Post by Dennis the menace on Feb 8, 2015 20:59:17 GMT -5
The Pacific Northwest 1960 scenery is now in an update process. The old scenery was looking pretty primitive compared to all the things we now have available. Over the winter holidays, Tom and I have started updating and improving this neglected scenery. Many new airports will be included with custom built objects. Custom AI have already been painted and scheduled to support this upcoming scenery. Starting tomorrow I begin work on Yakima, then Spokane, and Boise. But until then, let's look at the first brand new airport in this scenery - King County Municipal Airport, otherwise known as Boeing Field (KBFI).
Here at the entrance, we see one of several billboards telling us all about the upcoming 1962 Century 21 Exhibit, or more commonly called, the Seattle World's Fair.
We pull into the parking lot, and there is the old 1928 terminal building with the air cargo building next to it. Along the sides of the roads are smaller professional shops, such as a pilot's supply shop, hobby shop, travel insurance, etc. West Coast Airlines was headquartered here, and provided shuttle vans to connect to Seattle Tacoma International Airport (KSEA).
On the apron side you can see just how small the old terminal was. Hard to believe that this was the major Seattle airport until about 1953. Parked in front is an Ocean Shores Airways DH-114 Heron. Ocean Shores flew to and from Ocean Shores, Washington. It was a gambling/golf resort with beach side hotels. To the right a West Coast F-27 prepares to depart to Yakima.
Just look at all these new "fanjet" 707s and 720s waiting for delivery! Here we are at the flightline, across from the terminal, on the Boeing plant side of the airport. The large hangar in the background is the Boeing prep hangar, where last minute this and that was done just prior to delivery. Across from this you can see on of the many GA sections of the airport, and a large sawtooth roof factory. It is not known what this factory was. I assume it must have been some type of aircraft components factory.
At the other end of this flightline you can see more factory buildings, and Air Force One along with the President's VC-118 press plane. Boeing Field was, and still is the tradition place for Air Force One to land.
And here's another special aircraft at the airport equipped with fanjets! For those who use 1959 and earlier ClassicTraffic, you will get the turbojet version of this instead. Behind the "Dash 80" you can see the terminal area and some of the charter operation facilities beyond that. Boeing Field was the Oakland of the Northwest. All the cheap charters avoided the high tariffs and landing fees of SeaTac (KSEA) and instead flew into Boeing Field.
At the far south end of the airport is the Boeing military delivery area. Anything from B-47s to B-52s to KC-97s to C-135s have been seen here. Who knows what goes on here, there is no information about it!
An aerial view looking north; Boeing facilities on the left side of the airport, civilian facilities on the right side.
The Port of Seattle has been backdated with classic ships, harbor cranes and buildings. The Space Needle is in the far background.
The 1962 Seattle World's Fair has been included. It is on its own BGL, so those who choose to fly before 1962 can move the BGL to the main scenery folder, or just rename it, and then all billboards and fair objects will not appear.
Seattle Tacoma International airport has been improved and all the generic FS ground objects have been replaced with out custom classic objects. It brings the airport to life.
Same thing for Portland, too!
It should be nice when its all done. Then we will have all of the west coast aircraft factories in our classic scenery. Boeing in Seattle, Douglas at Santa Monica, El Segundo and Long Beach, Lockheed at Burbank, and Convair at San Diego.
Here at the entrance, we see one of several billboards telling us all about the upcoming 1962 Century 21 Exhibit, or more commonly called, the Seattle World's Fair.
We pull into the parking lot, and there is the old 1928 terminal building with the air cargo building next to it. Along the sides of the roads are smaller professional shops, such as a pilot's supply shop, hobby shop, travel insurance, etc. West Coast Airlines was headquartered here, and provided shuttle vans to connect to Seattle Tacoma International Airport (KSEA).
On the apron side you can see just how small the old terminal was. Hard to believe that this was the major Seattle airport until about 1953. Parked in front is an Ocean Shores Airways DH-114 Heron. Ocean Shores flew to and from Ocean Shores, Washington. It was a gambling/golf resort with beach side hotels. To the right a West Coast F-27 prepares to depart to Yakima.
Just look at all these new "fanjet" 707s and 720s waiting for delivery! Here we are at the flightline, across from the terminal, on the Boeing plant side of the airport. The large hangar in the background is the Boeing prep hangar, where last minute this and that was done just prior to delivery. Across from this you can see on of the many GA sections of the airport, and a large sawtooth roof factory. It is not known what this factory was. I assume it must have been some type of aircraft components factory.
At the other end of this flightline you can see more factory buildings, and Air Force One along with the President's VC-118 press plane. Boeing Field was, and still is the tradition place for Air Force One to land.
And here's another special aircraft at the airport equipped with fanjets! For those who use 1959 and earlier ClassicTraffic, you will get the turbojet version of this instead. Behind the "Dash 80" you can see the terminal area and some of the charter operation facilities beyond that. Boeing Field was the Oakland of the Northwest. All the cheap charters avoided the high tariffs and landing fees of SeaTac (KSEA) and instead flew into Boeing Field.
At the far south end of the airport is the Boeing military delivery area. Anything from B-47s to B-52s to KC-97s to C-135s have been seen here. Who knows what goes on here, there is no information about it!
An aerial view looking north; Boeing facilities on the left side of the airport, civilian facilities on the right side.
The Port of Seattle has been backdated with classic ships, harbor cranes and buildings. The Space Needle is in the far background.
The 1962 Seattle World's Fair has been included. It is on its own BGL, so those who choose to fly before 1962 can move the BGL to the main scenery folder, or just rename it, and then all billboards and fair objects will not appear.
Seattle Tacoma International airport has been improved and all the generic FS ground objects have been replaced with out custom classic objects. It brings the airport to life.
Same thing for Portland, too!
It should be nice when its all done. Then we will have all of the west coast aircraft factories in our classic scenery. Boeing in Seattle, Douglas at Santa Monica, El Segundo and Long Beach, Lockheed at Burbank, and Convair at San Diego.
