MB-339 PAN - Installation and Getting Started

Recommended Hardware Requirements

• 1,0 Ghz CPU or higher
• At least 256MB RAM
• 3D Video Card with full OpenGL drivers (at least 64Mb)

Part 1: Downloading components:

1. Download a copy of the free FlightGear software (v. 1.0.0, ~170MB).
   
   • [Windows]
   • [Macintosh OS X]
   • [Linux]
   • [Sgi]
   • [Solaris]
2. Download our free MB339-PAN package.
   • [Windows, 1.94MB, Self-Extracting Archive]
   • [Mac, Linux, SGI, Solaris, 2.41MB, ZIP Archive]

Part 2: Installing and testing components:

For WINDOWS users:

1. Install the FlightGear software saying YES to the question about the creation of a desktop icon. Remember where Flightgear has been installed on your machine (you will need this information later in step 3).
2. Launch Flightgear to check if it has been properly installed by flying one of the aircrafts available, using the default settings.
   See Appendix A in this page for a quick reference on the keyboard and joystick controls. For installation related problems, refer to the FlightGear documentation section).
3. Exit Flightgear, go to the Flightgear directory and locate the /data/aircraft/ subdirectory.
4. Put the downloaded Self-Extracting Archive (MB339-PAN.exe) into the /data/aircraft/ subdirectory.
5. Launch the Self-Extracting Archive (a subdirectory named 339PAN will be created by the installer).
6. Restart Flightgear and choose the Aermacchi MB339 aircraft.

For MAC, LINUX, SGI, SOLARIS users:

1. Install the FlightGear software (remember where Flightgear has been installed on your machine, you will need this information later in step 3).
2. Launch Flightgear to check if it has been properly installed by flying one of the aircrafts available, using the default settings.
   See Appendix A in this page for a quick reference on the keyboard and joystick controls. For installation related problems, refer to the FlighGear documentation section).
3. Exit Flightgear, go to the Flightgear directory and locate the /data/aircraft/ subdirectory.
4. Extract the content of the downloaded ZIP Archive (MB339-PAN.zip) archive into the /data/aircraft/ directory.
   IMPORTANT: be sure to extract the archive preserving the directories structure, otherwise you will not be able to fly the MB339
5. Go to the Flightgear directory and check that the /data/aircraft/339PAN subdirectory has been created and contains 4 files and 5 directories.
6. Restart Flightgear and choose the Aermacchi MB339 aircraft.

Appendix A:Controls

Below you can find the typical bindings for a generic four axis joystick. If you want to change these bindings, refer to this Flightgear documentation.

After activating NumLock, the following main keyboard controls should work. You can find more information about keyboard controls on the Flightgear website in the documentation section.

Airbrake and additional controls (for advanced users)

To increase realism, we provide special bindings definition files for two joysticks: the Saitek X45 and the Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner Force Feedback. These bindings allow you, among many things described into their JoystickConfiguration.html file, to access the non-linear behaviour of the MB339 airbrake function.

1. Download a copy of our Saitek X45 or Thrustmaster Top Gun Afterburner Force Feedback bindings definition file.
2. Go to the Flightgear directory and locate the /data/input/joysticks/ subdirectory.
3. Extract the content from the downloaded ZIP Archive into the /data/input/joysticks/ subdirectory, replacing the existing files.
   If you want to personalize a different joystick: download our Saitek X45 definition file, copy the axis and buttons definitions contained inside the Saitek/X45.xml file, modify them according to your preferences and place them inside another input joystick definition file (e.g., /data/Input/Joysticks/Saitek/cyborg-stick-3d-USB.xml if you have this joystick). More info here.

Downloads:

MB339-PAN
for FlightGear 0.9.10 or 1.0.0

[ WINDOWS ]
File: MB339-PAN.exe
Type: Self-Extracting Archive
Size: 1.94 MB
Date: 2007/08/27
Version: 1.3

[ MAC, LINUX, SGI, SOLARIS ]
File: MB339-PAN.zip
Type: ZIP Archive
Size: 2.41 MB
Date: 2007/08/27
Version: 1.3

MB339-PAN OLDER VERSION
for FlightGear 0.9.9 and below

[ WINDOWS, MAC, LINUX, SGI, SOLARIS ]
File: MB339-PAN_0.9.9.zip
Type: ZIP Archive
Size: 2.41 MB
Date: 2005/12/06
Version: 1.1

Saitek X45
joystick Configuration

[ DOWNLOAD ]
File: Saitek.zip
Type: ZIP Archive
Size: 5 KB
Date: 2005/07/26
Version: 1.0

Thrustmaster Top Gun
joystick Configuration

[ DOWNLOAD ]
File: ThrustMaster.zip
Type: ZIP Archive
Size: 5 KB
Date: 2005/07/26
Version: 1.0