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Aichi E16A Zuiun/Paul (old)

old version. this is using medium engine and deprecated gearbox.

• low risk over heating and slower speed.
  
• newer version ( with modular engine and new gear box ) is here.

This is a reconnaissance floatplane(seaplane) inspired from WW2 Imperial Japan Navy Aichi E16A Zui-un.
WW2 Allied reporting name "Paul"
in wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_E16A

ofcourse, not armed.
and, mainly for rescue, scout, explore and small amount deliver sea to sea.

Vanilla / It can be spawned at StarterBase in Career mode.

• plz spawn in dock or somewhere of surface.
  
• at first, turn main power on. (hotKey1 or flip sw.) , start engine (hotKey2 or flip sw) and de-fold wings(hotKey4).
  
• recommend to keep throttle about 0.30 for taxiing.
  
• if you wanna take off, plz head to upwind and keep pushing S (flap down), slowly throttle up to max.
  
• when you touch down to surface, then down altitude and throttle less than 0.30 and slow down.

• $ 16,835 in game price
  
• can spawn in small dock of StarterBase

• about 3500L diesel fuel tanks. (can make a round trip to arctic area from sewer island.)
  
• 1 med engine / 1 props
  
• 2 Search lights (front of wings, may not in history)
  
• 1 Heater
  
• 1 Passenger seat
  
• some inventories (2 Ropes, 2 Aid, 1 Torch, 1 Defibrillator, 1 Fire Extinguisher, etc...)
  
• Emergency beacon locator

• W / S : pitch
  
• A / D : roll (rudder while taxing)
  
• Left / Right : yaw
  
• Up/Down : engine throttle
  ( less than -0.05 switched reverse, reverse throttle fixed 0.15. less than 30km/h speed required. )

1. Main power on/off
   
2. Engine ignition on/off
   
3. Canopy open/close
   
4. Fold wings on/off
   
5. Auto keeping level / altitude assist ( * plz read follow details. )
   
6. Emergency Transponder Locator sound on/off

• low accuracy, plz don't use low altitude, after hard input.
  
• while auto level/altitude assist active, yellow indicator put on in cockpit.
  
• When activated and role,pitch are not in -0.05~0.05, then it try to keep role and altitude.
  
• recommend to turn off while take off/touch down.
  
• it's not keep helm direction, direction will be easily changed by cross wind.

• take off/touch down are very difficult if it's follow/cross strong breeze.
  
• if front small fins of floats are damaged, then can't take off. plz repair before taxiing.
  
• some light, heater on/off controls are shown right side in cockpit if canopy closed. about details in cockpit screenshot.
  
• if battery less than 15%, then automatically turn sub systems off (lights, heater).

• 2020-12-13 Fix: changed propellant controller property, "reverse throttle" from -0.15 to 0.15. mistaken to set parameter. fixed to couldn't taxing reverse.
  
• 2020-12-13 Fix: changed propellant controller logic, fixed generator was not work.
  
• 2020-12-13 Add: "minimum battery power required" parameter was added to Sub Electronics controller.
  
• 2020-12-17 Upd: generator clutch calculation was tuned, weight reduction.
  
• 2020-12-17 Upd: changed engine starter & idling logic. you can engine idling by on/off toggle.
  
• 2020-12-17 Upd: removed engine ignition / main power from hotKey 1 & 2, because conflict with instrument panel toggle switches.
  
• 2020-12-18 Upd: more smaller wing fold. It's available in Coastguard Outpost TT hangar.
  
• 2020-12-18 Upd: engine ignition / main power from hotKey 1 & 2 are added again.
  
• 2020-12-18 Add: Auto keeping level / altitude assist. hotKey: 5 ( * low accuracy )
  
• 2020-12-18 Upd: Removed "WIP" category.