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Post by expat on Mar 2, 2013 11:29:32 GMT -5
Great stuff. Love all the Mats era planes.
Anyone know of a white roofed paint for Jens's C-54? Also for the CC C-97?
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Post by trebor716 on Mar 2, 2013 13:24:21 GMT -5
I'd love to see Jen's C-124 in the livery of McChord's C-124.
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Post by cowboy40 on Mar 8, 2013 22:11:59 GMT -5
And now by request... Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter on a training circuit from Altus AFB, Altus, Oklahoma in route to Amon Carter Field, Fort Worth, Texas. The C-97 was a true warrior in the formative years of the Cold War. It seen service in Berlin Airlift, crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific on scheduled flights, and was one of the major types to deliver supplies to Korea and Japan. They also gave great service during the early part of the Vietnam conflict. There were several other notable things about the C-97. First a C-97E provided radio relay and communications for the President. the plane code named "Talking Bird" was generally deployed where it could support Air Force One. You have to remember that this were the days before there were a lot of communication satellites. these birds were converted from KC-97E tankers. There were around four of these birds, and the most famous of them was "Miss Oklahoma City". Another little known fact was that the KC-97/C-97 program was used to cover the development of the prototype of Boeing's B707 jetliner and the KC-135. The C-97 carried the Boeing designation of Model 367. The USAF allowed Boeing to use the C-97 program to cover this development and C-135 family. This is one of the reasons that the new jets also carried the same names as the C-97. The development work for the C-135 was carried over into what would be the prototype design for both the C-135 and the Boeing 707. This bird was the famous Boeing 367-80, more usually referred to as the "Dash 80". The Air Force subsidies gave Boeing at least a one year head start on Douglas in the development of the first generation of American jetliners. This makes the Boeing 367 one of the most important planes of its time, not because of the C-97 itself, but because of what was hidden from the aviation community, the C-135 and the 707
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Post by jagdflieger on Mar 8, 2013 22:47:32 GMT -5
Wow! Nice looking textures for that C-97 and some fun to know info on the "Dash 80" program. I imagine if that happened now, half of Congress would be up in arms, much like they were recently over the new air-tanker program. I.e. Boeing 767 v. Airbus.
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Post by ejoiner on Mar 9, 2013 15:05:54 GMT -5
Schweet! Thats my C-54 repaint... always makes me happy to see others enjoy them. ;D
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Post by Juan Martinez on Mar 11, 2013 15:19:39 GMT -5
Great stuff. Love all the Mats era planes. Anyone know of a white roofed paint for Jens's C-54? Also for the CC C-97? Hi! There's 2 versions of the white top MATS C-54 on the following page: www.bobholland.com/fs/mats.htm
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Post by expat on Mar 13, 2013 6:05:38 GMT -5
Just what I was looking for - thanks!!
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Post by butch68 on Jul 11, 2015 19:00:15 GMT -5
Is this for Manfred Jahn's C-97? If so, when and where can I get a copy. This looks sharp. Thanks "Butch" KNQA And now by request... Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter on a training circuit from Altus AFB, Altus, Oklahoma in route to Amon Carter Field, Fort Worth, Texas. The C-97 was a true warrior in the formative years of the Cold War. It seen service in Berlin Airlift, crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific on scheduled flights, and was one of the major types to deliver supplies to Korea and Japan. They also gave great service during the early part of the Vietnam conflict. There were several other notable things about the C-97. First a C-97E provided radio relay and communications for the President. the plane code named "Talking Bird" was generally deployed where it could support Air Force One. You have to remember that this were the days before there were a lot of communication satellites. these birds were converted from KC-97E tankers. There were around four of these birds, and the most famous of them was "Miss Oklahoma City". Another little known fact was that the KC-97/C-97 program was used to cover the development of the prototype of Boeing's B707 jetliner and the KC-135. The C-97 carried the Boeing designation of Model 367. The USAF allowed Boeing to use the C-97 program to cover this development and C-135 family. This is one of the reasons that the new jets also carried the same names as the C-97. The development work for the C-135 was carried over into what would be the prototype design for both the C-135 and the Boeing 707. This bird was the famous Boeing 367-80, more usually referred to as the "Dash 80". The Air Force subsidies gave Boeing at least a one year head start on Douglas in the development of the first generation of American jetliners. This makes the Boeing 367 one of the most important planes of its time, not because of the C-97 itself, but because of what was hidden from the aviation community, the C-135 and the 707
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Post by cowboy40 on Jul 16, 2015 22:06:51 GMT -5
No when i took those screenshots it was almost a year ago. It was the FS2004 aircraft; it was before the updated model for FSx
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Post by ejoiner on Jul 24, 2015 22:39:39 GMT -5
Douglas C-54 Skymaster leaving Westover AFB, Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, in route to Europe via Newfoundland, the Azores, England and then to Frankfort, Germany. Over 300 Skymasters were brought into MATS, when the Air Transport Command was reformed after the USAF was formed. They were the mainstay of the Berlin Airlift, provided valuable service during the Korean War and held the line of strategic airlift until more modern planes could be put into service.... Thats my C-54 skin... Makes me very pleased when I see others enjoy the skins!! Eric
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