Robin DR400 Dauphin

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Robin DR400 Dauphin
DR400-dauphin.jpg
Type Civilian aircraft
Author(s)
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
  • /Clément de l'Hamaide
    Bertrand Augras
    PAF team
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= dr400-dauphin
Status Production
 FDM Stars-4.png
 Systems Stars-4.png
 Cockpit Stars-5.png
 Model Stars-4.png
Supports Dual control
Download Download the Robin DR400 Dauphin aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

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Aircraft help

Procedures

Startup

Autostart

If you don't want to execute the real startup procedure you can use the "Autostart" feature available from the Menubar > Robin DR400 Dauphin or Options menu

Pressing this feature you are toggling Startup/Shutdown engine. You just need to press "s" key (starter) in order to startup the engine.

Manual

  1. Electric master  : ON
  2. Avionics master  : ON
  3. Carburator heat  : COLD (pushed)
  4. Fuel selector valve : CENTER
  5. Throttle  : 10%
  6. Mixture  : FULL RICH
  7. Magnetos  : BOTH
  8. Electric pump  : ON
  9. Starter  : PRESS until engine is started
  10. Electric pump  : OFF
  11. Alternator  : ON

Takeoff

  1. Brakes  : SET (shift+b)
  2. Mixture  : FULL RICH
  3. Fuel selector valve : RECHECK SELECTION
  4. Elevator trim  : SET for takeoff
  5. Radios and Avionics : SET
  6. Flaps  : SET for takeoff (15°)
  7. Brakes  : RELEASE
  8. Throttle  : FULL OPEN

Climb

  • Airspeed  : 115 - 125 KM/H
  • Throttle  : FULL OPEN
  • Mixture  : RICH

Cruise

  • Power  : 2100 - 2700 RPM
  • Flaps  : UP
  • Elevator trim  : ADJUST as required

Landing

  1. Brakes  : RELEASE
  2. Flaps  : 1 flaps below 170 KM/H
  3. Airspeed  : 150 KM/H
  4. Flaps  : 2 flaps below 130 KM/H
  5. Airpseed  : 110 KM/H
  6. After landing  : Flaps UP

Shutdown

  1. Brakes  : SET
  2. Avionics, electrical : OFF
  3. Alternator  : OFF
  4. Throttle  : PULLED FULL OUT
  5. Mixture  : PULLED FULL OUT
  6. Magnetos  : OFF
  7. Electric master  : OFF
  8. Fuel selector valve  : CLOSED


Keyboard shorcut

Key Binding
d Open/Close the canopy
s Starter
= Open/Close options dialog
Ctrl+c Toggle panel hotspots and labels

Options menu

DR400 Dauphin Menu dialogs.jpg

Features

Tutorials

DR400 Dauphin Tuto

A list of tutorials for training purpose are available in the menu Help > Aircraft tutorials

They are also available in the Options menu.

Once the tutorial dialog is opened, you can select a tutorial from the right list then press "Start", the tutorial is loading.




Checklists

DR400 Dauphin Checklist

A list of checklists are available in the menu Help > Aircraft checklists

They are also available in the Options menu.

Once the checklist dialog is opened, you can select a checklist from the top droplist.

Each items can be executed by pressing ">" and a focus marker can be displayed in the cockpit by pressing "?"




Slider/knob

Throttle and mixture use the slider animation, it means you have several possibility to handle these parts:

  • Left/Middle mouse click = Increase/Decrease
  • Dragging up/down = Increase/Decrease
  • Mousewheel forward/backward = Increase/Decrease

All knobs use the knob animation, it means you can handle these parts like:

  • Left/Middle mouse click = Increase/Decrease
  • Dragging left/right = Increase/Decrease
  • Mousewheel forward/backward = Increase/Decrease




Text OSG

DR400 Dauphin TextOSG
Text OSG

The panel is plenty of helpful text available with Ctrl+c

That way you know the name and use of each parts on the panel.












Tooltips

Tooltips are massively used for state information in the cockpit. Be sure the checkbox "Tooltips" is checked in Debug > User Preferences Interface

That way you can easily know the state of:

  • Throttle (in percent %)
  • Mixture (in percent %)
  • Altimeter (in QNH)
  • Switches (ON/OFF)
  • Lights (in percent %)
  • Flaps (in degrees)
  • Avionics
  • NAV/VOR instruments



Rembrandt

The DR400 Dauphin is fully Rembrandt compliant.

Taxi light, Landing light, Nav lights, Beacon light, Panel lights.

Liveries

You can change the livery by selcting one in the Options menu > Liveries

Changing your aircraft livery is shown to other players.

Shaders

A reflective shader is applied on exterior model. Take care your "Model" slider is at least at 4/5 in the Rendering dialog

Realism

Gears

Be carefull at landing because you could break the gears if you hit the ground too hard !

Water

It's a JSBSim aircraft but you can't land on water, if so you will be crashed, but you just need to press "p" as many as you are still in water then you can continue your flight.

Negative G

Don't try to get negative G too long ! The DR400 Dauphin is not equiped for this kind of tricks. If you are flying upside down or even flying at negatie G too long time your engine will shutdown !


HowTo use

Electrical system

The Robin DR400 Dauphin has a realistic electric system. Each electric parts (instruments, lights, pump...) are consumming electrical power. More electrical parts are ON, more electric is system is sought.

Electric master

DR400 Dauphin Magneto master

Electrical system is supplied by this switch. While this switch is OFF nothing is working but the GPS and chronometer.

The first things you would do once you are seatting in this aircraft is to switch ON this switch.

Alternator

Until alternator switch is ON AND engine is OFF, the battery is the only electric provider.

Be carefull to switch it ON as soon as the engine is running to avoid electrical failure.




Avionics master

This switch is supplying electrical power to:

  • Horizon artifical
  • Radio
  • Transponder
  • NAV/VOR

Lights

DR400 Dauphin Lighting and Avionic master

Interior lights

Three knobs are available for lighting up three parts of the panel (Left, Right, Center)

Interior lights are only working once the electric master is ON.

Exterior lights

Available exterior lights are:

  • Landing light - a powerful light for long distance lighting
  • Taxi light - for short distance lighting
  • Nav lights - situated on the end of wings
  • Beacon light - situated on the top of the fuselage

Exterior lights are only working once the electric master is ON.




Chronometer

DR400 Dauphin Chrono

The chronometer is independant of electrical system he is using its own integrated battery.

  • On/Off: Switch ON/OFF the chronometer
  • Reset: Set the chrono to 00:00:00
  • Start: Start/pause the counter,
  • Stop: Stop the counter

ELT

DR400 Dauphin ELT







Altimeter

DR400 Dauphin altimeter

Altimeter is a QNH based pressure. You can change the QNH by handling the knob on the bottom-right.

GPS

DR400 Dauphin Radio stack

Radio

A Bendix King KX165 is installed, its a 25KHz spacing and working well with FGCom.

He is only working once electric master AND avionics master are ON

Transponder

A Bendix King KT 76A is installed, it's a transponder working over network.

He is only working once electric master AND avionics master are ON






Fuel pump

DR400 Dauphin Fuel pump

Fuel pump ON is required for engine start. Once the engine is running you can set it OFF.

Fuel pump is usually ON during critical flight procedures (takeoff and landing).

Fuel tank selector

DR400 Dauphin Fuel selector

Starter

The Starter button is situated behind the fuel tank selector tip.

You can only press it once the tip of the fuel tank selector has moved from CLOSED position.









Elevator trim

DR400 Dauphin Middle

The trim wheel is situated ahead of the fuel tank selector. The wheel is working like a knob regarding mouse action.

A trim indicator is situated on the left of the mixture, that way you know the state of the elevator trim.

Flaps

Flaps handle is situated on the right of the pilot, just between pilot and copilot seat.

Pressing on the front of the handle makes flaps UP while pressing on the back makes flaps DOWN.

A warning light is light up green until flaps are not totally UP.






Brakes

DR400 Dauphin Brake mixture

You can handle left and right brake independently. It can help for taxiing in addition of the rudder action.

Press "b" acting on both brakes.

Parking brake switch is situated on the top of the mixture parts, by pressing it will toggle the parking brake.

Throttle/Mixture

  • Left/Middle mouse click = Increase/Decrease
  • Dragging up/down = Increase/Decrease
  • Mousewheel forward/backward = Increase/Decrease





Warnings

DR400 Dauphin Warning

The warnings are displaying the state of

  • Starter
  • Flaps
  • Alternator
  • Fuel pressure
  • Oil pressure

The swith on the left of the warnings light has two functions:

  • Bottom hotpsot: Test for no broken warning lights - Every warning lights should lightup, that way you are sure none are out of service
  • Switch: Toggle day/night mode - At night mode, warning lights intensity is reduced