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FS98 Kelowna Flightcraft Convair CV5800 freighter, registratio C-FKFS. The CV5800 is a 14 foot 3 inch extended version of the Convair CV580, by Kelowna Flightcraft with two 4300 TSHP Allison 501-D22G Series III turboprops. Post conversion, the aircraft are delivered with zero-hours and offer nearly the same lifting capacity as a DC-9 but at greater cost effectiveness. C-FKFS is displayed here in its early Kelowna livery before being leased to NZ Air Freight. Original design by Keith Waugh; AF99 2K upgrade by Dee Waldron. Original CV580 mod by Frank Safranek. Flight dynamics with help from Christoph Ruhtenberg (of EYA - Enjoy Your Aircraft). Model extension and FS98 downward conversion by Stephan Scholz. Includes rebuild of Chuck Dome's RADPAN into a generic twin jetprop panel with GPS and weather radar (with gauges by Chuck Dome, Glenn Clopeland, Brian Kostick, Jay Crawford, Paul Scherdtferger, Andreas Jaros, Christian Koegler, R.L. Clark, Alex Yanes, HGHB and Scott McMillian). Features jetprop sound package. Screen grab of official Kelowna CV5800 sale brouchure included. 5800 concept, panel rebuild, textures and package assembly by Derek 'Deke' Wakefield of Indianola Flightcraft.