FS2004

FS2004 Douglas DC-3 Smoke Effect

Douglas DC-3 engine smoke brings a more authentic radial takeoff and climb for the default aircraft in FS2004, adding twin exhaust trails that enhance immersion without changing flight dynamics. Tuned to look convincing within the simulator’s effects limits, it integrates via the aircraft configuration and a custom effect file for consistent visuals.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004

Images & Screenshots

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A red twin-engine propeller aircraft climbs out over a runway, casting a shadow and trailing dark exhaust against a partly cloudy sky.

A twin-engine propeller aircraft with a red nose and belly climbs out over a runway, trailing dark exhaust smoke.

A twin-engine propeller aircraft with a red nose and black smoke trailing from the right engine flies above scattered clouds.

This addition will add engine smoke effects to the default DC3. By Malcolm Steck.

Screenshot of Douglas DC-3 taking off.

Although there are limitations within FS9 that prohibit some fine tuning of the smoke trails for various aircraft, I have tried to make the effects as real as possible.

Installation:

Make a backup copy of the DC-3 "Aircraft.cfg" file.
Place the following lines in your "Aircraft.cfg" file. (I usually place them right after the [Effects] data, but anywhere will do.)

[SMOKESYSTEM] smoke.0= -9.00, -05.00, 8.00, fx_smoke_rx1 smoke.1= -9.00, -05.00, -8.00, fx_smoke_rx1

Now save the "Aircraf.cfg" file.
Next, open the included "Effects" folder, and copy the contents, "fx_smoke_rx1", file to your main FS9 "Effects" folder.
If you don't like the new smoke effects, just delete the [SMOKESYSTEM] data from your "Aircraft.cfg" file, or replace the entire "Aircraft.cfg" file with the original copy that you saved in step 1.

That's it! Now kick the tires and light the fires. Smoke'em if you've got'em.

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dc3smoke.zip

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163.42 KB

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How to install this mod

FS2004 add-on

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Place files per readme

FS2004 add-ons go into FS9\Aircraft\, FS9\Addon Scenery\, FS9\Gauges\, or FS9\Effects\.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive dc3smoke.zip has 10 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
DC-3_Smoke1.JPG	03.27.06	63.51 kB
DC-3_Smoke2.JPG	03.27.06	72.67 kB
DC-3_Smoke3.JPG	03.27.06	44.27 kB
Effects	03.27.06	0 B
fx_smoke_rx1.fx	12.12.04	1.17 kB
FILE_ID.txt	03.27.06	108 B
README.txt	03.27.06	1.95 kB
Thumbs.db	03.27.06	6.50 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B