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F11F Tiger

USER MANUAL

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Introduction

The F11F Tiger was first conceived in 1952 as the result of a design

effort to create a low-drag, supersonic aircraft based on the Area Rule,

which resulted in the Tiger's distinctive, wasp-waisted fuselage and thin

wings. The project was designated G-98 and ultimately resulted in the

F11F-1 Tiger, a transitional aircraft with impeccable handling and good

looks. However, good looks were not enough and the Tiger was

supplanted by the much more effective and substantially faster F8U

Crusader, but not before the plane came to the attention of the Blue

Angels demonstration team. The aircraft was so reliable, photogenic,

and aerobatically capable that it served with the Blue Angels for a

decade, long after the airplane was retired from active duty with the

Navy. The F11F-1 is a sleek, elegant, and truly beautiful example of

Cold War transonic jet technology. The Grumman Tiger's excellent

overall quality and stage presence have earned it an enduring place in

aviation history.

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Support

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Virtavia F11F Tiger, please e-mail our technical support on

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Package Contents

The Virtavia F11F Tiger package contains the following three variants :

Air Superiority Version - 4 AIM-9 Air-to-Air Missiles

Long Range Fleet Defense Version - 2 AIM-9 AAM, 2 Fuel Tanks

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Exterior Model

The exterior model has all the usual animations such as ailerons,

elevators, flaps and speedbrakes. There are some additional animations

on the model :

Crew Access

The pilot’s canopy can be open or closed using shift-E.

Crew figure

The crew figure can be toggled using Ctrl-W.

Tail Hook

Normally defined as Shift-Q but can be reassigned to ‘T’ if desired.

Folding Wing Tips

Normally defined as Ctrl-Shift+K but can be reassigned to ‘F’ if desired.

Only works when on the ground.

Exterior Lighting

Pressing the L key will turn on all lights. You may however wish to turn

them on using the appropriate switches in the cockpit, as the L key also

turns the on navigation, landing lights and flood lighting in the cockpit,

which should ideally be switched separately.

Shift-L will toggle the nav lights and the cockpit lights.

Crtl-L will toggle the landing lights.

Please refer to the cockpit section of this manual for information

regarding light switch location.

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Alternative Viewpoints in FSX

There are several different ways of looking at the aircraft and the

cockpit, select these alternative views by right-clicking in an empty area

and picking the 'Aircraft' menu for external views and the 'Cockpit' menu

for views inside the cabin. It is possible to zoom and pan as normal in

these alternative views. Cycle though the available ones by pressing the

A key.

External View Options

It is possible to pan and zoom as normal in all external views.

Tail View

Right rear view

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Left rear view

Front right view

Left front view

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Front view

Interior View

Virtual Cockpit View

Moving Around the Cockpit

Shift-Enter and Shift-Backspace : moves up and down

Ctrl-Shift-Enter and Ctrl-Shift-Backspace : moves side to side

Ctrl-Enter and Ctrl-Backspace : moves back and forwards

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Virtual Cockpit Functions

1) Tailhook and Speedbrake Warning Lamps. Mousable.

2) Angle of Attack Indicator.

3) Radar Altimeter.

4) Sim Icons. Quick links to FSX functions for ATC, Radios, GPS, Map,

Checklist, Electrics Panel and ECU.

5) Clock.

6) Afterburner ON Warning Lamp.

7) Airspeed Indicator.

8) Stall and Overspeed Warning Lamps.

9) Artificial Horizon.

10) Radio Magnetic Indicator Compass (RMI).

11) G-Meter.

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12) Low Fuel Warning Lamp.

13) Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicator.

14) Altimeter.

15) ILS Indicator. Includes mousable CRS adjuster and display.

16) Fuel Quantity Gauge.

17) Canopy Release Handle.

18) Engine RPM Indicator.

19) Engine Pressure Ratio Indicator.

20) Vertical Speed Indicator.

21) Radio Set. DME display and mousable NAV1 Radio.

22) Turn & Slip Indicator.

23) Landing Flaps Position Indicator.

24) Landing Gear Lever and Position Warning Lamps.

25) Engine Fuel Flow Indicator.

26) Engine Oil Pressure Indicator.

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Two-D Panel Pop-Ups in VC

The following keystrokes will toggle the 2D pop-up panels associated

with the accompanying 2D panel suite :

Shift-2 : Autopilot panel

Shift-3 : Radios and Electrics panels

Shift-4 : Trim and Fuel panels

Shift-5 : Engine Control, Starting, Speedbrake and Flaps panel

Shift-6 : Standard FSX GPS unit

Two-D Panel and Pop-Ups

The instruments are the same as in the virtual cockpit with the addition

of mousable switches.

The images below shows the full range of possibilities available when

using the 2D panel :

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For further information on the pop-up panels, please refer to the next

section entitled ‘REFERENCE INFORMATION’.

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REFERENCE INFORMATION

Virtavia F11F Tiger Peocedures

Engine Start

Use Ctrl-E (autostart) to start the aircraft, or use the popup ECU or virtual cockpit features to start the aircraft.

1. Set parking brake. 2. Set throttle to IDLE. 3. Turn OFF Generator, Avionics and Deice switches. 4. Turn on Master Battery switch. 5. Ensure fuel supply is on (advance mixture control fully or press

Ctrl-Shift-F4). 6. Turn on Engine 1 fuel cutoff switch. 7. Turn on Engine 1 fuel pump. 8. Start Engine 1 using the engine start switch (hold down in FS9) 9. Monitor oil pressure and temperature. 10. Repeat for remaining engine.

Takeoff (normal fuel)

1. Make sure fuel is adequate. 2. Set elevator trim neutral to slightly nose-up. 3. Set flaps to 50 percent down. 4. Hold brakes. 5. Apply full throttle - afterburner will light automatically when RPM

reaches 100 percent. 6. Rotate smoothly at about 165 KIAS. 7. Don't "yank" the plane off the runway, ease back and let the wings

get a bite of the air.

After Takeoff and Climbing

1. Make your initial climb at a shallow angle until 200 KIAS is reached.

2. Retract landing gear and flaps once a positive rate of climb is established.

3. Nose will rise when gear and flaps are retracted so be prepared to trim.

4. Climb at 400 KIAS and maximum afterburner power for a tactical climb.

5. Climb at 0.78 Mach above 10,000 feet after reaching that speed.

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Acrobatics

The Tiger is an excellent aerobatic aircraft with very good handling manners and few vices. The stall is not vicious and recovery is straight forward provided you have sufficient altitude. A superb airshow plane, the Tiger is good at all normal aerobatics such as snap rolls, slow rolls, loops, and steep climbs.

Cruising

As with any jet of this era, the Tiger is most economical when flown at subsonic speeds at or below military power (no afterburner) and higher altitudes. However, the aircraft is fuel-thirsty whenever it's in afterburner. Keep an eye on the fuel totalizer if you plan on using the afterburner a lot. The sea level figures are given to show just how high the fuel consumption is at maximum speed.

Altitude Airspeed Fuel

Consumption

Nautical

miles/1000

lbs

Pilot's

IAS

Ground

Speed,

knots

100 feet 1.00

Mach

24826

pounds/hour 26 744 661

25,000

feet

0.75

Mach

2146

pounds/hour 210 324 452

35,000

feet

0.78

Mach

2100

pounds/hour 214 270 450

35,000

feet

0.85

Mach

2653

pounds/hour 187 276 497

Note: Optimal Cruise

Normal Descent

1. Retard throttles to idle. 2. Lower landing gear observing speed restrictions. 3. Use speed brakes as necessary.

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Landing (21,000 lbs.)

Watch Video

1. Approach the field at about 250 KIAS with plenty of room to slow down.

2. Use speed brakes as needed. 3. Lower gear (below 250 KIAS) and begin lowering flaps in stages. 4. Don't drop below 200 KIAS on the downwind leg. 5. Speed on base leg should be 180 KIAS. 6. Lower flaps to full on final only when runway is made. 7. Aircraft will stabilize on final at 85% RPM and 8 degrees angle of

attack at 160 KIAS. 8. Over airfield boundary speed should be 160 KIAS. 9. Touch down at 130 KIAS.

10. Hold the nose off as long as possible if landing on a runway. 11. Brake as necessary after front main gear touches down.

Carrier Landings

1. For carrier landings, reduce final approach speed to 130 KIAS and monitor AoA, not to exceed 12 degrees.

2. Aircraft will stabilize at 130 KIAS and 12 degrees AoA with 95% RPM and speedbrakes out.

3. Trap speed should be 120 KIAS.

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Virtavia F11F Tiger Reference

Wingspan: 31 feet 7.5 inches Wing Area: 250 sq ft Length: 46 feet 11 inches Height: 12 feet 9 inches Combat ceiling: 41,900 feet Range: 1275 miles without external tanks Empty weight: 14,505 pounds Normal weight: 21,540 pounds Maximum Weight: 24,078 pounds Engine: Wright J65-W-18, 10,500 lbs. thrust wet Top speed: 753 mph (Mach 0.99) at sea level Top speed: 727 mph (Mach 1.10) at 35,000' Initial climb rate: 5,130 fpm Maximum climb rate: 12,000 fpm Crew: One pilot Armament: Four 20-mm cannon in the lower edges of the air intakes. Four underwing pylons for external stores. Four AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared-homing air-to-air missiles or two Sidewinders and two 150-US gallon drop tanks could be carried on underwing racks.

Fuel and Payloads

Use the Fuel and Payloads options to set up weight and fuel loading. The aircraft has four separate tanks, one inboard of each wing and a forward and aft fuselage tank. These can be selected individually by using switches in the virtual cockpit (see below). The default fuel feed schedule is ALL tanks which will drain the right/left tanks first and then the fuselage tanks. It is very easy to see exactly how much fuel you have in each tank by using the fuel and trim popup. Toggle the center switch to select between viewing the contents of either the left/right main or forward/aft fuselage tanks. In addition there is a fuel totalizer on the main panel which will provide your total fuel on board in pounds.

Aircraft Limitations

Stall speed, clean: 146 KIAS at 21,000 lbs. Stall speed, landing: 130 KIAS at 21,000 lbs. Max gear extension: 250 KIAS Max flap extension: 250 KIAS Maximum speed: 685 KIAS at sea level Maximum Mach: 1.2 (diving) Maximum G: +8/-3

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Pop-up Panels

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Fuel System Control Panel (Virtual Cockpit)

Left Console, Virtual Cockpit

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Front Left Console, Virtual Cockpit

IFR

This aircraft is fully IFR-capable and has dual NAV and COMM radios, dual DMEs, a dual-need RMI, a full-function autopilot, and a combination VOR/ILS gage. NAV1 drives the VOR/ILS. The thin inner needle of the dual RMI will point to any VOR station selected on either NAV radio, and this is selected using the toggle switch on the DME found on the radio stack. The wide, outer needle of the RMI is driven by the ADF. To fly to a VOR station or to fly an ILS approach in this aircraft you must use NAV1 to drive the VOR/ILS. In addition to this, there is a DME located directly under the attitude indicator which is driven only by NAV1. A duplicate NAV1 radio is located directly beneath it. Use this to monitor the distance to the runway on final or for any DME use for which you want a prominent display well within your IFR scan.

ILS

Fly your ILS at 230 KIAS and intercept the glideslope at 4,000 feet AGL and 15 miles out. Get set up early enough for the autopilot to correct for trim and drag issues when you extend the flaps and gear. The plane will track the glideslope perfectly if the procedure is followed.

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Autopilot

The autopilot is a fully-featured unit and has been thoroughly tested. When setting altitude hold, establish the plane in level flight before engaging the autopilot to avoid slow "porpoising" moments. These will eventually damp out but they can be eliminated altogether by establishing level flight at the desired altitude before engaging the unit. Course and heading hold as well as IAS and Mach hold, wing leveling, altitude hold, vertical speed hold, approach, and backcourse hold can all be selected and adjusted on this unit.

Afterburner

The afterburner function on this plane has been very carefully designed to model that of the real aircraft. Older, early afterburning engines were quite poor at modulating the thrust while in afterburner and thus the fuel consumption is very poor, especially at low speeds. The afterburner will not light off until the engine is at 100 percent RPM. On the runway with the brakes on, you will be able to observe the light off at exactly 100 percent. The plane will lurch forward visibly, the afterburner annunciator light will go on, and in the spot view you will see the flames emit from the burner can. Under static conditions such as takeoff, the afterburner adds a fixed amount of additional thrust which is not scalable. However as the aircraft reaches normal operational speeds and can ingest massive amounts of air, the afterburning range becomes scalable. The afterburners will operated from 100-105% RPM and will kick in when the throttle handle is slightly more than halfway advanced (50% of the

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throttle's range, not to be confused with the percent of engine RPM). About half the throttle range is the afterburning schedule, meaning that 100 percent RPM is obtained at 50% of the throttle movement, and the remainder of the movement is the afterburning range from 100-105 percent. The engine RPM remains more or less constant during the afterburning range, with the additional power derived from the combustion of the fuel in the burner can.

Trim Characteristics

The aircraft will seem to be trimmed slightly nose-down on takeoff unless some nose-up trim is wheeled in, but this is not necessary. After takeoff when the flaps and gear are retracted, the nose will want to rise because the downward pitch moment created by the gear and flaps has now been removed. The nose will continue to pitch up mildly with increasing airspeed but this can very easily be trimmed out. At just below 0.8 Mach, the aircraft is almost in perfectly neutral trim and this is the best speed for subsonic cruise. However just beyond 0.80 Mach, the aircraft will begin to pitch nose down and an increasing amount of nose up trim will be needed to maintain level flight, peaking at Mach 1.0 where about 3.5 degrees of nose-up trim will be needed depending on weight and loading. As the aircraft passes through Mach 1.0 less nose-up trim will be needed until it reaches its top speed of 1.1 Mach, where about 2.4 degrees of nose-up trim are required.