Installation:

1)  Unzip the XF-90.zip file.

2)  Copy the following folders to Sim Objects\Airplanes

     a)  Lockheed XF-90

     b)  Lockheed XF-90 No Tanks

     c)  F-90B Blackhawks 

3)  Copy the contents of the Gauges folder in the .zip file to the global Gauges folder. 

     Do not overwrite any gauges of the same name that you already have.

 

Installation is complete. 

 

The screenshot from FSX below shows the aircraft selection screen with the four aircraft available.

 

 

Radar Installation:

 

Provisions have been provided for activating radar.  Radar is not provided with the aircraft and must be obtained separately.  To activate the radar, you will need to open the master Panel.cfg file in the Lockheed XF-90\Panel directory.

 

You can obtain an up to date radar gauge from Eric Marciano's website:

 

http://emarciano.free.fr/En/index.htm

 

The cost was 9.9 Euros at time of publication.  To incorporate the radar, remove the comment cards (//) as shown below within the Panel.cfg file:

 

//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window03]
ident=125
Background_color=0,0,0 
file="radar_background.bmp" 
size_mm=240,270
position=8
visible=0
window_size= 0.2344, 0.3516
no_luminous=1

//Eric Marciano Radar - Latest version available on his website.
gauge00=Radar!Circular Amber, 20,20,200,205
gauge01=RadarControl!Global Mode, 36,244,17,17
gauge02=RadarControl!Horizontal Mode, 61,244,17,17
gauge03=RadarControl!Vertical Mode, 86,244,17,17
gauge04=RadarControl!Radar Mode Switch, 111,237,45,25
gauge05=RadarControl!Radar Range Switch, 166,237,45,25

//Radar from existing F-16 model. Earlier version.
//gauge00=CPT.F16!Radar, 20,20,200,205
//gauge01=CPT.F16!Radar Mode, 111,237,45,25
//gauge02=CPT.F16!Radar Range, 166,237,45,25

With Eric Marciano's radar installed, the panel will look like this:

 

 

If you have an earlier or different radar you want to use, the second set of gauge callouts might work for you.  You will probably need to modify them.