Panel for the Dh Chipmunk aircraft for FS2004.

(by David Booker and Saverio Maurri ) & A tiny bit by Rick Piper (this bad Manual) ;o)

Hello and thank you for downloading this panel!
This panel was made for Rick Piper's
Dh Chipmunk aircraft for FS2004.
It has been created from recent real photographs of a similar aircraft. (Chipmunk T10@ Brooklands Museum & original Pilots notes dated 1955)

See the thanks and acknowledgements section at the end.

The photos were taken on many separate visits to the aircraft, by Dave Booker.

Radio/Transponder unit by David Maltby & Dave Booker.
This is why it is very much a joint project, and many thanks, equally must also go to Sav.

Main Panel Description

The main panel is quite straightforward to use, nothing hi-tech in here!

The instruments are numbered in YELLOW.

Mouseable areas are shown in the PINK boxes

They are as follows:

1. Generator Lamp- This lamp illuminates below 1150 RPM.
2. Magneto Switch 1- (With Tooltip help)
3. Magneto Switch 2- (With Tooltip help)
4. SIMICONS- to access sub panels.
5. AIRSPEED INDICATOR- Knots.
6. ALTIMETER- Adjustment knob at bottom centre of instrument.
7. ATTITUDE/ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
8. FLIGHT COMPASS/HEADING INDICATOR
9. ENGINE RPM INDICATOR
10. VERTICAL SPEED/RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR
11. TURN AND SLIP INDICATOR
12. ENGINE STARTER
13. OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR- degrees C
14. OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR- pounds per square inch
15. AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH
16. CARB HEAT SWITCH - pull for on (switch not shown on layout pic)

Fuel panel.

The fuel panel consists of : Contents indicators Left & Right also seen outside cockpit on upper wing root.

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little fuel pump simicon.

Throttle/Mixture Panel.

Basically self explanatory, the PINK boxes are the mouse areas.

Mouse-wheel scrolling will also control these functions on selected lever.

The controls are as follows:

1. THROTTLE/POWER LEVER- Mouse areas for left or right only, or both (centre area).
2. FUEL/MIXTURE LEVER- This operates in the same way as the throttle .(back = Weak Mixture/forward =Rich Mixture)

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Propeller simicon.

Electrics Panel.

This panel allows control of lights, starting, and other systems.

1. ELECTRICAL MASTER SWITCH- Cuts all power, except avionics bus.
2. FUEL SWITCH
3. INSTRUMENT PANEL U.V LIGHTING SWITCH
4. NAVIGATION LIGHTS
5. TAXY/LANDING LIGHT
6. SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTER (not in real Aircraft)
7. PITOT HEAT- Toggles Pitot heater on and off.
8. SIGNAL LAMP Button (Not implemented in this panel)

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Electrics simicon.

Radio/Transponder Panel.

(This Radio & Transponder are not the actual ones used in the Chipmunk but are of the same period)

This panel allows control of the Radio & Transponder.

1. TUNING- Radio. (Coarse Tuning)
2. TUNING- Radio. (Fine Tuning)
3. TUNING- Transponder. (Coarse Tuning)
4. TUNING- Transponder. (Fine Tuning)

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Radio simicon.

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ATC Panel.

Use this button to contact Air Traffic Control.

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little ATC simicon.

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"G" Meter Panel.

Click Mouse to reset "Tell Tale Needles".

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little "G" Meter simicon.

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Compass Panel.

This panel allows control of lights, starting, and other systems.

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Compass simicon.

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Checklist & Reference (Kneeboard) Panel.

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Kneeboard simicon.

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GPS Panel.

(Not in real Chipmunk but to help varying levels of flight-simmers)

Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little GPS simicon.

Acknowledgements and thanks
This panel has been constructed for the enjoyment of other like minded flight simmers and enthusiasts.

There has been a lot of help on this project from many good people.

So, my sincerest thanks to,

Dave Booker, for his work on creating the view bitmaps, his ideas, testing, enthusiasm, time, patience....and lots of other help! The photos the panels are based on were also Dave's work. These were obtained from Brooklands Museum, Weybridge.

So....

A special note of
thanks must go to Bill Dempster and the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge for their help
in providing access to and information on the Viking/Valetta/Varsity series
of aircraft. Brooklands have been extremely helpful with this, and they must be thanked and congratulated for that.

Everyone on the Classic British Flightsim Forum for the support throughout.

If I have missed anyone out it is not intentional, and I very much appreciate all the help I have received.

Rick Piper, August 2004