Installation:
Note: This version was designed for FS2004 only. A separate FSX version exists on www.flightsim.com. Look for the file XF-90.zip.
1) Unzip the XF-90_2004.zip file.
2) Copy the following folders to the FS2004\Aircraft folder
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.
4) Go to Settings in FS2004. Press the Display button. Select the Aircraft Tab.
Make sure the Reflections checkbox is checked.
Installation is complete.
To select the aircraft, use the following dropdowns:
Aircraft Manufacturer: Lockheed
Aircraft Model: XF-90
Variation: Prototype
Variation: Prototype No Tanks
Aircraft Model: F-90B
Variation: Blackhawks
Variation: USAF
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.