FSX CIA Twin Pioneer XW-PBP

A repaint for the Rob Richardson freeware FSX Acceleration Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer. XW-PBP c/n 567 was formerly PI-C434, one of five aircraft delivered to Phillipine Air Lines. She did not enter service with PAL and was one of three sold in Laos in September 1965 to Continental Air Services Inc (rumored to be a CIA 'front'!). She was used on clandestine 'rice dropping' and 'refugee evacuation' missions, based out of Vientiane. All three aircraft used by CASI had crashed by 1973. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

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 XW-PBP
sim=Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=XW-PBP
kb_checklists=//Twin_Pioneer_check//
kb_ref=//Twin_Pioneer_ref//
atc_id=XW-PBP
ui_manufacturer=Scottish Aviation
ui_type=Twin Pioneer
ui_variation=XW-PBP
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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