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Antonov AN-3T

Initially I wanted to build AN-2 "Colt", one of the most famous and successfull classic soviet aircrafts, but because it is only possible to imitate turboprop engines in the game and not piston engines, it eventually became AN-3T - the younger brother of the "Colt", which is basically an AN-2 with turboprop engine. They share the same look, except for some minor differences, like slightly longer fuselage, different rudder and, obviously, different nose. I aimed to make it more or less realistic and close to the real plane in terms of handling. It weights 5.5 tonnes and feels slow and heavy but still it is capable of short take off and landing. Hope you enjoy it. Oh, one warning though: it may be a bit heavy for the CPU (it has ~2000 frames) so it may lag on some large maps on slower PCs.

Controls:

Pitch/Roll/Yaw - your standard pitch/roll/yaw controls
Engine throttle - your standard jet throttle up/down keys
Flaps - "Custom action #1" key (F on my keyboard)
Prop pitch - "Custom action #2" key for prop pitch decrease and "Custom action #3" for prop pitch increase (G and H on my keyboard)
Pitch trim - "Custom action #9" key for nose down pitch trim and "Custom action #10" for nose up pitch trim (T and U on my keyboard)
Differential brakes - steer left and steer right keys
Brakes - standard brake key (both main wheels brake)
Landing lights - standard lights toggle key

How to fly:

Taxiing: when the game starts it puts all wheels on handbrake, so tap a car throttle key to release the handbrake.
Increase throttle to 10-15% and let it start rolling. Taxiing a taildragger airplane is challenging because it usually wants to spin around, so use differential wheel brakes to steer it (tailwheel is not power-steered, it self-steers).

Takeoff: apply a little bit of nose up pitch trim for takeoff, then max the throttle, use differential wheel brakes and rudder to keep it in the straight line. It will takeoff on its own, if you've set up the trim perfectly, at about 90 kph. Keep the speed above 100kph for climb.

Cruise: increase prop pitch (hold "Custom action #3" button for 2 secs) to give it some speed boost, then drop the throttle down to 75%.

Landing: drop the throttle down, decrease prop pitch and toggle flaps - all this will help slow the airplane down. Keep the speed at about 130-110kph for landing approach. Touchdown at 70-90kph with flaps down.