Virtavia B-24 LIBERATOR, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 B 24 LIBERATOR US NAVY VARIANTS EXPANSION USER MANUAL Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 2: ... the favorable mount of airmen and strategic personnel one cannot doubt the B 24 s impact in the various roles it was assigned to play in The Liberator went on to become the most produced American aircraft of the entire war Important Note This package is an EXPANSION for the Virtavia B 24 Liberator for FSX the original product is however only needed for the SOUNDS If you are able to edit the sound...

Page 3: ... default path is to the C drive so if you are using a different drive letter and or path to FSX you should edit this path when prompted This User Manual in PDF format can be found in the Virtavia folder in the root of the simulator eg C Program Files x86 Microsoft Games Microsoft Flight Simulator X Virtavia Virtavia Liberator USN Variants The installer will create a shortcut to the manual which is...

Page 4: ...lp us grow by buying a legitimate copy These files may not be copied other than for backup purposes transmitted or passed to third parties or altered in any way without the prior permission of the publisher The source code for this product is closed No modifications or reverse engineering may be carried out without prior consent from Virtavia All rights reserved copyright Virtavia 2020 Virtavia B ...

Page 5: ... RAF Dunkeswell Devon England 1944 The first of the 977 PB4Y 1 aircraft were mostly indistinguishable from the USAAF B 24D Common additions to the standard B 24D airframe were an additional 50 cal MG in the glazed nose and also a retractable radome in the vacated ball turret position on late production aircraft The PB4Y 1 entered service with VP 101 in September 1942 at NAS Barber Point Hawaii 24 ...

Page 6: ...e aircraft which had been deemed unsatisfactory by the Navy The more modern turret had been designed and produced for the abandonded prototype Consolidated XPBB 1 Sea Ranger flying boat patrol bomber The Navy PB4Y 1 s replaced the USAAF B 24 s of the disbanded 479th Anti Submarine Group who had previously occupied RAF Dunkeswell Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 7: ...J 62 Tigers NAS Jacksonville 1952 The PB4Y 1P P4Y 1P from 1952 on was a long range photo reconaissance variant These aircraft were eventually replaced by the A3D 1P Skywarrior Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 8: ...ail non turbo supercharged engines and a 7ft fuselage plug to create room for a flight engineer s station Also added was an additional dorsal turret and teardrop Erco 250 THE powered waist blisters Privateers saw action in WW2 Korea and Vietnam they were redesignated P 4B in 1962 A total of 739 were built Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 9: ... bay Cockpit side windows Exit Command shift e Bomb Bay Doors 2nd Exit command shift e then tap 2 ASW Dustbin radar PB4Y 1 B 24D model only 3rd Exit command shift e then tap 3 Ventral belly Turret 3rd Exit command shift e then tap 3 Crew figures Ctrl W extend water rudder command Waist Gunners Guns Waist hatches Shift Q tail hook command Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 10: ...ty area and picking the Aircraft menu for external views and the Cockpit menu for views inside the cabin It is possible to zoom and pan as normal in these alternative views Cycle though the available ones by pressing the A key 2D 3D Cockpits This package is based on an older FSX product so a 2D panel suite is included It is normal for the 2D panel to show first when cockpit view is first selected ...

Page 11: ...11 2D Cockpit Instrument Panels 1 Door Bomb Bay Lights 2 Viewpoint Adjust Switch 3 Low Hydraulic Pressure Light 4 Copilot s Panel Icon Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

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Page 16: ...16 NOTE A power calculator in MS Excel format is included with the package It can be found in the model s folder in SimObjects Airplanes Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 17: ...Ctrl E for auto engine start The engines will start in numerical sequence with this method Taxi Checklist All weights 1 Verify that all engines are running within normal parameters 2 Slowly increase power on all engines equally until reaching 1200 RPM this is achieved at approximately 17 In Hg manifold pressure The aircraft will taxi at this power setting even at its heaviest weights 3 For left or...

Page 18: ...titude is maintained by back pressure on the control wheel 8 Depress wheel brakes once airborne to stop wheels 9 Retract landing gear 10 Retract flaps to the 10 setting at 140 mph IAS Flap position 2 11 Retract flaps fully at 155 mph IAS Flap position 0 continue to climb checklist 12 As the flaps are retracted the loss of lift may cause a loss in vertical speed Be sure to compensate for the moment...

Page 19: ...ertical speed hold manually reduce the vertical speed as you approach the desired altitude to assist the autopilot altitude capture mode Use 500ft below desired altitude as the anticipation altitude for leveling out 2 For cruise slowly reduce the manifold pressure to approximately 32 In Hg and then reduce the propeller RPM switches until gauges indicate 2200 RPM 3 At altitudes at or exceeding 25 0...

Page 20: ... 146 mph 320 gal hr 25 000 ft 195 mph 832 gal hr Optimum Cruise all speeds indicated Descent 1 The B 24 should descend at a low speed It is not recommended to quickly idle the engines for a steep descent in order to avoid flash cooling the engines 2 Ideally a descent in the B 24 from 25 000ft should take at least 40 minutes with a very shallow descent rate 3 It is up to the pilot to decide how to ...

Page 21: ...10 mph IAS 6 At landing weight of 41 000lbs final approach speed should be approximately 100 110 mph IAS 7 At 10ft AGL slowly retard the throttles 8 The B 24J does not exhibit a significant ground effect so a slight flair is required but be sure not to scrape the tail skid NOTE Aerodynamic braking is not recommended in the B 24 It is more effective to get all the wheels on the ground and use wheel...

Page 22: ...O Weight 58 000 pounds MTOW 65 000 pounds Fuel Capacity 2 814 US Gal Internal Drop tanks 390 US Gal Each Initial climb rate 1 200 ft min Service ceiling 30 000 ft Guns 10 50 caliber 12 7 mm M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets and two waist positions Bombs up to 8 000 pounds 3 600 kg Crew 7 11 Aircraft Limitations Stall speed clean 115 mph IAS max gross weight Max gear extension 155 mph IAS Max g...

Page 23: ...23 Max speed 25 000 ft 290 mph 190 KIAS Maximum G 2 67 2 00 Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 24: ... 0 Pilot 220 00 lbs Station_load 1 Copilot 220 00 lbs Station_load 2 Flight Engineer 220 00 lbs Station_load 3 Navigator 220 00 lbs Station_load 4 Bombardier 220 00 lbs Station_load 5 Nose Gunner 220 00 lbs Station_load 6 Waist Gunner 220 00 lbs Station_load 7 Tail Gunner 220 00 lbs Station_load 8 Belly Gunner 220 00 lbs Station_load 9 Radio Man 220 00 lbs Station_load 10 4x500lbs LF 2000 00 lbs S...

Page 25: ...nks are listed as following Lefttip Left bomb bay auxiliary tank 390 gallons Righttip Right bomb bay auxiliary tank 390 gallons If you are not using these fuel tanks set the fuel level for the given tank to 0 You must do this as the fuel tank will always default to the maximum capacity of the tank as per Flight Simulator hard coding Virtavia B 24 Liberator Manual Version FSX 2 0 ...

Page 26: ... the pilot must disengage the autopilot and control the aircraft manually Trim Characteristics The aircraft will require only small trim adjustments throughout its flight envelope with the exception of landing where the gear and flaps cause a nose down tendency The aircraft is capable of trimming 10 in either direction though it is highly unlikely that this much trim would be required at any phase...

Page 27: ...ded for cruise flight At altitudes at or exceeding 25 000ft and airspeeds at or below 155 mph it is recommended that flaps 8 be used to reduce the cruise pitch This flap setting increases lift without seriously degrading the wing s drag profile Flying with this flap setting above 170 mph however may create a ballooning effect so it is advised to only use this setting during cruise Virtavia B 24 Li...