Post by simkarus on Jan 15, 2010 15:45:36 GMT -5
The next Connie repaint is for our English friends. Do you remember Skyways of London? It was a famous British Independent Airline after WWII until 1964. And their aircrafts were colored in an extraordinary color: In Baby Blue. But I really like that old Babe in Blue very much.
And again Nikko Yaginuma created the screenshots. Therefore he had to persuade his ill fated computer running one more time again. Thank you Nikko!
The screenshots show G-ANUP while leaving Manchester Ringway Airport (EGCC), a wonderful 1962 scenery made by David Maltby you can get from Calclassic.com.
This Constellation was built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as a L-749 with c/n 2562, delivered to Quantas October 4, 1947 and registered VH-EAA. She was named “Ross Smith”. On January 27, 1952 the aircraft was withdrawn from service for conversion to L-749A-79 with higher all up weight until March 28, 1952 when she returned to service. She was bought by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and delivered on February, 19, 1955, which registered her G-ANUP and named “Branksome”. Her last service with BOAC was on September 14, 1957 and then she was stored at London Heathrow Airport (UK). BOAC leased her to Skyways of London from September 1959 in a 65 seat tourist class configuration for use mainly on the London, Malta, Tunis route. In July 1961 the installation of a large rear cargo door was completed by Lockheed Aircraft Service. The aircraft was returned to BOAC in April 1962. After cancelled from the UK-register on May 01, 1963 the Constellation was positioned from Heathrow to Luton for delivery to Aero-Transport on May 06, 1963. She was sold to Aero-Transport on May 10, 1963 and registered OE-IFO. Interocean Airways, Luxembourg, bought her in June 1964 and in July 1964 she was registered LX-IOK. She was used as a freighter or in 86 seater configuration. During a freight charter flight on October 2, 1964 from Dublin, the aircraft veered off the runway on landing at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, burying its nose in soft mud and causing considerable damage. One crew member subsequently died from injuries sustained. The crew had attempted a go around at maximum power with engines still in high blower, resulting in multiple engine failures.
And you should regard: With this aircraft a new model file for the L-749 is coming from Manfred Jahn. Many thanks to Manfred for doing this for the project. This package contains the model named SoL. It shows a L-749A in short nose version with jetstack engine exhausts and a rear cargo door arrangement. May be you need this model file for some other freighter repaints showing liveries from the Sixties.
Enjoy the Show! Have a nice flight.
Hans
PS: Just uploaded to AVSIM.com and flightsim.com
"UNIFORM PAPA ready to taxi"
"GEAR is up"
"UNIFORM PAPA, turn right heading one four zero"
And again Nikko Yaginuma created the screenshots. Therefore he had to persuade his ill fated computer running one more time again. Thank you Nikko!
The screenshots show G-ANUP while leaving Manchester Ringway Airport (EGCC), a wonderful 1962 scenery made by David Maltby you can get from Calclassic.com.This Constellation was built by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as a L-749 with c/n 2562, delivered to Quantas October 4, 1947 and registered VH-EAA. She was named “Ross Smith”. On January 27, 1952 the aircraft was withdrawn from service for conversion to L-749A-79 with higher all up weight until March 28, 1952 when she returned to service. She was bought by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and delivered on February, 19, 1955, which registered her G-ANUP and named “Branksome”. Her last service with BOAC was on September 14, 1957 and then she was stored at London Heathrow Airport (UK). BOAC leased her to Skyways of London from September 1959 in a 65 seat tourist class configuration for use mainly on the London, Malta, Tunis route. In July 1961 the installation of a large rear cargo door was completed by Lockheed Aircraft Service. The aircraft was returned to BOAC in April 1962. After cancelled from the UK-register on May 01, 1963 the Constellation was positioned from Heathrow to Luton for delivery to Aero-Transport on May 06, 1963. She was sold to Aero-Transport on May 10, 1963 and registered OE-IFO. Interocean Airways, Luxembourg, bought her in June 1964 and in July 1964 she was registered LX-IOK. She was used as a freighter or in 86 seater configuration. During a freight charter flight on October 2, 1964 from Dublin, the aircraft veered off the runway on landing at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, burying its nose in soft mud and causing considerable damage. One crew member subsequently died from injuries sustained. The crew had attempted a go around at maximum power with engines still in high blower, resulting in multiple engine failures.
And you should regard: With this aircraft a new model file for the L-749 is coming from Manfred Jahn. Many thanks to Manfred for doing this for the project. This package contains the model named SoL. It shows a L-749A in short nose version with jetstack engine exhausts and a rear cargo door arrangement. May be you need this model file for some other freighter repaints showing liveries from the Sixties.
Enjoy the Show! Have a nice flight.
Hans
PS: Just uploaded to AVSIM.com and flightsim.com
"UNIFORM PAPA ready to taxi"
"GEAR is up"
"UNIFORM PAPA, turn right heading one four zero"
