FSX RAF Twin Pioneer XM961

A repaint for the Rob Richardson freeware FSX Acceleration Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer. C/n 558, built 1959. XM961 served with 21 and 230 Squadrons and also the Short Range Conversion Unit at Odiham. Passed to RAF Halton as instructional airframe 7978M. Sold to Flight One Ltd, Staverton as G-BBVF in 1973. Damaged and withdrawn from use in 1982. Now preserved at Museum of Flight, East Fortune, Scotland. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

Installation:

Copy the texture folder into the 'Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer' folder in the SimObjects 'Airplanes' folder and copy the text below into the aircaft cfg file, replacing the 'xx' with your next number in sequence.

[fltsim.xx]
title=Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer XM961
sim=Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=XM961
kb_checklists=//Twin_Pioneer_check//
kb_ref=//Twin_Pioneer_ref//
atc_id=XM961
ui_manufacturer=Scottish Aviation
ui_type=Twin Pioneer
ui_variation=XM961
description=Powered by two Alvis Leonides 531 radial engines, the Twin Pioneer was a high-wing cabin monoplane with a triple fin and rudder assembly and fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The prototype Twin Pioneer, registered G-ANTP, first flew at Prestwick Airport on 25 June 1955. Flight trials proved that the aircraft had a very short landing run and the aircraft was displayed at the September 1955 Society of British Aircraft Constructors Show at Farnborough.
Three pre-production aircraft were built for trials, and sales and demonstrations.
In 1958, the 33rd aircraft was used as a prototype for the Series 2 with Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 radial engines which had been ordered by Philippine Air Lines. A Series 3 aircraft was also developed to use the improved Alvis Leonides 531 radial engine.

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