FSX Samdim Design Tupolev Tu-114

Samdim Design Tupolev Tu-114 adapted for FSX. Features DDS textures, full virtual cockpit (VC), custom gauges, custom sounds, passenger cabin and camera definitions. Airplane in 1959 Khrushchev livery. Also includes Soviet Army Tu-126 Moss AWACS variant. Adapted for FSX by Branislav Jansik.

Installation:
1. Copy the Tupolev Tu-114 folder in to your SimObjects\Airplanes\ folder.
2. Copy file Effects\fx_vclight_yellow.fx in to your Effects\ folder.

Hint:
The SimObjects\Airplanes\.... folder is typically found in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects.

The Effects\.... folder is typically found in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Effects.

Textures:
DDS textures are used, using DXT1(no alpha) compression where possible, otherwise DXT3. No Mipmaps are included, this proved to yield best results in terms of sharp and crisp textures. Original 32 bit BMP textures may be downloaded, look for tu114ins.zip and install_tu126.zip.

Glass cockpit:
In addition to Tupolev Tu-114 1959 Khruschev a Glass Cockpit variant is provided. It is fiction of how Tu-114 might look like upgraded with western avionics. Glass cockpit is convenient when flight crew of 5 is not available to you.

The glass cockpit pfd, mfd and autopilot gauges are aliased to stock b737_800. Further, two new custom gauges are included: Vertical/lateral nav display and Fuel economy display.

Vertical/lateral navigation display elements:
Turn 360: Time to will fly 360 degree turn, in minutes.
Turn Rad: Turn radius, in nm.
FPA: Flight path angle, in degrees.
Alt hold: Distance remaining to reach current AP Altitude hold, in nm.

Fuel economy display elements:
FOB: Total Fuel On Board, in gallons.
FF : Total Fuel Flow (burn), in gallons per hour.
Endur: Endurance time, in hours or minutes.
Endur: Endurance range, or how far you can fly with remaining fuel, in nm.
Effi: Fuel efficiency coefficient, in nm per gallon. The higher the better.
Tu-114 can be flown at 0.10 - 0.14 nm/G giving 6000+ nm range.

Credits:
Many thanks to Samdim Design, Dimitri Samborski and co-workers for this magnificent model. Adapted for FSX by Branislav Jansik.