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|authors =Erik Hofman, Charlie Andrews | |authors =Erik Hofman, Charlie Andrews | ||
|fgname =fokker50 | |fgname =fokker50 | ||
}}[[ | }}[[File:Fokker50_fokker.jpg|thumb|right|270px|A Fokker 50 in the manufacturer livery of Fokker.]] | ||
The '''Fokker 50''' is a 2 turboprop [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]]. | The '''Fokker 50''' is a 2 turboprop [[:Category:Airliners|airliner]]. | ||
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The first Fokker 50 can be seen at the Dutch [[Aviodrome]] museum (at [[Lelystad Airport]] in the Netherlands). | The first Fokker 50 can be seen at the Dutch [[Aviodrome]] museum (at [[Lelystad Airport]] in the Netherlands). | ||
==Aircraft help== | == Aircraft help == | ||
The cockpit lighting can be switched on and off on the central console. Look down and right! That only works in [[OpenSceneGraph|OSG]], as do the other clickable cockpit objects. | The cockpit lighting can be switched on and off on the central console. Look down and right! That only works in [[OpenSceneGraph|OSG]], as do the other clickable cockpit objects. | ||
To twiddle knobs (OSG only again, I'm afraid! Use LMB to increment by 1, MMB to decrement by one. The scroll wheel increases and decreases in larger steps. At least it will if your mouse buttons are mapped in the same way that mine are! Hold the mouse cursor over the standby digits of NAV/COM/ADF boxes to adjust, then press the button to flip the freqs. You can also adjust CDIs and the heading bug using the FMP on the glareshield. | To twiddle knobs (OSG only again, I'm afraid! Use LMB to increment by 1, MMB to decrement by one. The scroll wheel increases and decreases in larger steps. At least it will if your mouse buttons are mapped in the same way that mine are! Hold the mouse cursor over the standby digits of NAV/COM/ADF boxes to adjust, then press the button to flip the freqs. You can also adjust CDIs and the heading bug using the FMP on the glareshield. | ||
===Takeoff=== | === Takeoff === | ||
* Rotate at approx 95 kts. | * Rotate at approx 95 kts. | ||
===Landing=== | === Landing === | ||
* Vref (target speed for crossing the threshold on landing) will be fine at about 95 kts again, with flap 25 | * Vref (target speed for crossing the threshold on landing) will be fine at about 95 kts again, with flap 25 | ||
** 35 is the max flap setting, use it for steep approaches only | ** 35 is the max flap setting, use it for steep approaches only | ||
[[ | [[File:Fokker50_KLM.jpg|thumb|270px|Fokker 50 in KLM colors.]] | ||
== Development status/Issues/Todo == | == Development status/Issues/Todo == | ||
'''3D Cockpit:''' | '''3D Cockpit:''' | ||