FS2004

FS2004 Aerospatiale SA.365C1 Dauphin 2 Victoria Police

Victoria Police’s Aerospatiale SA.365C1 Dauphin 2 “AIR-493” brings a crisp Australian law-enforcement helicopter to FS2004, pairing authentic exterior markings with a detailed virtual cockpit suited to patrol and transport flying. Andrew Gilchrist’s model and Timothy Horgan’s update deliver smooth handling, clean visuals, and a polished overall presentation.

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FS2004
Dauphin "AIR-493". Designed by Andrew Gilchrist. Update by Timothy Horgan.

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up_air493k4.zip
File size
2.58 MB
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Everyone

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What’s inside this archive

The archive up_air493k4.zip has 48 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory File Date File Size
air493.air07.28.027.73 kB
air493.gif08.15.027.89 kB
air493.jpg08.15.0274.91 kB
aircraft.cfg08.05.036.47 kB
aircraftcfg.bak08.26.026.16 kB
model10.22.030 B
air493.mdl08.12.021.10 MB
model.cfg07.28.0225 B
panel10.22.030 B
Collective.BMP11.24.9914.38 kB
panel.cfg06.26.024.86 kB
sa365c1.bmp08.15.02469.80 kB
Thumbs.db10.22.037.50 kB
pres012.jpg07.01.9929.40 kB
Read me.txt10.22.03637 B
sound10.22.030 B
dauphin_c_x.wav07.21.02664.37 kB
dauphin_int.wav07.21.02347.21 kB
sound.cfg06.19.02743 B
XLMTOUCC.WAV04.19.992.93 kB
XLMTOUCL.WAV04.19.993.87 kB
XLMTOUCR.WAV04.19.994.33 kB
Texture10.22.030 B
blue.bmp06.09.0242.75 kB
center_panel.bmp06.21.02341.42 kB
co_pilot1.bmp06.21.02682.75 kB
co_pilot2.bmp06.21.02682.75 kB
fire.bmp04.25.0233.05 kB
floor.bmp02.03.0242.75 kB
inside.bmp02.09.02170.75 kB
melways.bmp02.10.0242.75 kB
nose_white.bmp07.28.0242.75 kB
overhead_panel.bmp02.09.02170.75 kB
panel.bmp04.21.02341.42 kB
panel3.bmp06.04.02341.42 kB
panelb.bmp04.21.02129.05 kB
pilot_face.bmp01.27.02682.75 kB
seat.bmp02.03.02170.75 kB
sides.bmp08.10.02682.75 kB
stuff2.bmp07.08.02682.75 kB
tail_left.bmp08.12.02170.75 kB
tail_right.bmp08.12.02170.75 kB
Thumbs.db10.22.0380.00 kB
uniforms.bmp05.18.02170.75 kB
various.bmp06.22.02682.75 kB
wheel.bmp06.10.0217.05 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. Andrew G

    This is a blast from the past! I made this model some two decades ago and it was my first 3D modelling attempt for anything. Learning how to assign all the values and animation things was a steep learning curve and I was so proud of the result.

    These Victoria Police helicopters are quite special to me as I grew up with their sound and sight constantly in the skies of Melbourne, Australia. I started Gazelle and Blue Thunder models but never had time to finish them before MSFS moved on. Once I realised how much I could affect the flight dynamics of the model, I highly-tuned it to give me more realistic and sensitive, more complicated handling like I believe a real helicopter would have, and with the extra 20 knots the Dauphin had over the default 206 JetRanger it felt like a really much better experience and very quickly became my go-to helicopter in MSFS.

    The sound recording was my own original recording of the actual helicopter I modeled (VH-PVA). That's my my face on the pilot (right side) and my friend Paul is on the left side, and I think I made it so our heads turned when the pedals turned. I think my friend Anthony may have been in the back. Our faces all got a bit squished as I wasn't able to model faces very well.

    One thing which I was determined to animate well was the suspension on the wheels. I wanted the wheel spats to have travel like on the real thing, so when the helicopter is set down they travel up the struts a little like the wheels are on shocks. I can't be 100% certain but I think I also linked the FLIR (infrared camera) ball to the pedals also so it rotated like the crew faces did.

    Thanks for the nice review.

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  2. TSdesert PRO

    simple install, good graphics, fast helicopter good sound easy to fly would like to see a cobra by same designer

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