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'''Couzinet 70''' was a 1930s [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]] with 3 piston engines. | '''Couzinet 70''' was a 1930s [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]] with 3 piston engines. | ||
[[File:Gimp6.jpg|thumb| | The instruments use metric units: altimeter in meters and ASI in myriameters per hour. | ||
In the absence of specific information, the "default" startup procedure works fine: | |||
* press } three times | |||
* set throttle to 10% | |||
* press "!" (selects engine No.1) | |||
* press and hold s to start engine 1 | |||
* set throttle 1 back to idle (PageDown) | |||
* press "@" and repeat for engine No.2 | |||
* press "#" and repeat for engine No.3 | |||
* press "~" (selects all engines) to synchronize the throttles. | |||
Compared to other aircraft, the Couzinet 70 reacts unusually slowly to aileron deflection, possibly because of its long wings. | |||
To stop the engines, simply set mixture to cutoff and magnetos to off. | |||
[[File:Couzinet70_cockpit.png|thumb|left|270px|Cockpit view]] | |||
[[File:Gimp6.jpg|thumb|left|270px|It was used to demonstrate Ambient Occlusion in ''[[Howto: Add smooth ("Ambient Occlusion") shadows in Blender]]'']] | |||