Flight model for Emil's Ardennes - Add-on for Microprose European Air War.
Version 5 - 13/6/2006

WARNING!
This update requires previous version of my alternative FM for Emil's Ardennes (ArdennesFM4). If you already don't have, download it from Emil's Ardennes site at Sandbagger's EAW Frontlines. To install, execute the self-extracting file contained into this zip, extracting it into your EAW-Emil's Ardennes patched directory, leaving it overwrite existing files. Run the "2dcpt-install" batch file. Done!

VERSION 5
Added cockpit files to see correctly Bf 109 G-14 and G-10 instrument panels. Revised roll stability. Removed "adverse yaw". Corrected FM for P47D in P47C, P51B and Ju87 slots.

VERSION 4
Corrected bug which didn't allow some fighters to reach planned altitude during cruise to target. Removed defective feature about mission at dawn. Added more historical roll rates and fuel burn rates.

FEATURES
- Introduced figures closer to historical about aicraft weights and engine performance for all single engined, flyable fighters (plus P-38J).
- Tweaked weapons to simulate real effectiveness.
- Added Mr Jelly's corrected "radiotxt.str".
- Fixed "crashing Ju88" bug.
- No engine overheating problems during cruise in formation.
- Corrected Me 262 fuel load.
- Improved control on pitch of the aircraft.
- Allowed for german careers missions at dawn.
- German Geschwadern received their historical strenght.
- Corrected erroneous Staffeln names appearing during briefing and debriefing.
- Removed weird "psychedelic" windows from Bf 109 G-14 field hangar screen.
- Revised Damage Model.
- Fixed a glitch in German campaigns causing a "jumping back" to 1941.
- Improved pitch stability.
- Included LLv34_Doc's FW 190F-8 "blue chevron 8". 

SOURCES
To do this work, following references have been used:
Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II, originally published by Jane's Publishing Company 1946/47 - Reprinted by Bracken Books, London, England in 1989.
Aerei (italian aviation magazine), gennaio 1979, aprile 1979, febbraio 1980.
Close-up N.7 "Gustav, part 2"by Thomas Hitchcock - Monogram Aviation Publications 1983.
Close-up N.16 " Bf 109K" by Thomas Hitchcock - Monogram Aviation Publications 1979.
Close-up N.10 "FW 190D" by Richard Smith & Eddie Creek  - Monogram Aviation Publications 1986.
Close-up N.8 "FW 190F" by Gebhard Aders  - Monogram Aviation Publications 1986.
"The North American P-51D Mustang", by Edward Shacklady - Profile Publications Ltd. - 1965.
"Pilots Manual for Lockheed P-38 Lightning" - Reprinted by Aviation Publications
The internet.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A sincere thanks to Knegel, whose new "formulas" and continued help were fundamental to do this work. Thanks as well to all friends at SIMHQ EAW Forum who "redirected" me while doing this work providing a lot of useful information.

Enjoy!

Greybeard
