FSX / P3D

FSX Fairchild Merlin III Engine Smoke

Fairchild Merlin III pilots get a subtle, realistic twin-engine smoke effect that adds atmosphere to takeoffs and cruise, with an in-flight toggle for a mellow trail. Designed for the Mike Stone aircraft and tuned for Gustavo La Cruz repaints, it enhances immersion in FSX without changing flight behavior.

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Images & Screenshots

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A twin-engine propeller aircraft flies above a suburban area with dark engine smoke trailing behind under scattered clouds.

A twin-engine propeller aircraft flies toward the viewer with visible engine smoke trails against a partly cloudy sky.

A twin-engine aircraft with its landing gear extended flies above scattered clouds, leaving two distinct contrails behind it.

A twin-engine jet aircraft banks left in flight, leaving two dark smoke trails against a partly cloudy sky.

A twin-engine propeller aircraft banks left in a clear blue sky, leaving two distinct dark smoke trails behind.

A twin-engine aircraft leaves curved contrails as it banks above a large white cloud in a mostly clear sky.

Subtle engine smoke display for the Fairchild Merlin III by Mike Stone. In particular, Gustavo La Cruz' repaints which work great in FSX SP2 using Windows 7, 64 bit. Easy installation. By Tom Tiedman.

Screenshot of Fairchild Merlin III leaving a smoke trail.

Installation:

Copy and paste the "fx_smoke_f6.fx" file into your FSX "Effects" folder... (it's probably there already, so look first.)
Copy and paste all of the [SMOKESYSTEM] info. below into your Merlin III "aircraft.cfg" file for each aircraft. I pasted mine between the [keyboard_response] section and the [forcefeedback] section, which worked nicely.
Press the "I" key while flying your Merlin III and enjoy a nice mellow smoke!

[SMOKESYSTEM] smoke.0=-1.232, -7.716, -1.101, fx_smoke_f6 smoke.1=-1.232, 7.716, -1.101, fx_smoke_f6

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How to install this mod

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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 the readme

Most FSX add-ons go into one of: SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.
Always read the included readme

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
file_id.diz	06.14.10	375 B
FSX_Fairchild_Merlin_III_Engine_Smoke.jpg	06.14.10	153.05 kB
fx_smoke_f6.fx	06.13.10	1.17 kB
Merlin Bottom View.jpg	06.14.10	310.24 kB
Merlin Left Bank.jpg	06.14.10	82.03 kB
Merlin Rear View.jpg	06.14.10	88.77 kB
Merlin Right Bank.jpg	06.14.10	102.45 kB
Merlin Top View.jpg	06.14.10	152.44 kB
READ ME and INSTALLATION.txt	06.14.10	2.29 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B