Dornier Do-335 A1 Pfeil ("Arrow") for the Fw 190D Slot in European Air War
By Charles Gunst - April 2001

This Dornier Do-335 A1 replaces the Fw 190D in EAW, and is intended for use with ECA (Enemy Coast Ahead) Control Panel (which is available from most of the websites listed below). The Pfeil takes the place of the Fw190D, using ECA Control Panel v3.4 or later.

To install, just unzip the *.TPC and *.3DZ files in this zip file into your EAW directory (the one with EAW.EXE in it). To un-install, simply remove them from your EAW directory.

This is a major reconstruction job on an EAW 3D shape, to create the Do-335 heavy multi-role fighter for use in EAW. A large project like this would not have been possible without those indispensable EAW utilities, Paulo's 3DZMAP.EXE, and Alessandro's 3DZ Studio and Converter. 

The Do-335 started life as the Fw 190D shape, and uses as a base a skin by Paulo Morais from Mosi's site. The colour scheme is a fictional late-War one. There are a few small rendering problems with the 3D shape ("disappearing" panels, or panels that "appear" even though they are "behind" another one,  when viewed from some angles) and some distortions in the skin, but I think it looks pretty right.  The 3D shape is scaled up from the Fw190D, so the gun flash points will not be correct using ECA Control Panel v3.5 or earlier. I will correct this in ECAPanel v3.6.

Also included in this zip file is a further zip file, DO335B.ZIP. This contains 2 alternative 3D shape files, P190DF.3DZ and P190DM.3DZ. Use these instead of the identically-named files in this zip file, and you will have the Do-335 B1, with the distinctive 30mm cannon pods on each wing. This aircraft will be added to ECA Control Panel v3.6, as an alternative to the Do-335 A1. 

The only real difficulty with this aircraft is that EAW does not allow for twin-engined planes in single-engined slots, so the "Start Engine" key SHIFT-[ operates both props. The "Start Engine 2" key SHIFT-] has no effect.

There are plenty of websites with other EAW skins and shapes. I can't list them all, but try these sites (and most have links to many others):

  The Aces Paint Shop: http://www.onlinecombat.com/EAWPaintShop/
  Airbuddha's: http://thehangar.dogfighter.com/
  Alessandro's: http://www.geocities.com/alessandroborges/aces_over_gyn_index.htm
  Cord's: http://eaw.thrustmaster.com/
  -E's: http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/6644/
  Fox2's: http://fox2.ch/fichiers/eaw/fichier_downloads_eaw.htm
  JG5's Skins: http://www.madasafish.com/jerry/jg5/html/skins.html
  Lentulaiuvue 34's Skins: http://www.muodos.fi/LLv34/
  Manduca's: http://kikegg.batcave.net
  Major Lee's Aerodrome: http://www.kvi.net/~majorlee
  Migge's: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/4145/
  Mosi's: http://mosi.thrustmaster.com/
  Relent's: http://www.sonic.net/jcam/eawskins/

I hope you enjoy the Pfeil. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Charles Gunst

GunstQC@aol.com

April 2001
