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<h1><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Hawker Siddeley HS801 Nimrod
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<h1><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">For FSX by Simshed</font></h1>
<p><b><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF" size="4">User Guide and
manual</font></b></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial">Thank you for choosing to
download and install the Simshed Nimrod package for FSX, we hope
that it brings you many hours of enjoyment. Many thousands
of hours has gone into making this model as realistic as we can
possibly make it. Assistance has come from many sources
including the Royal Air Force at Kinloss. Our sincerest
thanks go to all of the contributors especially Kinloss as this
is now the only way they can fly a Nimrod.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">Contents</font></p>
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<a href="#Nimrod_History"><font color="#FFFFFF">Nimrod History</font></a></font></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">
<a href="#Models_in_this_pack"><font color="#FFFFFF">Models in this pack</font></a></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">
<a href="#Virtual_Cockpit_Layout"><font color="#FFFFFF">Finding your way around
the Virtual Cockpit</font></a></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">
<a href="#Engineers_Panel"><font color="#FFFFFF">Engineers
station</font></a></font></li>
<li><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"> Autopilot operation</font><font color="#FFFFFF"></li>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><a name="Nimrod_History">Nimrod History</a></font></p>
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<td colspan="2" height="228" align="left" valign="top"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF" size="2">It will probably come as no
surprise to anyone that the Nimrod airframe was based on the De Havilland Comet
4C. Many changes were needed to make the aircraft suitable for it's
intended maritime role. The overall fuselage length was reduced by six feet six inches, to that of the earlier Comet 4.</font><p>
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The now famous 'double-bubble' fuselage configuration was created to allow the addition
of an un-pressurised section designed to accommodate the weapons bay. In order to offset the reduction in directional
stability resulting from the increased keel area associated with the lower fuselage, a dorsal fin was later added to the existing fin.
Finally, an 'upturned canoe shape' fairing was fitted to the top of the fin in order to house an Electronic Surveillance Measures
antennae.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Much more
powerful Rolls Royce Spey turbofan engines were specified and necessitated some alteration to the wing
centre-section. All but 11 of the original Comet fuselage windows were removed and three, bubble-type, observation windows
were added towards the forward fuselage section; the flight deck windows were altered to afford flight deck crew members a better
visual lookout essential for maritime, low level flying.</font></p>
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<img border="0" src="images/comet4.jpg" width="300" height="161"></td>
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<img border="0" src="images/xv230.jpg" width="220" height="165"></td>
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<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="2">XV230, the first of 46 MR1
aircraft entered service in August 1969 and flew until it's loss over
Afghanistan during September 2006.</font><div id="content0">
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<font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="2">The MR1 gave sterling service during the Cod Wars between Iceland and the UK
over fishing rights. During the Falklands war (Operation Corporate), several MR2's combed the sea for enemy submarines.
The Nimrods took part in Operation Granby (the Gulf War 1990/1991), the NATO operations against Serbia in 1999,
Operation Telic (the Iraq war in 2003 and beyond) and the campaign in Afghanistan. They also took part in several search
and rescue (SAR) operations in the North Sea including the rescue co-ordination during the Piper Alpha rig disaster</font><p>
<font face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#FFFFFF">Because of the search and rescue role, Nimrod aircraft often appeared in the
media in connection with major rescue incidents. In August 1979 a number of Nimrods were involved in finding competitors in
distress in the disaster-stricken 1979 Fastnet race, and directing helicopters to the scene. The </font><i>
<font color="#FFFFFF">Alexander Kielland</a></font></i><font color="#FFFFFF">
was a Norwegian semi-submersible drilling rig that capsized in March 1980 with a major loss of life. Six different Nimrods
searched for survivors and took it in turn to provide a rescue co-ordination role, involving the control of 80 surface ships
and 20 British and Norwegian helicopters; control became particularly important as the visibility deteriorated. In an
example of the search capabilities, in September 1977 when an attempted crossing of the North Atlantic in a Zodiac inflatable
dinghy went wrong, a Nimrod found the collapsed dinghy and directed a ship to it.</font></font></div>
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The MR2 was finally decommissioned on March 31st 2010 and many aircraft
were flown to museums around the UK, XV226 is shown here at
Bruntingthorpe home of the Cold War Jets collection</font><p>
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The R1 still flies from RAF
Waddington but is scheduled to fall victim to the treasury axe in 2011</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><a name="Models_in_this_pack">
Models in this pack</a></font></div>
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<p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="2"> We have
included four base models in this package and together with the different
texture sets should give thirteen different Nimrod aircraft/mark/scheme
combinations to fly</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial" size="2"> MR1</font></p>
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XV229 - RAF Kinloss 1971, shown in the Dove Grey-White scheme and sporting the
black radome</font>
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XV240 - RAF Kinloss 1981, shown in the Dove Grey-White scheme, one of the last
aircraft to carry the colour scheme</font>
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XV229 - RAF Kinloss 1978, shown in the early Hemp scheme</font></p>
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MR2<p align="left">
XV234 - Ascension Island
1982, Falklands War model, Hemp camouflage and 1982 combat weapon load<br>
XV260 - RAF Kinloss 1994,
Hemp scheme with 120 Sqn tailfin design<br>
XV233 - RAF Kinloss 1994, Hemp
scheme with 42 Sqn tailfin design<br>
XV260 - RAF Kinloss 2007,
Hemp scheme <br><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">
XV226 - RAF Kinloss 2009, shown in Blue-grey low visibility
40th Anniversary scheme<br>
</font> <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">XV229 - RAF Kinloss 2010, shown in Blue-grey low visibility scheme<br>
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XV260 - RAF Kinloss 2007,
Advanced Recon camera and countermeasures fit, Hemp scheme<br>
XV229 - RAF Kinloss 2007,
Advanced Recon camera and countermeasures fit, Blue-grey scheme<br>
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R1<br>
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XW664 - RAF Waddington 2006,
Hemp scheme<br>
XW665 - RAF Waddington 2010,
Blue-grey scheme<br>
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<a name="Virtual_Cockpit_Layout">Virtual Cockpit Layout</a></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p>
The VC is primarily modelled to include the Pilots, centre and overhead panels.
As a secondary function the co-pilots panel and some elements of the Engineers
panel have also been included</p>
<p>The front panels are shown here:</p>
<p><img border="0" src="images/IP1.jpg" width="980" height="445"></p>
<p>1. Autopilot controller
<br>2. Pilots main panel
<br>3. Co-pilots main panel
<br>4. Centre panel
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<p align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="font-size: 11pt">Modelled functions on each panel</font></font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<b>Pilots main panel</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/IP2.jpg" width="800" height="583"><p align="left"> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<b>Centre panel</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/IP3.jpg" width="800" height="583"><p align="left"> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<b>Co-Pilots Panel</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/IP4.jpg" width="800" height="583"><p align="left"> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<b>Overhead Panels</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/OHP1.jpg" width="980" height="600"><p align="left"> <p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/OHP2.jpg" width="980" height="600"><p align="left"> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<b>Centre Pedestal</b></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/ped1.jpg" width="779" height="830"><p align="left"> </font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<b>Ancillary Cockpit controls</b><p align="left"> <div align="left">
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<td align="left" valign="top"><b><font color="#FFFFFF">SIM Panel</font></b><p>
<font color="#FFFFFF">1 Show / Hide Pilots yoke</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF">2 Sim control icons</font></p>
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ATC View</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF">
GPS</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF">
Radio Stack</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF">
Kneeboard</font></p>
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Map view</font></p>
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<font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><font color="#FFFFFF">
Searchlight controller </font>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF">(operative in MR1 only)</font></p>
<p><font color="#FFFFFF">1 Searchlight switch :
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<p><font color="#FFFFFF">Note this does not project a beam</font></p>
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<img border="0" src="images/searchlight.jpg" width="493" height="400"></td>
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<b>
<a name="Engineers_Panel">Engineers Panel</a></b></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
<img border="0" src="images/ENG1.jpg" width="980" height="736"><p align="left">
The Engineers panel is partially functional with the following items
animated.<p align="left">1 DC Voltage gauge<br>
2 4 x DC Amps gauges<br>3
Battery master switch<br>4 Fuel jettison
switch and external effects<br>5 Fuel contents
gauges<br>6 4 x Fuel flowmeters<br>
7 4 x Engine percent repeaters<br>8
4 x Exhaust Gas Temperature repeaters<p align="left"> <hr></font><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left">
Procedures</font><p align="left">
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<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">1. Engine
start</font><p align="left">
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> To start
Engine Number 1</font><p align="left">
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> No 1 LP cock
switch to OPEN (Pilots overhead panel)</font><p align="left">
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> No 1 HP cock
switch to ON (Centre pedestal) NOTE selecting 1 will move all HP switches,
each switch must still be clicked to operate it's function</font><p align="left">
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> No 1 Crank
button depress</font><p align="left">
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Engine will
accelerate to approximately 40 percent and will sharply increase when
ignition occurs</font><p align="left">
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"><p align="left"> <p align="left"> <p align="left">Contact Us: Please send an e-mail to us <font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000FF">
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