| 280FX_FSX.png | 04.28.11 | 2.70 MB |
| 280FX_FSX_VC.png | 04.28.11 | 2.04 MB |
| ers280fxinstall.exe | 04.28.11 | 59.35 MB |
| FSX_280FX_manual.pdf | 04.28.11 | 729.18 kB |
| FSX_280FX_Readme.txt | 04.28.11 | 2.92 kB |
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