• Simulatorer • Gammaldags | • Vintage | Planning Night Mail Fligths in XP11
In the 1930s there was a wide network of lighted airways in Europe. With my addons for X-Plane 11 you can revive night flights in a Junkers F13 aircraft with basic or advanced equipment. |
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Start page with X-Plane addons: Junkers F13, Light beacon scenery, NDBs 1950s,... |
SW Sweden - Gothenburg to Malmö & Copenhagen![]() |
Some suggestions: 1. Ju-F13 1920s with basic instruments. Add a little tubulence. - Fly in the evening following light beacons. 2. Ju-F13 1930s with artificial horizon and variometer. - Fly in very dark night, follow light beacons. 3. Ju-F13 1930s plus NDBs - set weather to clouds,rain,short-view. - Fly towards NDBs using homing instrument. Airfields: Use small or medium-sized airfields since their light equipment is more like what was available in 1930s-1950s. 4. Challenging flight: Use Ju-F13 1920s, dark night, road lights off, and start at a small airfield. - You will then have very few visual references. Climb slowly! Turn gently! Denmark - Kastrup to Rodbyhavn ![]() - Click for larger images - |
Sweden-Åland-Finland - Stockholm to Åbo/Turku - Note that distances between light beacons are greater here: 40-60km. You will see only one beacon at a time, and often no beacon at all, then keep correct heading. - There was a light beacon in Helsinki too, but the ones leading there, in Salo and Lojo, were never built. ![]() |
Navigation evolved during 1940s and 1950s | |
You can fly Stockholm-Malmö via Jönköping using light beacons, but not using NDBs,
since those were installed only on the direct route Stockholm-Malmö, see these official maps.
Airways 1930s-1940s in Sweden, map from 1944 ![]() - Click for larger images - |
Airways 1950s with NDBs, map from 1955![]() |
NDBs 1950s as in user_nav.dat file i XP11![]() |
You can also see NDBs inside X-Plane: Press M to pop-up navigation map and zoom in and click on NDB. You may even let XP set the frequency! |
If you have tried my addons then please send me an e-mail with your experiences.
I will be greatful for all comments and corrections!
Page updated: 2019-04-24, Bo Justussson, Stockholm
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