                                      FS2004


Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B sounds

For use with HJG/Historic Jetliners Group DC-8 Super 62


Basepack models, textures and soundpack hosted and available from Historic Jetliners Group at http://simviation.com//hjg/



Filename: fs9_jt3d-3b_dc8-62_fd_v1
Author:   Benoit Plamondon
Release:  October 2016
Version:  V1 Flightdeck environment & exterior views




Soundpack features within FS2004 sound engine limitations


 Flightdeck views
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Keeping in mind that the 4 engines are wing mounted, they were noisy specially during spooling stages, warning and environmental sounds.

- JT3D-3B engines
- flightdeck environmental sounds, generators and avionics
- Thrust reversers
- Flaps lever
- Gear lowering/retracting
- Tire roll friction/bumps on runway
- Touchdown (tires making contact with runway)
- Wind and air friction/rush against fuselage pro-rated with airspeed
- Stall, overspeed, glideslope, gear warning, autopilot disconnect warning sounds


 External views
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- GPU (ground power unit) always switched on when eng 4 is off
- JT3D-3B engines starter/ignition/shutdown
- Thrust reversers












Installation:

1.  Backup the content of your DC-8 Super 62 sound folder if you want to keep those just in case...

2.  Unzip the content of this zipped file into your DC-8 Super 62 folder, this will create a sound folder containing it's soundpack

3. Start your flight sim, select your favourite DC-8 Super 62 texture that you have installed and enjoy.




***THRUST REVERSERS FEATURE***

This soundpack features realistic thrust reversers, to get the full effect,
you need to "edit" the aircraft.cfg inside the DC-8-62 folder.
This will enable/simulate the sounds of engines spooling up/down as you use the reversers.

To edit:

1. Open the aircraft.cfg file with a text editor such as "notepad"

2. Scroll down to "[GeneralEngineData]"

   This is what you will see.

[GeneralEngineData]
engine_type=1
Engine.0=-1.416667,-44.583333,-3.000000
Engine.1=9.500000,-25.666667,-5.000000
Engine.2=9.500000,25.666667,-5.000000
Engine.3=-1.416667,44.583333,-3.000000
fuel_flow_scalar=1.020000
min_throttle_limit=-0.249939


3. You need to change the value of the min_throttle_limit to: 

-0.449939

It should look like this:

[GeneralEngineData]
engine_type=1
Engine.0=-1.416667,-44.583333,-3.000000
Engine.1=9.500000,-25.666667,-5.000000
Engine.2=9.500000,25.666667,-5.000000
Engine.3=-1.416667,44.583333,-3.000000
fuel_flow_scalar=1.020000
min_throttle_limit=-0.449939

4. Close the file and click "yes" to save the changes.



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Sound setting recommendation:

This soundpack was created using the following slider settings:

To adjust to the same settings, start your FS2004, go to options\sounds and adjust the sound sliders to read:


"Engines" = 65 %
"Environment" = 100%
"Cockpit" = 60%

Experiment with the above recommended settings first then adjust to your particular preference.

Keep in mind that PCs and soundcards differ from one system to another and may produce different results.

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FREEWARE:

These files are freeware and may only be distributed as such.
They must not be included in or used as a sound source for any payware product.


Disclaimer:

I will not be responsible for any improper use or installation of the files included. I will try to help if I can. You agree to use this soundpack at YOUR OWN RISK.


Video previews of all my released soundpacks and current projects underway, available on my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/rrspey511



Benoit Plamondon
bplamondon@rogers.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/rrspey511
October 2016