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GOLDEN AGE - DOUGLAS DOLPHIN PACKAGE FSX

€ 15.00
GOLDEN AGE - DOUGLAS DOLPHIN PACKAGE FSX

GOLDEN AGE - DOUGLAS DOLPHIN PACKAGE FSX

GOLDEN AGE SIMULATIONS

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    GOLDEN AGE SIMULATIONS

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    GOLDEN AGE SIMULATIONS

  • Größe
    48.04MB
  • Erhältlich seit
    2010-12-14
  • Version
    1.0
  • PID
    4999
  • Beschreibung

    The Dolphin originated in 1930 as the "Sinbad," a pure flying boat without wheels. The Sinbad was intended as a luxurious flying yacht. The Great Depression had curtailed demand for such extravagance, but Douglas managed to interest the United States Coast Guard who not only bought the Sinbad, but 12 Dolphins. Undaunted by the lack of demand, Douglas improved the Sinbad in 1931 so that it was amphibious, and could land on water or land. The improved aircraft was named "Dolphin".

    There were a total of 58 aircraft over the life of its production run. The first two were purchased by Wilmington-Catalina Airlines to fly passengers between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island, becoming the first successful Douglas airliners. Subsequent examples were ordered by the United States Navy and US Coast Guard for use as transports and search and rescue craft. The U.S. Army Air Corps ordered several under the designations C-21, C-26, and C-29. Many were eventually ordered for their original purpose as luxury transports. Owners included William Boeing, the founder of the Boeing Company, and Philip K. Wrigley, the son of the founder of the William Wrigley Jr Company. William K. Vanderbilt bought two with custom interiors for use from the Vanderbilt yacht Alva as flying tenders.

    Golden Age Simulations has re-created these magnificent aircraft for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X. Our aircraft is intended to be representative of the line of Dolphins and not of any one model or owner. The goal was to provide a historically accurate representation of these Golden Age seaplanes as well as an enjoyable experience for the simulator pilot.

    The package contains three distinct versions of the aircraft with a total of 8 unique and historically accurate liveries. There the commercial version most notably flown by the Wilmington-Catalina Airlines; the military version, the most produced by Douglas, and the personal luxury transport as flown by William K. Vanderbilt and Bill Boeing.

    Also included is a custom scenery package that brings back to life the original Catalina Seaplane airport on Santa Catalina Island. In 1931, Philip Wrigley helped design the unique airport at Hamilton Cove, the second cove north of Avalon. This airport was designed to accommodate the Douglas Dolphin amphibian planes of the Wilmington-Catalina Air Line, Ltd., a Wrigley-operated firm. This airport was in continual use until 1941 when WW II brought an end to seaplane operations to Catalina Island. Our presentation is an accurate representation of that facility complete with vintage autos and night lighting.

    A detailed Flight Instruction manual is included in the package along with a paint kit for those that wish to customize their own Dolphin.

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    David

    2023-06-07
    Being a bug fan of WW2 era aircraft I just couldn’t pass this up. It’s such a nicely detailed and well simmed creation for FSX. The extra Catalina scenery is a big extra even if it was not automatically installed and took a few extra minutes to locate and move to the appropriate add on scenery root folder. I also have the Wilmington terminal on the LA side. Having both definitely is a big kick to fly back and forth.  The airplane itself is a typical quality GAS product that looks, sounds and feels well done. A couple more private type liveries would have been appreciated but you do get enough to see what differences each type (civilian, commercial, military) offers. Those differences are only apparent in the cabin which has no preset view. Instead I have to move the camera back from the FO cockpit to the cabin section before every flight in order to get a feel for the passenger impression.  Other than that I can’t complain. It’s a fun bird. Very easy on the frame rates. No impact at all even with the US Cities X Los Angeles add on and the two GAS seaports. Keep in mind only the Catalina scenery is included here, I got the mainland Wilmington scenery from GAS via a different airplane I purchased previously. I forget which one exactly? But that said there was still no frame rate loss with all add on scenery I own and activated  in the area.  To sum it all up, this is an excellent package from GAS. 

    Uwe

    2011-12-02
    Werd dieses add-on nicht kauft , verpaßt etwas außergewöhnliches : ein Amphium der Spitzenklasse !

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