FSX / P3D

FSX Republic P-47 Thunderbolt "Rat Racer"

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt “Rat Racer” brings two historically grounded A2A Razorback III liveries to FSX, depicting Lt. Frank E. McCauley’s 61st FS mount and its later war-weary monitoring role with the 490th Bomb Group from RAF Halesworth (1943–44). Includes period combat report documents and photo notes; requires A2A Simulations P-47.

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A2A Simulations P-47 Razorback III representing P-47C-20-RA 41-6271 HV-K and 41-6271WW "Rat Racer" of the 61FS, 56th FG, from RAF Halesworth, England (1943-1944). The pilot, Lt. Frank E. McCauley, has been credited with six aerial victories in (ETO). The 41-6271WW is HV-K retired to the war weary, "WW", status and served as a monitoring plane for the 490th Bomb Group. By Kyle Phillipson, paint kit by Martin Catney.

Screenshot of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt "Rat Racer" in flight.

Screenshot of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt "Rat Racer" in flight.

Included are the combat actions reports typed up by Mr. McCauley to describe his encounters with the enemy. These were used by his command to determine his aerial victories. I have also created a word document with Photos and captions.

  1. 1. Unzip to a temporary location.
  2. 2. Copy the "texture.Rat Racer1" and "texture.Rat Racer2" folders in this download to your WoP3_P47D-20 folder. ie: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Simobjects\WoP3_P47D-20
  3. 3. Copy and paste the following text into the "aircraft.cfg" file inside the WoP3_P47D-20 folder (replacing the X with the next numbers in line after your last existing paint scheme - (if the last paint scheme already on the list is fltsim.6, this should be fltsim.7)

[fltsim.x]
title=P-47D-20-RA War W.
sim=P-47D-20
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Rat RacerWW
kb_checklists=P-47D_check
kb_reference=P-47D_ref
atc_id=276424
ui_manufacturer=Republic
ui_type=P-47D-20 Thunderbolt
ui_variation=Rat Racer
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="A2A Simulations Inc."
description=P-47D-20-RA flown by the 490th Bomb Group, England 1944 as a monitoring plane for the bombers. The "WW" in the aircraft serial number indicates that it has been retired to wor weary status.\n\nThe "Jug" was one of the most effective fighter/bombers of the war. It was fast, could outdive any other fighter on the planet, had excellent range, and packed huge firepower in its eight .50 caliber guns. It was superb at high altitudes, being equipped with a turbosupercharged, 2,300 HP engine that produced excellent power to over 30,000 feet.
atc_heavy=0
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
atc_id_color=0x00000000
visual_damage=0
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
prop_anim_ratio=1.05

[fltsim.x]
title=P-47D-20-RA HVZ
sim=P-47D-20
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=Rat RacerHVZ
kb_checklists=P-47D_check
kb_reference=P-47D_ref
atc_id=276424
ui_manufacturer=Republic
ui_type=P-47D-20 Thunderbolt
ui_variation=Rat Racer
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="A2A Simulations Inc."
description=P-47D-20-RA flown by Lt. Frank E. McCauley of the 61 FS, 56th FG, Halesworth, England 1943-44. Lt. McCauley was credited to 6 aerial victories in the European Theater.\n\nThe "Jug" was one of the most effective fighter/bombers of the war. It was fast, could outdive any other fighter on the planet, had excellent range, and packed huge firepower in its eight .50 caliber guns. It was superb at high altitudes, being equipped with a turbosupercharged, 2,300 HP engine that produced excellent power to over 30,000 feet.
atc_heavy=0
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
atc_id_color=0x00000000
visual_damage=0
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
prop_anim_ratio=1.05

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Filename
ratracer10.zip
File size
20.86 MB
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Freeware
Content rating
Everyone

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What’s inside this archive

The archive ratracer10.zip has 22 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
RatRacer1006.17.120 B
Combat Action Reports06.17.120 B
56-mccauley-14oct43.jpg09.02.09135.71 kB
56-mccauley-16aug43.jpg09.02.09298.76 kB
56-mccauley-17aug43.jpg09.02.09222.04 kB
56-mccauley-4oct43.jpg09.02.09200.42 kB
FILE_ID.DIZ06.17.12442 B
Rat Racer.doc09.02.091.84 MB
RatRacer10.jpg06.17.1217.64 kB
readme Rat Racer WoP3.txt06.17.124.49 kB
Texture.Rat RacerHVZ06.17.120 B
p47d_t.dds04.29.1216.00 MB
p47d_t_spec.dds04.29.124.00 MB
texture.cfg08.30.09150 B
Thumbnail.jpg06.07.1234.60 kB
Texture.Rat RacerWW06.17.120 B
p47d_t.dds09.02.0916.00 MB
p47d_t_spec.dds09.02.094.00 MB
texture.cfg08.30.09150 B
Thumbnail.jpg06.17.1228.10 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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