FSX Supermarine Spitfire MK IA Prototype K5054 3

Supermarine Spitfire MK IA Prototype K5054 - Farnborough, September 1939. Repaint for the A2A Simulations WoP3 model showing Spitfire K5054 in the RAF Type A camouflage it wore through 1938 and 1939 in its ongoing role as a test aircraft. On 4 September 1939, the day after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, K5054 crashed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough and was written off the register. Textures by Grant MacLean/A2A Simulations.

PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the model's texture structure, only the 3-bladed prop will show the historically correct front metal spinner/retainer -- and then only after startup -- while the historically correct 2-bladed prop appears with an inaccurate black spinner. I prefer using the 3-blader for its accurate external views post-startup, but it's your choice.

INSTALLATION:

1. Extract/unzip the SPIT1-3.ZIP file into a temporary folder.

2. Move the folder TEXTURE.K5054-3 to the WoP3_Spitfire folder in the FSX Airplanes folder.

3. Copy the text between the asterisks below into the AIRCRAFT.CFG file in your WoP3_Spitfire folder, at the end of the previous [fltsim.X] entries, replacing the 'X' in [fltsim.X] with the next sequential number.

[fltsim.X]
title=Spitfire MK IA Prototype K5054 - 3
sim=spitIa
model=Ia
panel=
sound=
texture=K5054-3
kb_checklists=Spitfire_check
kb_reference=Spitfire_ref_mki
atc_id=K5054-3
atc_airline=
atc_flight_number=
atc_heavy=0
ui_manufacturer=Supermarine
ui_type=Spitfire Mk Ia
ui_variation=Farnborough, September 1939.
ui_typerole="Single Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="A2A Simulations Inc."
description=Sometime in late 1937 or early 1938 Spitfire K5054 was repainted in RAF Type A Camouflage. On 4 September 1939, the day after Britain declared war on Nazi Germany, K5054 crashed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. Although the fuselage was relatively undamaged,the pilot Flight Lieutenant White, was killed and the aircraft was written off the register.
atc_id_color=0x00000000
atc_id_font=Verdana,-11,1,600,0
atc_parking_types=MIL_COMBAT
prop_anim_ratio=1.02
visual_damage=0

With thanks to Martin Catney for his great textures and paint kit, and to the Spitfire Prototype website.

Repaint by Grant MacLean using Martin Catney's paintkit.

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