Douglas DC-4/ Skymaster Netherlands Governement Air Transport



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IMPORTANT NOTES:

This version is for FS5.1 only. You may convert the airplane for use

with FlightSim for Windows 95  and FlightSim 98 using Microsoft's

converters. If you do not have the converter you may get the one you need at

Microsoft's game site at: http://www.microsoft.com/games/fsim/downloads.htm



You must have the converter installed in order to see  cockpit instruments.



For FS5.1,  copy the .air file to your PILOTS directory, and all .*af

files to your TEXTURE Directory under the parent FlightSim 5.1 directory

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Converted from DC-6B by Tom Gibson (e-mail: tgibson@sunstroke.sdsu.edu) 



Flight Model by Mike Vidal (e-mail: mavidal@shadow.net)  



I would like to thank Shoichiro Homma, Rich Boehringer, Mike Vidal and 

Kevin Trinkle for their contributions to this project.



Repaint by Rob Bennis (e-mail: RobBennis@Compuserve.com)





During 1939, the original DC-4 (later labeled the DC-4E) was proving to 

be too big and uneconomic to it's five sponsors (United, Eastern, 

American, Pan American, and TWA), and Douglas started over with a 

somewhat smaller (and much more attractive) design, using P&W Twin Wasp 

R-2000's.  This resulted in the DC-4, with all of the features found in 

all Douglas propliners from that point forward, except pressurization.  

The fuselage was a long cylinder (handy later for stretching into the 

DC-6 and DC-7), tricycle landing gear, and a tall single fin.  Three of 

the  5 sponsors (United, Eastern, and American) placed orders totalling 

60 DC-4's, but production and delivery were interrupted by WW II, and by 

the end of the war over 1000 had been produced.  Over 500 of these were 

sold to the airlines after the war, and with Douglas producing 74 more, 

many airlines started long-distance routes with DC-4's in 1946-47. 



After the much faster, larger, and pressurized DC-6 series became 

available, the DC-4's tended to be relegated to secondary routes and 

carriers, and were a mainstay of regional airlines on their premium 

routes.  They were later converted to freighters, fire sprayers, and 

other configurations, and many DC-4's are still flying today.



This is the the version the KLM used for her Antillean division, 

the aircraft PJ - TAP is named Parimaribo after the capital of 

Suriname. It served the KLM from 1946 until 1958.





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Now the legal stuff:



ENJOY, AND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR 

IMPROVEMENTS.  I INTEND ON OFFERING MANY LIVERIES OF THIS 

AIRCRAFT.  AFX/PCX FILES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHOR.



THIS AIRPLANE IS THE PROPERTY OF THE AUTHOR, AND CANNOT BE 

RE-SOLD OR PACKAGED WITH ANY PRODUCT FOR SALE, WITHOUT THE 

EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS.  THIS IS FREEWARE!!



YOU MAY UPLOAD THIS PLANE TO ANY OTHER SERVER THAT HAS A FREE 

DISTRIBUTION POLICY.  IF THIS PLANE IS UPLOADED TO RESTRICTED 

SERVERS (I.E. COMPUSERVE FSFORUM)(NOT THE AUTHOR'S INTENTION), 

IT MAY BE DOWNLOADED AND UPLOADED TO OTHER SERVERS.  THIS 

NOTICE CONSTITUTES THE AUTHOR'S PERMISSION TO DO THIS.  



THIS ENTIRE TEXT FILE MUST BE INCLUDED IN ANY DISTRIBUTION.



THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LIABILITIES THAT YOU MIGHT 

INCUR AS A RESULT OF USING THESE PRODUCTS.  YOU ASSUME THE RISK 

OF USE.







April, 1998

Rob Bennis

Amstelveen

Netherlands

RobBennis@Compuserve.com

(Feedback is welcome!)