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Airspeed Horsa Mk II 1.3 by Uncle T

FOR VERSION 1.3!
My version of the Airspeed Horsa Mk II glider.

It's very much anapproximation, not a 1:1 replica.

Used in several operations to land troops behind enemy lines this glider can carry 28 fully soldiers and you might be able to cram a cannon or a jeep in there if you make a ramp.

Since towing, especially in solo play, doesn't work I added an electric engine and a hidden propeller so you can fly the plane to a suitable altitude before cutting the engine and gliding. Since the game physics removes so much of your speed when using any flaps you need to adjust your course as little as possible to maintain sped, or cheat and boost your speed with the engine in turns.

The fuselage is a bit girthier than the real deal but I had to compromise to be able to use the arches and create a hollow, round fuselage whith an opening door, so it's a bit chubby but seat capacity, length and wingspan are quite close to correct.

I redesigned the landing gear so it jettisons without sticking in the fuselage.

Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle. *
S: Ground brakes.
A/D: Ground steering/Yaw.
Up/Down arrow: Pitch.
Left/Right arrow: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Side door.
Auxiliary/PgUp and PgDn (NOT ALT): Open nose for loading and unloading.
Fire action 7/Num 7: Jettison main landing gear to reduce weight and drag and use skid to land.
Fire Action 8/Num 8: Remove rear part of fuselage to speed up unloading after landing.

* Since the electric engine has 3 gears it works a bit differently from the regular plane engine but it usually works well. If you need to shift up or down manually use Shift and Ctrl respectively.

Feel free to edit in any way, but if you re-upload publically in any way please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!