Camair 480 Twin Navion

Hangar Studios 713

CAMAIR 480 TWIN NAVIONHANGAR STUDIOS 713B4GUNNER

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The Camair Twin Navion was a civil utility aircraft produced in the United States in the 1950s by converting single-engine Ryan Navions to twin-engine power. It had been one of two programs to improve the performance of the otherwise-pleasing Navion that was generally considered to be underpowered. The other program had resulted in the TEMCO-Riley D-16A Twin Navion. The Twin Navion design had been undertaken by the White brothers of White Engineering in San Antonio, Texas. They replaced the Navion's engine with a baggage compartment, mounted two engines within new nacelles attached to the wing leading edges, fitted the aircraft with a new tail fin made of fiberglass, and added tip tanks made from recycled WWII napalm canisters. Designated the WE-1, the prototype and the rights were sold to Camair soon after its first flight in 1953 and Civil Aviation Authority type certification was achieved in May 1955 under the name Camair 480. Sales were slow and Camair built only 25 examples before selling off the rights in 1959. The ownership of these rights would change hands twice again over the following decade but only another eight aircraft would be built after the end of Camair's involvement.

The 480 Twin Navion is a 4-place, twin-engine, low-wing cantilever monoplane produced by Camair of the United States. The aircraft is a twin-engine iteration of the single-engine Ryan Navion. The aircraft took its maiden flight in 1953 and it was introduced in 1955. A total of 33 of the airframes were manufactured.

The Ryan Navion was a civil aircraft that was well known for its ease of handling and reliability. Some considered it to be underpowered, urging Camair to retrofit the design as a twin-engine aircraft. The variant proved excellent, maintaining many of the flight characteristics of the Ryan Navion, but with dramatically improved performance.

The Twin Navion measures 28 feet in length, stands 10 feet, 8 inches in height, and has a wingspan of 34 feet, 8 inches. It features retractable tricycle landing gear, a traditional empennage, and a high-visibility canopy. The aircraft has a range of 900 miles, a service ceiling of 21,000 feet above sea level, and climbs at 1,750 feet per minute. It cruises at 192 miles per hour and stalls at 62 mph.

Specifications

FUEL CAPACITY100 Gallon
CRUISE SPEED156 Knots
ENGINEContinental O-470 240 HP
MAX ALTITUDE20000
RANGE1000
EMPTY WEIGHT2950 Pounds
MAX WEIGHT4323 Pounds
LENGTH28 Feet
WINGSPAN35 Feet

VERSION 2.7.0 RELEASED JANUARY 18, 2024

Removed conflicting behavior files Added new behavior files Fixed Canopy Glass Mesh Fixed Gauge Glass Mesh Added Documentation - 480 Manual Added New SU13 Fuel to Air mixture parameters

VERSION 1.0.0 RELEASED JULY 27, 2022

Version 1.0 Camair 480 Twin Navion By B4Gunner @ Hangar Studios 713

VERSION 1.0.1 RELEASED AUGUST 6, 2022

Added New - Manifold Pressure Gauge, RPM Gauge, Glareshield, Seats, Side Panel, Interior Registration, Circuit Breaker Flags

Fixed - Interior textures on seats, carpet, canopy, CDI's, various cosmetic fixes

Engine- Decreased minimum throttle for idle

VERSION 1.0.2 RELEASED AUGUST 11, 2022

Modeled new 3D Engine Created by developer Fast Cow Productions New engines textures New propellers and nose cone with textures All 12 liveries redone Modeled new rear cargo door and luggage with animations Tested and validated NPS & CFD Replaced 3D lettering with new textured decals panel Downscaled textures to 2K or smaller if possible that aren’t noticeable Modification to LOD performance 1.1 Million Polygons to 800K

VERSION 1.0.3 RELEASED AUGUST 17, 2022

Performance improvement deleted LOD01 both models Texture improvements both interior and exterior Fixed heading bug color Interior registration decal improved Pilot node visibility enhancements with loading capabilities Added wheel chocks and pitot safety flag with speed limitations and clickable

VERSION 1.0.4 RELEASED AUGUST 20, 2022

Performance enhancements to model Fixed engine textures for Green-Red-Blue liveries Modified textures - total file size effected greatly Removed texture flags Changed the FX code causing performance issues in aircraft.cfg

VERSION 1.0.5 RELEASED AUGUST 24, 2022

Yellow and Star Liveries re textured Deleted Aircraft cfg Effects for FPS performance Re calibrated fuel gauges Avionics switch now powers on and off all avionics Configured aircraft Engines Flight model back to previous version New windshield FX New icing FX Re textured engine nacelles rivets Matched up interior to exterior mesh near glareshield Deleted duplicate heading compass on both models causing flicker Renamed textures Fixed CDI animation Re Applied texture flags

VERSION 1.0.6 RELEASED AUGUST 31, 2022

Deleted GTN750 Interior Model New Swappable Avionics with Clickable Replaced Cockpit Textures not to scale 4 New Liveries Fixed Beacon Light Fixed Prop and Nose blur Changed Code for Mixture controls

VERSION 1.0.7 RELEASED SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

New Canopy and textures New Detailed Interior Textures New Windows with FX Modified Icing FX Fixed Exterior Textures

VERSION 2.0.0 RELEASED NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Fixed CDI Flags Fixed ADF Circuit GTN750 Textures Fixed Beacon LIghting Bleeding through Canopy Multiple Exterior texture enhancements Added Circuit textures Fixed Flaps HUD Vcockpit Fixed ELT Animation Fixed Comm-Nav Volume animations Enhanced Icing texture to include Windows-Windshield Fixed De-Icing rate Fixed Mesh and Texture for interior aesthetics

VERSION 2.1.0 RELEASED NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Fixed Landing FX Fixed Windshield Fixed Clock Animation Added New Visor Fixed Glass Avionics Added Starter FX

VERSION 2.2.0 RELEASED DECEMBER 10, 2022

3 New Liveries Edited RPM Efficiency

VERSION 2.3.0 RELEASED JANUARY 1, 0

XBOX version - Lighting Fix PC GTN750 Compatability PC GTNXI Compatability

VERSION 2.4.0 RELEASED APRIL 13, 2023

New Exterior FX for startup Fixed Thumbnails Included International Descriptions Nex Exhaust FX Minor Texture Fixes CDI2 ONLY VLOC

VERSION 2.5.0 RELEASED MAY 1, 2023

New interior rivets mesh/texture New Interior light mesh/texture Fixed Cockpit Canopy Texture Fixed Cargo Switch Animation Fixed KAP140 Glass Fixed take off / landing flight model Added Fuel Pump Switches Updated Checklist New Liveries Fixed all Instrument Glass

VERSION 2.6.0 RELEASED MAY 10, 2023

New Windshield New Windshield Bracket New Windshield Rivets New Glareshield New Aileron Trim Indicator New Rudder Trim Indicator New Elevator Trim Indicator New Digital Elevator Trim Indicator Fixed Right Aileron Weight mesh Fixed Interior Top Gauge Light Positions