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Post by Bernard on Jan 29, 2024 13:30:40 GMT -5
I'm still working - or should I better say "struggling" - on Willy's 1939 AI traffic. It's doubtless a good base to get an AI traffic in this prewar era. And the author did an eminent effort to create this addon. Although Willy assumed himself, that the traffic isn't complete. But it should not only to be completed, but also adapted. So it isn't quite appropriated to see a Lockheed L-10 Electra of Air France flying from Paris to Hanoi! I replaced it by the Dewoitine D338 shown here at Jorge's "Baghdad Muthenna" Platinium Wings scenery.  According to initial traffic file, the same AI aircraft had also to fly down until Saõ Paulo ... This Couzinet Arc en Ciel taking off at Dakar Ouakam certainly does it better.  Of course, such replacements could just be done as far as appropriated aircraft are available. Not a very easy thing! Bernard |
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Post by wobbie on Jan 30, 2024 3:34:39 GMT -5
Nice!!
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Jan 30, 2024 9:52:03 GMT -5
Very “interesting” looking aircraft!
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Post by nmlw on Jan 30, 2024 17:13:02 GMT -5
Similar to the Czech built Avia-57 in a 1930s livery  |
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Post by Al on Feb 1, 2024 10:07:30 GMT -5
Keep them coming Bernard. Very enjoyable to read.
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Post by Bernard on Feb 1, 2024 14:28:36 GMT -5
Thanks foy your comments.
Indeed, the Avia 57 is nice looking aircraft. However, it was absolute unsuccessful. According Wikipedia only one has been built. However, that is no reason not to get several repaints for it! An Ansett one is even included in the said 1939 traffic file!
BTW, does anyone knows about following repaints?
L-10B Ansett Airways
FSDB Lockheed Electra L-10A NZ National Airways
D18S American Airlines
FSDB Lockheed Electra L-10A Pan Alaska Airways
For the last one, I'm not shure whether this airline ever existed. At least any timetable isn't available.
Anyway, thanks for your eventaul advices.
Bernard
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Feb 1, 2024 14:49:13 GMT -5
I don’t know about any of those, sorry. Anyone?
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Post by Jorge on Feb 1, 2024 19:17:15 GMT -5
I'm not sure about them, but you can always try Simviation and SOH if you can't find them over at Flgihtsim or Avsim?
Not sure if they were actual or fantasy.
I believe that "Pan Alaska" was actually the PAA affiliate which operated during WWII, but not sure.
Glad to see the various elements of PW getting put through the paces!
Regards and good luck!
Jorge
Miami, FL
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Post by Bernard on Feb 2, 2024 13:06:53 GMT -5
Jorge, thanks for your reply.
Probably the textures of the aircraft.txt file entries done by Willy McCoy have once been available somewhere. Based on what I've found so far, he effectively used existing repaints. Whether they are just fictious or not, that's an other question. At least, the Air France L-10 Electra listed in his aircraft.txt file is one of those. As I know, the only one was based at Casablanca, while a dramatic farewell was going on!
Following your helpful tip, I could found Lodestar repaints of NAC and PAA. Curiously both have been done by Willy McCoy! For the PAA version it's mentioned that "Pacific Alaska Airways was a subsidiary of Pan American until absorbed in to Pan Am by 1941 which continued the Alaskan routes in the Lodestars".
Regarding "D18 American Airlines" things are more complicated. There is a repaint available, but only for FSX. Besides that, Frank Gonzalez created obvisouly a fictional repaint too, which is still shown on his former website.
Bernard
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