FSX / P3D Repaint

FSX McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Engine Smoke

McDonnell Douglas MD-83 engine smoke adds authentic exhaust visuals to the SGA MD-83, enhancing takeoff and climb immersion and bringing the classic twinjet to life in Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Requires an installed SGA MD-83 package, such as the SBA version, and integrates via a dedicated effect with updated SmokeSystem entries.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Repaint — base model required

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A red and white twin-engine jet flies toward the viewer with visible engine smoke trails against a partly cloudy sky.

McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Engine Smoke for the SGA MD-83 when used in FSX. Requires previous installation in FSX of the SGA MD83, such as the SBA version by Yemel VeneHacker Yarbouh (FSX_MCDONNELDOUGLAS_MD83_SBA.ZIP). Easy installation. By Tom Tiedman.

McDonnell Douglas MD-83 with engine smoke.

DESCRIPTION:

McDonnell Douglas MD-83 engine smoke for the SGA MD-83 when
used in FSX. Requires previous installation in FSX of the SGA MD-83,
such as the SBA version (fsx_mcdonneldouglas_md83_sba.zip). Easy
installation. By Tom Tiedman

CREDITS:

SGA, for their wonderful MD-83.
I take no credit for any of this.

Tom Tiedman

INSTALLATION:

1.) Copy and paste (or drag and drop) the enclosed
"fx_smoke_f6" file into your FSX "Effects" folder.
(It is probably there already).

2.) Open your MD-83 "aircraft.cfg" file, scroll down to
the [SMOKESYSTEM] section, and erase it. It does not
work in FSX.

3.) Copy and paste the new enclosed [SMOKESYSTEM] info.
found below back into your MD-83 "aircraft.cfg" file,
replacing what you just erased. Then click 'file',
then click 'save', of course.

4.) Press your "I" key while flying your MD-83 in FSX and
enjoy the smoke!

[SMOKESYSTEM] smoke.0=-46.990, -8.551, 2.401, fx_smoke_f6 smoke.1=-46.990, 8.951, 2.401, fx_smoke_f6

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fsx_sga_md-83_engine_smoke.zip

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64.16 KB

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1 September 2011

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Requires dependencies

This file is a repaint — the package below is the base model it paints onto. Install it first, or the textures will have nothing to load onto.

fsx_mcdonneldouglas_md83_sba.zip

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D Repaint

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.
Add livery to base aircraft folder

Place the texture folder (typically texture.{airline}) inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\{base-aircraft}\.
Update aircraft.cfg

Open the base aircraft.cfg in Notepad. Add a new [fltsim.X] section per the readme.
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 fsx_sga_md-83_engine_smoke.zip has 6 files and directories contained within it.

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
file_id.diz	08.15.11	298 B
fx_smoke_f6.fx	04.19.04	1.17 kB
MD-83_Smoke.jpg	08.15.11	64.87 kB
READ ME and INSTALLATION.txt	08.15.11	1.12 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B